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Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist and amateur filmmaker, lives with his parents and his beloved bull terrier dog, Sparky, in the quiet town of New Holland. He does not interact much with his classmates, who include his somber next-door neighbor Elsa Van Helsing, the mischievous Edgar "E" Gore, the naive Bob, the pretentious Toshiaki, the sinister Nassor, and an eccentric "Weird Girl".
In the novel Frank is described as an accident victim that Dr Stein has saved from death and rebuilt. The book features a running joke with Stein being confused by references to Frankenstein, being unfamiliar with the story. The Tim Burton film Frankenweenie and its 2012 remake bear many references to the Frankenstein story.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Film animation award Annie Awards for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production Awarded for Excellence in voice acting for film animation Country United States Presented by ASIFA-Hollywood First awarded 1998 Currently held by Chloë Grace Moretz as Nimona (Nimona ...
The actress complimented her director's understanding of the heart. "He knows the heartache of the misunderstood, the strange and unusual," she said, repeating a memorable phrase from her ...
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 of, and homage to, the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus .
Weird Woman is a 1944 noir-mystery horror film, and the second installment in The Inner Sanctum Mysteries anthological film series, which was based on the popular radio series of the same name. Directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Lon Chaney Jr. , Anne Gwynne , and Evelyn Ankers .
According to Deborah Netburn for the Los Angeles Times, the best part of the novel is "a series of black-and-white photos sprinkled throughout the book". [11] Publishers Weekly called the book "an enjoyable, eccentric read distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters." [12]
Kate Bernheimer's collection How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales is an overt ode to the genre, but, at the same time, a revitalizing force that graces the messiness of girlhood with an ethereal air. "I do think it's something that attracts women who want to turn over and examine the stereotypes and the role of women," Sparks said.