1993 · Film · Fantasy / Animation / Family
The Nightmare Before Christmas
A holiday film for the whole family... except yours.
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning in his place. But, as the holiday approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend Sally tries to foil his well-meaning yet misguided plans.
- Directed by
- Henry Selick
- Release
- October 9, 1993
- Runtime
- 76 minutes
- TMDB
- 7.9 / 10
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Danny Elfman as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice) · Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington (voice) · Catherine O'Hara as Sally / Shock (voice) · William Hickey as Dr. Finkelstein (voice) · Glenn Shadix as Mayor (voice) · Paul Reubens as Lock (voice) · Ken Page as Oogie Boogie (voice) · Edward Ivory as Santa Claus (voice)