A Quick Tip by vampire_eyez

For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title isTim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director ofPee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the first twoBatmanmovies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternative universe called ... Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick (who later made the delightful James and the Giant Peach), this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen."--Jim Emerson

Cast: Paul Reubens, Greg Proops, Ken Page, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, William Hickey, Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman

Director: Henry Selick

Genre: Animation, Classics, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Release Date: October 15, 1993

MPAA Rating: PG

Screen Writer: Caroline Thompson, Michael McDowell

DVD Release Date: 2008

Runtime: 76 minutes

Studio: Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures