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Nathan, Ian,

Tim Burton : the iconic filmmaker and his work / Ian Nathan. - Revised and updated edition. - 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

"Unofficial and unauthorised"--Cover. "Fully updated to include Dumbo"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191).

Introduction -- The boy who lived in the dark -- Happy horrors. Pee-Wee's big adventure ; Beetlejuice -- Strange heroes. Batman ; Edward Scissorhands -- Poetry into plot. Batman returns ; Ed Wood -- Drop-dead gorgeous. The nightmare before Christmas ; Corpse bride ; Frankenweenie -- Head cases. Mars attacks ; Sleepy Hollow -- Time warps. Planet of the apes ; Big fish -- Just desserts. Charlie and the chocolate factory ; Sweeney Todd : the demon of Fleet Street -- Family plots. Alice in Wonderland ; Dark shadows -- Peculiar children. Big eyes ; Miss Peregrine's home for peculiars ; Dumbo.

ISBN: 1781319189 $25.90 9781781319185 $25.90

Subjects--Personal Names:
Burton, Tim, 1958-
Burton, Tim, 1958- --Criticism and interpretation.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43023