1. Henry Selick
2. Woody Allen
3. Tim Burton

Burton gets credit for creating the story and serving as producer, but Selick directed the movie.

1. 1948
2. 1958
3. 1968

Timothy Walter Burton was born in 1958.

1. stop-motion animation
2. photography
3. sculpture

Those early lessons in stop-motion animation carried him a very long way.

1. "Superman"
2. "Batman"
3. "Spider-Man"

His version of "Batman" was dark and sometimes disturbing.

1. "Corpse Bride"
2. "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
3. "Beetlejuice"

"Corpse Bride" had all of the funky strangeness that's apparent in most Burton films.

1. New York
2. California
3. Nebraska

He was born in Burbank, California.

1. "The Hands of My Mother's Skeleton"
2. "Splat of the Tomato Hurler"
3. "Stalk of the Celery Monster"

Burton made "Stalk of the Celery Monster" while in college. Disney promptly put him to work doing unimaginative projects.

1. Sammy Davis Jr.
2. Michael Richards
3. Johnny Depp

He wanted Sammy Davis Jr. to play Beetlejuice. As it turned out, Michael Keaton did a fantastic job in the evil role.

1. Burton was too expensive.
2. They thought "Batman Returns" was too scary for younger audiences.
3. They were tired of making so much money on Burton's "Batman" films.

In spite of Burton's huge "Batman" hits, the studio didn't trust him with a third film.

1. his recurring nightmares about the holiday season
2. oddly disjointed holiday displays in local stores
3. too many drugs

The stable sunny weather meant lots of holiday crossover at local retail shops.

1. at Starbucks
2. at Wal-Mart
3. at an indie film house

They met a Starbucks. She went on to have numerous roles in his films until they parted ways.

1. "Sleepy Hollow"
2. "Planet of the Apes"
3. "Corpse Bride"

Tim Burton directed the 2001 film "Planet of the Apes." He and Helena Bonham Carter have two children together.

1. Drew Barrymore
2. Cameron Diaz
3. Gillian Anderson

Drew Barrymore auditioned, but Winona Ryder had the upper hand because she'd already worked with Burton.

1. He was bored out of his mind.
2. The pay was abysmal.
3. He had no health benefits.

He was bored, so he left and began capitalizing on his quirkiness.

1. $31 million
2. $48 million
3. $62 million

It was a resounding success, making more than $400 million at the box office despite its $48 million budget.

1. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"
2. "Singles"
3. "Kids"

"Singles" was shot during the grunge music craze.

1. one day
2. one week
3. one month

It took one week of shooting to make one minute of the film. The process was painstaking, to say the least.

1. "Pee-wee's Big Adventure"
2. "Big Trouble in Little China"
3. "The Toxic Avenger"

Paul Reubens wanted Burton to direct "Pee-wee's Big Adventure."

1. $15 million
2. $50 million
3. $80 million

He is known for creating amazing effects on smaller budgets, like the $15 million budget for "Beetlejuice."

1. Robin
2. Superman
3. Penguin

Kiefer Sutherland initially accepted the role of Robin, but eventually the part was axed.

1. "Alice in Wonderland"
2. "Frankenweenie"
3. "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

In spite of its bloody premise, "Sweeney Todd" was celebrated by critics.

1. Vincent Price
2. Lon Chaney
3. Bela Lugosi

Price was one of Burton's childhood idols.

1. "Sleepy Hollow"
2. "Big Fish"
3. "Planet of the Apes"

"Big Fish" also features Danny DeVito and Jessica Lange.

1. $500 million
2. $250 million
3. $100 million

At that point it was the fastest a movie had ever hit the $100 million mark.

1. 16
2. 10
3. eight

Elfman has provided the music for 16 of Burton's films. The two have a bond that goes back more than three decades.

1. "Mars Attacks!"
2. "Sleepy Hollow"
3. "Ed Wood"

The dark comedy "Mars Attacks!" got poor reviews from critics and audiences alike.

1. "Big Eyes"
2. "Frankenweenie"
3. "Dark Shadows"

"Frankenweenie" is based on the relationship Burton had with his childhood dog.

1. eight
2. seven
3. six

Depp and Burton have been good friends for many years and collaborated on eight films.

1. Oasis
2. The Killers
3. Nine Inch Nails

He directed a second music video for The Killers as well.

1. Winona Ryder
2. Helena Bonham Carter
3. Geena Davis

Ryder stars in the video for the song "Here With Me."