The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993 • 76 min • PG

“A holiday film for the whole family... except yours.”

★ 7.9 / 10 (10,807 votes)

Fantasy Animation Family

Synopsis

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.

About This Film

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 fantasy, animation, family film directed by Henry Selick. With a runtime of 76 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 7.9 out of 10 based on 10,807 votes on TMDB. The film stars Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix among its cast of 36 credited actors.

Cast

Danny Elfman

as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)

Chris Sarandon

as Jack Skellington (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

as Sally / Shock (voice)

William Hickey

as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

Glenn Shadix

as Mayor (voice)

Paul Reubens

as Lock (voice)

Ken Page

as Oogie Boogie (voice)

Edward Ivory

as Santa Claus (voice)

Susan McBride

as Big Witch / WWD. (voice)

Debi Durst

as Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)

Greg Proops

as Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)

Kerry Katz

as Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)

Randy Crenshaw

as Mr. Hyde / Behemoth / Vampire Corpse Dad (voice)

Sherwood Ball

as Mummy / Vampire (voice)

Carmen Twillie

as Undersea Gal / Man Under the Stairs (voice)

Glenn Walters

as Wolfman (voice)

Mia Brown

as Additional Voices (voice)

L. Peter Callender

as Additional Voices (voice)

Ann Fraser

as Additional Voices (voice)

Jennifer Levey

as Additional Voices (voice)

Crew