Director Tim Burton remakes his own 1984 short film with this black & white 3D stop-motion animated sci-fi flick, a parody of and a homage to the 1931 Frankenstein movie. After the death of his beloved dog Sparky, a young boy named Victor uses the power of science to bring him back to life. He tries to hide the creation, but Sparky is able to get out and unintentionally causes havoc in the town.