Rating: Overflowing

 

Cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French and Ian McShane

 

Director: Henry Selick

 

Writer: Henry Selick

 

Producers: Bill Mechanic, Claire Jennings, Henry Selick, and Mary Sandell

 

Music by: Bruno Coulais

 

Rated: PG for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor

 

Release Date:

-Theaters: 02/05/09

-Home Media: 07/21/09

 

Favorite Character: The Cat

 

Tagline: Be Careful what you Wish for

 

Quote: “I don’t like rats at the best of times, but this one was sounding an alarm.”- The Cat

 

Fun Facts: When the Other Father sings Coraline a song, listen to the lyrics carefully, he is giving her a warning of what the other mother has in store for her.

 

The face on the dollar giving to the mover for a tip is director Henry Selick.

 

The character Wybie does not appear in the novel

 

The film was going to be live action starring Dakota Fanning (which she provides the voice of the main character).

 

Summary: Tired of her boring new home and family, a girl discovers the alternative world where everything is perfect for her, little she realizes that there is something evil about it.

 

The Review: Despise the stop motion doesn’t go too smooth, It is still the best. And not to mention it is full of pure imagination and creepiness at the same time. Makes me wonder if this is one of the films from the alternative world.