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‘Frankenweenie’ at 14: from live-action short to stop-motion feature
A post marking the anniversary says Disney fired Tim Burton after deeming his 1984 short too dark for children.
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On October 5, 2026, a post marked the 14th anniversary of ‘Frankenweenie.’ It says Tim Burton first made the story as a live-action short in 1984 and claims Disney fired him after deciding it was too dark for children. Burton later expanded the story into a stop-motion feature.
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