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The Nightmare Before Christmas

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IMDb
7.9
Metascore
82
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Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director
Henry Selick
Year
1993
Genre
animation, family, fantasy
Box Office
$77,368,668
Production
Touchstone Pictures,Skellington Productions
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 17 nominations total
Homepage
https://movies.disney.com/the-nightmare-before-christmas
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'Twas a long time ago Longer now than it seems - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:22
'Twas a long time ago Longer now than it seems
'Twas a long time ago Longer now than it seems In a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams For the story that you are about to be told Took place in the holiday worlds of old Now, you've probably wondered where holidays come from If you haven't, I' - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:22
'Twas a long time ago Longer now than it seems In a...
Say it once say it twice Take a chance and roll the diceRide with the moon in the dead of night - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:08
Say it once say it twice Take a chance and roll the diceRide...
I am the clown with the tear away faceHere in a flash and gone without a trace - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:08
I am the clown with the tear away faceHere in a flash and...
I am the shadow on the moon at nightFilling your dreams to the brim with fright - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:08
I am the shadow on the moon at nightFilling your dreams to...
Tender lumplings everywhere Life's no fun without a good scare - That's our job - But we're not mean In our town of Halloween In this town Don't we love it now? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:59
Tender lumplings everywhere Life's no fun without a...
- It's over! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:47
- It's over!
Come back here, you foolish … Jack, you make wounds ooze and flesh crawl! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:35
Come back here, you foolish … Jack, you make wounds ooze and...
Nice work, Bone Daddy! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:12
Nice work, Bone Daddy!
And I Jack the Pumpkin KingHave grown so tired of the same old thing - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:13
And I Jack the Pumpkin KingHave grown so tired of the same...
I'm the master of fright and a demon of lightAnd I'll scare you right out of your pantsTo a guy in Kentucky I'm Mr UnluckyAnd I'm known throughout England and FranceAnd since I am dead I can take off my headTo recite Shakespearean quotationsNo animal nor - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:47
I'm the master of fright and a demon of lightAnd...
Jack … … I know how you feel. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:07
Jack … … I know how you feel.
Sally! You've come back. - I had to. - For this! - Yes. - Shall we, then? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:18
Sally! You've come back. - I had to. - For this! - Yes....
That's twice this month you've slipped deadly nightshade - into my tea and run off. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:46
That's twice this month you've slipped deadly...
That's twice this month you've slipped deadly nightshadeinto my tea and run off Three times - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:09
That's twice this month you've slipped deadly...
Jack please I'm only an elected official hereI can't make decisions by myself - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:09
Jack please I'm only an elected official hereI...
- He's not home. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:08
- He's not home.
What's this What's this There's color everywhereWhat's this There's white things in the airWhat's this I can't believe my eyesI must be dreaming Wake up Jack this isn't fairWhat's this - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:14
What's this What's this There's color...
There's children throwing snowballs instead of throwing headsThey're busy building toys and absolutely no one's dead - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:08
There's children throwing snowballs instead of throwing...
What's this? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:39
What's this?
- This has never happened before. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:10
- This has never happened before.
We've got to find Jack. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:30
We've got to find Jack.
I tromped through the pumpkin patch - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:05
I tromped through the pumpkin patch
I peeked behind the Cyclops' eyeI did but he wasn't there - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:07
I peeked behind the Cyclops' eyeI did but he...
Bitter! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:19
Bitter!
What's that? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:42
What's that?
Did anyone think to dredge the lake? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:17
Did anyone think to dredge the lake?
Where have you been? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:30
Where have you been?
Where have you been? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:11
Where have you been?
Town meeting! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:18
Town meeting!
Listen, everyone. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:10
Listen, everyone.
There were objects so peculiar They were not to be believed All around, things to tantalize my brain It's a world unlike anything I've ever seen And as hard as I tried I can't seem to describe Like a most improbable dream But you must believe when I tell - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:31
There were objects so peculiar They were not to be believed...
It's a bat It's a rat Will it bend Will it breakPerhaps it's the head I found in the lake - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:07
It's a bat It's a rat Will it bend Will it...
Now pay attention We pick up an oversized sockAnd hang it like this on the wallOh yes does it still have a foot Let me see let me lookIs it rotted and covered with gook Let me explain - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:15
Now pay attention We pick up an oversized sockAnd hang it...
What a splendid idea This Christmas sounds funI fully endorse it Let's try it at once - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:07
What a splendid idea This Christmas sounds funI fully...
And on a dark cold night under full moonlightHe flies into a fog like a vulture in the skyAnd they call himSandy Claws - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:18
And on a dark cold night under full moonlightHe flies into a...
Well, at least they're excited But they don't understand That special kind of feeling In Christmas land Oh, well. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:16
Well, at least they're excited But they don't...
Christmas Town - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:05
Christmas Town
There's got to be a logical way to explain this Christmas thing. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:07
There's got to be a logical way to explain this...
You've poisoned me for the last time, you wretched girl! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:08
You've poisoned me for the last time, you wretched...
Oh, my head! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:06
Oh, my head!
The door is open! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:37
The door is open!
Interesting reaction, but what does it mean? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:07
Interesting reaction, but what does it mean?
You can come out now if you promise to behave. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:16
You can come out now if you promise to behave.
You can come out now if you promise to behave - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:14
You can come out now if you promise to behave
Something's up with Jack Something's up with Jack Don't know if we're ever going to get him back He's all alone up there Locked away inside - Never says a word - Hope he hasn't died Something's up with Jack Something's up with Jack - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:25
Something's up with Jack Something's up with Jack...
Christmas time is buzzing in my skull Will it let me be? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:57
Christmas time is buzzing in my skull Will it let me be?
Of course I've been too close to see The answer's right in front of me - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:06
Of course I've been too close to see The answer's...
Just because I cannot see it doesn't mean I can't believe it - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:06
Just because I cannot see it doesn't mean I can't...
You know I think this Christmas thing is not as tricky as it seemsAnd why should they have all the fun It should belong to anyoneNot anyone in fact but me Why I could make a Christmas treeAnd there's no reason I can find I couldn't handle Christmas timeI - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:23
You know I think this Christmas thing is not as tricky as it...
EurekaThis year Christmas will be ours - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:08
EurekaThis year Christmas will be ours
Patience, everyone. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:23
Patience, everyone.
How horrible our Christmas will beNo How jollyOh how jolly our Christmas will be - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:12
How horrible our Christmas will beNo How jollyOh how jolly...
The job I have for you is top secretIt requires craft cunning mischiefAnd we thought you didn't like us Jack - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:12
The job I have for you is top secretIt requires craft...
And one more thing. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:13
And one more thing.
Kidnap Mr. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:15
Kidnap Mr.
Kidnap the Sandy Claws Lock him up real tight Throw away the key and then turn off all the lights First we're going to set some bait inside a nasty trap and wait When he comes a-sniffing, we will snap the trap and close the gate Wait, I've got a better pl - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:45
Kidnap the Sandy Claws Lock him up real tight Throw away the...
I say that we take a cannon Aim it at his door and thenKnock three times and when he answers Sandy Claws will be no moreYou're so stupid think now If we blow him up to smithereensWe may lose some pieces and then Jack will beat us black and green - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:16
I say that we take a cannon Aim it at his door and thenKnock...
I wish my cohorts weren't so dumbI'm not the dumb one You're no funShut up Make me - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:07
I wish my cohorts weren't so dumbI'm not the dumb...
Kidnap the Sandy Claws Beat him with a stickLock him up for 90 years See what makes him tick - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:09
Kidnap the Sandy Claws Beat him with a stickLock him up for...
Sandy Claws, huh? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:06
Sandy Claws, huh?
It goes something like this. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:15
It goes something like this.
It goes something like this. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:05
It goes something like this.
How about it? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:08
How about it?
Sally I need your help more than anyone'sYou certainly do Jack I had the most terrible visionThat's splendid No It was about your ChristmasThere was smoke and fire That's not my ChristmasMy Christmas is filled with laughter and joyand thisMy Sandy Claws - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:42
Sally I need your help more than anyone'sYou certainly...
You certainly do Jack I had the most terrible visionThat's splendid No It was about your ChristmasThere was smoke and fire That's not my ChristmasMy Christmas is filled with laughter and joyand thisMy Sandy Claws outfit I want you to make itJack please - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:46
You certainly do Jack I had the most terrible...
Jack We caught him We got him PerfectOpen it up QuicklyThat's not Sandy ClawsIt isn't Who is itBunnyNot Sandy Claws Take him back We followed your instructionsWe went through the door Which door There's more than oneSandy Claws is behind the door shaped - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:59
Jack We caught him We got him PerfectOpen it up...
That's not Sandy Claws. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:06
That's not Sandy Claws.
Bunny - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:04
Bunny
Bunny! - Not Sandy Claws. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:21
Bunny! - Not Sandy Claws.
I'm very sorry for the inconvenience, sir. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:29
I'm very sorry for the inconvenience, sir.
Master - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:13
Master
Won't they be impressed? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:39
Won't they be impressed?
This time, this time Making Christmas Making Christmas It's almost here and we can't wait So ring the bells and celebrate 'Cause when the full moon starts to climb We'll all sing out "It's Christmas time!" - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:27
This time, this time Making Christmas Making Christmas...
Kathleen. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:22
Kathleen.
You don't look like yourself Jack Not at allIsn't that wonderful It couldn't be more wonderfulBut you're the Pumpkin KingNot anymore I feel so much better nowJack I know you think something's missing butSorryYou're right Something is missingBut what I've - The Nightmare Before Christmas 01:31
You don't look like yourself Jack Not at allIsn't...
Me on vacation On Christmas EveWhere are we taking him To Oogie Boogie of courseThere isn't anywhere more comfortable than thatJack said to make him comfortable Yes he did - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:17
Me on vacation On Christmas EveWhere are we taking him To...
Haven't you heard of peace on earth and goodwill toward men - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:06
Haven't you heard of peace on earth and goodwill toward...
What a joy to think of all we'll have in common! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:13
What a joy to think of all we'll have in common!
Don't do this! - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:17
Don't do this!
I think he might be too bigNo he's notIf he can go down a chimney he can fit down here - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:12
I think he might be too bigNo he's notIf he can go down...
Well, well, well What have we here? - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:50
Well, well, well What have we here?
Release me now or you must face the dire consequencesThe children are expecting me So please come to your sensesYou're jokin' you're jokin' I can't believe my earsWould someone shut this fella up I'm drownin' in my tearsIt's funny I'm laughin' You really - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:32
Release me now or you must face the dire consequencesThe...
The sound of rollin' dice to me is music in the air'Cause I'm a gamblin' Boogie Man Although I don't play fairIt's much more fun I must confess when lives are on the lineNot mine of course but yours old boy Now that'd be just fine - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:20
The sound of rollin' dice to me is music in the...
Release me fast or you will have to answer for this heinous act - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:06
Release me fast or you will have to answer for this heinous...
No Zero Down boyMy what a brilliant nose you haveThe better to light my wayTo the head of the team Zero - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:14
No Zero Down boyMy what a brilliant nose you haveThe better...
Wait Jack NoGoodbye JackMy dearest JackOh how I hope my premonition is wrongI sense there's something in the windThat feels like tragedy's at handAnd though I'd like to stand by himCan't shake this feeling that I haveThe worst is just around the bendAnd - The Nightmare Before Christmas 02:16
Wait Jack NoGoodbye JackMy dearest JackOh how I hope my...
Goodbye, Jack. - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:11
Goodbye, Jack.
I sense there's something in the windThat feels like tragedy's at handAnd though I'd like to stand by himCan't shake this feeling that I haveThe worst is just around the bendAnd does he noticeMy feelings for himAnd will he seeHow much he means to meI - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:50
I sense there's something in the windThat feels like...
What will become of my dear friendWhere will his actions lead us thenAlthough I'd like to join the crowdIn their enthusiastic cloudTry as I may it doesn't lastAnd will we everEnd up togetherNo I think notIt's never to becomeFor I am not the one - The Nightmare Before Christmas 00:50
What will become of my dear friendWhere will his actions...
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Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.

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Director: Henry Selick
Writer: Tim Burton, Michael McDowell, Caroline Thompson
Production: Touchstone Pictures,Skellington Productions
Genre: animation, family, fantasy
Year: 1993
MetaScore: 82/100
ImdbRating: 7.9
BoxOffice: $77,368,668
Released: 29 Oct 1993
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 17 nominations total
Homepage: https://movies.disney.com/the-nightmare-before-christmas
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