The Nightmare Before Christmas

The story

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.

Behind the film

Production & story details

Status

Released

Original language

English (en)

Spoken languages

English (en)

Country of origin

United States (US)

Production countries

United States (US)

Budget (USD)

$18,000,000

Revenue (USD)

$75,634,409

Production companies

• 
  Touchstone PicturesUnited States (US)
• 
  Skellington ProductionsUnited States (US)

Story keywords

• skeleton
• fire
• magic
• holiday
• santa claus
• halloween
• villain
• musical
• christmas tree
• saving christmas
• pumpkin
• woods
• stop motion
• ghost
• nostalgic
• christmas horror
• christmas