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This stop-motion animated fable was a big hit when it was released -- not only at the box office, but critically. It was praised for its stunning originality and for the excellence of its execution. In addition, it was praised for being a completely absorbing fable that both grownups and children can enjoy, so long as the children are able to its handle scary bits (beginning perhaps at age seven or eight). In the story, Jack Skellington (voice of Chris Sarandon) is the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, a realm of reality where the inhabitants make it their life's work to scare humans on Halloween. He's good at his work, and is very popular around town, but it all bores him. In a funk one day, he wanders into a wood where every tree is the doorway to realms serving one or another human holiday, and falls through the doorway into Christmas. There, he sees scenes of such glee and good will that he is overwhelmed. He returns to Halloweentown with the inspiration to persuade his fellow citizens to kidnap Santa and do Christmas in their own Halloweentown way -- complete with snakes and shrunken heads. Despite strong arguments against this project by Jack's otherwise loyal girlfriend, Sally (voice of Catherine O'Hara), Santa (voice of Edward Ivory) is duly captured, and the townspeople prepare a very special Christmas for everyone. Jack is excited about the new plan, and at first doesn't notice that Sally isn't around much anymore. Meanwhile, Oogie Boogie (voice of Ken Page), a sinister opponent of Jack's, has re-kidnapped Santa and has captured Sally as well. Since Sally is the true love of Jack's life and (he eventually realizes) the only one who can be relied upon to tell him the truth in every circumstance, a confrontation with Oogie Boogie becomes inevitable. In addition to being a monumental work of animation (it took over 120 animators and many more technicians more than two years to film it), this show features ten very appropriate musical numbers by composer Danny Elfman, who also supplies Jack's singing voice. In October 2006, fans of the innovative animated classic got to experience The Nightmare Before Christmas in a whole new dimension when the film was re-released into theaters in Disney Digital 3-D -- a process developed to add remarkable new depth to films that were originally released in standard 2-D.
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Cast & Crew - Nightmare Before Christmas
Danny Elfman
(Films)(Biography)(Music) Barrel
Chris Sarandon
(Films)(Music) Jack Skellington
Catherine O'Hara
(Films) Shock, Sally
William Hickey
(Films)(Biography) Dr. Finklestein
Glenn Shadix Mayor
Paul Reubens Lock
Ken Page Oogie Boogie
Edward Ivory Santa
Mary Gail Artz Actor
Sherwood Ball Mummy, Vampire
L. Peter Callender Voice Only
Barbara Cohen Actor
Randy Crenshaw Mr. Hyde/Behemoth/Vampire
Judi M. Durand Voice Only
Doris Hess Voice Only
David McCharen Voice Only
Greg Proops Actor
Gary Raff Voice Only
Gary Schwartz Voice Only
Carmen Twillie Undersea Gal/Man Under Stairs
Technical Credits
Henry Selick Director
Tim Burton Original Story, Producer, Production Designer
Barbara Cohen Casting
Denise Di Novi Producer
Danny Elfman Score Composer, Songwriter, Co-producer
Bill Gavin Producer
Pete Kozachik Cinematographer
Phil Lofaro Associate Producer
Michael McDowell Screenwriter
Tim Robinson Producer
Deane Taylor Art Director
Caroline Thompson Screenwriter
Stan Webb Editor
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, 3D, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Disney
DVD Release Date: August 30, 2011
Run Time: 76 minutes
Special Features
Existing 2D Bonus Features
• Tim Burton Movie Introduction
• "What's This?" Jack's Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour
• Frankenweenie Short Film (uncut version) with Introduction by Tim Burton
• Vincent Short Film
• Tim Burton's Original Poem Narrated by Christopher Lee
• Audio Commentary by Tim Burton, Director Henry Selick and Music Designer Danny Elfman
• Behind the Scenes Making of the Movie
• The Worlds of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Deleted Scenes
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