Summary
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 81Audiences 71GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer87%
Metascore74
User score7.3
Letterboxd · 457 K ratings3.6/5
Audience score70%
IMDb6.9
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $39 M
- Worldwide
- $81 M
Worldwide it earned $42 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 27 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8987Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 62 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+52Released
2012
October 4, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
AnimationComedyFamilyHorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism14 of 14
Charlie TahanVictor Frankenstein (voice)
Catherine O'HaraMrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
Martin ShortMr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
Martin LandauMr. Rzykruski (voice)
Atticus ShafferEdgar 'E' Gore (voice)
Winona RyderElsa Van Helsing (voice)
Robert CapronBob (voice)
James Hiroyuki LiaoToshiaki (voice)
Conchata FerrellBob's Mom (voice)
Tom KennyNew Holland Towns Folk (voice)
Frank WelkerSparky (voice) (uncredited)
Dee Bradley BakerPersephone / Shelly / Were-Rat / Colossus / Mr. Whiskers / Driver (voice) (uncredited)
Jeff BennettGiant Sea Monkeys (voice) (uncredited)
Jon DonahueAdditional Voices (voice)
Directing · 3
- Tim Burton Director, Idea, Producer
- Kev Harwood First Assistant Director
- Richard Lake Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- John August Screenplay
- Leonard Ripps Original Film Writer
- Robert Stevenhagen Head of Story
Production · 13
- Don Hahn Executive Producer
- Allison Abbate Producer
- Ronna Kress Casting
- Simon Quinn Line Producer
- Joan Schneider Unit Production Manager
- Andrew Bonner Production Coordinator
Camera · 1
- Peter Sorg Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Chris Lebenzon Editor
- Mark Solomon Editor
- Stephen Perkins Associate Editor
- Tom Kemplen First Assistant Editor
Sound · 21
- Danny Elfman Original Music Composer
- Oliver Tarney Supervising Sound Editor
- David Slonaker Orchestrator
- Christopher Boyes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chris Navarro ADR Mixer
- Edgardo Simone Orchestrator
Art · 16
- Rick Heinrichs Production Design
- Christian De Vita Storyboard Artist
- Jørgen Klubien Storyboard Artist
- Tim Browning Art Direction
- Alexandra Walker Art Direction
- Hattie Storey Draughtsman
Visual Effects · 34
- Tim Ledbury Visual Effects Supervisor
- Cesar Diaz Melendez Animation
- Chris Gilligan Animation
- Tim Allen Animation
- Danail Kraev Animation
- Leo Nicholson Animation
Lighting · 1
- Toby Farrar Gaffer
Other crew · 8
- Shelley Duvall Thanks
- Daniel Stern Thanks
- Barret Oliver Thanks
- Thomas L. Wilhite Thanks
- Julie Hickson Thanks
- Angela Poschet Other
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