Directing · b. 1948 · Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK

Phil Mulloy

Biography

Phil Mulloy (29 August 1948 – 10 July 2025) is a British animator of Irish ancestry. He was born in Wallasey, Merseyside and studied both painting and filmmaking. Mulloy worked as a screenwriter and director of live-action films until the late 1980s before becoming an animator. His animations have been described as "satirical grotesque" and often portray the dark side of human nature and contemporary social, political, and religious values in a humorous and at times, shocking way. His visual style is distinctive in its use of primitive, often skeletal figures and minimalist backgrounds. Mulloy...

Directed
Once Upon a Time on Earth 2024 Happily Ever After 2022 Now I Think I'm Happy 2019 Trump's Pitch 2019 Dogs Can't Talk 2017 Endgame 2015 Forwards Backwards 2013 The Pain and the Pity 2013 Bird of Paradise 2013 Terry’s Departure 2013 Little Terry's Dream 2013 Sex on TV 2013 The Banker 2012 Goodbye Mr. Christie 2011 Dead But Not Buried 2011 Extreme Animation: Films by Phil Mulloy 2009 Intolerance III: The Final Solution 2007 The Christies 2006 The Christies: Gary Challenger 2005 The Christies: Mr Yakamoto 2005 The Christies: Mr Christie's Sex Manual 2005 Love Is Strange 2004 The Christies: Introduction 2004 Mondo Mulloy 2004 Intolerance II: The Invasion 2001 Intolerance 2000 Flik Flak 2000 Flik Flak 2 2000 Seasons Greetings 1999 The Sexlife of a Chair 1998 The Chain 1997 The Ten Commandments Number 5: Thou Shalt Not Kill 1996 The Ten Commandments Number 10: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour's Wife 1996 The Wind of Changes 1996 The Ten Commandments Number 4: Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother 1995 The Ten Commandments Number 3: Remember to Keep Holy the Sabbath Day 1995 The Ten Commandments Number 2: Thou Shalt Not Commit Blasphemy 1995 The Ten Commandments Number 8: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness 1995 The Ten Commandments Number 9: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour's Goods 1995 Greats Moments in Film 1995 The History of the World Episode 10: The Discovery of Language 1994 The History of the World Episode 16: The Invention of Writing and Its Destruction 1994 The Ten Commandments Number 7: Thou Shalt Not Steal 1994 The Ten Commandments Number 6: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery 1994 The Ten Commandments Number 1: Thou Shalt Not Adore False Gods 1994 The Ten Commandments 1994 The Sound of Music 1992 The Cowboys Collection 1992 Cowboys: Slim Pickin's 1991 Cowboys: Murder! 1991 Cowboys: "That's Nothin'" 1991 Cowboys: High Noon 1991 Cowboys: Outrage! 1991 Possession 1991 Cowboys: The Conformist 1991 Tinfish 1990 The Return 1989 Give Us This Day 1982 In the Forest 1978 A History & The City 1977
Cinematography
Loop 1976
Acting
we used to call people late at night 2008
Other Credits
Father Script 2012
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