| Nightmare Before Christmas, The - Special Edition (1993)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Danny Elfman |
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| Chris Sarandon |
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| Catherine O'Hara |
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| William Hickey |
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| Glenn Shadix |
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| Paul Reubens |
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| Ken Page |
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| Edward Ivory |
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| Susan McBride |
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| Debi Durst |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Animation |
| Director |
Henry Selick; Tim Burton |
| Studio |
Buena Vista |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
2 hr 23 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the first two Batman movies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternative universe called ... Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick (who later made the delightful James and the Giant Peach), this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen." --Jim Emerson |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
739 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.66:1 |
| UPC (Barcode) |
717951009395 |
| Release Date |
10/3/2000 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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