Frankenweenie is a 1984 short film directed by Tim Burton, produced with Walt Disney Pictures and co-written by Burton with Leonard Ripps. It is both a parody and homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's novel of the same name. Victor Frankenstein is a young boy who creates movies starring his dog, Sparky . After Sparky is hit by a car, Victor learns at school about electrical impulses in muscles, and gets the idea to bring his pet back to life. He creates elaborate machines which bring down a bolt of lightning that revives the dog. While Victor is pleased, his neighbors... are terrified by the animal, and when the Frankensteins decide to introduce the revitalized Sparky to them, they become angry and terrified. Sparky runs away, with Victor in pursuit, and they find themselves at a local miniature golf course, and hide in its flagship windmill. The Frankensteins' neighbors, now an angry mob, arrive on the scene, and while using a cigarette lighter to try to see in, the windmill is accidentally lit on fire.
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| Release date: | December 14, 1984 |
| Directed by: | Tim Burton |
| Runtime: | 29 Minutes |
| Producer: | Julie Hickson, Rick Heinrichs |
| Music by: | David Newman |
| Estimated budget: | $1,000,000 |
| Genre: | Short Film |