The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American holiday-themed stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film produced by Touchstone Pictures. It was directed by Henry Selick (in his feature directorial debut) from a story written by Tim Burton and a screenplay written by Caroline Thompson.
Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home cause confusion.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
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Jack Skellington
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Chris Sarandon (speaking) | |
| Danny Elfman (singing) | |||
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Sally
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Catherine O'Hara | |
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Shock
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Dr. Finklestein
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William Hickey | |
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Mayor of Halloween Town
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Glenn Shadix | |
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Oogie Boogie
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Ken Page | |
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Santa Claus
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Ed Ivory | |
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Zero
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Frank Welker | |
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Lock
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Paul Reubens | |
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Barrel
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Danny Elfman | |
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Clown with the Tear-Away Face
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Igor
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Joe Ranft | |
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Big Witch
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Susan McBride | |
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Winged Demon
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| W.W.D. | |||
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Corpse Kid
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Debi Durst | |
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Corpse Mom
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Small Witch
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Harlequin Demon
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Greg Proops | |
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Devil
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Sax player
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Monster Under the Stairs
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Kerry Katz | |
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Corpse Dad
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Accordion player
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Mr. Hyde
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Randy Crenshaw | |
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Behemoth
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Undersea Gal
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Carmen Twillie | |
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Monster Under the Bed
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Wolfman
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Glenn Walters | |
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Mummy
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Sherwood Ball | |
   
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Vampires
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Kerry Katz | |
| Randy Crenshaw | |||
| Sherwood Ball | |||
| Glenn Walters | |||
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Hanging Tree
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Thurl Ravenscroft | |
Additional voices
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Mia Brown | ||
| L. Peter Callender | |||
| Ann Fraser | |||
| Jennifer Levey | |||
| Jesse McClurg | |||
| John Morris | |||
| Robert Olague | |||
| Bobbi Page | |||
| Elena Praskin | |||
| Trampas Warman | |||
| Judi M. Durand | |||
| Doris Hess | |||
| Daamen J. Krall | |||
| Christina MacGregor | |||
| David McCharen | |||
| Gary Raff | |||
| David Randolph | |||
| Gary Schwartz | |||
Music[]
The film's soundtrack album was released in 1993 by Walt Disney Records. For the film's 2006 re-release, a special edition of the soundtrack was released, featuring a bonus disc which contained covers of five of the film's songs by Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple, and She Wants Revenge. Four original demo tracks by Elfman were also included.
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| This Is Halloween | Glenn Shadix |
| Debi Durst | |
| Kerry Katz | |
| Randy Crenshaw | |
| Sherwood Ball | |
| Susan McBride | |
| Carmen Twillie | |
| Glenn Walters | |
| Greg Proops | |
| Danny Elfman | |
| Jack's Lament | Danny Elfman |
| What's This? | Danny Elfman |
| Town Meeting | Danny Elfman |
| Greg Proops | |
| Glenn Walters | |
| Debi Durst | |
| Carmen Twillie | |
| Susan McBride | |
| Kerry Katz | |
| Randy Crenshaw | |
| Sherwood Ball | |
| Glenn Shadix | |
| Jack's Obsession | Danny Elfman |
| Kerry Katz | |
| Randy Crenshaw | |
| Sherwood Ball | |
| Debi Durst | |
| Kidnap the Sandy Claws | Paul Reubens |
| Catherine O'Hara | |
| Danny Elfman | |
| Making Christmas | Danny Elfman |
| Glenn Shadix | |
| Debi Durst | |
| Kerry Katz | |
| Randy Crenshaw | |
| Sherwood Ball | |
| Greg Proops | |
| Carmen Twillie | |
| Oogie Boogie's Song | Ken Page |
| Ed Ivory | |
| Sally's Song | Catherine O'Hara |
| Poor Jack | Danny Elfman |
| Finale | Danny Elfman |
| Catherine O'Hara | |
| Glenn Shadix | |
| Debi Durst | |
| Randy Crenshaw | |
| Paul Reubens | |
| Glenn Walters |
International versions[]
| Language | Title | |
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Georgian | კოშმარი შობის წინ |
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Lithuanian | Košmaras prieš Kalėdas |
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Mongolian (First voice-over) |
unknown |
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Mongolian (Second voice-over) |
unknown |
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Romanian | Coșmar înainte de Crăcuin |
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Russian (FDV) |
Кошмары в Рождество |
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Russian (Positive-Multimedia) |
Кошмар перед Рождеством |
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Russian (NTV+) |
Кошмар перед Рождеством |
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Russian (Tycoon) |
Кошмар перед Рождеством |
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Ukrainian | Жах перед Різдвом |
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Vietnamese | Đêm Kinh Hoàng Trước Giáng Sinh |
| Language | Title | |
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Bulgarian | Кошмарът преди Коледа |
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Chinese (Simplified) | 圣诞夜惊魂 |
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Croatian | Predbožićna noćna mora |
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Danish | The Nightmare Before Christmas |
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Estonian | Jõulueelne õudusmuinasjutt |
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Finnish | Paina jainen ennen joulua |
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Hebrew | הסיוט שלפני חג המולד |
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Hindi | नाइटमेयर बिफोर क्रिसमस |
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Hungarian | Karácsonyi lidércnyomás |
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Icelandic | unknown |
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Latvian | unknown |
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Lithuanian | Košmaras prieš Kalėdas |
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Norwegian | Et førjulsmareritt The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney+) |
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Polish | Miasteczko Halloween |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | O Estranho Mundo de Jack |
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Romanian | Coșmar înainte de Crăcuin |
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Serbian | Noćna mora pre Božića |
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Slovene | Predbožična mora |
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Spanish | Pesadilla antes de Navidad |
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Swedish | The Nightmare Before Christmas Mardröm före jul (Finland) |
Trivia[]
- Although the film does not have official Norwegian or Swedish dubs, the song "What's This?" on its own was dubbed into these languages and featured in a sing-along included with a special VHS edition of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.[3][4]
- This was also the case with Dutch[5], although the film would later receive a Dutch dub.
- While the film has not been dubbed into Finnish in any capacity, a live Finnish-language Disney on Ice production based on the film was acted out in an unknown year.[6]
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20091209035731/http://www.abcsuriname.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=80
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150501025009/http://www.skynetdth.com/index.php/sport-schedule/tv-schedule
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxOFSmxnGnU&list=PLKscGWQqgJ6IEpu5dBsn7JA95kTW29HbX&index=14
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGM9l7hA5fU&list=PLKscGWQqgJ6IEpu5dBsn7JA95kTW29HbX&index=14
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vVGIGOuD7E
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBvI1gmbPz8
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