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Frankenweenie

"The electrifying dog is back from beyond the grave"

2012-10-04 Animation 1hr 27m

When 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.

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Storyline

When 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.

  • Released
    2012-10-04
  • Revenue
    $81,493,846
  • Budget
    $39,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 27m
  • Genre
    Animation, Comedy, Family
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.9
  • Production
    Tim Burton Productions

Crew

Tim Burton
Director
John August
Screenplay
Tim Burton
Producer
Keywords:
shyness stop motion dog animal death animal lover

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Cast

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara
Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
Martin Short

Martin Short
Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
Martin Landau

Martin Landau
Mr. Rzykruski (voice)
Charlie Tahan

Charlie Tahan
Victor Frankenstein (voice)
Atticus Shaffer

Atticus Shaffer
Edgar 'E' Gore (voice)
Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder
Elsa Van Helsing (voice)
Robert Capron

Robert Capron
Bob (voice)
James Hiroyuki Liao

James Hiroyuki Liao
Toshiaki (voice)
Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell
Bob's Mom (voice)
Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny
New Holland Townsfolk (voice)
Frank Welker

Frank Welker
Sparky (voice) (uncredited)
Dee Bradley Baker

Dee Bradley Baker
Persephone / Shelly / Were-Rat / Colossus / Mr. Whiskers / Driver (voice) (uncredited)
Jeff Bennett

Jeff Bennett
Giant Sea Monkeys (voice) (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Frankenweenie
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A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-08-24

Good stuff, unmistakably Tim Burton. <em>Frankenweenie</em> is a solid stop-motion horror film from Disney. Interesting plot, coupled wit... read more

Good stuff, unmistakably Tim Burton. <em>Frankenweenie</em> is a solid stop-motion horror film from Disney. Interesting plot, coupled with a suitable cast and untypical animation. It's also in black-and-white, which doesn't hamper things at all - I, in a weird sort of way, kinda forgot it was b/w for vast portions. Charlie Tahan voices the lead character, Victor Frankenstein. You also have well-known names in Winona Ryder (Elsa), Martin Short (Edward) and Catherine O'Hara (Susan). I also liked Martin Landau as Rzykruski. There's decent humour amongst those characters, too. Worth a watch, for sure.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-10-20

This time it's the Frankenstein story that gets the Tim Burton treatment delivering us an hybrid of "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and Karloff... read more

This time it's the Frankenstein story that gets the Tim Burton treatment delivering us an hybrid of "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and Karloff's "Frankenstein" (1935) with a little pooch throw in for good measure. It's the eponymous mutt that gets hit by car whilst fetching a baseball hit, surprisingly, out of the park by his young master "Victor". Distraught, the scientifically minded youngster concocts a cunning plan to use the attic windows, some toy seahorses and loads and loads of lightning to bring "Sparky" back from the dead. What now ensues is quite a fun series of escapades as the young man resurrects his friend and tries to keep it a secret from his schoolmates ahead of a looming science fair that causes his friends to try to mimic his skills and create monstrous mayhem en route. The monochrome stop-motion animation (especially their eyes!) and typically fun Danny Elfman score make for an effective comedy-horror and it is hard not to engage with the reincarnated patchwork puppy. Their rather menacing science teacher "Rzykruski" reminded me of Christopher Lee, too. It's a quickly paced and engaging tale with a gentle morality to it - love, loyalty, friendship all feature strongly in a narrative that goes some way to illustrate how, illogically sometimes, people can become attached to their pets. Good fun, this film.

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A Review by r96sk

Good stuff, unmistakably Tim Burton. <em>Frankenweenie</em> is a solid stop-motion horror film from Disney. Interesting plot, coupled with a suitable cast and untypical animation. It's also in black-and-white, which doesn't hamper things...

reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-08-24

Good stuff, unmistakably Tim Burton. <em>Frankenweenie</em> is a solid stop-motion horror film from Disney. Interesting plot, coupled with a suitable cast and untypical animation. It's also in blac...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-10-20

This time it's the Frankenstein story that gets the Tim Burton treatment delivering us an hybrid of "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and Karloff's "Frankenstein" (1935) with a little pooch throw in for go...

read more