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Frankenweenie
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*Frankenweenie* is a 2012 American animated film directed by Tim Burton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John August. The black-and-white production was produced by Tim Burton and Allison Abbate, with Don Hahn serving as executive producer. Danny Elfman composed the music, while the voice cast included Frank Welker, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and Martin Short. The film was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Disney+.
The movie has a runtime of 87 minutes and is classified as a PG-rated comedy, drama, and fantasy. It received a Metascore of 74 and an IMDb rating of 6.9 based on 126,593 votes. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature.
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7.0When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.
Cast
- Catherine O'Hara as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
- Martin Short as Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
- Martin Landau as Mr. Rzykruski (voice)
- Charlie Tahan as Victor Frankenstein (voice)
- Atticus Shaffer as Edgar 'E' Gore (voice)
- Winona Ryder as Elsa Van Helsing (voice)
Themes
- shyness
- stop motion
- dog
- animal death
- animal lover
- suburban gothic
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
125,518 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
74/100
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 50 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tim Burton
- Screenplay by
- John August
- Based on
- Frankenweenie , by Lenny Ripps (screenplay) Tim Burton (story)
- Produced by
- Tim Burton Allison Abbate
- Starring
- Catherine O'Hara Martin Short Martin Landau Charlie Tahan Atticus Shaffer Winona Ryder
- Cinematography
- Peter Sorg
- Edited by
- Chris Lebenzon Mark Solomon
- Music by
- Danny Elfman
- Production companies
- Walt Disney Pictures , Tim Burton Productions
- Distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
- Release dates
- September 20, 2012 ( 2012-09-20 ) ( Fantastic Fest ) October 5, 2012 ( 2012-10-05 ) ( United States )
- Running time
- 87 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $39 million
- Box office
- $81.5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Frankenweenie (also known as Tim Burton's Frankenweenie) is a 2012 American animated comedy film directed by Tim Burton, written by John August, and featuring the voices of Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, and Winona Ryder. A co-production between Walt Disney Pictures and Tim Burton Productions, it is a feature-length remake of the 1984 short film. The film follows a boy named Victor Frankenstein who uses the power of electricity to resurrect his dead dog Sparky, but his peers discover what he has done and reanimate their own deceased pets and other creatures, resulting in mayhem.
Frankenweenie initially began development in November 2005, with a script written by Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott. In December 2007, Burton was asked to direct two 3D films for Disney, including a 2010 live-action adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Filming began at 3 Mills Studios in July 2010. The tongue-in-cheek film contains numerous references to and parodies of Frankenstein and past film versions of it, other literary classics, various horror and science-fiction films, and other films which Burton has directed or produced.
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