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The Nightmare Before Christmas

"What's this?"

1993-10-09 Fantasy 1hr 16m

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

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Storyline

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

  • Released
    1993-10-09
  • Revenue
    $75,634,409
  • Budget
    $18,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 16m
  • Genre
    Fantasy, Animation, Family
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.9
  • Production
    Touchstone Pictures, Skellington Productions

Crew

Henry Selick
Director
Caroline Thompson
Screenplay
Don Hahn
Producer
Keywords:
skeleton fire magic holiday santa claus halloween villain musical christmas tree saving christmas pumpkin woods stop motion christmas horror christmas

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Cast

Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman
Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
Chris Sarandon

Chris Sarandon
Jack Skellington (voice)
Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara
Sally / Shock (voice)
William Hickey

William Hickey
Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
Glenn Shadix

Glenn Shadix
Mayor (voice)
Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens
Lock (voice)
Ken Page

Ken Page
Oogie Boogie (voice)
Edward Ivory

Edward Ivory
Santa Claus (voice)
Susan McBride

Susan McBride
Big Witch / WWD. (voice)
Debi Durst

Debi Durst
Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)
Greg Proops

Greg Proops
Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)
Kerry Katz

Kerry Katz
Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)
Randy Crenshaw

Randy Crenshaw
Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire Corpse Dad (voice)
Sherwood Ball

Sherwood Ball
Mummy / Vampire (voice)
Carmen Twillie

Carmen Twillie
Undersea Gal / Man Under the Stairs (voice)
Glenn Walters

Glenn Walters
Wolfman (voice)
Mia Brown

Mia Brown
Additional Voices (voice)
L. Peter Callender

L. Peter Callender
Additional Voices (voice)
Ann Fraser

Ann Fraser
Additional Voices (voice)
Jennifer Levey

Jennifer Levey
Additional Voices (voice)
Jesse McClurg

Jesse McClurg
Additional Voices (voice)
John Morris

John Morris
Additional Voices (voice)
Robert Olague

Robert Olague
Additional Voices (voice)
Bobbi Page

Bobbi Page
Additional Voices (voice)
Elena Praskin

Elena Praskin
Additional Voices (voice)
Trampas Warman

Trampas Warman
Additional Voices (voice)
Judi Durand

Judi Durand
Additional Voices (voice)
Doris Hess

Doris Hess
Additional Voices (voice)
Daamen J. Krall

Daamen J. Krall
Additional Voices (voice)
Christina MacGregor

Christina MacGregor
Additional Voices (voice)
David McCharen

David McCharen
Additional Voices (voice)
Gary Raff

Gary Raff
Additional Voices (voice)
David J. Randolph

David J. Randolph
Additional Voices (voice)
Gary Schwartz

Gary Schwartz
Additional Voices (voice)
Tim Burton

Tim Burton
Zero (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Ranft

Joe Ranft
Igor (voice) (uncredited)

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Reviews for The Nightmare Before Christmas
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A Review by tanty 6

Written by tanty on 2014-11-14

I suppose I missed watching it at the proper time so I will explain it as not surviving well after all these years. The idea is daring, t... read more

I suppose I missed watching it at the proper time so I will explain it as not surviving well after all these years. The idea is daring, the stop motion is OKish and Danny Elfman's OST is quite good but even being only 70 min they were still too many for me. Specially, the songs were to close one to the next.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-26

This is a cracking animation fantasy centring around "Jack Skellington" - the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. When he feels all just a bit d... read more

This is a cracking animation fantasy centring around "Jack Skellington" - the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. When he feels all just a bit deflated after one celebration, he happens upon Christmas Town and encounters Santa Claus preparing to bring jolity and happiness. "Jack" sends a few of his rather stupid henchmen to kidnap Santa, takes his place and proceeds to deliver Christmas gifts that... well... are not exactly typical. Can Santa be rescued in time?? The animation is wonderfully detailed, dark and enjoyable with plenty of characters including a mad scientist as well as a mummy, the two-faced mayor and plenty of witches and demons. Not for the first time, Tim Burton shows a visionary imagination that I couldn't help but smile at - and coupled with a marvellous score (and lead vocal) from Danny Elfman we are presented with a thoroughly engaging Christmas story with a bit of a twist. Interesting that in the cinema recently, it struggled to hold the attention of the youngsters which was a shame. Perhaps the intervening years have made this more suitable for adults now?

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A Review by Andres Gomez

I suppose I missed watching it at the proper time so I will explain it as not surviving well after all these years. The idea is daring, the stop motion is OKish and Danny Elfman's OST is quite good but even being only 70 min they were st...

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A Review by tanty 6

Written by tanty on 2014-11-14

I suppose I missed watching it at the proper time so I will explain it as not surviving well after all these years. The idea is daring, the stop motion is OKish and Danny Elfman's OST is quite good...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-26

This is a cracking animation fantasy centring around "Jack Skellington" - the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. When he feels all just a bit deflated after one celebration, he happens upon Christmas Tow...

read more