Frankenweenie (1984)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Frankenweenie |
| Original title | Frankenweenie |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1984 |
| length | 29 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Tim Burton |
| script | Leonard Ripps |
| production | Julie Hickson |
| music |
Michael Convertino , David Newman |
| camera | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| cut | Ernest Milano |
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Frankenweenie is a short film directed by Tim Burton from the year 1984 . The film is shot in black and white and is an homage to the film Frankenstein .
action
The plot begins with the screening of the film "Monsters From Long Ago", a self-made film by the boy Victor Frankenstein, which he presents to his family. The title role in this film is played by Victor's dog Sparky. After the demonstration, the family goes into the garden and Victor plays with Sparky by having him fetch a ball. However, if the ball is thrown onto the street, Sparky runs after it and is hit by a car and killed.
At school, Victor uses a dead frog to which a teacher imparts electric shocks to learn how electrical impulses can move the muscles of a dead animal. Victor gets the idea that with this method he could bring Sparky back to life. With the help of various household appliances, he secretly builds an apparatus with which he captures the electrical energy of lightning in a thunderstorm night and conducts it into Sparky's body, which is actually revived by it.
When the neighbors began to circulate rumors about the Frankenstein's pet, the family decided to introduce the “new” Sparky to the neighbors. However, they are horrified and fear the animal. In the general chaos, Sparky flees the house. The angry neighbors begin to hunt the dog, who is hiding in a windmill on a mini golf course. Victor follows the animal into the windmill. When the neighbors' mob arrived in the square, one of the neighbors tried to look into the windmill with a lighter, slipping and accidentally setting the mill on fire. Victor falls and passes out, and Sparky rescues the boy from the burning windmill, which collapses shortly afterwards. The neighbors recognize their mistake and team up to revive the now lifeless dog with their cars, with the help of jump leads. The action succeeds and Sparky falls in love with a neighbour's poodle.
background
Just like Frankenstein's monster, the revived Sparky is “patched together” from different body parts, but his own. In particular, the characteristic electrodes on the neck are reminiscent of the popular figure.
The name Sparky is based on the electricity discussed in the film.
The motif of the burning windmill was taken up again by Tim Burton in his later film Sleepy Hollow . The figure constellation "Victor", who lost his dog "Sparky" as a boy and finds him again after his death, was woven back into Corpse Bride by Burton in Corpse Bride .
The film is kept in the humorous, but also dark, style typical of Tim Burton. The production company Disney therefore assessed the film as a waste of resources because it was not suitable for the family, and separated from Burton. When Burton later became famous, Disney released the film on VHS , albeit in a censored version. The film was first released uncensored on the DVD of Burton's film Nightmare Before Christmas .
Remake
Tim Burton later re-filmed the story as a long feature film. This film was also made in black and white and with the help of stop-motion technology. The theatrical release took place in October 2012 under the title of the same name .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Frankenweenie in the Internet Movie Database (English)