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Oct 2, 2012 · Frankenweenie, from director Tim Burton and screenwriter John August, is a charming, macabre and heartwarming tale, about Victor (voiced by Charlie Tahan ), a young boy who, after...
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- Frankenstein. Right off the bat, before you even see a single frame of Frankenweenie, the name alone clues you into its biggest and most pervasive classic monster influence.
- Bride of Frankenstein. But that original movie isn’t the only entry in the franchise that Frankenweenie references. There are also some clear allusions to its sequel, Bride of Frankenstein.
- Dracula. Somewhat surprisingly, I didn’t catch too many Dracula references in Frankenweenie, but the ones I did notice were pretty big. For starters, as I said before, Elsa’s last name is Van Helsing, and that very obviously recalls Abraham Van Helsing, the famous vampire hunter in the Dracula mythos.
- Gamera. If you’re a fan of Japanese kaiju films, you know who Gamera is. While Godzilla is hands down the country’s most famous larger-than-life export, the number two spot has to go to Gamera, a giant flying turtle who’s way cooler than you’d guess from that description alone.
Frankenweenie is a 2012 American 3D stop-motion animated science fiction horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton, written by John August, and starring Charlie Tahan, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Atticus Shaffer, and Winona Ryder.
- $39 million
- Tim Burton, Allison Abbate
Oct 5, 2012 · Frankenweenie is a paradox for writer-director Tim Burton. Burton's style has become a cage. His spirals, stripes, high-contrast colors, preference for Danny Elfman 's scores, and...
Before Pee-Wee or Batman, Edward Scissorhands or Ed Wood, there was Frankenweenie, the 1984 live-action short that would introduce many to the warped innocence of director Tim Burton. After almost three decades, he’s returning to the story of a young boy who brings his beloved dead pet back to life in a full-length 3D animated.
