Frankenweenie
Animation. When Victor’s beloved dog Sparky dies, the young inventor devises an ingenious way to bring him back to life, inspired by a science lesson from Mr Rzykruski. Victor realises he must keep this incredible feat a secret from everyone in the small town of New Holland, including his neighbour Elsa van Helsing. Based on the 1984 live-action short film of the same name directed by Tim Burton.
Cast & credits
Cast
- voice of Mrs. Frankenstein/weird girl/gym teacher Catherine O'hara
- voice of Mr. Frankenstein/Mr. Burgemeister/Nassor Martin Short
- voice of Mr. Rzykruski Martin Landau
- voice of Victor Frankenstein Charlie Tahan
- voice of Edgar "E" Gore Atticus Shaffer
- voice of Elisa Van Helsing Winona Ryder
- voice of Bob Robert B. Capron
- voice of Toshiaki James Liao
- voice of Bob's mom Conchata Ferrell
- voice of New Holland towns folk Tom Kenny
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Tim Burton
- First Assistant Director Kevin Harwood
Rights
Production
- Presents The Walt Disney Company
- Executive Producer Don Hahn
- Produced by Tim Burton
- Produced by Allison Abbate
- Line Producer Simon Quinn
- Unit Production Manager Joan Schneider
- Production Manager - Art Dept. / Puppet Fabrication Melissa Rogers
- Animation Production Scheduling Coordinator Angela Poschet
- Post-production Supervisor Jessie Thiele
Casting
- Casting by Ronna Kress
Writing
- Screenplay by John August
- Based on an original idea by Tim Burton
- Based on a screenplay by Lenny Ripps
- Head of Story Rob Stevenhagen
Photography
- Director of Photography Peter Sorg
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Tim Ledbury
- Visual Effects by Nvizible
Animation
- Animation Director Trey Thomas
- Animation Supervisor Mark Waring
Editing
- Film Editor Chris Lebenzon
- Film Editor Mark Solomon
Design
- Production Designer Rick Heinrichs
- Art Director Tim Browning
- Art Director Alex Walker
Make-up
- Puppet Characters Designed & Created by Mackinnon & Saunders
- Supervising Puppet Modeller Andy Gent
Titles
- Titles Designed by Richard Morrison
- Titles Designed by Dean Wares
Film processing
- Prints by DeLuxe
Music
- Music by Danny Elfman
- Orchestra Conducted by Rick Wentworth
Sound
- Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick
- Re-recording Mixer Tom Johnson
- Re-recording Mixer Christopher Boyes
- Supervising Sound Editor Olivier Tarney
Miscellaneous
- Special Thanks Julie Hickson
- Special Thanks Barret Oliver
- Special Thanks Shelley Duvall
- Special Thanks Thomas L. Wilhite
- Special Thanks Daniel Stern