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The Nightmare Before Christmas

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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.

Release Date : 1993-10-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Touchstone PicturesSkellington Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before ChristmasThe Nightmare Before Christmas 3DThe Special Edition of the Nightmare Before Christmas

Cast

Danny Elfman

Character Name : Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)

Original Name : Danny Elfman

Gender : Male

Chris Sarandon

Character Name : Jack Skellington (voice)

Original Name : Chris Sarandon

Gender : Male

Catherine O'Hara

Character Name : Sally / Shock (voice)

Original Name : Catherine O'Hara

Gender : Female

William Hickey

Character Name : Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

Original Name : William Hickey

Gender : Male

Glenn Shadix

Character Name : Mayor (voice)

Original Name : Glenn Shadix

Gender : Male

Paul Reubens

Character Name : Lock (voice)

Original Name : Paul Reubens

Gender : Male

Ken Page

Character Name : Oogie Boogie (voice)

Original Name : Ken Page

Gender : Male

Edward Ivory

Character Name : Santa Claus (voice)

Original Name : Edward Ivory

Gender : Male

Susan McBride

Character Name : Big Witch / WWD. (voice)

Original Name : Susan McBride

Gender : Male

Debi Durst

Character Name : Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)

Original Name : Debi Durst

Gender : Female

Greg Proops

Character Name : Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)

Original Name : Greg Proops

Gender : Male

Kerry Katz

Character Name : Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)

Original Name : Kerry Katz

Gender : Male

Randy Crenshaw

Character Name : Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire Corpse Dad (voice)

Original Name : Randy Crenshaw

Gender : Male

Sherwood Ball

Character Name : Mummy / Vampire (voice)

Original Name : Sherwood Ball

Gender : Male

Carmen Twillie

Character Name : Undersea Gal / Man Under the Stairs (voice)

Original Name : Carmen Twillie

Gender : Female

Glenn Walters

Character Name : Wolfman (voice)

Original Name : Glenn Walters

Gender : Male

Mia Brown

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Mia Brown

Gender : Male

L. Peter Callender

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : L. Peter Callender

Gender : Male

Ann Fraser

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Ann Fraser

Gender : Male

Jennifer Levey

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jennifer Levey

Gender : Male

Jesse McClurg

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jesse McClurg

Gender : Male

John Morris

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : John Morris

Gender : Male

Robert Olague

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Robert Olague

Gender : Male

Bobbi Page

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Bobbi Page

Gender : Female

Elena Praskin

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Elena Praskin

Gender : Female

Trampas Warman

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Trampas Warman

Gender : Male

Judi Durand

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Judi Durand

Gender : Female

Doris Hess

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Doris Hess

Gender : Female

Daamen J. Krall

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Daamen J. Krall

Gender : Male

Christina MacGregor

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Christina MacGregor

Gender : Male

David McCharen

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David McCharen

Gender : Male

Gary Raff

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Gary Raff

Gender : Male

David J. Randolph

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David J. Randolph

Gender : Male

Gary Schwartz

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Gary Schwartz

Gender : Male

Tim Burton

Character Name : Zero (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Burton

Gender : Male

Joe Ranft

Character Name : Igor (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Ranft

Gender : Male

Reviews

Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

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

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-26

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?