The Nightmare Before Christmas Showtimes Near Marcus South Shore Cinema (2024)

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How long will The Nightmare Before Christmas be in theaters? ›

Originally released in 1993, it will be in theaters nationwide starting Friday, October 20, and will be in theaters until the 30th. It's coming back to theaters as a part of their 30th-anniversary celebration, as well as coming out with new merchandise for fans.

Watch Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas | Disney+ Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere.

Filming. Selick and his team of animators began production in July 1991 in San Francisco, California, with a crew of over 120 workers, utilizing 20 sound stages for filming. Joe Ranft was hired from Disney as a storyboard supervisor, while Eric Leighton was hired to supervise animation.

The movie takes place during the time between Halloween and Christmas, meaning most of the action actually occurs during November (a fact some contrarians have latched on to and used to declare it… wait for it…a Thanksgiving movie).

Though most people think of Tim Burton as a Hollywood writer and director, his titular holiday flick was actually inspired by the 1981 parody poem he wrote, putting a satirical spin on “The Night Before Christmas.” The title of Burton's poem and his subsequent movie came from a pun within his popular Christmas poem.

He made few trips to the production offices, Skellington Productions, but had his name included in the movie's title because of Disney's belief that it would boost the film's popularity. "Nightmare has always meant a lot to me." - Tim Burton, 20th Anniversary Edition, The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jack Skellington's appearance in James and the Giant Peach as Captain Jack suggests that he was a pirate before he died, explaining his chaotic actions in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

While the movie targets children, it is too scary for younger children and parental guidance is recommended from 8 to 12 years. The movie's horror-like cartoon images are made even scarier in 3D and could cause younger children, particularly those under 8, to be fearful of receiving Christmas gifts.

Lock, Shock, and Barrel are introduced as Oogie Boogie's "little henchmen". However, they are not very loyal to Oogie as they are simply making mischief to stay on his good side (in other words they serve him out of fear) and would prefer to do harmless fun which they seem to enjoy more.

But many viewers who found the film over the years, usually on home video, appreciated its impressive puppets, offbeat rhythm and many seasonal earworms. Audience support led to multiple rereleases, elevating the film from a cult classic to a must-watch movie during both Halloween and Christmas.

Why did Tim Burton use stop-motion? ›

Burton was compelled to utilize stop-motion animation because it could bring something purely imagined to vivid life in a way that 2-D animation couldn't.

Jack's faithful ghost-dog Zero had to appear transparent, and interact with Jack throughout the film. This was done by use of the beam splitter when interaction was to be very tight. It required setting up a limbo background for Zero to one side of the camera and beam splitting him in.

Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas is filled with ghouls, monsters, and gruesome representations of Halloween. However, one of the scariest elements of this movie is its depiction of abuse. The character Sally was literally created in a lab by Dr. Finkelstein, a mad scientist and resident of Halloween Town.

Tim Burton began brainstorming TNBC while working for Disney in the 1980s. The initial idea of the movie arises from a poem that Burton wrote detailing creepy characters and frights who explore Christmas in their macabre fashion.

Danny Elfman provided Jack's singing voice in the original film and soundtrack album, with Sarandon providing Jack's speaking and singing voice in subsequent productions.

The running time of this performance is approximately 1 hour and 36 minutes.

Based on a poem and the early drawings created by Burton while working at Disney, The Nightmare Before Christmas became the first feature-length stop-motion animated film.

Thirteen days of frighteningly festive fun! Count down the days to see Jack, Sally, and their Halloween Town friends put a spooky spin on Christmas traditions! Jack Skellington is here from Halloween Town.

Starring the voices of: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, Ken Page, Ed Ivory, and William Hickey Directed by Henry Celiac. Written by Michael McDowell. Running time: 76 minutes.