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* ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994)*
* ''[[Mars Attacks
* ''[[Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999)*
* ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' (2001)
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* [[Associated Composer]]: [[Danny Elfman]]
* [[Auteur License]]: He got his after ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'' hit it big.
* [[Black Comedy]]: Some of his movies in varying degrees, especially ''[[Mars Attacks
* [[Chekhov's Armoury]]: On a regular basis.
* [[Creator Backlash]]: Not as extreme as some examples, but he once confessed that, with the exception of ''Pee-Wee's Big Adventure'', he doesn't much enjoy watching his older films because the memories are too personal for him to view them objectively.
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** And we all know that his biggest [[Author Appeal]] is [[Johnny Depp]].
* [[Creepy Children Singing]]: Very common in his films, especially the ones scored by [[Danny Elfman]].
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: ''[[Pee Wee's Big Adventure]]'' was actually quite colorful and kid-friendly, at least compared to Burton's later work. ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' began to introduce darker and more adult elements, and Burton's output only increased in edginess from that point until we got the downright nihilistic ''[[Batman Returns]]'' in 1992. Following the ugly backlash to that last film, Burton retreated from his misanthropy a bit and [[Lighter and Softer|returned to his comedic roots]] with ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' and ''[[Mars Attacks
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: It can be benign, world-weary, friendly, helpful -- even lovable. That said, when dark ''is'' evil, or at least angry, watch out.
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: ''Ed Wood'' is in outright black and white, Halloween Town in ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' only has touches of color, ''Sweeney Todd'' is shot in mostly desaturated colors, and the living world in ''Corpse Bride'' is much grayer than the world of the dead.
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