50 Fun Facts About Corpse Bride

Who voices Victor Van Dort in Corpse Bride?

He was recording Victor by night while playing Willy Wonka by day for Burton's other film.

Who voices Emily, the Corpse Bride?

Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp, Bonham Carter and Danny Elfman aboard.

Who voices Victoria Everglot, Victor's living fiancee?

None of the cast recorded together, apart from Albert Finney and Joanna Lumley in a few scenes.

Which two directors are credited on Corpse Bride?

Johnson worked with the crew day to day while Burton set the emotional tone.

What business are Victor's nouveau riche parents in?

The Van Dorts want the marriage to raise their social class; the Everglots need the money.

How does Victor accidentally marry Emily?

He is practising his vows in the forest after ruining the rehearsal.

What does Victor set on fire during the wedding rehearsal?

He also forgets his vows and drops the ring.

What is the name of Victor's dead dog, whom he meets again in the Land of the Dead?

Sparky is the dog in Burton's Frankenweenie and Zero is Jack Skellington's ghost dog.

Who rules the Land of the Dead?

He is voiced by Michael Gough, Burton's Alfred from the Batman films.

Who turns out to be Emily's murderer?

He killed her on the night of their elopement and stole her family's jewels and gold.

Which actor voices Barkis Bittern?

Barkis dies after mockingly toasting Emily with the poisoned Wine of Ages.

What is the name of the poison Victor intends to drink so he can marry Emily in death?

Barkis unwittingly drinks it instead.

What does Emily turn into at the end of the film?

She releases Victor from his vow and returns his ring so he can marry Victoria.

Which horror legend voices the bad-tempered Pastor Galswells?

Lee also worked with Burton on Sleepy Hollow and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Which of the film's musicians voices Bonejangles, the one-eyed singing skeleton?

He also provided Jack Skellington's singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Who voices Lady Maudeline Everglot?

Albert Finney voices her husband Lord Finis Everglot.

Which comedian voices both Victor's mother Nell Van Dort and the maid Hildegarde?

Paul Whitehouse likewise doubles as William Van Dort and Mayhew the coachman.

Deep Roy, who played all the Oompa-Loompas for Burton, voices which Corpse Bride character?

He is a diminutive skeleton in military uniform.

Which actress voices both the Black Widow Spider and Mrs. Plum?

Enn Reitel voices the Maggot and the Town Crier.

Corpse Bride was inspired by a 17th-century tale from which tradition?

Joe Ranft introduced it to Burton while they were finishing The Nightmare Before Christmas.

To whom is Corpse Bride dedicated?

The executive producer died a month before the film's release.

Which live-action Burton film was made at the same time as Corpse Bride?

Work on Corpse Bride began in November 2003 as Big Fish was wrapping up.

What kind of camera was Corpse Bride shot with, unlike The Nightmare Before Christmas?

It is often cited as the first stop-motion feature shot with digital SLRs.

At which London studio was Corpse Bride animated?

Burton later shot Frankenweenie at the same studio.

Which animation company co-produced Corpse Bride with Tim Burton Productions?

Laika went on to make Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings.

Which studio distributed Corpse Bride?

It was released in the US on September 23, 2005.

At which film festival did Corpse Bride have its world premiere?

It premiered on September 7, 2005, at the 62nd edition.

Which film kept Corpse Bride from number one on its US opening weekend?

Corpse Bride opened to $19.1 million.

Roughly how much did Corpse Bride gross worldwide?

France, the UK and Japan were the biggest overseas markets.

Corpse Bride was nominated for which Academy Award?

It lost to Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Which Annie did Corpse Bride win in 2006?

It also took the National Board of Review's animation prize.

How many songs with lyrics does the Corpse Bride soundtrack contain?

They are sung by the voice actors and include the opening number 'According to Plan'.

Which song does Bonejangles perform to tell Emily's backstory?

'Tears to Shed' is Emily's lament with the Maggot and the Black Widow.

Who wrote the Corpse Bride screenplay alongside Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler?

August also wrote Big Fish and Frankenweenie for Burton.

Which two stop-motion films had Burton produced, but not directed, prior to Corpse Bride?

Both were directed by Henry Selick.

How long is Corpse Bride?

It was released on DVD in January 2006 and on 4K in 2025.

Who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas, the film Corpse Bride is most often compared with?

Burton produced it and wrote the poem it was based on.

The Nightmare Before Christmas began as what?

Burton first considered making it a short film or half-hour TV special.

Who provides Jack Skellington's speaking voice, matching the composer's singing?

Elfman recorded the songs first and Sarandon was cast to match.

Burton's 2012 stop-motion film Frankenweenie was shot in what style?

It reused many of the Corpse Bride animation crew.

What breed is Sparky, the resurrected dog in Frankenweenie?

His design borrowed heavily from Burton's Family Dog.

The film's composer first found fame as the frontman of which band?

He has scored nearly 20 Burton projects since their first collaboration in 1985.

In which California city was Tim Burton born?

His father was a former minor-league baseball player who worked for the parks department.

What was Burton's directorial debut?

He had earlier apprenticed as an animator at Disney.

Which live-action Burton film was he finishing when Corpse Bride entered production in November 2003?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, his next live-action feature, was then made at the same time as Corpse Bride.

Which of Victor's family employees dies during the film and brings news of Victoria's wedding?

The tip-off prompts Victor to decide to marry Emily properly, which means drinking poison in the Land of the Living.

In which country did Corpse Bride open at number one with a $2.8 million weekend?

France went on to be its biggest overseas market at $8.9 million, ahead of the UK and Japan.

Corpse Bride won Best Animated Feature of 2005 from which body?

At the Annies it lost Best Animated Feature but picked up the Ub Iwerks technical award.

Which critic called it 'easily the best stop-motion animated necrophiliac musical romantic comedy of all time'?

Rea wrote for The Philadelphia Inquirer; Ebert gave the film three stars and called it 'a sweet and visually lovely tale of love lost'.

In which year was Corpse Bride released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray?

The film first came out on DVD in January 2006 and on Blu-ray that September.