While Bimbo and Koko admire Betty, their experiment becomes a monster..


Is it worth your time? If you have seven minutes and a strange love for the surreal, Betty Boop's Penthouse is a wild little trip. It’s perfect for people who like old-school, jittery animation. If you get stressed out by things that defy logic or jump-cut into madness, you’ll probably hate it. The whole thing kicks o...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Dave Fleischer

Richard Smith
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"Is it worth your time? If you have seven minutes and a strange love for the surreal, Betty Boop's Penthouse is a wild little trip. It’s perfect for people who like old-school, jittery animation. If you get stressed out by things that defy logic or jump-cut into madness, you’ll probably hate it. The whole thing kicks off in a high-rise, which is fancy for these characters. Bimbo and Koko are just hovering around Betty, doing the usual '30s cartoon routine. It’s light, it’s bouncy, and then they ..."
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