Product Details

• Actors: Shelley Duvall, Daniel Stern, Barret Oliver, Joseph Maher, Roz Braverman
• Directors: Tim Burton
• Writers: Tim Burton, Leonard Ripps
• Producers: Julie Hickson, Rick Heinrichs
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: April 14, 1994
• Run Time: 29 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302477751
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,595 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Frankenweenie is a funny and well made spoof or parody of several 1930s horror films using contemporary time. Tim Burton did a wonderful job of telling his story in less than 30 minutes. It is really too bad that the studio has not re-released this very funny film. I'll be sure to get it when it becomes available.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent short, October 4, 1999

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This review is from: Frankenweenie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Frankenweenie is a funny and well made spoof or parody of several 1930s horror films using contemporary time. Tim Burton did a wonderful job of telling his story in less than 30 minutes. It is really too bad that the studio has not rereleased this very funny film. I'll be sure to get it when it becomes avalable.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A dog with nine lives, September 21, 2005

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Steven Mason (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frankenweenie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This "Frankenstein monster" film by Tim Burton is a perfect model of compact and compelling storytelling; it brilliantly distills into thirty minutes what normally takes two hours. Frankenweenie is about love, acceptance, and redemption, and it's got a good moral. It's in black and white (which looks great!), it's funny, and, for younger children, even a little scary. Frankenweenie is my hero! (P.S. See if you can spot the clue that Frankenweenie has nine lives)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's alive!, July 7, 2003

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Tom Knapp "Rambles.NET editor" (Lancaster, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frankenweenie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It's a twisted variation on all of the "boy and his dog" movies on the market. It's also a modern suburban reinterpretation of Frankenstein. And it's one of Tim Burton's first efforts as a movie director.

Burton's quirky, dark sense of humor and drama is very apparent in this early effort.