When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 11 wins & 50 nominations total
- Elsa Van Helsing
- (voice)
- Mr. Frankenstein
- (voice)
- …
- Mr. Rzykruski
- (voice)
- Bob
- (voice)
- Toshiaki
- (voice)
- Bob's Mom
- (voice)
- Persephone van Helsing
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
- Giant Sea Monkeys
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Movie Dracula
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Giant Sea Monkeys
- (uncredited)
- Movie Mina
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Sparky Frankenstein
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Leonard Ripps(1984 screenplay)
- Tim Burton
- John August
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe pet cemetery features the grave of Zero from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
- GoofsDuring the classroom scene when Mr. Rzykruski is explaining the mechanics of lightning, his diagram shows positively charged clouds above the ground, which is shown as being negatively charged by electrons. The diagram should contain negatively charged clouds (containing a surplus of negatively charged electrons) over the ground which should not have any charge.
- Quotes
Mr. Rzykruski: Ladies and gentlemen. I think the confusion here is that you are all very ignorant. Is that right word, ignorant? I mean stupid, primitive,unenlightened. You do not understand science, so you are afraid of it. Like a dog is afraid of thunder or balloons. To you, science is magic and witchcraft because you have such small minds. I cannot make your heads bigger, but your children's heads, I can take them and crack them open. This is what I try to do, to get at their brains!
- Crazy creditsWhen the Disney logo has almost completed, a flash of lightning turns the logo black-and-white, the sky turns cloudy and the music turns scary.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 56th BFI London Film Festival (2012)
The whole film has the feel of an old B movie (but is set in the present day) as it is shot entirely in black and white and contains more than one horror reference. Spookiness pervades the atmosphere, as Danny Elfman's Gothic score meanders in the background like a funeral march. Poor Victor loses his dog, and his mourning and subsequent resurrection of his pet carries real emotion weight.
This doesn't last though, as the plot stretches to Victor's classmates experimenting on other deceased creatures, turning them into freaks of nature that invade the town. This is an arresting spectacle, but a betrayal of what transpired before... turning the movie from a personal tale about a boy and his half-dead canine, into an OTT monster movie. It feels like a different film, and not one that matched up to the poignant first half.
Not for one minute would I suggest I could tell Mr Burton how to do his job. But I think less action, and more storytelling would have improved the final reel no end... As well as a more courageous conclusion. Oh well, everyone's a critic (Most don't enunciate their thoughts as well as I do, though)... ;) 6/10
- natashabowiepinky
- Aug 15, 2013
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Chó Ma Frankenweenie
- Filming locations
- New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $39,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $35,291,068
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,412,213
- Oct 7, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $84,247,681
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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