Details

Release year: 1993

Storyline

Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.

Top credits

Directors

Henry Selick

Writers

Cast

Danny Elfman — Jack Skellington - Singing Voice, Barrel, Clown with the Tear Away Face
Chris Sarandon — Jack Skellington
Catherine O'Hara — Sally, Shock
William Hickey — Dr. Finkelstein

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• Tim Burton has said the original poem was inspired after seeing Halloween merchandise display in a store being taken down and replaced by a Christmas display. The juxtaposition of ghouls and goblins with Santa and his reindeer sparked his imagination.

• In 2001, Walt Disney Pictures began to consider producing a sequel, but rather than using stop motion, Disney wanted to use computer animation. Tim Burton convinced Disney to drop the idea. "I was always very protective of [Nightmare] not to do sequels or things of that kind," Burton explained. "You know, 'Jack visits Thanksgiving world' or other kinds of things just because I felt the movie had a purity to it and the people that like it."

• (at around 13 mins) It is stated in "The Making of..." book that the most difficult shot to film in the entire movie is the shot in which Jack is reaching for the doorknob to Christmas Land. Viewers can see the perfect surround reflection of the forest around Jack in the background.