Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 14m
  • 83

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  • Trailer for Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
  • Clip: You Hooked a Winner
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Tim Burton, Mike Johnson

Producer:

Allison Abbate, Jeffrey Auerbach, Tim Burton

Writer:

Tim Burton, Carlos Grangel, John August

Runtime:

1hr 14m

Synopsis

Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated feature follows the story of Victor, a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride, while his real bride, Victoria, waits bereft in the land of the living. Although life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that can keep him away from his one true love.

Cast

  • Johnny Depp
  • Helena Bonham Carter
  • Emily Watson
  • Tracey Ullman
  • Paul Whitehouse
  • Joanna Lumley
  • Albert Finney
  • Richard E. Grant
  • Christopher Lee
  • Michael Gough

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • When Victor plays the piano, he leans back and the nameplate says "Harryhausen," a reference to stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen.
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Goofs

  • During the Skeleton Dance, a trombone is being played. But the sound is of at least two muted trumpets.
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Quotes

    • Victor Van Dort: Tomorrow, Victoria, we are to be...
    • [nervously twists his tie]
    • Victor Van Dort: Mmmm... mmmm... mmmm...
    • [small giggle]
    • Victoria Everglot: ... married.
    • Victor Van Dort: Yes, married.
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Metacritic

83
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Based on 35 Critics
7.9

USER SCORE (491)

Generally favorable reviews based on 491 Reviews
100

A wondrous flight of fancy, a stop-motion-animated treat brimming with imaginative characters, evocative sets, sly humor, inspired songs and a genuine whimsy that seldom finds its way into today's movies.

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Metacritic review by Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
100

But the real marvel is that beneath the ghoulish in-jokes and horror-geek allusions, there's a core of the same bittersweet truth that makes the best fairy tales resonate from one generation to the next.

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Metacritic review by Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide Magazine
88

It's warped and wonderfully effervescent. Ditto the songs by Danny Elfman, who sings the role of Bonejangles, the frontman for a skeleton jazz band at a swinging underworld club. Best of all is the love story.

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Metacritic review by Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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