When Is Freeform's Tim Burton Movie Marathon? See October 23 Schedule
Fans of Tim Burton's work are in for a treat just in time for Halloween, as some of the director's most prolific works will be featured in a special marathon on Monday, Oct. 23 as part of Freeform's "13 Nights of Halloween."
The annual event on Freeform, which celebrates Halloween with a full line-up of different movies and TV shows devoted to the holiday, will be featuring a marathon for Burton's movies during the fifth day it runs. The marathon will run throughout the day, starting at 11 a.m.
What movies can fans expect to see? Here are the films in this year's lineup:
- "Edward Scissorhands" (airing at 11 a.m. EDT/10 a.m. Central): A scientist (Vincent Price) builds an animated human being—the gentle Edward (Johnny Depp). The scientist dies before he can finish assembling Edward, though, leaving Edward with freakish scissor blades instead of hands. When Peg (Dianne Wiest) discovers Edward and takes him home, he begins to fall for her beautiful teen daughter (Winona Ryder). But, even though he proves to be both kind and talented, his appearance continues to make him an outcast.
- "Alice in Wonderland" (airing at 1:35 p.m. EDT/12:35 p.m. Central): Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) has no recollection of the time she visited the magical Underland as a young girl, but that al changes when the teen spots the white rabbit once more during a party for her and her fiancé and once again sends her down a hole into the same place. There, she reunites with the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the Cheshire Cat and others, and learns it is her destiny to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror.
- "Dark Shadows" (airing at 4:10 p.m. EDT/3:10 p.m. Central): Two centuries after he was turned into a vampire and burned alive, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) escapes from his tomb and finds his former town of Collinsport to be a very different place, and he finds his somewhat dysfunctional descendants in dire need of his help.
- "Sleepy Hollow" (airing at 6:50 p.m. EDT/5:50 p.m. Central): Based on Washington Irving's classic tale, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is sent to the town to investigate after the Headless Horseman decapitates three people.
- "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (airing at 9:20 p.m. EDT/8:50 p.m. Central): Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon), the pumpkin king of Halloweentown, becomes bored by the same annual routine. When he stumbles on Christmastown, he decides to now kidnap Santa Claus and take over the role.
- "Frankenweenie" (airing at 12 a.m. EDT/11 p.m. Central): Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is heartbroken when his best friend and dog, Spike, is struck by tragedy. However, when his science teacher (Martin Landau), gives him an idea for how to bring Sparky back to life, Victor is elated. But, when the other students learn the secret and also start to resurrect dead animals, problems ensue.
Of course, anyone who misses out on these airings will still have a chance to watch some of the movies on encore showings. "Edward Scissorhands" will air again at 7 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 24. "Dark Shadows" will air again at 8:20 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 26, 7 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 27, and 11:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 30. "Sleepy Hollow" will air encores on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 3:35 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 27 at 12 p.m. EDT, and at 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 30. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" will air again Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. EDT and Saturday, Oct, 28 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Finally, "Frankenweenie" will air again on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 12 a.m. EDT.
For a full schedule of movies for "13 Nights of Halloween," click HERE.
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