Tim Burton's Corpse Bride


1h 16m 2005

Brief Synopsis

Set in a 19th century European village, young Victor 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. Though life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringi

Film Details

Also Known As
Corpse Bride, noces funèbres
MPAA Rating
Genre
Animation
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA; United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 16m

Synopsis

Set in a 19th century European village, young Victor 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. Though 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.

Crew

Allison Abbate

Producer

Astrig Akseralian

Painter

Edgar Alberto

Chief Lighting Technician

Kat Alioshin

Production Supervisor

Tim Allen

Animator

Stewart Anderson

Software Engineer

Mike Asquith

Models

Jeffrey Auerbach

Executive Producer

John August

Music Lyrics

John August

Screenplay

Emily Austin

Models

Andy Baker

Models

Christopher Baker

Illustrator

Noel Baker

Sculptor

Paul Baker

Song Performer

Murray Barber

Digital Effects Artist

Joe Barlow

Assistant Director

Harry Barnes

Foley

James Barr

Models

Judy Barr

Digital Effects Artist

Phill Barrett

Foley Mixer

Steve Bartek

Original Music

Fiona Barty

Models

Colin Batty

Models

Colin Batty

Set Decorator

Stephen Bettles

Models

Alice Bird

Models

Richard Blakey

Models

Steve Boeddeker

Sound Designer

Chris Booth

Models

Philip Borg

Cgi Artist

Andy Bowman

Motion Control

Lucy Braithwaite

Assistant

Andre Brizard

Digital Effects Artist

James Broom

Assistant Production Accountant

Jeffrey Broom

Production Accountant

Jeffrey Bruce

Assistant Production Accountant

Sandy Buchanan

Sound Mixer

Fiona Bunting

Models

Delphine Buratti

Digital Effects Artist

Chris Burdon

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Charles Burges

Character Designer

Tim Burton

Source Material

Tim Burton

Producer

Chris Butler

Storyboard Artist

Melissa Byers

Camera

Mike Cachuela

Storyboard Artist

William Campbell

Visual Effects Editor

Nick Cannon

Software Engineer

Martin Cantwell

Sound Designer

Jamie Carruthers

Painter

Andrea Carter

Assistant

Helena Bonham Carter

Song Performer

Stefano Cassini

Animator

Joanne Chalkley

Animator

Simon Chase

Foley Editor

Merrick Cheney

Puppeteer

Gary Cherrington

Models

Mick Chippington

Models

Carrie Clarke

Models

Katy Clarke

Painter

Isabel Cody

Cgi Artist

Mike Colley

Assistant Director

Jules Collings

Assistant

Patrick Collins

Storyboard Artist

Robert Collins

Chief Lighting Technician

Sherry Collins

Assistant

Deborah Cook

Models

Douglas Cooper

Sound Mixer

Loraine Cooper

Digital Effects Artist

Mark Cordory

Models

Nigel Cornford

Models

Vincent Cosson

Sound Mixer

Mike Cottee

Animator

Rupert Coulson

Sound Mixer

Tony Currie

Dialogue Editor

Ruth Curtis

Models

Phil Dale

Animator

Jamie Daniels

Camera

Rupert Davies

Effects Assistant

Rupert Davies

Camera Assistant

Matt Day

Camera Assistant

Andre De Souza

Cgi Artist

Luc Desmarchelier

Visual Effects Designer

Peter Dodd

Animator

Claire Dodgson

Assistant Editor

Carlos Domeque

Assistant Editor

Danny Elfman

Song Performer

Danny Elfman

Music Lyrics

Danny Elfman

Music Producer

Danny Elfman

Song

Danny Elfman

Music Composer

Priscilla Elliott

Art Department

Michael Elson

Visual Effects Producer

Annie Elvin

Character Animation

Anthony Elworthy

Animator

Joanne Evans

Assistant

Mark Evans

Models

Georgie Everard

Models

Anthony Fallows

Models

Anthony Farquhar-smith

Animator

Gary Faulkner

Models

Sarah Feeley

Production Coordinator

Albert Finney

Song Performer

Charles Fletcher

Models

Dean Ford

Chief Lighting Technician

Ralph Foster

Assistant Editor

Tobias Fouracre

Animator

Angela Frankham

Models

Andy Fraser

Cgi Artist

Michelle Fraser

Assistant Production Coordinator

Philip Mark Freudenfeld

Sound Mixer

Derek Frey

Associate Producer

Emma Gaffney

Assistant Editor

Stuart Galloway

Camera

Michelle Gelormini

Models

Dave Genge

Chief Lighting Technician

Andy Gent

Models

Molly Gilbert

Assistant

Vince Goodsell

Digital Effects Artist

Kim Gordon

Digital Effects Artist

Mike Gould

Models

Carlos Grangel

Source Material

Jordi Grangel

Character Designer

Lucy Grannon

Painter

Andrew Howard Green

Models

Andy Green

Chief Lighting Technician

Ben Greenwood

Models

Jonathan Grimshaw

Models

Michelle Guish

Casting

Jens Jonathan Gulliksen

Animator

Mark Gunning

Models

Tom Guy

Chief Lighting Technician

Maggie Haden

Models

Malcolm Hadley

Camera

Anne Hall

Models

Graeme Hall

Models

Caroline Hamann

Effects Assistant

Qian Han

Rotoscope Animator

Steve Hancock

Sound Mixer

Paul Hanks

Foley Artist

Brian Hansen

Animator

Victoria Hartley

Production Coordinator

Nicola Hatch

Models

Georgina Hayns

Motion Control

Chris Hepple

Models

Valma Hiblen

Models

Mike Higham

Music Editor

Alex Hillkurtz

Storyboard Artist

Martin Hobbs

Visual Effects Producer

Kay Hoddy

Rotoscope Animator

Jane Hodge

Editorial Assistant

Nic Hodgkinson

Digital Effects Artist

Joe Holman

Models

Jane Horrocks

Song Performer

Max Horton

Colorist

Brendan Houghton

Storyboard Artist

Penny Howarth

Models

Lorea Hoye

Visual Effects Producer

Joanna Hughes

Assistant

Rebecca Hunt

Models

Tim Hutton

Assistant

Nick Ingman

Music Conductor

Jake Jackson

Music Engineer

Simon Jacobs

Camera

Fleur Jago

Production Coordinator

Gilbert James

Visual Effects Producer

Richard Jeffers

Painter

Alison Jiear

Song Performer

Barry Jones

Models

Bethan Jones

Models

Clare Jones

Models

Matt Jones

Storyboard Artist

Melanie Jones

Assistant

Oliver Jones

Models

Eddy Joseph

Supervising Sound Editor

Christine Keogh

Models

Nathan Kerry

Assistant

Gaby Kester

Casting Associate

Angela Kiely

Painter

Tom Kimberley

Digital Effects Artist

Clare Kinross

Models

Janet Knechtel

Models

Pete Kozachik

Visual Effects Supervisor

Pete Kozachik

Director Of Photography

Serena Lam

Rotoscope Animator

Kirsty Lamb

Digital Effects Artist

Ruth Lambert

Consultant

Malcolm Lamont

Animator

Thalia Lane

Models

Paul Langwade

Sound Mixer

Douglas Larmour

Compositing Supervisor

Chris Lebenzon

Editor

Andy Lee

Models

Christophe Leignel

Camera Assistant

James Lewis

Camera

Yee-mee Li

Models

Drew Lightfoot

Animator

Harry Linden

Production Manager

David Lloyd

Software Engineer

Film Details

Also Known As
Corpse Bride, noces funèbres
MPAA Rating
Genre
Animation
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA; United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 16m

Award Nominations

Best Animated Feature Film

2005

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 2005 award for Best Animated Film by the National Board of Review (NBR).

Expanded Release in United States September 23, 2005

Limited Release in United States September 16, 2005

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States Fall September 16, 2005

Released in United States on Video January 31, 2006

Released in United States September 2005

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema September 2-11, 2005.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 8-17, 2005.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Out of Competition) August 31-September 10, 2005.

Feature animation directorial debut for Mike Johnson.

Film employs stop-motion animation rather than the more traditional cel animation technique. Unlike the latter, which is two-dimensional, stop-motion is three-dimensional and involves the use of miniature sets and puppets that are painstakingly staged and photographed frame by frame. The lead puppets cost about $30,000 each to produce.

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Out of Competition) August 31-September 10, 2005.)

Released in United States on Video January 31, 2006

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema September 2-11, 2005.)

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 8-17, 2005.)

Limited Release in United States September 16, 2005

Released in United States Fall September 16, 2005

Expanded Release in United States September 23, 2005