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.

While the movie targets children, it is too scary for younger children and parental guidance is recommended from 8 to 12 years.

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.

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.

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.

That said, it does have scares: Characters take off their own heads and limbs, and there are skeletons, demons, zombies, worms, etc., as well as a very creepy villain named Oogie Boogie (voiced by Ken Page).

Lock, Shock, and Barrel are introduced as Oogie Boogie's "little henchmen".

The Nightmare Before Christmas is rated PG by the MPAA for some scary images. All things Halloween (including ghoulish creatures, grotesque monsters, and frightening figures) are used to create the setting in this stop-frame animation.

Initial reports, notably from Inside the Magic, falsely claimed that Disney had officially announced a live-action adaptation with Johnny Depp as the star. However, this report was later revealed to be an April Fools' prank, lacking any basis in reality.

Does Tim Burton own the rights to Nightmare Before Christmas? ›

Director Henry Selick (left) and producer Tim Burton (right) on the Nightmare Before Christmas set. Over the years, Burton's thoughts regularly returned to the project. In 1990, Burton found out that Disney still owned the film rights; he and Selick committed to produce a full-length film with the latter as director.

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.

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.

This is the kind of movie that can really stir a kid's creativity, right after they hide under the bed shivering with fear. Age Range: Six and up. First graders should be mature enough to watch "Nightmare" and not get too freaked out over it. But for real, don't go showing this to a three-year-old.

'The Nightmare Before Christmas' isn't on Netflix because Disney Plus has the rights to it. Why Is There No Series of Nightmare Before Christmas? Though there hasn't been a spinoff series to date, director Henry Selick has hinted that a Disney Plus short might be released in the future.

Yet three decades on, Burton maintained that the original animated film was a one-of-a-kind feat. “In a certain way that's the beautiful thing about it as it is. It's one movie. It's stop motion and it tells its story.

Note: Flex Passes and Student Memberships may not be used on this performance. The running time of this performance is approximately 1 hour and 36 minutes.

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.