Frankenweenie (1984)
This week, for our first of two Halloween episodes of the year, the randomizer goes all the way back to 1984 to cover one of the earliest live-action efforts of a rising young talent by the name of Tim Burton, who in this landmark early work explored many of the very same themes and motifs that would later become ubiquitous in his filmography, including the juxtaposition of mundane suburban life with horror-fantasy tropes, the celebration of misunderstood outsiders over bland conformists, and of course cool-looking German expressionist gothic art design absolutely slathered all over the screen. At the time it was a unique, exemplary work of art from an obvious future auteur, so naturally Disney buried it like an undead dog's bone and only released it eight years later after its director made freakin' Batman. Join Tony Goldmark, Haley Baker Callahan, David Ganssle and Gaby Tyrrell as they obnoxiously point out that it's Frankenweenie's monster, not FRANKENWEENIE (1984)! Watch the extended cut of Frankenweenie (1984) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2rcPe9sojpc?si=0aP7tzSHgih91ki_&t=352 Read my livetweet of Frankenweenie (1984): https://twitter.com/efvdpodcast/status/1448840318128852997 Watch Diamanda Hagan's review of Life Returns, featuring me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k75BYiDdWec Check out my guests' stuff! HALEY BAKER CALLAHAN Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tricksterbelle.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYjtuqtRKT0wCcO1T9j2dQ DAVID GANSSLE Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doggans Twitter: https://twitter.com/doggans YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/doggans GABY TYRRELL Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghoulish_gabs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GhoulishGabs And check out this show on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/efvdpodcast Host's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonygoldmark Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/972385353152531 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tonygoldmark Hear new episodes early and AD-FREE by supporting this show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tonygoldmark