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**Title:** Fun Facts about the Movie "Coraline"
**Summary:**
* The movie "Coraline" (2009) is based on a 2002 novel by Neil Gaiman, who accidentally misspelled the protagonist's name in an email, and the error was kept.
* Initially, the film was to be live-action with Dakota Fanning, but director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) decided on stop-motion animation, retaining Fanning's voice.
* Interesting facts include:
+ 30 people worked on each puppet, taking 3-6 months to create.
+ The "Other World" was designed to be 3D, contrasting with the 2D real world.
+ The film's soundtrack was initially handled by They Might Be Giants, but most of their work was later replaced.
+ Nike released a limited edition (100 pairs) Coraline-inspired tennis shoe.
+ The film took 18 months to shoot but 4 years to complete with 500 people involved.
* The movie was a success, earning over $16,000 in its opening weekend and receiving an Oscar nomination.
* The production company auctioned off Coraline dolls, raising over $1 million for an arts agency.
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**Movie: Coraline**
1. The movie "Coraline" is based on a book of the same name written by Neil Gaiman.
2. The book was published in 2002 and has had multiple editions since.
3. The movie's title, "Coraline", refers to the protagonist, an 11-year-old girl.
**Production**
4. Initially, the movie was planned as a live-action film with Dakota Fanning as the lead.
5. Director Henry Selick decided to make it an animated stop-motion film instead.
6. The film's puppets required 30 people to work on each one, taking 3-6 months to complete.
7. Each puppet had multiple faces, characters, and sizes.
**Crew and Collaborations**
8. Althea Crome designed the miniature clothes for the movie's characters.
9. Indie band "They Might Be Giants" initially composed the soundtrack, but most songs were later replaced.
10. Tadahiro Uesugi (Tad Iron Weasel) influenced the film's color palette and character proportions, inspired by Japanese cinema.
**Film Details**
11. To distinguish between the real and "other" worlds, the film uses 2D and 3D scenery respectively.
12. The director, Henry Selick, makes a cameo appearance on a dollar bill in one scene.
13. The film's choreography for the mice sequence took 66 days to animate.
14. Animating 2-6 seconds of the film took approximately one week with a team of 35 people.
**Release and Reception**
15. The film took 18 months to complete, with an additional 2.5 years for final details (total 4 years).
16. Over 500 people worked on the production.
17. Some parents and children found the film too scary during initial screenings.
18. The film was not considered suitable for young children.
**Merchandise and Legacy**
19. Nike released a limited edition "Stop Y Joncs" tennis shoe model inspired by the movie (only 100 pairs worldwide).
20. The film's production company auctioned off Coraline dolls, raising over $1 million for an arts agency.
21. The movie earned over $16,000 at the box office on its first weekend and received an Oscar nomination.