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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) -- Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) -- Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) -- Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept.

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Director:
Writers:
Tim Burton (based on a story and characters by)
Michael McDowell (adaptation)
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Release Date:
29 October 1993 (USA) more
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 | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations more
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Textbook example proving the old adage, "The grass is always greener in someone else's yard." more (346 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Danny Elfman ... Jack Skellington Sung By / Barrel / Clown with the Tear Away Face (voice)

Chris Sarandon ... Jack - Speaking (voice)

Catherine O'Hara ... Sally / Shock (voice)
William Hickey ... Evil Scientist (voice)
Glenn Shadix ... Mayor (voice)

Paul Reubens ... Lock (voice)
Ken Page ... Oogie Boogie (voice)
Edward Ivory ... Santa (voice) (as Ed Ivory)
Susan McBride ... Big Witch / WWD. (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 Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)
Randy Crenshaw ... Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire (voice)
Sherwood Ball ... Mummy / Vampire (voice)

Carmen Twillie ... Undersea Gal / Man Under the Stairs (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
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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MPAA:
Rated PG for some scary images.
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76 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Burton wrote a three-page poem titled The Nightmare Before Christmas when he was a Disney animator in the early-1980s. Burton took inspiration from television specials of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (TV), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV) and the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas. more
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Continuity: During the song "Making Christmas", some of the characters are building a ramp on which the Mayor rides the snow-mobile that Jack brought. After the small hairy Cyclops puts his piece of the ramp into its place, the 'Clown with the Tear-away Face' does the same with another piece, and the Cyclops suddenly disappears at this point. He pops up again on the other side of the screen at the end of the shot. 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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Referenced in MediEvil (1998) (VG) more
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Here Comes Santa Claus more

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50 out of 64 people found the following review useful.
Textbook example proving the old adage, "The grass is always greener in someone else's yard.", 15 November 2000
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This film, while far from Burton's masterpiece, is a delightful musical that in the end shows that, sometimes, we have things far better than we think we do and the other side of the fence sometimes looks better just because it's different, but that doesn't make necessarily wise to pursue someone else's dream because we mistakenly think we may like it more. Tim Burton's fingerprints are all over this film. Excellent casting of vocal talent, the score is great and the animation is marvelous. A very good film and worth watching more than once. Recommended.

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