Like the socially awkward Victor and his Sparky, the then 3-year-old Burton met his beloved Pepe whom he describes as “like your first love”. It’s a similar concept to the original Frankenstein by Mary Shelley but the choice of subject wasn’t so much a homage as it was a reliving of childhood memories. The grieving boy decides to use the power of science (and lightning) to bring his beloved pet back to life. He was still recognized for his talent, however, and was given a small budget by Disney execs to create Vincent (1982) and Frankenweenie (1984).įrankenweenie (1984) followed the quiet suburban life of a boy named Victor Frankenstein whose pet dog Sparky dies in a freak car accident. He has a penchant for making the grotesque and terrifying into something endearing like the soft-spoken Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Given his background and talent, it was unsurprising that Disney recruited him as an animator in 1981.īut Burton wasn’t interested in making bland films, saying rather humbly that he “wasn’t good at drawing in the Disney style.” Just take a look at Tim Burton’s characters and you’ll see how un-Disney his designs are. The young animator graduated from the California Institute of Arts, a university credited with producing some of the best talents that the animation industry has to offer such as The Incredibles‘ Brad Bird and The Prince of Egypt‘s Brenda Chapman. Making cookie-cutter films would’ve been a lucrative career for Tim Burton. Despite the grim aesthetics of Burton’s movies, Tim Burton’s characters manage to stay relatable and human – even when they aren’t human. The film was just too far out there, too dark for the public to see. It’s the reason Disney initially refused to release the original live-action for Frankenweenie (1984). There’s something intensely personal in his films that makes them so charming, giving them the power to rake in the value of their production costs several times over despite his own admission that he can be a bit fringe. That said, you get a real sense that it didn’t come easy. When asked about whether he gets personally affected by the criticism his work received, especially in his first few years in the film industry, the director paused to explain that he’s pretty much used to it. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Tim Burton repeatedly describes himself as an outcast, a young boy living in an eccentric limbo outside what is perceived as normal. The highly acclaimed director, producer, and animator has been the recipient of numerous awards including a 1990 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for his 1990 film Edward Scissorhands and a 2012 win for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for his 2012 Frankenweenie, the story of a dog that’s brought back to life by its grieving owner. Even if you’ve never heard of Tim Burton, you’ve likely seen one of his movies before.
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