The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993 PG-13 1h 16m

7.8 /10

10.2K

Genre

Fantasy Animation Family

Plot

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.

Director

Henry Selick

Writers

Michael McDowell Caroline Thompson Mike Cachuela

Stars

Danny Elfman Chris Sarandon Catherine O'Hara

Cast & Crew

Danny Elfman

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

Chris Sarandon

Jack Skellington (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Sally / Shock (voice)

William Hickey

Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

Big Witch / WWD. (voice)

Debi Durst

Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)

Greg Proops

Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)

Kerry Katz

Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)

Randy Crenshaw

Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire Corpse Dad (voice)

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Sherwood Ball

Mummy / Vampire (voice)

Carmen Twillie

Undersea Gal / Man Under the Stairs (voice)

Additional Voices (voice)

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L. Peter Callender

Additional Voices (voice)

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Ann Fraser

Additional Voices (voice)

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Jennifer Levey

Additional Voices (voice)

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Jesse McClurg

Additional Voices (voice)

John Morris

Additional Voices (voice)

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Robert Olague

Additional Voices (voice)

Bobbi Page

Additional Voices (voice)

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Elena Praskin

Additional Voices (voice)

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Trampas Warman

Additional Voices (voice)

Judi Durand

Additional Voices (voice)

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Doris Hess

Additional Voices (voice)

Daamen J. Krall

Additional Voices (voice)

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Christina MacGregor

Additional Voices (voice)

David McCharen

Additional Voices (voice)

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Gary Raff

Additional Voices (voice)

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David J. Randolph

Additional Voices (voice)

Gary Schwartz

Additional Voices (voice)

Tim Burton

Zero (voice) (uncredited)

Joe Ranft

Igor (voice) (uncredited)

User Reviews

Geronimo1967

26 Aug 2023

This is a cracking animation fantasy centring around "Jack Skellington" - the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. When he feels all just a bit deflated af...

tanty

14 Nov 2014

I suppose I missed watching it at the proper time so I will explain it as not surviving well after all these years. The idea is daring, the stop mo...