ParaNorman
- Release Date
- August 3, 2012
- Director
- Chris Butler , Sam Fell
- Cast
- Kodi Smit-McPhee , Tucker Albrizzi , Anna Kendrick , Casey Affleck , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Leslie Mann
- Runtime
- 93
- Main Genre
- Animation
- Studio
- Focus Features
- Writers
- Chris Butler
- Tagline
- You don't become a hero by being normal.
- Website
- http://www.laika.com/
Summary
The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, reteaming the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated "Coraline." "ParaNorman" is, following "Coraline," the company's second stop-motion animated feature to be made in 3D. In "ParaNorman," a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
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