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Release Date:
29 October 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
Tim Burton's classic returns in 3-D so real, it's scary. more
Plot:
Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(217 articles)
Puppets and Precursors
(From FilmExperience. 21 November 2009, 6:30 PM, PST)
Tim Burton Exhibit Opens at MoMa
(From Atomic Popcorn. 19 November 2009, 10:41 AM, PST)
(From FilmExperience. 21 November 2009, 6:30 PM, PST)
Tim Burton Exhibit Opens at MoMa
(From Atomic Popcorn. 19 November 2009, 10:41 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Danny Elfman | ... | Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice) | |
| Chris Sarandon | ... | Jack Skellington (voice) | |
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Sally / Shock (voice) | |
| William Hickey | ... | Dr. Finkelstein (voice) | |
| Glenn Shadix | ... | Mayor (voice) | |
| Paul Reubens | ... | Lock (voice) | |
| Ken Page | ... | Oogie Boogie (voice) | |
| Edward Ivory | ... | Santa (voice) | |
| Susan McBride | ... | Big Witch / W.W.D. (voice) | |
| Debi Durst | ... | Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice) | |
| Greg Proops | ... | Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice) (as Gregory Proops) | |
| Kerry Katz | ... | Man Under the Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice) | |
| Randy Crenshaw | ... | Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire (voice) | |
| Sherwood Ball | ... | Mummy / Vampire (voice) | |
| Carmen Twillie | ... | Undersea Gal / Creature Under the Bed (voice) |
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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (USA) (complete title)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D (USA) (promotional title)
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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D (USA) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some scary images.
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Runtime:
76 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Portugal:M/6 |
Brazil:Livre |
Netherlands:AL |
Iceland:L |
Spain:7 |
Ireland:PG |
South Korea:All (re-rating) (2006) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
South Korea:12 (original rating) |
South Africa:10M |
New Zealand:G |
Peru:PT |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-10/7 |
Germany:6 |
Iceland:LH (video rating) |
Iceland:L (original rating) |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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For the 2008 Special Edition Blu-ray/DVD release, Christopher Lee narrated an animated version of the original poem written by Tim Burton.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Near the end of the movie, when Jack puts a kid on the Mayor's hat, he's doing it from the left, both his arms are on the left of the hat. In the next shot, he's holding the kid with his arms from both sides of the hat.
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Referenced in RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005) (V)
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Soundtrack:
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS
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Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is one of the nice animated movies not from Disney. It is about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, who lives in Halloweentown. One day he goes through a door in a tree and arrives in Christmastown and sees how happy and beautiful it is over there. When he is back in Halloweentown he shows his friends what Christmas is like, and he suggests to do Christmas this year instead of Halloween. Things do not go as planned.
Everything is beautifully animated and although the story is not that great it is entertaining the whole way through. I liked all the songs in the movie and there are some good laughs as well. Definitely worth watching.