The Nightmare Before Christmas
Halloween Town is a fantasy world populated by various monsters and beings associated with the holiday ("This is Halloween"). Jack Skellington, the well-respected "Pumpkin King," leads the town in organizing the annual Halloween celebrations. Unknown to the citizens, however, he is bored with the same annual routine and wants to try something new ("Jack's Lament"). While wandering in the woods the next morning, he encounters several trees containing doors, which lead to other holiday-themed worlds (Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Valentine's Day, and St. Patrick's Day). He stumbles through the door leading to Christmas Town, whose bright colors and cheerful atmosphere contrast sharply with the funereal Halloween Town, and quickly falls in love with the new and exciting holiday ("What's This").
| MPAA Rating: | PG |
| Genre: | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical |
| Country: | United States |
| Produced By: | Philip Lofaro, Danny Elfman, Denise Di Novi, Kathleen Gavin, Jill Jacobs, Don Hahn, Tim Burton, Diane Minter Lewis |
| Directed By: | Henry Selick |
| Written By: | Tim Burton, Michael McDowell, Caroline Thompson |
| Cast: | Debi Durst, Mia Brown, Carmen Twillie, William Hickey, Randy Crenshaw, David Randolph, Danny Elfman, Susan McBride, David McCharen, Joe Ranft, Ken Page, Billie Hayes, Bobbi Page, Sherwood Ball, Glenn Shadix, Ann Fraser, Edward Ivory, Judi M. Durand, Doris Hess, L. Peter Callender, Catherine O'Hara, Greg Proops, Kerry Katz, Gary Schwartz, John Morris, Paul Reubens, Gary Raff, Jennifer Levey, Jesse McClurg, Chris Sarandon, Daamen J. Krall, Glenn Walters |
| In Theaters: | Oct 29, 1993 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 16 minutes |
| Production: | Touchstone Pictures, Skellington Productions Inc., Tim Burton Productions |
| Budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Box Office: | $87,620,624 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
