The Nightmare Before Christmas Turns 30 : Consider This from NPR The Nightmare Before Christmas is back in theaters, celebrating its 30th anniversary. The film, directed by Henry Selick and produced by Tim Burton, was not a smash hit upon its release, but has become something of a holiday classic over the years.
How many years did it take for Nightmare Before Christmas?
After three and a half years, The Nightmare Before Christmas was finally completed. Early screenings for Disney's top brass seemed promising, but there were initial fears from the studio that the film might not be suitable for children due to its ghoulish characters.
Back in 1993, Henry Selick, Danny Elfman, and Tim Burton gave us the Halloween and Christmas mashup that we never knew we needed. For anyone desperate for an age-based identity crisis, The Nightmare Before Christmas turns 30 this October.
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.
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.
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Who was Jack Skellington as a human?
Jack Skellington was once human. Some theories state his origin is tied to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack. In the story, Stingy Jack deceives the devil. Upon his death, God didn't let him into heaven, and the devil locked him out of hell.
Will there ever be a Nightmare Before Christmas 2?
The filmmaker, who came up with the “Nightmare” story, co-produced the film and created character designs, recently told Empire magazine that the stop-motion classic is too important to him to ever create a sequel, prequel, reboot or more. “To me the movie is very important,” Burton said.
The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack's cut epilogue reveals that Jack and Sally have "four or five" skeleton children who form a xylophone band. The film's ending is hopeful and forward-looking, while the cut epilogue provides a more reflective and bittersweet tone.
After hearing stories about the supposed "Pumpkin King" of Halloween Town, an envious Oogie Boogie became obsessed with outclassing Jack as the scariest ghoul there is. His manner of doing so developed into a coup to take over Halloween and rebranding it as "Crawloween"—a holiday dedicated to bugs.
Jack Skellington is good within his own culture of the Halloween world. He is helpful to the people, creatures and monsters who live there. But his culture is skewed when observed by someone in, say, the Christmas world.
"Pumpkin King" is Jack Skellington's title. It recognizes him as the King of Halloween. He is the one who travels to the real world every Halloween to scare people.
Jack Skellington has made nine cameos outside of The Nightmare Before Christmas, including in films like Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. Jack Skellington's iconic face and figure can be spotted in various forms throughout other movies, showcasing Tim Burton's distinctive style and affinity for Halloween.
Jack, having both faced and beaten Oogie before, knows the truth about the bug-filled windbag and shows absolutely no fear of him, while on the other hand, Oogie is greatly afraid of Jack, as shown from Jack's sudden and unexpected appearance in Oogie's lair in the film.
It's no wonder he's so feared and despised among the Halloweentown natives, and Jack loses a bit of his cheeriness when he brings him up. Personality: Oogie Boogie is a serial killer, a sadist, a torture enthusiast, and an utter psychopath… and he absolutely, completely relishes in all of these things.
In his attempts to turn Halloween into Bug Day, Oogie Boogie tries to kidnap Jack AKA the Pumpkin King, but Sally is kidnapped by mistake. Oogie Boogie decides to hold her hostage until Jack comes to save her and the town from his terror. It is from this experience that Sally falls in love with Jack.
Sally is in love with Jack Skellington, but is unsuccessful in showing her affections to Jack. However, by the end of the movie, she manages to let him know how much she loves him and he reveals that he loves her in return. They share a passionate kiss on top of Spiral Hill.
Jack is 77 inches tall, and Sally is 70 inches tall. They are both animatronic, prompted to move when they detect sound or motion nearby. Jack's mouth, hand and arm move while he makes 12 sounds, including phrases from the movie.
Jack also now realizes he deeply loves Sally and how much she means to him, so he follows her to the graveyard to confess his feelings to her. Once Jack finds Sally sitting on the Spiral Hill, he sings and is able to confess his love to Sally where she reveals she loves Jack as well.
Though both films are part of the dark fantasy genre Burton is known for, Corpse Bride is a divergence in style from his first animated feature, The Nightmare Before Christmas. The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride went through different creative processes.
Why was there never a sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas?
The Nightmare Before Christmas 2 has been highly demanded by fans but has yet to be made due to Tim Burton's reluctance and the lack of a great sequel idea. Tim Burton has expressed no interest in participating in a sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas.
