Overview:
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.| Status: | Released (1993-10-09) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 17 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $87,620,624 |
| Screen: | Tim Burton, Michael McDowell, Caroline Thompson |
| Productions: | Touchstone Pictures, Skellington Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 531: Danny Elfman - Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
- 14541: Chris Sarandon - Jack Skellington (voice)
- 11514: Catherine O'Hara - Sally / Shock (voice)
- 21282: William Hickey - Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
- 13243: Glenn Shadix - Mayor (voice)
- 5129: Paul Reubens - Lock (voice)
- 95758: Ken Page - Oogie Boogie (voice)
Crews
- 510: Tim Burton - Producer - Production
- 12824: Don Hahn - Producer - Production
- 531: Danny Elfman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 27486: Pete Kozachik - Director of Photography - Camera
- 56270: Stan Webb - Editor - Editing
- 1899: Denise Di Novi - Producer - Production
- 34534: Michael McDowell - Adaptation - Writing
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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I suppose I missed watching it at the proper time so I will explain it as not surviving well after all these years. The idea is daring, the stop motion is OKish and Danny Elfman's OST is quite good but even being only 70 min they were still too many for me. Specially, the songs we ....
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This is a cracking animation fantasy centring around "Jack Skellington" - the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. When he feels all just a bit deflated after one celebration, he happens upon Christmas Town and encounters Santa Claus preparing to bring jolity and happiness. "Jack" sends a ....
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