The Nightmare Before Christmas

Animation, Fantasy, Musical

Danny Elfman	Jack Skellington
Chris Sarandon	Jack Skellington
Catherine O'Hara	Sally, Shock
William Hickey	Dr. Finklestein
Glenn Shadix	Mayor
Paul Reubens	Lock
Ken Page	Oogie Boogie
Ed Ivory	Santa
Susan McBride	Big Witch
Debi Durst	Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom

Director	Tim Burton; Henry Selick
Producer	Denise Di Novi; Tim Burton
Writer	Tim Burton; Caroline Thompson
Cinematography	Pete Kozachik
Musician	Danny Elfman

Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon) rules Halloween Town but no longer enjoys being the Pumpkin King. One day, he and his trusty dog Zero discover a strange pine tree-shaped door in a tree in the forest. They go through it and discover Christmas. Jack likes Christmas so much that he rushes back home and tries to explain it to the denizens of Halloween Town. However, the goblins and ghouls of Jack’s town don’t understand at all and produce a bizarre parody. Distraught, Jack locks himself away to try to figure it out. Once he realizes the secret of Christmas, Jack decides to take it over. He has Santa (Ed Ivory) kidnapped, assigns toy-making and other Christmas tasks to the puzzled townspeople, and even has Sally (Catherine O'Hara), the girl that secretly loves him, sew a Sandy Claws suit. With the light of Zero’s nose to guide his sleigh and pulled by skeletal reindeer, Jack sets out Christmas Eve to deliver his gifts. However, his plans go awry as the real world panics at the sight of him, and the military shoots him down. When Jack recovers from the crash he realizes he needs to save Christmas by returning the true Santa. However, the kidnappers accidentally turned Santa over to the boogyman, Oogie Boogie (Ken Page), who also captured Sally when she went to rescue Santa on her own. Jack must defeat Oogie Boogie and free both Santa and Sally in order to set things right.