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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 8.0
Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept. Director:Henry Selick |
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Cast
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| Chris Sarandon | ... |
Jack Skellington
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| Catherine O'Hara | ... | ||
| William Hickey | ... |
Dr. Finklestein
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| Glenn Shadix | ... |
Mayor
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| Paul Reubens | ... |
Lock
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| Ken Page | ... |
Oogie Boogie
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Edward Ivory | ... |
Santa
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Susan McBride | ... |
Big Witch /
WWD.
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Debi Durst | ... |
Corpse Kid /
Corpse Mom /
Small Witch
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| Greg Proops | ... |
Harlequin Demon /
Devil /
Sax Player
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Kerry Katz | ... | |
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Randy Crenshaw | ... | |
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Sherwood Ball | ... |
Mummy /
Vampire
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| Carmen Twillie | ... |
Undersea Gal /
Man Under the Stairs
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Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween town to help him put on Christmas instead of Halloween -- but alas, they can't get it quite right. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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A ghoulish tale with wicked humour & stunning animation. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 October 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas See more »Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£65,668 (UK) (1 December 2006)Gross:
$75,082,668 (USA) (13 November 2009)Company Credits
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Dolby DigitalColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Santa: 'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems in a place perhaps you've seen in your dreams. For the story you're about to be told began with the holiday worlds of auld. Now you've probably wondered where holidays come from. If you haven't I'd say it's time you begun.
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(1993) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman
Performed by Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, Debi Durst, Randy Crenshaw, Paul Reubens, Glenn Walters, and Chorus
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Did You Know?
Trivia
There are only two shots in the entire film that were filmed at normal speed (24fps), one is the opening overhead shot of the trees in the forest and the other is the bugs falling into the molten pit in Oogie Boogie's lair. See more »Goofs
When Sally is raising the basket up to Jack's window Jack is writing on the chalkboard. When he stops writing the chalk he is holding disappears. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Santa: 'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems in a place perhaps you've seen in your dreams. For the story you're about to be told began with the holiday worlds of auld. Now you've probably wondered where holidays come from. If you haven't I'd say it's time you begun.
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No credits are shown, except the company and the film's name. See more »Soundtracks
"Finale"(1993) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman
Performed by Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, Debi Durst, Randy Crenshaw, Paul Reubens, Glenn Walters, and Chorus
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I am not a big Tim Burton fan, but this movie is in my top 3 of all time. Perhaps the fact that Halloween is my favorite holiday influenced my opinion, but I doubt it. The more I hear and read about this movie, the more I love it.
Based on a parody of the famous "Night before Christmas" poem by Moore that Burton wrote and illustrated while employed at Disney, this idea was stagnant for many years prior to filming. In many ways this was a good thing, technology was able to catch up to Burton's ideas.
In NBC, we see our hero Jack Skellington, aka The Pumpkin King, depressed as another Halloween passes. In the background we hear the residents of Halloween Town celebrate another wonderful holiday. But Jack is sad. The only one who notices is the Rag Doll-style woman Sally.
Other characters, including many town-monsters, are introduced. We meet the wonderful mayor with two faces, the evil scientist and his assistant, three local children and our evil boogie-man.
After an accident, Jack develops a plan to kidnap "Sandy Claws" and give presents out for Christmas in place of Christmas Town. You will have to view this movie to discover the rest.
The claymation is not what I expected, it was of a high quality and the movements are not jerky like the old Christmas Specials. Danny Elfman's music has little resemblance to his work with Ongo Bongo and "What's this?" (which Jack sings when he discovers the colorful world of Christmas Town) is closer to a tune mixed from Cabaret and The Music Man. The voices match the mouth movements nearly perfectly. This was a project from the heart and all the little touches to make it 'just' right show this fact.