Frankenweenie (2012)
A boy called Victor Frankenstein brings his dog back to life.
Make the experiment an act of love by a lonely kid, and the monster a dog called Sparky.
You are watching with children, or you want the story told kindly, with a dog.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: a Victor Frankenstein, lightning, and a reanimation that gets out of hand.
Changes: the scale and the audience. It is a stop-motion family film in black and white, and Victor’s classmates reanimate their own pets.
Whose story is it?
young Victor’s and Sparky’s.
How much time does it ask?
1 hr 27 min, Tim Burton directing.
Walt Disney Pictures, 2012, rated PG. Nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Feature.
Where to find it
Other ways to get it: Apple TV · Find where it’s streaming — JustWatch
More Frankensteins: Frankenstein (1910) · Frankenstein (1931) · Bride of Frankenstein (1935)