Movie Info

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the "real world." When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life -- he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry.

• Genre: Comedy   Holiday   Fantasy   Kids   family   Animation  

• Original Language: English

• Director: Henry Selick

• Producer: Tim Burton Denise Di Novi Kathleen Gavin

• Writer: Michael McDowell Caroline Thompson

• Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 1993 wide

• Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014

• Box Office (Gross USA): $2.4M

• Runtime: 1h 15m

• Distributor: Henry Selick

• Production Co: Touchstone Pictures Skellington Productions

• Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo

• Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

CAST & CREW

Danny Elfman

Chris Sarandon

Catherine O'Hara

William Hickey

Glenn Shadix

Paul Reubens