Frankenweenie

“Science goes astray!”

7.0(3,642)20121h 27m

AnimationComedyFamily

When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.

Director

Tim Burton

Budget

$39.0M

Revenue

$81.5M

Frankenweenie - Meet Sparky | Official Disney HD

Featurette

Cast

Catherine O'Hara

Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)

Martin Short

Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)

Martin Landau

Mr. Rzykruski (voice)

Charlie Tahan

Victor Frankenstein (voice)

Atticus Shaffer

Edgar 'E' Gore (voice)

Winona Ryder

Elsa Van Helsing (voice)

Robert Capron

Bob (voice)

James Hiroyuki Liao

Toshiaki (voice)

Conchata Ferrell

Bob's Mom (voice)

Tom Kenny

New Holland Townsfolk (voice)

Frank Welker

Sparky (voice) (uncredited)

Dee Bradley Baker

Persephone / Shelly / Were-Rat / Colossus / Mr. Whiskers / Driver (voice) (uncredited)

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Reviews

2 reviews

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

This time it's the Frankenstein story that gets the Tim Burton treatment delivering us an hybrid of "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and Karloff's "Frankenstein" (1935) with a little pooch throw in for good measure. It's the eponymous mutt that gets hit by car whilst fetching a baseball hit, surprisingly, out of the park by his young master "Victor". Distraught, the scientifically minded youngster con...

r96sk

5y ago

7.0

Good stuff, unmistakably Tim Burton. <em>Frankenweenie</em> is a solid stop-motion horror film from Disney. Interesting plot, coupled with a suitable cast and untypical animation. It's also in black-and-white, which doesn't hamper things at all - I, in a weird sort of way, kinda forgot it was b/w for vast portions. Charlie Tahan voices the lead character, Victor Frankenstein. You also have w...