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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

PG | | Animation, Family, Fantasy | 29 October 1993 (USA)
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Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept.

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Sally / Shock (voice)
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Evil Scientist (voice)
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Mayor (voice)
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Lock (voice)
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Oogie Boogie (voice)
Edward Ivory ...
Santa (voice) (as Ed Ivory)
Susan McBride ...
Big Witch / WWD. (voice)
Debi Durst ...
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Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice) (as Gregory Proops)
Kerry Katz ...
Randy Crenshaw ...
Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire Corpse Dad (voice)
Sherwood Ball ...
Mummy / Vampire (voice)
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Storyline

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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christmas | halloween | pumpkin | woods | dog | See All (64) »

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Tim Burton's classic returns in 3-D so real, it's scary. See more »

Genres:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some scary images | See all certifications »

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29 October 1993 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$175,022 (USA) (27 October 2000)

Gross:

$75,082,668 (USA) (13 November 2009)
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Trivia

In the original poem written by Tim Burton, the only characters that existed were Jack, Zero and Santa. All the other characters were made up for the movies, although he describes some of the presents which were given out, including in some cases the names of the children. See more »

Goofs

When the cannons are being raised to shoot at Santa Jack, there are search lights in the background. When the cannons start firing, the positions of the lights jump, and they stop their sweeping motion. 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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Crazy Credits

No credits are shown, except the company and the film's name. See more »

Connections

Featured in Greatest Ever Christmas Movies (2013) See more »

Soundtracks

What's This?
(1993) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman
Performed by Danny Elfman
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' about?
Q: Is this really a Disney movie?
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2 November 2003 | by (The Hague, Netherlands) – See all my reviews

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.
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