Tim Burton
Directing
Born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California, USA
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honoured with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010. Burton made his directorial debut with the comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). He gained wider prominence for directing Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), as well as producing The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which was based on a poem he wrote. He had directed films spanning a variety of genres such as animation, biopic, drama, fantasy, musical, science fiction, superhero, and supernatural horror; these include Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Frankenweenie (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Dumbo (2019), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Filmography
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Ritratti di cinema
Self
"Couch" by Lena Situations
Self - Guest
Tim Burton : un monstre de cinéma
Self
Pee-wee as Himself
Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
Designing the Burtonesque
Himself
Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s Dance Version
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Beau geste
Self
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
self
Wednesday
Parrot
Mostra, Venise
Self
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Dumbo
The Grand Tour
Self
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Self
The Making of Big Eyes
Himself
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
Self
Big Eyes
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
Himself
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
Self
Frankenweenie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
The Batmobile
Self
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Men in Black 3
Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Dark Shadows
Evening Urgant
Self
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Self
Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland
Himself
Alice in Wonderland
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
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Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
Roy, The Toxic Boy
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sicko
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
Cinema16: American Short Films
Corpse Bride
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Many Faces of Catwoman
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
The Culture Show
Self
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
Self
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
Big Fish
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Self
Planet of the Apes
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
The World of Stainboy
The World of Stainboy
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
Sleepy Hollow
Mars Attacks!
The Daily Show
Self
James and the Giant Peach
Batman Forever
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Self
Ed Wood
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
Cabin Boy
A Century of Cinema
Self
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Zero (voice) (uncredited)
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
Self - Producer
Family Dog
Hoffa
Corpse (uncredited)
Singles
Brian
Batman Returns
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
Self
Edward Scissorhands
Beetlejuice
Batman
Beetlejuice
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Amazing Stories
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Thug in Alley (uncredited)
Frankenweenie
Hansel and Gretel
Backstage at Disney
Himself
Vincent
Faerie Tale Theatre
Luau
The Supreme Being / Mortie
Doctor of Doom
Don Carlo
The Muppet Movie
Additional Muppet Performer
Stalk of the Celery Monster
Prehistoric Caveman