Frankenweenie (2012)

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Science goes astray!

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.

• Released: 2012-10-04
• Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Horror, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 3,770 votes

Directed by Tim Burton.

Top cast

• Charlie Tahan as Victor Frankenstein (voice)
• Catherine O'Hara as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
• Martin Short as Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
• Martin Landau as Mr. Rzykruski (voice)
• Atticus Shaffer as Edgar 'E' Gore (voice)
• Winona Ryder as Elsa Van Helsing (voice)
• Robert Capron as Bob (voice)
• James Hiroyuki Liao as Toshiaki (voice)
• Conchata Ferrell as Bob's Mom (voice)
• Tom Kenny as New Holland Towns Folk (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Frankenweenie

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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