![]() ![]() ![]() You watched Jack walk through the pumpkin patch, and you can, like, feel yourself crunching on pumpkin underneath your feet.ĭETROW: Jordan Crucchiola writes about film and is a huge horror film buff. JORDAN CRUCCHIOLA: I think it was something that always came across about Tim Burton's stuff in that era was that, like, you could feel it. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character, singing) Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice with spider legs and pretty bows.ĭETROW: The catchy music and lyrics came from Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman, and Jack's gleefully ghoulish world came from the mind of Tim Burton, the man responsible for other dark and quirky '90s entertainment like "Edward Scissorhands" and "Beetlejuice." But with "The Nightmare Before Christmas," a lot of fans feel that Burton and director Henry Selick made a film unlike any other. ![]() UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character, singing) Making Christmas. What's this?ĭETROW: This was "The Nightmare Before Christmas," of course, the story of Pumpkin King Jack Skellington's attempt to take over Christmas. What's this? There's white things in the air. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS")ĭANNY ELFMAN: (As Jack Skellington, singing) What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere. Thirty years ago this weekend, a film completely out of the ordinary arrived in theaters, and it probably had a lot of moviegoers asking the same question. ![]()
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