ParaNorman (2012)
ParaNorman (2012)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Norman Babcock (voice)
Tucker Albrizzi
Neil Downe (voice)
Jodelle Ferland
Aggie Prenderghast (voice)
Anna Kendrick
Courtney Babcock (voice)
Casey Affleck
Mitch Downe (voice)
Leslie Mann
Sandra Babcock (voice)
Jeff Garlin
Perry Babcock (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Alvin (voice)
John Goodman
Mr. Prenderghast (voice)
Elaine Stritch
Grandma Babcock (voice)
Bernard Hill
Judge Hopkins (voice)
Alex Borstein
Mrs. Henscher (voice)
Tempestt Bledsoe
Sheriff Hooper (voice)
Jeremy Shada
Pug (voice)
Scott Menville
Deputy Dwayne, Rapper G (voice)
Hannah Noyes
Salma (voice)
Ariel Winter
Blithe Hollow Kid (voice)
Alicia Lagano
Female Tourist (voice)
Denise Faye
Blithe Hollow Townspers (voice)
Cam Clarke
Townspeople (voice)
Lara Cody
Townspeople (voice)
Jacob Bertrand
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Ashley Lambert
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Kim Slate
Animation
Arianne Sutner
Producer
Sam Fell
Director
Travis Knight
Producer / Animation
Chris Butler
Director / Screenplay
Darlie Brewster
Animation
Justin M. Rasch
Animation
Graham Annable
Storyboard
Jerry Svoboda
Animation
Daniel Alderson
Animation
Will Becher
Animation
Malcolm Lamont
Animation
Kevin Walton
Animation
Oliver Jones
Animation Supervisor
Andy Biddle
Animation
Julian Narino
Storyboard
Suzanne Twining
Animation
David Vandervoort
Animation
Martin Asbury
Storyboard
Emanuela Cozzi
Storyboard
Mike Hollenbeck
Animation
Jan-Erik Maas
Animation
Kyle Bell
Animation
Adam Fisher
Animation
Dan Ramsay
Animation
Jeff Riley
Animation
Aaron Sorenson
Animation
John Hoffman
Storyboard
Brian Ormiston
Storyboard
Anthony Scott
Animation
Vera Brosgol
Storyboard
Brian Addison Elliot
Animation
Rachelle Lambden
Animation
Joseph E. Merideth
Animation
Florian Perinelle
Animation
Anthony Straus
Animation
Chris Tootell
Animation
Eric A. Urban
Animation
Andy Bailey
Animation
Phil Dale
Animation
Cesar Diaz Melendez
Animation
Susanna Luck
Visual Effects
David Pugh
Animation
Heidi Marie Smith
Art Department Manager
Patrick Weinberg
Animation
Dan MacKenzie
Animation
Peg Serena
Animation Supervisor
Jason Stalman
Animation
Philippe Tardif
Animation
Payton Curtis
Animation
Ovi Nedelcu
Storyboard
Michael Schlingmann
Storyboard / Additional Storyboarding
Ludovic Berardo
Animation
Brian Leif Hansen
Animation
Kevin MacLean
Animation
Kevin Smith
Editorial Coordinator
Craig Atkinson
Animation
Rachel Larsen
Animation
Brad Schiff
Animation Supervisor
Gabe Sprenger
Animation
Kim Blanchette
Animation
Eric Wachtman
Visual Development
Rob Bekuhrs
Animation
Allison Jones
Casting
Christopher Murrie
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 3, 2012
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingPG
Budget$60,000,000
Box Office$107,139,399
Genres
Wiki.
ParaNorman is a 2012 American stop-motion animated comedy horror film directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler (the latter's feature directorial debut), and written by Butler. Produced by Laika, the film stars the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jodelle Ferland, Bernard Hill, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Tempestt Bledsoe, Alex Borstein, and John Goodman. It is the first stop-motion film to use a 3-D color printer to create character faces, and only the second to be shot in 3-D. In the film, Norman Babcock, a young boy who can communicate with ghosts, is given the task of ending a 300-year-old witch's curse on his Massachusetts town.
The idea of ParaNorman came from Butler, who thought making such a movie for kids could help express the challenges kids face growing up, after realizing that zombie films often contained a degree of social commentary. Production of the stop-motion animation feature took place at Laika's studio in Hillsboro, Oregon for three years, with the animating stage of production lasting about two years and beginning in late 2009. Instead of using traditional 3-D format cameras, the studio had sixty Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR cameras film the movie. Jon Brion composed the film's musical score.
ParaNorman was officially released on August 17, 2012, by Focus Features. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its animation, script, entertainment value and humor, and was a modest box office success, earning $107 million worldwide against its budget of $60 million. The film was nominated for that year's Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film.