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Frankenweenie (1984) is one of Tim Burton's earlier films, a parody of the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's book of the same name. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer. ... Frankenstein is a 1931 science fiction film from Universal Pictures directed by James Whale and very loosely based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. ... Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English romantic/gothic novelist and the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ...

Plot

Victor Frankenstein (played by Barret Oliver) is a young boy who creates movies starring his dog, Sparky (a bull terrier). After Sparky is hit by a car, Victor learns at school about electrical impulses in muscles, and has the idea to bring his pet back to life. He arranges elaborate machinations which culminate in a lightning strike which restores 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 angered and afraid. Sparky runs away, with Victor in pursuit, and they find themselves at a local miniature golf course, and 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. Victor falls and is knocked out, but Sparky rescues him from the flames, in time to be crushed by the windmill. The mob realizes its error, and gather their cars, along with jumper cables, to "recharge" Sparky. He is revived, and all celebrate. Barret Oliver (born August 24, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was an US child actor and currently works as a photographer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Miniature golf Minigolf is a miniature version of the sport of golf. ... A Dutch tower windmill, sporting sails, surrounded by tulips A windmill is an engine powered by the wind to produce energy, often contained in a large building as in traditional post mills, smock mills and tower mills. ... A metal naphtha lighter A lighter is a device used to create fire with the intent to ignite another substance such as a cigarette, smoking pipe, or charcoal in a grill. ... A jump start is a colloquial term for a method of starting an automobile or other internal combustion engine-powered vehicle having a discharged battery. ...

Controversy

It is rumored that Disney, who initially were to distribute the film, decided to shelve it after saying the content was too "questionable" for children, although what their specific complaints were is unclear. However, after the mainstream success of such Burton films as Beetlejuice, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, and Batman, the film was given a home video release. It is currently available as an extra, along with Vincent, on the Nightmare Before Christmas DVD and UMD for PSP. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... For the animated series based on the film, see Beetlejuice (TV series). ... Pee-wees Big Adventure is a 1985 film directed by Tim Burton and written by Paul Reubens, Phil Hartman, and Michael Varhol. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Vincent is a 1982 stop-motion short film written, designed and directed by Tim Burton and Rick Heinrichs. ... Film poster for The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is a Tim Burton stop-action animated musical film about the inhabitants of Halloween Town who take over Christmas one year. ... A UMD The Universal Media Disc (UMD) is an optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on the PlayStation Portable. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and currently manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ...

Trivia

• In the inside of Ann Chambers' workout shed, an iconic Hello Kitty portrait can be seen in one corner.

Hello Kitty by Sanrio. ...

External link

Frankenweenie at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...