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THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Enter an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder. This Special Edition of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas celebrates the groundbreaking accomplishments of the first full-length stop-motion animated feature with Bonus Materials never before available on DVD!
    Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King Of Halloween Town, decides to spread Christmas Joy to the world. But his well-meaning message unwittingly puts Santa Claus in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for all good little boys and girls everywhere! Who will save Christmas?
    The visionary genius of Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow) and the ten original songs by Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo) make this critically acclaimed movie milestone a uniquely engaging fantasy for the whole family!

STARRING THE VOICE TALENTS OF:

Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page

YEAR OF RELEASE: 1993

SCREENWRITER: Caroline Thompson

DIRECTOR: Henry Selick

RUNNING TIME: 76 minutes

STUDIO: Touchstone

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B +

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Visual Effects - Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Gordon Baker
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Original Score - Danny Elfman
(nominated)
 
 
 

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• Many people mistakenly assume that this film was directed by Tim Burton since it is always listed as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. He was not in fact the director of this film, he didn't even write the screenplay, he did write the poem on which the screenplay was based, but in his poem the only characters he created were Jack, Zero, and Santa.
• The opening of this film was originally narrated by Patrick Stewart, the recording can be heard on the film's soundtrack.
• Many people wonder why there is an exhibit based on this movie at Disneyland when this film was released under Touchstone. Touchstone is in fact a division of Disney, and in the early stages of production this film was slated to be released under the Disney name, in fact there was even a teaser trailer for the film comparing the animators of this movie to Walt Disney himself. However then Disney CEO made the decision to release the film under the Touchstone name fearing the film was too dark and scary for kids. In 2006 when the film was released in 3-D it was released as a Disney film.
• Burton said that he had wanted to direct this film but had prior commitments to Batman Returns, he did however select Henry Selick to replace him.
• This marks the first full-length feature film that was done entirely in stop motion.
• After Chris Sarandon was cast as the voice of Jack Skellington, Sarandon confessed he didn't have a great singing voice. As a result Danny Elfman considered taking over the role, but decided to just do the singing and left Sarandon in place to the speaking lines for the character.

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