The Nightmare Before Christmas [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Overview

Despite the name above the title, Henry Selick directed this audacious stop-motion animated holiday fable about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween, who becomes disenchanted with his designated duties and sets his sights on heading the year's Christmas festivities instead.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/22/2023
UPC:	0786936899498
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Chris Sarandon	Jack Skellington,Actor
Danny Elfman	Barrel,Composer
Catherine O'Hara	Sally
Glenn Shadix	Mayor,Actor
Ken Page	Oogie Boogie
Paul Reubens	Lock
William Hickey	Scientist
Ed Ivory	Santa,Santa
Gregory Proops	Harlequin Demon/Devil/Sax Player
Randy Crenshaw	Mr. Hyde/Behemoth/Vampire
Sherwood Ball	Mummy/Vampire
Carmen Twillie	Undersea Gal/Man Under Stairs
Susan McBride	Actor
Debi Durst	Actor
L. Callender	Voices
David McCharen	Voices
Doris Hess	Voices
Gary Raff	Voices
Gary Schwartz	Voices
Judi M. Durand	Voices
Pee-Wee Herman	Voices

Technical Credits

Tim Burton

Caroline Thompson

Michael McDowell

Henry Selick	Director
Tim Burton	Producer,Screenwriter,Director
Mary Gail Artz	Casting
Barbara Cohen	Casting
Pete Kozachik	Special Effects
Ariel Velasco Shaw	Special Effects
Caroline Thompson	Screenwriter
Denise Di Novi	Producer
Michael McDowell	Screenwriter
Bill Gavin	Producer,Producer
Tim Robinson	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Though The Nightmare Before Christmas was universally acclaimed for its seemingly kid-friendly stop-motion animation, parents of the youngest tots should be duly warned. The expressionistic world created by producer/production designer Tim Burton and director Henry Selick may be full of jaw-dropping invention, but it also includes scenes of Santa Claus being tortured on a rack, and a confused child pulling a severed head from his stocking (rendered about as mildly as such a thing can be). What excuses these almost PG-13 images is that tongues are firmly planted in cheek, and everything is placed aright by the end, no serious damage done. Throw in Danny Elfman's lovely score, and the children may be too caught up to ask, "Mommy, why is that Jack Skellington man behaving that way?" The Nightmare Before Christmas was both one of the most imaginative and technologically sophisticated creations that had ever been seen at the time of its release. In a stroke of marketing genius, the film works as both a Halloween and a Christmas movie, combining Burton's fondness for the spooky by-products of the former with the latter's ability to ascribe classic status, which the film capitalizes on. Halloweentown is like a haunted thrill ride for the eyes, popping with trademark Burton twists and gnarls that also possess an underlying sweetness: Just look at the expressiveness of Jack's skeletal eyes. So what if he's a bit of a prankster? That just feeds Burton's and Selick's ghoulish sensibilities, without which this would not be such a subversive "family classic" that should amaze all ages, if for different reasons.