Tagline: It\'s all fun and games until someone raises the dead.
Overview: In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman\'s eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.
Release Date: 2012-08-03
Runtime: 90
Genres: Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Language: EN
Company: LAIKA
Status: Released
Writer: Chris Butler, Graham Annable, Martin Asbury, Vera Brosgol, Emanuela Cozzi, John Hoffman, Julian Narino, Ovi Nedelcu, Brian Ormiston, Michael Schlingmann, Mike Smith
Director: Sam Fell, Chris Butler
Producer: Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner
Vote Average: 7
Vote Count: 2651
Country: United States of America
Trailer
Cast
Actor
Character
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Norman Babcock (voice)
Tucker Albrizzi
Neil Downe (voice)
Anna Kendrick
Courtney Babcock (voice)
Casey Affleck
Mitch Downe (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Alvin (voice)
Leslie Mann
Sandra Babcock (voice)
Jeff Garlin
Perry Babcock (voice)
Elaine Stritch
Grandma Babcock (voice)
Bernard Hill
Judge Hopkins (voice)
Jodelle Ferland
Aggie Prenderghast (voice)
Tempestt Bledsoe
Sheriff Hooper (voice)
Alex Borstein
Mrs. Henscher (voice)
John Goodman
Mr. Prenderghast (voice)
Hannah Noyes
Salma (voice)
Jack Blessing
Slob Guy / Civil War Ghost (voice)
Ranjani Brow
Movie Lady (voice)
Michael Corbett
Movie Zombie (voice)
David Cowgill
Greaser Ghost (voice)
Nicholas Guest
Hippie Ghost / Mobster Ghost (voice)
Emily Hahn
Sweet Girl (voice)
Bridget Hoffman
Crystal / Parachutist Ghost / Librarian (voice)
Wendy Hoffmann
Gucci Lady (voice)
Holly Klein
Hair Dryer Ghost (voice)
Alicia Lagano
Female Tourist (voice)
Scott Menville
Deputy Dwayne / Rapper Guy (voice)
Nick Petok
Blithe Hollow Kid (voice)
Ariel Winter
Blithe Hollow Kid (voice)
Jeremy Shada
Pug (voice)
Steve Alterman
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Kirk Baily
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Jacob Bertrand
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Liz Bolton
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Ava Benavente
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Cam Clarke
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Lara Cody
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Caitlin Cutt
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Susan Dudeck
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Denise Faye
Blithe Hollow Townsperson (voice)
Eddie Frierson
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Matthew Ford Holt
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Rif Hutton
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
David Jolliffe
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Ashley Lambert
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Donna Lynn Leavy
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Evan R. Mehta
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Edie Mirman
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Juan Pacheco
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Kelsey Rose
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Joshua Stern
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
David Zyler
Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
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Ratings
7/10 based on 2651 votes.
Review
Mom, tell the Zombie to stop saying stuff about me!
The medium of animated films has really gone through the roof in the last 20 years. There was a time when Disney was the only reliable source for such colourful frolics. Now we are blessed with a whole raft of film makers creating their own animated films born out by their personal visions. One of the benefits of this "branching out" has been the rise in the animated horror comedy, right up there with the best of them in recent times is ParaNorman.
Norman Babcock is considered to be the weird kid in town, you see he claims to see ghosts. Little do the residents of this New England haven know it, but they will soon need Norman to break a centuries old witches curse or they are all doomed!
Picture unfolds in a delightfully quirky nature, with the makers showing great love and respect to both the genres it appertains to. As with the best animated films, ParaNorman manages to be an all encompassing family friendly production. The chilly thrills are the right side of child friendly, the animation craft superb, while the humour is smart and the Gothic atmosphere surrounding the tale is pitch perfect. It all builds nicely to a bona fide thrilling finale, where the visual spectacle sits comfortably with the emotional beats of the film. Lovely, intelligent and spooky into the bargain. 8/10
FAQs
Q: Who directed ParaNorman? A: Sam Fell, Chris Butler.
Q: What genre is ParaNorman? A: Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy.
Q: When was ParaNorman released? A: 2012-08-03.
Q: Who wrote ParaNorman? A: Chris Butler, Graham Annable, Martin Asbury, Vera Brosgol, Emanuela Cozzi, John Hoffman, Julian Narino, Ovi Nedelcu, Brian Ormiston, Michael Schlingmann, Mike Smith.
