Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 17 nominations total
Catherine O'Hara
- Sally
- (voice)
- …
Glenn Shadix
- Mayor
- (voice)
Paul Reubens
- Lock
- (voice)
Ken Page
- Oogie Boogie
- (voice)
Edward Ivory
- Santa
- (voice)
- (as Ed Ivory)
Susan McBride
- Big Witch
- (voice)
- …
Debi Durst
- Corpse Kid
- (voice)
- …
Greg Proops
- Harlequin Demon
- (voice)
- (as Gregory Proops)
- …
Kerry Katz
- Man Under Stairs
- (voice)
- …
Randy Crenshaw
- Mr. Hyde
- (voice)
- …
Sherwood Ball
- Mummy
- (voice)
- …
Carmen Twillie
- Undersea Gal
- (voice)
- …
Glenn Walters
- Wolfman
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTim Burton has said the original poem was inspired after seeing Halloween merchandise display in a store being taken down and replaced by a Christmas display. The juxtaposition of ghouls and goblins with Santa and his reindeer sparked his imagination.
- Goofs(at around 37 mins) In "Kidnap the Sandy Claws," just before Lock launches Barrel across the room, Lock is singing and his words are aligned. But when Barrel begins to sing, Lock's lips are moving to the words that Barrel should be singing. Barrel's lips don't move at all.
- Quotes
Jack Skellington: [singing] Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it!
- Crazy creditsNo credits are shown, except the company and the film's name.
- Alternate versionsThe special edition DVD version has never-before-seen footage of this movie and are the following:
- Lock, Shock and Barrel (the trick-or-treaters) are bored so they grab some snacks and go inside their cage/elevator to watch oogie boogie torture Santa and Sally. And later, a thought to be dead Jack Skellington enters the lair by jumping on the cage/elevator with the kids inside and he scares them which can explain how he got inside the lair at the nick of time. Pictures of the scene were in the promotional booklets, postcard books, and storybooks.
- Jack's further experiments with Christmas such as having a illustrating "Sandy Claws" as a human/lobster hybrid.
- a deleted part of oogie boogie's song that shows his shadow dancing.
- a scene where the vampires are playing hockey with the head of Tim Burton, this was corrected and Tim's head was replaced with a Jack O' Lantern.
Featured review
This movie has always been a favorite of mine. I never like holiday movies, because i always find them to be full to bursting with slapstick comedy, or way too sugary-sweet and dramatic. both of these things are okay in moderation, but most Christmas movies seem to go to one side of the spectrum or the other. this wonderful fairy tale is perfect for someone like me, who likes a little bit of a darker movie, but expects a Christmas movie to have a good message. the darkness in the movie is not without cause-it shows the joy of Christmas in great contrast to the scariness of Halloween, and it made me love both holidays all the more for that reason. i don't know, maybe that's just because Halloween and Christmas are my favorite holidays, but i really feel that this movie is great for older children and adults. younger children (up to 5 or 6 years) may find this simply frightening, but older children would find it wonderful.
- jaime_lich77
- Dec 23, 2004
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- El extraño mundo de Jack
- Filming locations
- Skellington Productions - 375 7th Street, San Francisco, California, USA(Studio, demolished in 1998)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $93,745,329
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $191,232
- Oct 17, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $107,798,585
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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