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Today, the latest film from Tim Burton, the mind behind such quirky films as Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and Edward Scissorhands as well as megahits like Batman and Batman Returns releases the latest in his canon, Sleepy Hollow. From the looks of it, the film will fit right in with its freakish characters, dark, imaginative sets and the pervading sense of fantasy that can be found in all of Burton's work...
Burton became a household name in 1989 with the release of Batman; before that, he was relatively well-known as the director of the 1988 hit Beetlejuice and 1985's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Since Batman, Burton has enjoyed the special type of freedom that comes with success, working with bigger budgets and studios willing to take a risk on his ideas. But despite being embraced by Hollywood, Burton has managed to retain his distinctive cinematic flavor as well to provide entertaining and memorable films...
...suburbanite Victor Frankenstein (Barret Oliver of Neverending Story fame) reanimates his dead dog, Sparky. Filmed in black-and-white, with make-up on Sparky complete with little neck bolts and stitches, "Frankenweenie" was a modest success for the filmmaker that eventually opened the door for his first feature film: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure...
...Paul Reubens, the comedian who had crafted his bizarre alter-ego of Pee-Wee Herman, Burton found a comrade-in-oddness and the perfect start to work with on this all-important first film. With a story centering around Herman's search for his lost bicycle, Adventure led one on a surreal road trip across the U.S. complete with giant concrete dinosaurs, biker gangs and a memorable rendition of the song "Tequila." One of the sleeper hits of 1985, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure established Burton as a "bankable" director...
...money, I'm gonna like pee on myself," Beth says...