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Frankenweenie (20-Sep-2012)

Director: Tim Burton

Writers: John August; Tim Burton; Leonard Ripps

Keywords: Horror/Comedy, Dog

Remake of the 1984 short film of the same name follows a young Frankenstein as he attempts to reanimate the corpse of his beloved pet.

ABSTRACT
Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist living with his parents in the small town of New Holland, takes up baseball as a hobby at the behest of his father. When Victor's pet dog, Sparky, is killed by a car whilst chasing his first-ever home run, he embarks on a quest to bring him back to life, successfully doing so with a jolt of lightning -- only to find that his experiment brings unintended, and sometimes monstrous, consequences. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Conchata Ferrell
Actor
28-Mar-1943   Head nurse Joan Thor on E/R
Tom Kenny
Comic
13-Jul-1962   Mr. Show, SpongeBob SquarePants
Martin Landau
Actor
20-Jun-1931 15-Jul-2017 Mission: Impossible
Catherine O'Hara
Comic
4-Mar-1954   Delia in Beetlejuice
Winona Ryder
Actor
29-Oct-1971   Edward Scissorhands
Atticus Shaffer
Actor
19-Jun-1998   Brick Heck on The Middle
Martin Short
Comic
26-Mar-1950   SNL and Primetime Glick

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