A great homage to classic monster movies.
Its sort of a parody but also just straight up a monster movie.
Frankenweenie
Science goes astray!
Rating
3.5 (3)
Release Date
10/4/2012Runtime
87 minsOverview
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.
How It Feels
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A delightfully mournful stop-motion fable about a boy who cannot accept loss, filtered through suburban gothic charm and genuine emotional depth beneath the monster-movie pastiche.
Mood
MelancholicWhimsicalBittersweet
Themes
LoveFriendshipGriefIdentityComing of age
Tone
Tender
Pacing
Steady
Look
Stop-motionBlack and whiteStylized genre
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Animal harm
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)
Reviews
I watched this immediately after the original short film version. I prefer the short overall as a story. I love the visuals in this one though, and there is something so comforting in Martin Short's, Catherine O'Hara's, and Winona Ryder's voices. Even though I've only seen it once before, they make me feel like I've seen it a hundred times.
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