The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · ★ 7.8 · Dir. Henry Selick
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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.
- Released
- 1993-10-09
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $24M
- Box office
- $75.6M
- IMDb
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Chris Sarandon
Jack Skellington (voice)
Danny Elfman
Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
Sally / Shock (voice)
Ken Page
Oogie Boogie (voice)
William Hickey
Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
Glenn Shadix
Mayor (voice)
Edward Ivory
Santa Claus (voice)
Paul Reubens
Lock (voice)
Kerry Katz
Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)
Carmen Twillie
Undersea Gal / Man Under the Stairs (voice)
Randy Crenshaw
Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire Corpse Dad (voice)
Debi Durst
Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)
Keywords
Santa clausChristmasStop motionMagicHalloweenWoodsMusicalHolidaySkeletonChristmas treeFireSaving christmasPumpkinJack o lanternAnimated musical
