---
title: 'The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Selick'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nightmare-before-christmas-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

1993 · PG · 73 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and written by Caroline Thompson. It tells the tale of Jack Skellington, King of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon Christmas Town and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday himself. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score and provided Jack's singing voice, while the principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Ken Page, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, William Hickey, Paul Reubens and Ed Ivory.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Selick](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-selick)
- **Screenplay:** [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton), [Caroline Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-thompson), [Michael McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mcdowell)
- **Producer:** [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton), [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman), [Denise Di Novi](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-di-novi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pete Kozachik](https://cinepixo.com/people/pete-kozachik)
- **Editor:** [Stan Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/stan-webb)

## Cast

- [Paul Reubens](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-reubens)
- [Ken Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-page) as Oogie Boogie
- [Edward Ivory](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ivory)
- [Chris Sarandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-sarandon) as Jack Skellington
- [William Hickey](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hickey) as Dr. Finkelstein
- [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman) as Jack Skellington
- [Catherine O'Hara](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-o-hara)
- [Glenn Shadix](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-shadix) as Mayor of Halloween Town

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