The Nightmare Before Christmas
– Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spin..
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.
29 Oct 1993
English
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Henry Selick
Tim Burton (story and characters), Michael McDowell (adaptation), Caroline Thompson (screenplay)
Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween town to help him put on Christmas instead of Halloween -- but alas, they can't get it quite right.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations.
$8,616,662
Touchstone Pictures