The Nightmare Before Christmas
A holiday film for the whole family... except yours.
The Nightmare Before Christmas Release Date
Theatrical / primary release: 9 October 1993.
The Nightmare Before Christmas Cast
Danny Elfman
as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
Chris Sarandon
as Jack Skellington (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
as Sally / Shock (voice)
William Hickey
as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
Glenn Shadix
as Mayor (voice)
Paul Reubens
as Lock (voice)
Ken Page
as Oogie Boogie (voice)
Edward Ivory
as Santa Claus (voice)
Susan McBride
as Big Witch / WWD. (voice)
Debi Durst
as Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)
Greg Proops
as Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)
Kerry Katz
as Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)
Randy Crenshaw
as Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire Corpse Dad (voice)
Sherwood Ball
as Mummy / Vampire (voice)
Carmen Twillie
as Undersea Gal / Man Under the Stairs (voice)
Glenn Walters
as Wolfman (voice)
The Nightmare Before Christmas Trailer
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The Nightmare Before Christmas Story
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.
The Nightmare Before Christmas Rating
Community rating: 7.9/10 from 10,758 votes. Open the IMDb page for The Nightmare Before Christmas for IMDb score and user reviews.
The Nightmare Before Christmas OTT Release Date
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The Nightmare Before Christmas Reviews
Andres Gomez6/10
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.
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CinemaSerf7/10
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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