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Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Burton has often worked with actors Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (former girlfriend), Helena Bonham Carter (his former domestic partner) and composer Danny Elfman, who scored all but three of Burton's films. Burton also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, published in 1997 by British publishing house Faber and Faber, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches, and other artwork, entitled The Art of Tim Burton, was released in 2009. A follow-up to that book, entitled The Napkin Art of Tim Burton: Things You Think About in a Bar, containing sketches made by Burton on napkins at bars and restaurants he visited, was released in 2015. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, and wins for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
A group of college students prepare for a project on abandoned estates in their hometown. Ultimately, they come across an old mansion somewhere in the woods as their van broke down one stormy night. It was the home of noted alchemist and treasure collector, Dr. West, who had disappeared many years ago. When they enter the West estate, things do not go according to plan... as one of the students is killed, and another, who is the highest graded girl in their campus, is taken away by some otherworldly creatures. Now, the remaining students must escape the sinister maze of zombies, ghosts, and other bloodthirsty entities, in their effort find the girl. Apparently, they come across a huge man in an ancient ritual mask, locked in battle with these horrifying monsters. But is he friend, or foe? The answers this, and other questions, will be revealed in this adrenaline pumping fright fest based on the controversial arcade game classic Be sure to bring a friend... you might not want to see it alone.
