The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 American stop motion musical fantasy children's horror film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to "Christmas Town". Danny Elfman wrote the film score and provided the singing voice of Jack, as well as other minor characters. Th... More

Initial release date:

  • Oct 9, 1993

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 16 min

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Also known as:

  • Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

Film

Directed by

Henry Selick

Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952) is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He studied at the Program in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts, under the...

Tagline:

  • A ghoulish tale with wicked humour & stunning animation.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Oct 23, 2009
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • Dec 2, 1997
  • Nov 2, 2010
  • Dec 3, 1997
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 16 min
  • 1 h 15 min
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Currency Amount
  • 18,000,000

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominees

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