he’s known for his dark and surreal film
creations welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re taking a look at the career
of Tim Burton Tim Burton was born on
August 25th 1958 in Burbank California
throughout his youth Tim Burton was a
shy boy who enjoyed drawing painting and
watching monster movies these passions
would take him to the California
Institute of the Arts where Disney
recruited him as an animator there he
spent his days tediously drawing
individual frames for the 1981 film the
Fox and the Hound before being made a
conceptual artist however he gained
recognition for his own side projects
that he had submitted to several film
festivals these included his first
stop-motion animation
Vincent which showcased his unique style
and his live-action short Frankenweenie
which drew the attention of pee-wee
Herman actor Paul Reubens I don’t make
monkeys I just tried him this resulted
in Burton’s establishment as a director
with the 1985 film pee-wee’s big
adventure the feature not only launched
his reputation as a director but also
introduced him to Danny Elfman who would
provide the score for many of his future
film productions with a significant
box-office success under his belt Burton
was given creative control of 1988
Beetlejuice to his surprise the
low-budget supernatural comedy pulled in
eighty million dollars won an Oscar for
Best makeup design and cause Warner
Brothers to choose him to direct 1989 s
Batman miraculously Batman became one of
the biggest box-office sensations in
history
what are you
I’m Batman in 1990 Burton wrote and
directed Edward Scissorhands the casting
of 80s teen idol Johnny Depp resulted in
major buzz for the film and forged a
lasting collaboration between the two
soon after they reunited for a loving
homage to the world’s worst film
director Ed Wood though their passion
generated high praise it was dead on
arrival at the box office later that
decade Burton’s other retro inspired
project Mars Attacks further caused him
financial heartache
[Music]
regardless Burton stop-motion films were
tremendous hits and reaffirmed his place
as the leader in bizarre fantasy
filmmaking these hits included his
holiday musical mashup The Nightmare
Before Christmas and his adaptation of
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach
at the turn of the Millenium he released
his highly anticipated reimagining of
the cult classics Sleepy Hollow and
Planet of the Apes
while both films failed to win over
critics it was an important period for
Burton as it spurred a long-term
relationship with Helena Bonham Carter
both on and off the screen as a result
she was cast in a supportive role in his
acclaimed 2003 fantasy drama big fish
and would regularly star opposite Johnny
Depp in several high-profile projects
these included 2005’s Academy Award
nominated stop-motion musical the corpse
bride
his offbeat reimagining of Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory and his horror
musical Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of
Fleet Street JUSA Susa welcome to the
grave I will
in 2010 Burton and his group of close
friends and collaborators brought Alice
and wonderland to the silver screen like
his previous film adaptations he
completely reimagined the source
material while putting Johnny Depp and
Carter in main roles after his 2010 romp
in Wonderland Burton’s future projects
include the big-screen adaptation of his
early live-action short
Frankenweenie and the classic television
show dark shadows
creations welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re taking a look at the career
of Tim Burton Tim Burton was born on
August 25th 1958 in Burbank California
throughout his youth Tim Burton was a
shy boy who enjoyed drawing painting and
watching monster movies these passions
would take him to the California
Institute of the Arts where Disney
recruited him as an animator there he
spent his days tediously drawing
individual frames for the 1981 film the
Fox and the Hound before being made a
conceptual artist however he gained
recognition for his own side projects
that he had submitted to several film
festivals these included his first
stop-motion animation
Vincent which showcased his unique style
and his live-action short Frankenweenie
which drew the attention of pee-wee
Herman actor Paul Reubens I don’t make
monkeys I just tried him this resulted
in Burton’s establishment as a director
with the 1985 film pee-wee’s big
adventure the feature not only launched
his reputation as a director but also
introduced him to Danny Elfman who would
provide the score for many of his future
film productions with a significant
box-office success under his belt Burton
was given creative control of 1988
Beetlejuice to his surprise the
low-budget supernatural comedy pulled in
eighty million dollars won an Oscar for
Best makeup design and cause Warner
Brothers to choose him to direct 1989 s
Batman miraculously Batman became one of
the biggest box-office sensations in
history
what are you
I’m Batman in 1990 Burton wrote and
directed Edward Scissorhands the casting
of 80s teen idol Johnny Depp resulted in
major buzz for the film and forged a
lasting collaboration between the two
soon after they reunited for a loving
homage to the world’s worst film
director Ed Wood though their passion
generated high praise it was dead on
arrival at the box office later that
decade Burton’s other retro inspired
project Mars Attacks further caused him
financial heartache
[Music]
regardless Burton stop-motion films were
tremendous hits and reaffirmed his place
as the leader in bizarre fantasy
filmmaking these hits included his
holiday musical mashup The Nightmare
Before Christmas and his adaptation of
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach
at the turn of the Millenium he released
his highly anticipated reimagining of
the cult classics Sleepy Hollow and
Planet of the Apes
while both films failed to win over
critics it was an important period for
Burton as it spurred a long-term
relationship with Helena Bonham Carter
both on and off the screen as a result
she was cast in a supportive role in his
acclaimed 2003 fantasy drama big fish
and would regularly star opposite Johnny
Depp in several high-profile projects
these included 2005’s Academy Award
nominated stop-motion musical the corpse
bride
his offbeat reimagining of Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory and his horror
musical Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of
Fleet Street JUSA Susa welcome to the
grave I will
in 2010 Burton and his group of close
friends and collaborators brought Alice
and wonderland to the silver screen like
his previous film adaptations he
completely reimagined the source
material while putting Johnny Depp and
Carter in main roles after his 2010 romp
in Wonderland Burton’s future projects
include the big-screen adaptation of his
early live-action short
Frankenweenie and the classic television
show dark shadows
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