Frankenweenie (1984 film)

Frankenweenie is a 1984 American science fictioncomedy horrorfeaturette directed by Tim Burton and written by Lenny Ripps based of an original story by Burton. 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. Burton later directed a feature-length stop-motion animated remake, released in 2012.