Frankenweenie

Name: Frankenweenie
Released: 2012-10-5
Cast: Charlie Tahan, Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau

Frankenweenie

PG
1h 27m
2012

88%

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From Disney and creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas) comes the hilarious and offbeat Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life — with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous. Frankenweenie is alive with enchanting fun for the whole family.

Director:

Tim Burton

Producer:

Don Hahn, Tim Burton, Allison Abbate

Writer:

John August

Cast:

Charlie Tahan, Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, Atticus Shaffer

Music & More

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Plain White T's "Pet Cemetary" Music Video

Making Of

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Frankenweenie Touring Exhibit

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Minatures In Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie To Life

Extras

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Original Short: Captain Sparky VS. The Flying Saucers

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Frankenweenie (1984)

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

88%

Critics Consensus: Frankenweenie is an energetic stop-motion horror movie spoof with lovingly crafted visuals and a heartfelt, oddball story.

Reviews

Film Frenzy

Matt Brunson

The stop-motion animation looks especially crisp in the film’s black-and-white world.

[Tim] Burton mixes in a love of horror movies with an innocently ghoulish sense of humor and harmless gross-out gags, capturing that childhood fascination with monster movies and the macabre.

Burton has set aside his usual, increasingly cloying commercial drives to tell a story that means something to him.

At its core, this is the story of a boy and his dog dressed up as a classic horror movie homage.

The film is a personal look into Burton as an artist (something that's been said by almost every critic so far, bear with me) as well as a look into the genre that he loves.

February 11, 2022

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