"Frankenweenie" (2012) Directed by Tim Burton

“I have to go and find Sparky!”

Based on Tim’s own 1984 short story/film of the same name, now with a screenplay written by Leonard Ripps and infused with yet another joyous musical score from Danny Elfman, the opening minutes of this sweet homage to the Frankenstein films of the 1930’s is layered in Tim Burton, the man and the myth. We drift from watching a home made film with his faithful friend Sparky the dog, we follow Victor as he spends obsessive hours alone tinkering and mending the broken film amidst references of him being a loner, without friends and that he “should be playing outside”. To school, and Mr Rzykruski, the Salvador Daliesque moustache and mannered teacher who inspires Victor, instils in him ideas and desires outside of the perceived norm.

His school friends, a bizarre mix all beautifully created and brought to life by Burton, and voiced by a great cast of acting talent. This time Tim Burton resists leaning on his tried and trusted formula of Johnny Depp and wife Helena Bonham Carter but instead employs further cinematic greats for this film, with the voice talents on display coming from Martin Short, Martin Landau, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Robert Capron, Conchata Ferrell and Atticus Shaffer. Fresh to a Tim Burton film for many, they all bring a depth to the characters they voice, particularly the returning, modern great of cinema, Martin Landau as the Dali inspired teacher!

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The above opening paragraphs are taken from my spoiler free review of "Frankenweenie" penned and published over a decade ago, transferred to my Medium blog site and which can now be read in full and for free via my career long and huge opus blog article on the films of Tim Burton below:

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