The tongue-in-cheek film contains numerous references to and parodies of elements 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.įrankenweenie, which was both the first black-and-white feature-length film and the first stop-motion film to be released in IMAX 3D, premiered at Fantastic Fest on Septemand was released in the United States on October 5, to generally positive reviews for its visuals and story and moderate box office returns. In the film, a boy named Victor Frankenstein uses the power of electricity to resurrect his dead Bull Terrier, Sparky, but his peers discover what he has done and reanimate their own deceased pets and other creatures, resulting in mayhem. The voice cast includes five actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder ( Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands), Martin Short ( Mars Attacks!), Catherine O'Hara ( Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Landau ( Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow), and Conchata Farrell ( Edward Scissorhands), along with some new voice actors, such as Charlie Tahan and Atticus Shaffer. It is a feature-length remake of Burton's 1984 short film of the same name, and is also both a parody of and homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein, based on Mary Shelley's 1818 book Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus.

Frankenweenie is a 2012 American 3D stop-motion animated science-fiction comedy-horror film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures.

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