Frankenweenie

1984 film by Tim Burton
Movie short_film Q1055962
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Frankenweenie

Summary

Frankenweenie is a short film[1]. Frankenweenie ranks in the top 1% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,783 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Frankenweenie's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • Frankenweenie was directed by Tim Burton[4].
  • Tim Burton wrote the screenplay for Frankenweenie[5].
  • Frankenweenie's composer is recorded as David Newman[6].
  • Frankenweenie's genre is fantasy film[7].
  • Frankenweenie's genre is science fiction film[8].
  • A cast member of Frankenweenie was Shelley Duvall[9].
  • A cast member of Frankenweenie was Daniel Stern[10].
  • A cast member of Frankenweenie was Barret Oliver[11].
  • A cast member of Frankenweenie was Joseph Maher[12].
  • A cast member of Frankenweenie was Paul Bartel[13].
  • A cast member of Frankenweenie was Sofia Coppola[14].
  • A cast member of Frankenweenie was Jason Hervey[15].
  • Frankenweenie was produced by Julie Hickson[16].
  • Frankenweenie was produced by Rick Heinrichs[17].
  • Frankenweenie's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[18].
  • Frankenweenie's production company is recorded as Walt Disney Pictures[19].
  • Frankenweenie's director of photography is recorded as Thomas E. Ackerman[20].
  • The original language of Frankenweenie was English[21].
  • Frankenweenie was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • Frankenweenie's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • Frankenweenie's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • Frankenweenie was published on December 14, 1984[25].
  • Frankenweenie's distributed by is recorded as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[26].
  • Frankenweenie's distributed by is recorded as Disney+[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Julie Hickson[16] and Rick Heinrichs[17]. Frankenweenie was directed by Tim Burton[4]. Tim Burton wrote the screenplay for Frankenweenie[5]. Cast members include Shelley Duvall[9], Daniel Stern[10], Barret Oliver[11], Joseph Maher[12], Paul Bartel[13], and Sofia Coppola[14].

Publication

Frankenweenie was released on December 14, 1984[25]. The original language of Frankenweenie was English[21]. Genres include fantasy film[7] and science fiction film[8]. Frankenweenie was distributed by video on demand[22].

Subject and Themes

Frankenweenie's main subject is Zombie animal[28].

Why It Matters

Frankenweenie ranks in the top 1% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,783 views/month).[2] Frankenweenie has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Frankenweenie is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . cinematographers.nl. cinematographers.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 60081
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 60081, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  2. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 27498
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create [[Property:P14671]] statements based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier"
  3. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1984-12-14T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Tim Burton
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+29'}
    Mpa film rating PG
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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