Frankenweenie is also about mortality, but at a very different stage. It's losing a parent versus losing a dog. I don't run away from the tears of that, which I think is what makes it feel universal.
I knew that this was the movie in which a lot of the cinema version of Burton-esque first started. So, I knew that there were things that were hugely… - John August
I knew that this was the movie in which a lot of the cinema version of Burton-esque first started. So, I knew that there were things that were hugely…
- John August
I've always written towards movies that take place across two worlds. Most of the movies that I've worked on take place in two worlds, or sometimes t… - John August
I've always written towards movies that take place across two worlds. Most of the movies that I've worked on take place in two worlds, or sometimes t…
Like Frankenweenie is a story about a boy and his dog, Big Fish is the story of a father and his son, and all those conversations you can't have. It'… - John August
Like Frankenweenie is a story about a boy and his dog, Big Fish is the story of a father and his son, and all those conversations you can't have. It'…
I convinced Tim to add one song, and then we added five. We changed a lot of things while we were shooting, which you should never do in stop-motion … - John August
I convinced Tim to add one song, and then we added five. We changed a lot of things while we were shooting, which you should never do in stop-motion …
I often say that a lot of my job, as a screenwriter, is sort of being a stock picker, in that I need to figure out what movies are probably going to … - John August
I often say that a lot of my job, as a screenwriter, is sort of being a stock picker, in that I need to figure out what movies are probably going to …
When Tim asked me to do Frankenweenie, he had his original sketches from before he did the short, of what Sparky looked like, and he drew Victor and … - John August
When Tim asked me to do Frankenweenie, he had his original sketches from before he did the short, of what Sparky looked like, and he drew Victor and …
You're looking, moment by moment and scene by scene, how you can tell the most interesting story. So, we had this great short and we knew that we had… - John August
You're looking, moment by moment and scene by scene, how you can tell the most interesting story. So, we had this great short and we knew that we had…
Now, it's common knowledge that most towns of a certain size have a witch, if only to eat misbehaving children and the occasional puppy who wanders i… - John August
Now, it's common knowledge that most towns of a certain size have a witch, if only to eat misbehaving children and the occasional puppy who wanders i…
I loved The Sarah Connor Chronicles that Josh did, and I loved that it was a family drama with a huge, different element. And this is also a family d… - John August
I loved The Sarah Connor Chronicles that Josh did, and I loved that it was a family drama with a huge, different element. And this is also a family d…
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