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Vincent Price

A seven-year-old boy from a typical middle-class suburb dreams of growing up to become just like his idol Vincent Price in this playfully macabre, black-and-white short from director Tim Burton. Vince... read more read more...nt Malloy isn't like the other children of the neighborhood. While his classmates are frolicking happily in the sunshine, Vincent is locked away in his darkened room reading the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and fantasizing about dipping his portly aunt in a boiling vat of wax. Despite his morbid exterior, Vincent is a nice boy, though his fascination with the eerie world of fantasy may get the best of him in the end. Narrated by Price himself and shot in the expressionistic style that laid the groundwork for such future classics as The Nightmare Before Christmas, Vincent would prove the first of many collaborations between director Burton and producer/production designer/art director Rick Heinrichs. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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  • June 12, 2011
    This short film captures Burton and Price wonderfully. If you are a Tim Burton Fan or just a film buff I urge you to seek thins one out. Its only a couple of minutes long, and reads like your favorite book from childhood.
  • January 11, 2011
    Vincent Price narrates this beautiful clay animation short from Tim Burton. I love it!
  • January 2, 2011
    even though this short is only 6 minutes long it takes every minute seriously, and this is by far Tim burtons most underrated classic
  • July 29, 2010
    Early Tim Burton black and white stop animation short: a poem about a 7-year old boy with an unnatural obsession for Vincent Price, narrated by Price himself. Very well done; classic horror fans will love all the VP references, and Burton's style of mixing the childlike and the... read more macabre is already fully developed here.
  • June 24, 2010
    Maybe I'm one of the few people who thought this was okay.
  • December 20, 2009
    Cute Time Burton short.
  • September 7, 2009
    this is a brilliant movie. the stop motion is flawless, the voice over menacing and little vincent has so much personallity its coming out his ears.
  • May 24, 2009
    His first stop motion! Yay!
  • March 2, 2008
    one of burtons best animated films to date.miles better than corpse bride for sure.this is so dark and eerie,the effects are basic yet brilliant,more shadow work and suggestion really on the backgrounds,the main character of vincent is lovely.much like his oyster boy creations vi... read morencent is thin,dark haired and has a pale vampy gaunt look.the narration is by horror legend vincent price..hence the name of the piece(burtons hero is price),and is superb in the voice acting.brings an added chill to the short.its actually quite dark and grimm to,much like a twisted fairy tale.truely fantastic work,awesome,burton is the kooky king and i worship him.
    the whole thing is gnarley and wicked...i cant get enough,only prob...its too short,i want more :)
  • November 30, 2007
    Cute, but...

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