The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of "Halloween Town" who stumbles upon "Christmas Town" and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score, and provided the singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast also includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Ed Ivory. The Nightmare Before Christmas originated in a poem written by Burton in 1982 while he was working as an animator at Walt Disney Productions. With the success of Vincent in the same year, Burton began to consider developing The Nightmare Before Christmas as either a short film or 30-minute television special to no avail. Over the years, Burton's thoughts regularly returned to the project and in 1990, he made a development deal with Walt Disney Studios.
| Director | Henry Selick |
| Produced by | Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi |
| Story by | Tim Burton |
| Starring | Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page, Ed Ivory |
| Music | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Pete Kozachik |
| Edited by | Stan Webb |
| Production, company | Touchstone Pictures, Skellington Productions |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| Released | October 29, 1993 |
| Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | 2 million |
| Netflix ID | 806284 |
About The Nightmare Before Christmas
In this Tim Burton musical dark fantasy, character Jack Skellington tries to bring the spirit of Christmas to Halloween Town.
Achievement of The Nightmare Before Christmas
Danny Elfman performed in the film as Jack Skellinton as well as wrote the lyrics and music for the film. Elfman later won the Saturn Award for Best Music.
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Latest information about The Nightmare Before Christmas updated on July 28 2021.
