Trivia / Frankenweenie

• Acclaimed Flop: In spite of great reviews, competition with two other 'monstruous' animations (see Dueling Movies below) hurt the film's box office, which fell short of the $39 million budget domestically and only slightly doubled it with worldwide numbers.
• Acting for Two:
  • Catherine O'Hara does Mrs. Susan Frankenstein, "Weird Girl," and the gym teacher.
  • Martin Short does Mr. Ben Frankenstein, Nassor, and Mr. Burgermeister.
• All-Star Cast: Downplayed. We've got Catherine O'Hara and Martin Short, as mentioned above, as well as Martin Landau, Winona Ryder, some voicing adults, some voicing children. The other children are voiced by young actors who have some popular roles under their belts, but maybe aren't as well-known as these celebrities.
• Completely Different Title:
  • Croatia: My Favourite Monster
  • Vietnam: Ghost Dog Frankenweenie
• Creator Killer: Amazingly, the original short was almost the case of Tim Burton. His career at Disney as an animator was already doing poorly, and the studio was giving him various odd jobs until his contract ran out, including some unused designs for The Black Cauldron. They eventually gave him some money to make a live-action short and were so appalled by what he turned in that he was fired on the spot for "wasting" it. He was fortunate enough to have another project to fall back on, kicking off his directing career and allowing him to continue working in show business until he and Disney eventually made peace.
• Cross-Dressing Voices: Dee Bradley Baker as Persephone the female poodle.
• The Danza: Robert Capron as the voice of Victor's classmate Bob.
• Dueling Movies: With ParaNorman and Hotel Transylvania.
• Kids' Meal Toy: Subway released a set of six treat bags with glow sticks.
• Production Posse: No Johnny Depp or Helena Bonham Carter, but Burton has worked with Ryder, Landau, Short, and O'Hara before. Also, Danny Elfman wrote the score as usual for Burton films.
• Self-Remake: A feature-length remake of Burton's 1984 short film.
• Uncredited Role: Gary Martin as the Giant Sea Monkeys.

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