The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

1h 16m

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7.8/10

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Fantasy

Animation

Family

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.

Directors

Henry Selick

Writers

Caroline Thompson(screenplay by)

Michael McDowell(adaptation by)

Mike Cachuela(storyboard by)

Stars

Danny Elfman

Chris Sarandon

Catherine O'Hara

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Videos8

Photos140

Top cast

Danny Elfman

Jack Skellington (singing) …

Chris Sarandon

Jack Skellington (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Sally …

William Hickey

Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

Mayor (voice)

Lock (voice)

Oogie Boogie (voice)

Santa Claus (voice)

Big Witch …

Corpse Kid …

Harlequin Demon …

Man Under Stairs …

Mr. Hyde …

Mummy …

Undersea Gal …

Wolfman (voice)

Additional Voices (voice)

L. Peter Callender

Additional Voices (voice)

Directors

Henry Selick

Writers

Caroline Thompson(screenplay by)

Michael McDowell(adaptation by)

Mike Cachuela(storyboard by)

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6/10

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.

tanty14 Nov, 2014