The Nightmare Before Christmas
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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Tim Burton
Henry Selick
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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 still too many for me. Specially, the songs were to close one to the next.
CinemaSerf
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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The Nightmare Before Christmas FAQs
The directors of The Nightmare Before Christmas are Tim Burton and Henry Selick.
The cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas includes Paul Reubens as Lock (voice), Greg Proops as Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice), L. Peter Callender as Additional Voices (voice), Judi Durand as Additional Voices (voice), Daamen J. Krall as Additional Voices (voice), David McCharen as Additional Voices (voice), David J. Randolph as Additional Voices (voice), Catherine O'Hara as Sally / Shock (voice), Bobbi Page as Additional Voices (voice), Ken Page as Oogie Boogie (voice), Glenn Shadix as Mayor (voice), Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington (voice), and more.
The duration of The Nightmare Before Christmas is 1h 16 mins.
Yes. The Nightmare Before Christmas has 4 trailers on Fanbiz, including The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1994 International Trailer (35mm 4K). Watch them on this page.
You can watch The Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney Plus (Subscription), Amazon Video (Rent), Apple TV Store (Rent), Google Play Movies (Rent), YouTube (Rent), Fandango At Home (Rent), Amazon Video (Buy), Apple TV Store (Buy), Google Play Movies (Buy), YouTube (Buy), and Fandango At Home (Buy). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
The Nightmare Before Christmas was released on 09 Oct 1993.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is listed under Fantasy, Animation, and Family on Fanbiz.
The Nightmare Before Christmas has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 Elf..."
