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A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 19 wins & 46 nominations total
Tucker Albrizzi
- Neil
- (voice)
Casey Affleck
- Mitch
- (voice)
Leslie Mann
- Sandra Babcock
- (voice)
Jeff Garlin
- Perry Babcock
- (voice)
Elaine Stritch
- Grandma
- (voice)
Bernard Hill
- The Judge
- (voice)
Jodelle Ferland
- Aggie
- (voice)
Alex Borstein
- Mrs. Henscher
- (voice)
John Goodman
- Mr. Prenderghast
- (voice)
Hannah Noyes
- Salma
- (voice)
Jack Blessing
- Slob Guy
- (voice)
- …
Ranjani Brow
- Movie Lady
- (voice)
Michael Corbett
- Movie Zombie
- (voice)
David Cowgill
- Greaser Ghost
- (voice)
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- TriviaAnimating the cheesy horror film that Norman is watching at the start of the movie was reportedly very difficult for the filmmakers, as they had to intentionally make a bad film (bad camera angles, poor focus, bad "acting" etc) while still working in the very technically demanding confines of stop motion animation
- GoofsWhen Neil is watching his mother's aerobics DVD, it has white lines going across the screen as it is paused. VHS tapes did that but DVDs don't.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits, a short featurette shows a time-lapse video of the creation and modeling of the Norman figure used for filming.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Big Review: Summer Trailer Park Series (2012)
- SoundtracksSeason of the Witch
Written by Donovan (as Donovan Phillips Leitch)
Featured review
Laika Entertainment, the stop-motion studio behind the modern classics Corpse Bride and Coraline, are back with their latest spooky tale, ParaNorman. Like its predecessors, ParaNorman is a beautiful claymation wonder. Every single frame is filled with such a vast amount of detail it would take several repeat views to catch all the hidden gems.
ParaNorman is also filled with humor. The talented voice actors that bring the clay characters to life provide most of the laughs. From Anna Kendrick's (Up In The Air, 50/50) ditzy cheerleader, to Casey Affleck's (Gone Baby Gone, Ocean's Eleven) dumb jock, to Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Kick-Ass) getting to play against his 'McLovin' typecast as the angry school bully. But the biggest laughs by far are dished out by child actor Tucker Albrizzi who is perfectly cast as the voice of Norman's chubby best friend, Neil.
ParaNorman is a visual and comedic force. Despite the tedious and demanding workload and easier computer rendering technology, Laika Entertainment continues the tradition of making stop-motion movies the hard way. With films as stunning as ParaNorman hopefully the technique will live on forever.
ParaNorman is also filled with humor. The talented voice actors that bring the clay characters to life provide most of the laughs. From Anna Kendrick's (Up In The Air, 50/50) ditzy cheerleader, to Casey Affleck's (Gone Baby Gone, Ocean's Eleven) dumb jock, to Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Kick-Ass) getting to play against his 'McLovin' typecast as the angry school bully. But the biggest laughs by far are dished out by child actor Tucker Albrizzi who is perfectly cast as the voice of Norman's chubby best friend, Neil.
ParaNorman is a visual and comedic force. Despite the tedious and demanding workload and easier computer rendering technology, Laika Entertainment continues the tradition of making stop-motion movies the hard way. With films as stunning as ParaNorman hopefully the technique will live on forever.
- FilmStallion
- Sep 5, 2012
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $56,003,051
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,087,050
- Aug 19, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $107,139,399
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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