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Disney & Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie Activity Pages & Giveaway

It seems like only a few short months ago that I was packing my bags headed to LA for the red white carpet premiere of Frankenweenie. Oh wait, it was! Can you believe how fast movies are available for home viewing these days? Remember the days when we had to wait a year + to see the latest movies at home? Ahhh… just another one of those things us old folks say to our kids. But where was I?

Oh yes, Frankenweenie has arrived! The 3D, black and white, stop-motion tale of a pup named Sparky, his master Victor Frankenstein and a little science is now available on Blu-Ray & DVD. To celebrate the release, here are 14 interesting numbers about the movie.

Disney Frankenweenie Tim Burton

  • 25 – “Frankenweenie is based on a shortlive action film that director Tim Burton made more than 25 years ago,” reveals Frankenweenie producer, Allison Abbate. “It’s an homage to the classic horror movies that inspired Tim when he was a child.”
  • 24 – There are 24 frames per second in a stop-motion movie like Frankenweenie. This means that the animator must stop and position the puppet 24 times in order to create one second of filmed action!
  • 5 – “Stop-motion is a very time-consuming process,” admits Frankenweenie executive producer, Don Hahn. “In a good week, each animator produced about five seconds of finished film!”
  • 35 – At any given time there were up to 35 sets being used on a soundstage at 3 Mills Studios in East London.  The film was produced near London’s Olympic Stadium.  You could spot the studio in many of the helicopter shots at the Olympics.
  • 500 – “Around 500 people worked on the movie,” explains Allison Abbate. That’s everyone from voice artists to animators and producers to set builders!
  • 200 – More than 200 puppets were created for Frankenweenie!
  • 3 – The puppets in the movie are all various sizes, but the largest used in the film was the Turtle Monster which stood at about 3-feet tall.
  • 12 – “As soon as we had a completed script, it took one year – or 12 months – to prep the stages and create the puppets,” says Allison Abbate.
  • 18 – There were 18 Victor puppets created for the movie, as well as 15 Sparky puppets. Why so many? Well, each of the animators worked independently on different scenes – and backups were also needed in case a puppet required repair!
  • 7 – “We had about seven recording sessions with Charlie Tahan, who provides the voice of Victor,” reveals Allison Abbate. “Victor has the most lines in the movie, so he had more sessions than anyone else.”
  • 4 – The talented voice cast includes four actors who worked with Tim Burton on previous movies: Winona Ryder (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), Catherine O’Hara (Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Short (Mars Attacks) and Martin Landau (Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow).
  • 27 – “In total, there were about 27 animators who worked on the movie,” reveals Allison Abbate. “That includes assistants and animators who came in for short periods of time.”
  • 5 – There were five sets of Mr. and Mrs. Frankenstein puppets created for the movie!
  • 300 – Sparky was the most complicated puppet in Frankenweenie. There are more than 300 joints in his body!

Frankenweenie is classic Tim Burton. It is quirky, funny and a bit dark. For more about the movie, read my full Frankenweenie review.

Frankenweenie is now available on four-disc combo (3D, Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital), two-disc combo (Blu-Ray/DVD) and DVD. Don’t miss the all-new Frankenweenie short, Captain Sparky vs The Flying Saucers.

If your kids are into science like young Victor, download the free 17-page Frankenweenie science activity book. Those who are more into craft projects will enjoy the  free Frankenweenie Movie Night Fun Pack (click on the image below to download).

Download Frankenweenie Movie Night Fun Pack

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  11. kristen says

    NIghtmare Before Christmas!!! That was the first 3D movie we got for our 3D tv! One of my favorite movies of all time.

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  94. LeeAnn says

    I don’t know that I can name just ONE favorite Disney movie! Right now Lion King is definitely at the top, along with the Cinderella II and III movies. 🙂

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  103. Trisha W. says

    I don’t think I have a favorite but we were just talking about Finding Nemo the other day. I really liked that one.

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  106. Sherri Lewis says

    Alice in Wonderland is my favorite Tim Burton movie… but I have a feeling this will be my new favorite when I get to watch it.

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  107. Susan Broughton says

    The Nightmare Before Christmas. I remember my daughter was crazy about this movie when it came out and now years later she is still crazy about it and collects items about it

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  110. Amanda Rauch says

    Nightmare Before Christmas will always be my favorite Tim Burton movie! Although I did really love Edward Scissorhands! So maybe it is a tie 🙂

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  133. Liza @ Views From the 'Ville says

    My favorite Tim Burton movie is easily The Nightmare Before Christmas. I’ve been in awe since it was released! My favorite Disney movie is harder to pick – I’m a HUGE Disney fan. Some of my faves are The Sword in the Stone, Tangled, The Lion King, and Newsies.

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