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Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie is a 1984 short film directed by Tim Burton and co-written by Burton with Leonard Ripps. It is both a parody and homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's novel of the same name. Burton later directed a feature-length stop-motion animated remake, released in 2012.
Plot
Victor Frankenstein (played by Barret Oliver) is a young boy who creates movies starring his dog, Sparky (a Bull Terrier, whose name is a reference to the use of electricity in the film). After Sparky is hit by a car and killed, Victor learns at school about electrical impulses in muscles and is inspired to bring his pet back to life. He creates elaborate machines which bring down a bolt of lightning that revives the dog. Victor is pleased, but when the Frankensteins decide to introduce the revitalized Sparky to his neighbors, they become angry and terrified.
More details
author | Tim Burton |
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director | Tim Burton |
editor | Ernest Milano |
genre | fantasy horror |
keywords | angry mob back to life bride of frankenstein bull terrier cigarette lighter crush end frankenstein\'s monster golf course hit by a car jump start jumper cable jumper cables kill knock out lighter lightning miniature golf poodle set on fire victor frankenstein windmill young boy |
musicBy | David Newman |
producer | Julie Hickson Rick Heinrichs |
productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
theme | short |