Frankenweenie (1984 film)

Frankenweenie
Home video release poster
Directed by	Tim Burton
Screenplay by	Lenny Ripps
Story by	Tim Burton
Produced by	Julie Hickson
Starring	Shelley Duvall Daniel Stern Barret Oliver
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by	Ernest Milano
Music by	Michael Convertino David Newman
Production company	Walt Disney Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	December 14, 1984 (1984-12-14)
Running time	29 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1 million

Frankenweenie is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror featurette directed by Tim Burton and written by him and Leonard Ripps. It is both a parody and homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Burton later directed a feature-length stop-motion animated remake, released in 2012.^[1]