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{{short description|2005 British-American stop-motion-animated dark fantasy film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Corpse Bride
| image          = Corpse Bride film poster.jpg
| alt            =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mike Johnson (animator)|Mike Johnson]]
* [[Tim Burton]]
}}
| producers      = {{Plainlist|
* Tim Burton
* [[Allison Abbate]]
* [[Robert Zemeckis]]⏎
}}
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[John August]]
* [[Caroline Thompson]]
* [[Pamela Pettler]]
* [[Robert Zemeckis]]⏎
}}
| based_on        = {{Based on|Original characters created|Tim Burton <br />[[Carlos Grangel]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!--NAMES ON THE FILM POSTER ONLY-->
* [[Johnny Depp]]
* [[Helena Bonham Carter]]
}}
| music          = [[Danny Elfman]]
| cinematography = Pete Kozachik
(contracted; show full)ot singular, cover the different national interests later in the lead section."--> [[stop-motion]] [[Animation|animated]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[dark fantasy]] [[film]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/tim-burtons-corpse-bride-v293765/review |title=Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005) |website=AllMovie |access-date=2022-01-21 }}</ref> directed by [[Mike Johnson (animator)|Mike Johnson]] and [[Tim Burton]] with a screenplay by [[John August]], [[Caroline Thompson]]
, [[Robert Zemeckis]] and [[Pamela Pettler]] based on characters created by Burton and [[Carlos Grangel]]. The plot is set in a fictional [[Victorian era]] village in [[England]]. [[Johnny Depp]] leads the cast as the voice of Victor, while [[Helena Bonham Carter]] voices Emily, the titular bride. An [[international co-production]] between the United States and United Kingdom, ''Corpse Bride'' is the third stop-motion feature film produced by Burton and the first directed by him (the previous two films, (contracted; show full)born actor [[Peter Lorre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.moviefone.com/2005/09/16/review-corpse-bride/ |title=Review: Corpse Bride |last=Stewart |first=Ryan |date=September 16, 2005 |website=[[Moviefone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063101/http://news.moviefone.com/2005/09/16/review-corpse-bride/ |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref>
** The Town Crier, who alerts the Van Dorts and Everglots about Victor and Emily's marriage.

* Michael Hermey as Robert James Drawin, the male kid's grandfather⏎
* [[Deep Roy]] as General Bonesapart, a [[dwarfism|diminutive]] [[skeleton (undead)|skeleton]] in a [[military uniform]] with a [[sword]] stuck in his chest. He is a parody of [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]].
* [[Danny Elfman]] as Bonejangles, a vivacious, one-eyed, lounge singing [[Skeleton (undead)|skeleton]].
* Stephen Ballantyne as Emil, the Everglots' long-[[suffering]] [[butler]].
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==Production==
===Development===
The film is based on a 17th-century Jewish folktale, which [[Joe Ranft]] and [[Robert Zemeckis]] introduced to Burton while they were finishing ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://forward.com/opinion/506699/jewish-corpse-bride-buried-in-wedding-gown-tim-burton/ |title='Buried in a wedding gown: The real-life 'Corpse Bride' haunting my childhood |last=Levin Millan |first=Harriet |date=July 20, 2022 |publisher=[[The Forward|Forward]] |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> The film began production in November 2003, while Burton was completing ''[[Big Fish]]''.<ref name="creativeplanetnetwork1">{{cite web |url=https://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news-features/marrying-stop-motion-and-cgi-corpse-bride-395962 |title=Marrying Stop Motion and CGI for "The Corpse Bride" |publisher=Creative Planet Network|access-date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> He continued with production on his next live-action feature, ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', which was produced with [[Robert Zemeckis|Zemeckis]] simultaneously with the film.<ref name="creativeplanetnetwork1" /> Co-director [[Mike Johnson (animator)|Mike Johnson]] spoke about how they took a more organic approach to directing the film, saying: "In a co-directing situation, one director usually handles one sequence while the other handles another. Our approach was more organic. Tim knew where he wanted the film to go as far as the emotional tone and story points to hit. My job was to work with the crew on a daily basis and get t(contracted; show full)| label      = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer   = [[Danny Elfman]]
| prev_title = [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (soundtrack)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [[Serenada Schizophrana]]
| next_year  = 2006
}}
The soundtrack was produced by [[Danny Elfman]] with the help of [[John August]]
 and [[Alan Silvestri]], and released on September 20, 2005.<ref name="amazon1">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Burtons-Original-Picture-Soundtrack-Release/dp/B00122L1JE/ |title=Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (U.S. Release): Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Soundtrack: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |access-date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> It contains all of the music from the film including score music and four songs with lyrics sung by voice actors.<ref name="amazon1(contracted; show full)[[Category:British zombie comedy films]]
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