The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Danny Elfman
Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice) / Original Music Composer / Songs
Chris Sarandon
Jack Skellington (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
Sally / Shock (voice)
William Hickey
Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
Glenn Shadix
Mayor (voice)
Paul Reubens
Lock (voice)
Ken Page
Oogie Boogie (voice)
Edward Ivory
Santa Claus (voice)
Susan McBride
Big Witch / WWD. (voice)
Debi Durst
Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)
Greg Proops
Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)
Kerry Katz
Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)
Randy Crenshaw
Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire Corpse Dad (voice)
Sherwood Ball
Mummy / Vampire (voice)
Carmen Twillie
Undersea Gal / Man Under the Stairs (voice)
Glenn Walters
Wolfman (voice)
Mia Brown
Additional Voices (voice)
L. Peter Callender
Additional Voices (voice)
Ann Fraser
Additional Voices (voice)
Jennifer Levey
Additional Voices (voice)
Jesse McClurg
Additional Voices (voice)
John Morris
Santa Boy (voice)
Robert Olague
Additional Voices (voice)
Bobbi Page
Additional Voices (voice)
Elena Praskin
Additional Voices (voice)
Trampas Warman
Additional Voices (voice)
Judi M. Durand
Additional Voices (voice)
Doris Hess
Additional Voices (voice)
Daamen J. Krall
Additional Voices (voice)
Christina MacGregor
Additional Voices (voice)
David McCharen
Additional Voices (voice)
Gary Raff
Additional Voices (voice)
David J. Randolph
Additional Voices (voice)
Gary Schwartz
Additional Voices (voice)
Tim Burton
Zero (voice) (uncredited) / Producer / Writer / Story / Characters
Joe Ranft
Igor (voice) (uncredited)
Michael McDowell
Adaptation
Caroline Thompson
Screenplay
Denise Di Novi
Producer
Don Hahn
Producer
Pete Kozachik
Director of Photography
Stan Webb
Editor
Henry Selick
Director
Mike Belzer
Animation
Mike Cachuela
Storyboard
Rich Zim
Animation
Joel Fletcher
Animation
Lana Bernberg
Animation
Paul Berry
Animation
Kim Blanchette
Animation
Stephen A. Buckley
Animation
Angie Glocka
Animation
Timothy Hittle
Animation
Barry E. Jackson
Art Department Manager
Paul Jessel
Animation
Mike Johnson
Animation
Owen Klatte
Animation / Visual Effects
Jorgen Klubien
Art Department Manager
Justin Kohn
Animation
Eric Leighton
Animation Supervisor
Daniel Mason
Animation
Loyd Price
Animation
Anthony Scott
Animation
Trey Thomas
Animation
Harry Walton
Animation
Ken Willard
Animation
Tamara Khalaf
Animation
Jeannine Berger
Post Production Consulting
Kathleen Gavin
Co-Producer
Jill Jacobs
Associate Producer
Diane Minter Lewis
Associate Producer
Phil Lofaro
Associate Producer / Production Manager
Mary Gail Artz
Casting
Barbara Cohen
Casting
Deane Taylor
Art Direction
Kelly Asbury
Assistant Art Director
Bill Boes
Assistant Art Director / Modeling
Kendal Cronkhite
Assistant Art Director
B.J. Fredrickson
Background Designer
Shelley Daniels Lekven
Sculptor
Norm DeCarlo
Sculptor
Randal M. Dutra
Sculptor
Greg Dykstra
Sculptor
Joel Friesch
Set Dresser / Modeling
Gretchen Scharfenberg
Set Dresser
David Hanks
Camera Operator
Richard E. Lehmann
Camera Operator
Selwyn Eddy
Camera Operator
Jo Carson
Camera Operator
Ray Gilberti
Camera Operator
Eric Swenson
Camera Operator
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Digital Effects Supervisor
Rebecca Ramsey
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Tracy Barber
Post Production Assistant
Sarah Duran
Post Production Supervisor
Miguel Ángel Poveda
Post Production Supervisor
Loren Hillman-Morgan
Scenic Artist
Jennifer Clinard
Scenic Artist
Peggy Hrastar
Scenic Artist
Linda Overbey
Scenic Artist
John Pospisil
Special Sound Effects
Michael Kelly
Additional Editing
Edie Ichioka
Associate Editor
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Kat Alioshin
Assistant Production Coordinator
Davia Nelson
Casting
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Executive In Charge Of Production
Kevin Reher
Production Accountant
Jill Ruzicka
Production Coordinator
Ralph Stuart
Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Boardman
Conductor
Mary Andrews
Dialogue Editor
Joe Dorn
Dialogue Editor
Ezra Dweck
Foley
Hilda Hodges
Foley
Joan Rowe
Foley
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Mark McKenzie
Orchestrator
Shawn Murphy
Scoring Mixer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Chock
Sound Effects Editor
James Christopher
Sound Effects Editor
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard L. Anderson
Supervising Sound Editor
Janeen Elliott
3D Artist
Jason Smith
Creature Technical Director
Nick Bogle
Modeling
Jeff Brewer
Modeling
Paula Lucchesi
Modeling
Marc Ribaud
Modeling
Jim Aupperle
Visual Effects Camera
George Young
Production Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 9, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 16m
Content RatingPG
Budget$24,000,000
Box Office$75,634,409
Genres
Wiki.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick in his feature directorial debut 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 schemes to take over the holiday. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score and provided the singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Ed Ivory.
The Nightmare Before Christmas originated from a poem written by Burton in 1982 while he was working as an animator at Walt Disney Productions. With the critical success of Vincent that same year, Burton began to consider developing the film as either a short film or a half-hour 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. Production started in July 1991 in San Francisco; Disney initially released the film through the Touchstone Pictures label because the studio believed the film would be "too dark and scary for kids".The Nightmare Before Christmas premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 9, 1993, and was given a limited release on October 13, before its wide theatrical release on October 29. The film was met with commercial and critical success upon release, earning praise for its animation, particularly the innovation of stop-motion as an art form, as well as its characters, songs, and score. While initially a modest box office hit, it has since garnered a large cult following and is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated films of all time. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, a first for an animated film, but lost to Jurassic Park. The film has been reissued by Walt Disney Pictures and was re-released annually in Disney Digital 3-D from 2006 until 2010.
In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."