Frankenweenie (1984 film)

Frankenweenie
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Directed byTim Burton
Screenplay byLenny Ripps
Story byTim Burton
Produced byJulie Hickson
StarringShelley Duvall
Daniel Stern
Barret Oliver
CinematographyThomas E. Ackerman
Edited byErnest Milano
Music byMichael Convertino
David Newman
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • December 14, 1984 (1984-12-14)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million

Frankenweenie is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror featurette directed by Tim Burton and written by him and Leonard Ripps. It is both a parody and homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Burton later directed a feature-length stop-motion animated remake, released in 2012.[1]

  1. ^ Wheeler, Jeremy. "Frankenweenie". Allmovie. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.