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1 Synopsis

This motion picture follows the story of Jack Skellington, the "Pumpkin King" of Halloween Town, where the residents annually prepare Halloween for the mortal world. Jack suffers from depression as a result of having to prepare the same holiday year after year, and longs for something else. This "something else" takes the form of Christmas, which he discovers in Christmas Town while wandering in the woods. Upon entering Christmas Town he is immediately enlivened, and longs to "have" Christmas for himself.

Jack convinces the other residents of Halloween Town to "make Christmas," but they create a Christmas modeled on Halloween. Sally, Jack's admirer, feels a sense of forboding and attempts to dissuade Jack from his plan. Jack, however, ignores her, and has Santa Claus kidnapped so that he might take his place. Jack's Christmas does indeed turn tragic, but he manages to return to Halloween Town in time to free Santa Claus and set things right.

2 Technical data

• Title: The Nightmare before Christmas
• Directed by: Henry Selick
• Written by: Tim Burton
• Music by: Danny Elfman
• Released on: October 13 1993
• American picture
• Specifications: Technicolor, 35 mm 1.66:1 (colours, Dolby digital sound)
• Genre: animation, fantasy, satireSatire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. In Celtic societies, it was thought a bard's satire could have phys, musical
• Runtime: 76 minutes
• MPAA rating: G (considered suitable for children)

3 Cast (voices)

• Chris SarandonChris Sarandon (born July 24, 1942), is an American actor. He was married to the actress Susan Sarandon, who retained her married name after their divorce. He has appeared in a large number of smaller budget genre films and distinguishes himself in most o: Jack Skellington (speaking)
• Danny Elfman: Jack Skellington (singing), Barrel, The Clown
• Catherine O'HaraCatherine O'Hara (born March 4, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is well known for her movie roles as Delia Deitz in Beetlejuice ( 1988) and Kate McCallister in Home Alone ( 1990). She started her acting career in 1974 as: Sally, Shock
• William Hickey : Dr. Finklestein
• Glenn Shadix : Mayor
• Paul ReubensPaul Reubens (born Paul Rubenfeld on August 27, 1952, in Peekskill, New York), is an American actor, writer, and comedian, best known professionally for his character "Pee-wee Herman". Early Development In the 1970s, Reubens performed at local comedy club: Lock

4 Video game

A video gamescreenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game BoyA video game is a game played using an electronic device with a visual display. Overview Often "video game" is taken in a narrow sense to mean those games played on consoles for television and similar handheld based on the original movie has been announced and is scheduled to be released in 2005. The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge will be an action/adventure game and is currently being developed by Capcom from Japan for the PlayStation 2 system. Intended to be a sequel to the movie, the game will feature the return of all the well known characters (such as Sally, Jack and Oogie Boogie) in a new story.

Halloween Town also appears as one of the worlds in Squaresoft's video game Kingdom Hearts. In it, Jack is trying to use the Heartless on his next Halloween celebration. Jack can also join Sora's party whenever they are in Halloween Town.