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The Nightmare before Christmas
Henry Selick
(1993)
73min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Alan Jones
Only the deliciously demented imagination of
Edward Scissorhands
director Tim Burton could have come up with such a dark vision of the holiday season. Producing here, Burton called on the services of innovative animation director Henry Selick and composer Danny Elfman (a regular Burton collaborator, who wrote the ten surreal songs and lends his singing voice to the lead character) for this wonderfully weird fable. Packed with scary spooks, gags and dazzling décor, it enchants with every busy frame as spindly Jack Skellington, the mastermind behind Halloween, hijacks Christmas out of boredom, becoming a frightening Santa delivering nasty surprises instead of presents to terrified children. The film's affectionate trashing of Christmas traditions is conceptually cunning and clever enough to please every generation, making it an unmissable treat that's destined to become as great a yuletide favourite as
The Wizard of Oz
.
Summary
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, tires of being scary and decides to take over the friendly world of Christmas. After kidnapping Santa, he prepares to take his place and do Christmas in his own ghoulish way. Stop-motion animated fantasy, with the voices of Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara and Paul Reubens, and a musical score by Danny Elfman.
Cast & Crew
Jack Skellington
Danny Elfman
Jack Skellington
Chris Sarandon
Sally / Shock
Catherine O'Hara
Evil scientist
William Hickey
Mayor
Glenn Shadix
Lock
Paul Reubens
Oogie Boogie
Ken Page
Santa
Ed Ivory
Big Witch / WWD
Susan McBride
Director
Henry Selick
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Buena Vista International UK
Guidance:
Contains some scenes that younger viewers may find scary.
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Drama
Children's
Music
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