Tim Burton's Buried Disney Movie is Pure Nightmare Fuel

Tim Burton's lost fantasy horror movie had everything you could ask for from a Disney project – a fresh take on a classic fairytale, an evil stepmother, and even a wicked witch. But what we got was so strange and unusual that the Mouse House ended up burying it in the vault for over 25 years.

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[creditcrazy]

Anyone else thinks young Tim Burton looks like a Tim Burton character.

[justingreen]

Tim was making late 2020s Adult Swim content in the 80s. He was truly ahead of his time.

[brodieorr]

Tim burton is basically if Edgar Allen Poe was a visual artist. there's something so unique about his designs that i've not really seen replicated elsewhere. i love his dark surrealist vibe

[Garch-the-Great]

It's a shame that Disney Channel buried it. Sure, lots of kids were traumatized by Watcher in the Woods and Something Wicked This Way Comes, but they got a chance to flourish on TV every Halloween and become beloved cult classics. This could've done the same. And just as I looked forward to those reruns, I'm always excited to see a new upload from The Other Vault.

[marym]

That's unfortunate that Disney didn't give Burton the artistic freedom to recreate Dumbo. Everybody's favorite part is PINK ELEPHANTS ON PARADE.

[TokyoXtreme]

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure remains absolutely hysterical to this day. I remember laughing out loud in the theater, and even more so now when I l'm old enough to understand more of the jokes and appreciate the editing.

[TheWaltPaper]

That gingerbread now has an apartment rent free in my mind, thank you.

[ct]

I can't say I immediately loved Nightmare Before Christmas when it came out in 1993 and I was eight. The imagery was strange, none of the characters were particularly cute, and the themes hinted at an existential angst that didn't really jive with the Disney stuff I was used to. But I did immediately respect it. You just knew there was something special about it. And unique. And artistic. And the music was good on a level I wasn't prepared for. The theater wasn't very full that day at all. And the fact that we still chose to see it felt like a turning point in maturity for some reason. Tim speaks directly to that inner loneliness you weren't really supposed to admit or acknowledge back then. And that was kind of exciting.

[spookydonutghosthouse]

"Disney and I were a bad mix." - Tim Burton the man who has worked on multiple Disney films

[_.Michael.Cordova._]

This is one of my favorite Tim Burton films. I love his early work, this whole short film is like his sketch books come to life, it's his style and imagination 100 %

[oneinathousand]

I would be willing to bet that Dan-Dan the Gingerbread Man is meant to be a reference to Danny Elfman since Tim was an Oingo Boingo fan before working with Danny for Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure.

[SandraSouper]

The shape of the witches house resembles the hill that jack skellington... there's glimpses of the sand monster from Beetlejuice too.. it's so cool to watch this and this whole episode is very well done and informative!! Great narration

[Ultimisband]

Take a shot every time he says "they had no idea what to do with him!"

[AntoinettexKitten]

I will forever love Vincent. I love anything with Vincent Price or inspired by him

[EllaFallecio]

I’ve always loved Tim burtons creativity and how he expresses himself through his work. It resonates with me because I myself am strange and unusual. I love it.

[zer_iz_dd]

The fact that Disney thought Frankenweenie scared kids more than Pinocchio

[joesdocs]

Bro just mentions Danny Elfman as a musician. Completely neglecting the fact he was in Oingo Boingo 😂

[ChryI]

Tim Burton is absolutely brilliant and I love his films, especially fond of Edward Scissorhands and Nightmare before Christmas. Nothing but respect for the guy.

[henryivan]

Wow, I didn't know about this. That's one of the scariest witches I have ever seen. And I see a resemblance to Willy Wonka: The welcoming of the children, the high pitch voice, the goggles, the pale face. Even the dialogue.

[wadecrawford]

Would be great if Tim Burton were allowed to remake this with his polished skills.