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| The Nightmare Before Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Selick |
| Written by | Story: Tim Burton Lyrics: Danny Elfman Adaptation: Michael McDowelll Screenplay: Caroline Thompson |
| Produced by | Tim Burton Denise Di Novi 2006 reissue: Don Hahn |
| Starring | Danny Elfman Chris Sarandon Catherine O'Hara William Hickey Glen Shadix Ken Page |
| Cinematography | Pete Kozachik |
| Edited by | Stan Webb |
| Music by | Danny Elfman |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
Release date | October 29, 1993 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million[1] |
| Box office | 1993: $50 million 2006: $8.7 million 2007: $15.8 million 2008: $1.1 million |
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 stop-motion animated dark fantasy comedy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a skeleton from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to "Christmas Town". This new town makes Jack realize he wants to do something different than Halloween every year. Jack tries Christmas out but soon realizes that Christmas may not be for him. Danny Elfman wrote the music to the movie and provided the singing voice of Jack, as well as other characters. Other voices in the movie include Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page and Glen Shadix.
- ↑ Mark Salisbury, Tim Burton (2006). Burton on Burton. London: Faber and Faber. pp. 121–127. ISBN 0-571-22926-3.