Guide Note:
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a film inspired by Tim Burton poems and drawings. The animation is called stop motion animation and the film is about, the day that Halloween town was taken over.
Fast Facts:
- Original Release Date: October 22, 1993
- Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures
- Music and lyrics by: Danny Elfman
- Staring: Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix and Paul Reubens
- Burton said that he was inspired by watching a store remove their Halloween Merchandise and putting up their Christmas displays
- True life seamstress Sally Lockhart is who the character Sally-the-rag doll was named after
- The film won the Golden Globe Award in 1994 for best original score
- The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects
