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The Nightmare Before Christmas poster

Movie1993 · 1 hr 16 min · English

The Nightmare Before Christmas

A holiday film for the whole family... except yours.

Animation Family Fantasy

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Danny Elfman photo

Danny Elfman

Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)

Chris Sarandon photo

Chris Sarandon

Jack Skellington (voice)

Catherine O'Hara photo

Catherine O'Hara

Sally / Shock (voice)

William Hickey photo

William Hickey

Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

Glenn Shadix photo

Glenn Shadix

Mayor (voice)

Paul Reubens photo

Paul Reubens

Lock (voice)

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Oscars · 1994

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Movie Details

DirectorHenry Selick

OriginUnited States

Budget$18,000,000

Revenue$75,634,409

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Studios

Skellington Productions

Touchstone Pictures

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