The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the most beloved stop motion films of all time. Doubling up as both a Halloween and a Christmas movie, the adventures of Jack Skellington and the creepy residents of Halloweentown have captivated audiences ever since its 1993 release. That’s not bad for a flick that Disney initially got cold feet about, deciding it was too dark and scary for children and releasing it under the Touchstone Pictures label rather than their own.
Many people understandably think that The Nightmare Before Christmas is directed by Tim Burton. But while he’s the major creative force behind the project, which is based on a poem written by him in 1982, the pic ended up being helmed by stop motion expert Henry Selick (who would go on to bring us James and the Giant Peach and Coraline).
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Many people understandably think that The Nightmare Before Christmas is directed by Tim Burton. But while he’s the major creative force behind the project, which is based on a poem written by him in 1982, the pic ended up being helmed by stop motion expert Henry Selick (who would go on to bring us James and the Giant Peach and Coraline).
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- 12/4/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
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