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Tim Burton's 1984 short film FRANKENWEENIE is resurrected for the big screen with this stop-motion 3D remake, which once again centers on a boy (Charlie Tahan) who reanimates his dead terrier and the suburban fallout that occurs because of it. BIG FISH screenwriter John August provided the script for the Walt Disney production.
Cast List
Tim Burton - American director
Timothy Burton - American director
Danny Elfman - Score composer
John August - Writer: 'Go'
Trey Thomas
Mark Waring
Karen O - Frontwoman for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Peter Sorg
Conchata Ferrell - American actress, TWO AND A HALF MEN
Tom Kenny - Comic Actor. MR. SHOW
Martin Landau - Oscar winning actor, ED WOOD
Catherine O'Hara - Emmy-winning American actress, BEETLE JUICE,
Winona Ryder - American actress, GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Winona Laura Horowitz - American actress, GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Martin Short - Canadian Comedian/Actor
Charlie Tahan - Actor, I AM LEGEND
Atticus Shaffer
James Liao - Actor
Robert Capron
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Reviews:
4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Shot in glorious black and white and beautifully voiced, this magnificent stop-motion cartoon is alive -- 'it's alive! -- with laughs and heart. Hilarious, exciting, touching, scary and richly entertaining..." - 10/01/2012 Box Office
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] dark and dazzling spellbinder that scares up laughs and surprising emotion." - 10/11/2012 Rolling Stone
4 stars out of 5 -- "Burton draws his world with palpable affection....It's an Easter egg parade or film-lovers, doing for classic Hollywood horror what THE ARTIST did for silents." - 11/01/2012 Total Film
"The artistry reaches absolute perfection. FRANKENWEENIE's characters are a true reflection of the darkly ironic mind of the director and the film overall is a paean to the meticulous craft of stop-motion..." - 10/04/2012 Los Angeles Times
"Burton has expanded the story cleverly and meaningfully, and the feature feels less like a remake than the self-actualization of a great idea." - 10/05/2012 Movieline
3 stars out of 4 -- "[I]t has zealous energy....The charm of a boy and his dog retains its appeal." - 10/03/2012 Chicago Sun-Times
"[T]he gorgeous, black-and-white stop-motion film is a fresh, clever and affectionate love letter to classic horror movies." - 10/05/2012 Washington Post
"[W]ith beautifully crafted animation...[and] the added bonus of a somehow naturalised 3D." - 11/01/2012 Sight and Sound
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