FRANKENWEENIE (2012)

Adapted from Tim Burton’s 1984 live-action short film, this quirky feature-length homage to Universal’s classic FRANKENSTEIN films and the 1950s creature features of Burton’s youth is lovingly rendered in black-and-white stop-motion animation. When science-loving kid Victor Frankenstein’s faithful pup Sparky dies, he devises a plan to reanimate his canine companion. But when his stitched-up pooch gets loose, chaos and paranoia break out in the sleepy suburb of New Holland. The film features the voices of Burton regulars Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau and Winona Ryder, plus Martin Short and Charlie Tahan. DIR/PROD Tim Burton; SCR John August, from the 1984 short film, screenplay by Lenny Ripps and story by Tim Burton; PROD Allison Abbate. U.S., 2012, b&w/color, 87 min. RATED PG

Run Time: 87 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, October 24, 2025

Genre: Science Fiction

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