Corpse Bride (2005)

Directors:

Tim Burton
Mike Johnson

Writers:

Tim Burton (characters) and
Carlos Grangel (characters) ...

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Loving You Is Like Loving The Dead

Plot:

When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.

Plot Keywords:

Corpse | Bride | Groom | Woods | Arranged Marriage

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Johnny Depp	...	Victor Van Dort (voice)
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Corpse Bride (voice)
Emily Watson	...	Victoria Everglot (voice)
Tracey Ullman	...	Nell Van Dort / Hildegarde (voice)
Paul Whitehouse	...	William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul The Head Waiter (voice)
Joanna Lumley	...	Maudeline Everglot (voice)
Albert Finney	...	Finis Everglot (voice)
Richard E. Grant	...	Barkis Bittern (voice)
Christopher Lee	...	Pastor Galswells (voice)
Michael Gough	...	Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Jane Horrocks	...	Black Widow Spider / Mrs. Plum (voice)
Enn Reitel	...	Maggot / Town Crier (voice)
Deep Roy	...	General Bonesapart (voice)
Danny Elfman	...	Bonejangles (voice)
Stephen Ballantyne	...	Emil (voice)

Also Known As:

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Singapore: English title) (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some scary images and action, and brief mild language.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Philippines:G | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:7 | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:MG6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG | Mexico:A | Portugal:M/12 | Czech Republic:12 | USA:PG (certificate #42021) | Malaysia:U | Spain:7 | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Germany:6 (f) | New Zealand:PG | Sweden:7 | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The first stop-motion feature to be edited using Apple's Final Cut Pro.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Victor is taken to the "underworld" a skeleton with a pirate hat and clothes has a sword in his middle. The sword hilt is facing out of his chest, so the other skeleton could grab it. When Victor goes up and grabs the sword, the sword blade is sticking out of his chest.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Town Crier: Hear ye, hear ye, ten minutes to go till Van Dort's wedding rehearsal.

Movie Connections:

References The Birds (1963)

Soundtrack:

Remains of the Day

Makes You Feel Better About Death

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride was one of the best animated movies I've ever seen. My mother and I are so happy that he made another beautiful and original animated film since The Nightmare Beofre Christmas because we waited for it for 10 years. I'm glad to say that the wait was worth it. The Corpse Bride is a wonderful emotional yet fun story with heart. We had a wonderful time watching it in the theaters and we can't wait to go see it again this weekend. The visuals are so amazing that you'd have to go see the movie with your own eyes for its impossible to explain there perfection. The characters all look stunning and there are so many wonderful new characters in this movie that will keep your eyes glued on the screen. The voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson are packed with fantastic emotion and acting. The score goes very well to the movie and the four songs that are performed sound wonderful. My favorites were "Remains of the Day" made me feel like dancing: it was such a jazzy fun song with the cool voice of Danny Elfmen. And my other favorite was "Tears To Shed" it broke my heart. Helena Bonham Carter sang that song with such heartbreak I loved it! The story is very entertaining and it has so much heart in it and Gothic like background. I loved the dialog some of my favorite lines were "Why Go Up There When People Are Dying To Get Down Here" and "Can A Heart Still Break Once It's Stopped Beating." But the most important thing is that this movie makes you feel less frightened about death. Death in this movie is a lot funner than living and the dead are always having a good time and partying that you feel like dying is not so bad. You should take anyone to see this movie if their paranoid about death it will soften their fears, Overall I strongly encourage anyone to go see this movie. I hope Tim Burten wins the Oscar for best animated movie this year. He truly deserves it! Thank you Mr. Burten for the Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas and years worth of your great films.