It was released in 2012 and has a runtime of 87 minutes. Frankenweenie is a 2012 English Animation Comedy film written by Leonard Ripps, Tim Burton, John August and directed by Tim Burton. The Film was Produced by Allison Abbate and Tim Burton. The Film stars Catherine O'Hara in the lead role along with Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer in supporting roles. It was released on 15th November 2012 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The Film was made on a budget of $39 million and it was a super hit in box office gross of $81 million.In the film, a boy named Victor loses his dog, a Bull Terrier named Sparky, and uses the power of electricity to resurrect him ? but is then blackmailed by his peers into revealing how they too can reanimate their deceased past pets and other creatures, resulting in mayhem.