This, he claimed, planted the seed for his tale of the king of Halloween intruding on Christmas.

When it came to fall and winter, there was a melding of Halloween and Christmas in stores eager to make the most of both shopping seasons. In the film's DVD commentary, Burton explains that his childhood in ever-sunny Burbank, California was not marked by seasonal changes, so holiday decorations were an especially important factor in the year's progression. THE PLOT WAS INSPIRED BY THE RECURRING COLLISION OF HOLIDAY STORE DECORATIONS. He's much harder to spot in Selick's 2009 translation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline, but if you look closely as the Other Mother makes breakfast, you'll see Jack's smiling skull hidden in the yolk of a cracked egg. It also saw the resurrection of The Nightmare Before Christmas's bare bones protagonist, who appears in one spooky scene as a skeletal pirate captain. JACK SKELLINGTON RESURFACED IN HENRY SELICK'S LATER FILMS.ġ996 saw the release of Selick's follow-up, a stop-motion/live-action adaptation of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. It probably doesn't hurt that his name was much bigger than Selick's at the time, thanks to the success of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Batman. Burton's name goes above the title for serving as producer, creating the story, and coming up with the look and the characters for The Nightmare Before Christmas. Burton was busy with Batman Returns and handed this hefty responsibility to his old Disney Animation colleague Henry Selick, who made his feature directorial debut here. It is a common misconception spurred by the film's alternate title: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. TIM BURTON DID NOT DIRECT The Nightmare Before Christmas. Even if this Halloween/Christmas movie mash-up movie is part of your regular holiday tradition, we'd roll Oogie Boogie's dice that you don't know all of these secrets from behind the scenes. The Nightmare Before Christmas, which arrived in theaters 25 years ago, mixes light and dark with jolly and macabre with great success.

Of course, all those tasks turn out a bit more twisted when assigned to the denizens of Halloween Town. Christmas is a time for donning festive garb, singing holiday songs, festooning your home in decorations, and giving thoughtful gifts.

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