Fun fact: The speaking voice of Jack is Chris Sarandon, the same actor who plays Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride. Jack's singing voice is provided by Danny Elfman himself, who, before he was a movie composer, used to be the lead singer of an '80s band you might remember as Oingo Boingo. Tim Burton was the creator of this, but the legendary stop motion director Henry Selick was the one who did the actual work of directing and making it come to life.
Danny Elfman's first film score was for "The Forbidden Zone" from 1980, written and directed by his brother Richard, Danny's band are credited as "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo" and the soundtrack features old jazz and swing tunes and revisions of Cab Calloway songs. It was because of that movie that Burton wanted Elfman to score "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure". "The Forbidden Zone" is a ridiculously comic and hilariously offensive fun movie which features actors in Blackface but they are Black actors, so it's offensive at a glance but then it's ridiculous because it's not offensive at all. The movie is based on old Betty Boop cartoons and the plot closely but loosely follows the plot of Betty Boop's "Snow-White" and has sensibilities lifted from Ralph Bakshi's "Wizards" from 1977. The theme from "The Forbidden Zone" was used as the theme music to the old "Dilbert" animated series.
"Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it!" Fun Fact: Tim Burton has said the original poem was inspired after seeing Halloween merchandise display in a store being taken down and replaced by a Christmas display. The juxtaposition of ghouls and goblins with Santa and his reindeer sparked his imagination. Music Enthusiast Fact: In Oogie Boogie's Song, there was a story boarded sequence where bugs came out of Oogie's eye and danced on his arm before he belches them off. It was removed from the film because it was considered difficult to make miniature armatures for all the bugs. Another scrapped scene involved his shadow dancing on a rotating orange background and was traditionally animated but ended up being cut for timing. Despite this, the lyrics during these scenes were included in the film's soundtrack. Math Enthusiast Fact: A crossed-out calculation on Jack's blackboard seems to equate 3 times the square of pi multiplied by 12 to Christmas Day (a Santa hat). The true numerical answer is approximately 355.31. If the decimal portion is dropped, this then equates to December 21st, the 355th day of the year--hence the crossed-out equation. December 21st however is the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere (winter solstice). It is also the birthday of Jeffrey Katzenberg, the film's executive producer and most often credited for turning Walt Disney Studios and its animation division around after joining in 1984.
amla173 ...I apologize for missing your comment some weeks ago. Didn't mean to ignore you. However I appreciate that you enjoy my "facts" for these videos. I do have my unique sources. I know people that see these movies don't know background information, so I thought I fill the void. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
I just realized that anytime Sally is on screen a few notes of "Sally's song" played, but never the same notes it was always the next notes in her song slowly playing building and playing the whole thing until she actually sings it
So... not a Disney movie. Acquired by Disney later. All music written by (and Jack's voice/singing) by Danny Elfman (composer of most of Burton's films). This film is actually not directed by Tim Burton, but produced by him. Masterwork.
@@scottalynch I don't think it's considered a "Disney Film" in, in the canon of what is "Disney". There wasn't the same kind of oversight by Disney as would have happened with a 90s 2D animated film under the main Disney banner. Merch and adverts for the film did not have Disney slapped on it until the 2000s. Burton worked for Disney briefly (In the Frankenweenie days), but that did not really go well (in Disney's eyes) as it was too weird. It has come full circle that Burton works with Disney in main-line live action titles now...but that has (in my opinion) totally softened and destroyed his ability to make anything good or "edgy" (he lives firmly in safe green screen CGI land now). Disney is a parent company to many things (and was then too), but I don't really think, at the time, that association was being made (and if anything, Disney was probably distancing themselves after Batman Returns backlash). I dunno for sure, just speculating. It's hard to believe now...but Burton was kinda in and out of favor before totally succumbing to the Disney machine in the 2000s. Worth noting, despite this move being called "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas", I feel the director, Henry Selick, gets really overshadowed. He is really the technical mastermind here.
@@GForce_ART no, it’s not a “Disney film” in the traditional sense. I was stating that it wasn’t acquired later by Disney. Touchstone, Miramax, etc are/were part of Disney.
I think what makes the songs in this movie so unique compared to other movies is that they are more of what you'd get when at a theater play. The performers are the ones carrying the songs more than the music. Gives it a much more personal feel.
Chris Sarandon was Jack's speaking voice, but Danny Elfman was the singing voice. Sally was voiced by Catherine O'Hara (the mom from "Home Alone") William Hickey voiced Dr. Finkelstein and also played Uncle Lewis in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
This is my sister's favorite movie! It made $90 million dollars against a $17 million dollar budget and it was nominated for Best Visual Effects but lost to JURASSIC PARK.
Danny Elfman is excellent in this. He does excellent soundtracks (especially Beetlejuice and Sleepy Hollow) and was lead singer in the band Oingo Bingo, known for Weird Science and Dead Man's Party. It was great watching you react to this. God bless you with excellence!
Tim Burton was also gonna direct the movie, but he couldn't because of busy schedule, but the movie still has the Tim Burton art and feel. Director Henry Selick has done other stop motion movies such as James and The Giant Peach (which was also live action), Coraline and this year he made Wendell and Wild with Key and Peele.
His movies with Johnny Depp are all his best work. Edward Scissorhands looks so much like Jack Skellington. Tim Burton did not direct Nightmare, except for a couple scenes. He was actually contacted by his friend Caroline Thompson who informed him that Disney, where he used to work, was using his sketchbook to which he owned the copyright to make a movie, and he threatened to sue Disney, which would have put the production on hold, indefinitely, if not permanently, so Disney caved. That's why it's called "Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas" instead of "Walt Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas". There are movies like "Monkey Bone" that were promoted as "By the people who brought you The Nightmare Before Christmas" which actually made people think they were watching a Tim Burton movie but they were actually Henry Selick movies, who directed and designed the exaggerated body movements used in Nightmare, and he also made "Coraline". It's only since about 2015 that Burton made amends and went back to work with Disney.
@@ZeroOskul * Since 2010 Burton is working with Disney and made 'Alice In Wonderland', 'Frankenweenie', 'Alice Through The Looking Glass', 'Big Eyes' and 'Dumbo' there Also with Nightmare (now an official Walt Disney Pictures film since 2006) they made a 3D version of the movie (first ever for a stop-motion film), videogames, merchandising and a holiday ride on the Haunted Mansion for the Disney parks
@@TheHalloweenSpirit Well, he was rightly mad at them for a while. I am glad it's all settled and he is officially with the studio so he can get big those big studio budgets for his movies without having to tiptoe around his true vision.
This movie always reminds me of my oldest daughter. We were in a Blockbuster. They had the movie playing if she could not stop watching it so I rented it I had already seen it but she hadn't ever seen it we must have watched it about five times while we had the movie I ended up having to buy one
My favorite animated movie of all time. My daughter and I watched this together a lot when she was younger. Still her favorite too. We’ll still bust out singing the songs on occasion.
The songs are so good in this movie. I used to have a CD that was a bunch of popular artists covering the songs from this movie. It’s called Nightmare revisited.
15:35 Matrioshka Dolls. "Matrioshka" and "Matrix" come from the same root and both mean "Like a mother". If you feel like exploring weird science, see: "Matrioshka Brain" Don't worry, it has nothing to do with anything coming out of anybody's skull.
any movie score done by Danny Elfman will be FULL of bangers. "Prince Humperdinck" (Chris Sarandon) from The Princess Bride does Jacks voice (Danny Elfman does the singing)
When this movie came out on VHS, my little brother and I watched it for 32 days straight. 😂 Still have my original Jack Skellington toy figure from the early 90's.
Stop motion animation like this is woefully underused. It takes a lot of time and dedication to film this way. It's truly a labor of love and it shows. You have to see KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, I feel it's the best stop motion film I've ever seen. But every film by Laika Studios is awesome. Especially PARANORMAN and CORALINE. Looking forward to another year with you and your boys. More great films to come!
Tim Burton did not direct Nightmare, except for a couple scenes. He was actually contacted by his friend Caroline Thompson who informed him that Disney, where he used to work, was using his sketchbook--to which he owned the copyright--to make a movie, and he threatened to sue Disney, which would have put the production on hold, indefinitely, if not permanently, so Disney caved. That's why it's called "Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas" instead of "Walt Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas". There are movies like "Monkey Bone" that were promoted as "By the people who brought you The Nightmare Before Christmas" which actually made people think they were watching a Tim Burton movie but they were actually Henry Selick movies, who directed and designed the exaggerated body movements used in Nightmare, and he also made "Coraline". It's only since about 2015 that Burton made amends and went back to work with Disney.
I highly recommend looking up the album, Nightmare Revisited. A number of years ago for one of the big anniversaries of Nightmare before Christmas Disney got a large number of "hardcore" or alternative artists to do covers of the movies music bands like Korn, Marilyn Manson, fallout boy excerera and included in the album is an prolog and epilog by Danny Elfmen as Santa in which we find out that Jack and Sally did end up having kids. Definitely a must listen for any NBC fans out there.
fun fact: look it up. each character represents their death in the real life. oogie boogie was skinned. the 3 kids was drowned, frozen & suicide. mayors head was snapped, fell from stairs. thats y he has a split personality lol etc etc, just look it up
I personally consider TNBC to be a Thanksgiving movie. It takes place between Halloween and Christmas and it's about learning to be thankful for what you have.
@JL We watch this 2x every year every Halloween and Every Christmas :). We love the soundtrack too, so many good songs, and their love song at the end is so well done and makes me emotional as it is so well done. I always wished they did a good sequel to this but then I remember how many bad sequels there are so it is best this was a one and done. Glad you fell in love with this.
I will agree on one point: Christmas stuff starts way too early these days!! When I am president, all Christmas music will be confined to the month of December only!! (Including Jingle Bells, and that Adam Sandler Hanukkah song.)
0:41 - It's both. 2:17 - A Nightmare Before Christmas was originally released under Disney's Touchstone imprint, which was the studio Disney released more mature movies under to protect it's squeaky-clean wholesome image. The same thing happened with Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Since the movie became iconic, Disney has fully embraced it. 6:05 - He _is_ a politician. 14:00 - That's what a minor key will do for ya. 15:35 - Those are Matryoshka, more commonly known as Russian Nesting Dolls. 24:35 - Several images from the original cut of the movie were censored before release because the studio thought they went a step too far. The pumpkin that the vampires are playing hockey with was originally a severed head.
The premise of this movie came from walking through a store that was putting away Halloween decorations and putting up christmas decorations, so Tim Burton drew a skeleton in a santa suit.
Loving your reactions! Hubby and I thoroughly entertained, also agree with most 'Ooooh' worst bits! Plus our dogs are totally mystified by how there are two dogs on the screen! Too cute. Sending lots of love and big Irish bear hugs from over here in Bangor Northern Ireland.
I saw this movie with a live orchestra a few years ago. They had a huge screen and played a version of the movie that had no music, and the orchestra played every note of the movie along with it. It was an amazing experience. This is one of my childhood favorites. It has some amazingly catchy songs.
You hit the nail on the head man Tim Burton said it himself in an interview about this movie. Exactly during Halloween is when they start putting up the Christmas decorations and Christmas stuff for people to buy he said he walked into the store one time and it was both Halloween and Christmas stuff in the store at the same time
This is still one of my favorite movies of all time. I grew up with it, watching it nearly every year, either around Halloween or Christmas. The story, the characters, the songs, the animation! All amazing works fused into Tim Burton's magnum opis from his creative mind! I'm a die-hard fan for life and even after!
The nightmare before Christmas was really a poem tim wrote , he later drew them , he didn’t have a lot to do with the making of the movie cause he was working on beetlejuice But he does say he got the whole idea cause he seen Halloween and Christmas stuff at a store at the same time
@15:40 Matryoshka dolls, also known as stacking dolls, nesting dolls, Russian tea dolls, or Russian dolls, are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another.
OOGY- BOOGY! Not WOOGY- BOOGY! 😂 But you were Right about getting them Kids therapy from them CREEPY Gifts! The Proof, look how Many time JACK's Gang made YOU Jump!! 😂
Just imagine me when you watch the film "hachi". I think you will die inside.This is the saddest film in the world.Everyone who loves dogs like you will break.A sadder film you have never seen believe me. I must cry again After 2 weeks later.
15:42 those are nesting dolls! Today, nesting dolls are a symbol of Russia. However, they didn't start there. Nesting dolls came from Asia, where Chinese and Japanese artists began making them in the 1700s.
Tim Burton used to work for Disney, and Disney rejected the idea of the film. They didn't want to put their name on it til AFTER it became a success. So it's technically not a Disney film, just marketed by them
I remember when I first saw this as a kid, I was terrified of Jack and Oogie Boogie, but more so of Boogie, because of that song of his and the whole "You ain't going nowhere" he said to Santa. Plus those damn toys scared me, like that Scary Teddy bear-doll thing and Duck chasing after the kids. I even had some nightmares from this movie, like Boogie eating my little brother and Jack leaving behind some scary Centipede toy that chased after me, and I yelled "Fuck you Jack!!" Though with that said, I love this movie, and I even remember re-watching it as a kid into my adult years. Like Every Halloween and Christmas, I watched it over and over, because of how enjoyable it was, and it nurtured me into my Goth phase that's still going strong. This movie deserves more praises, and be a fitting holiday movie to show on Christmas and Halloween, Hell, even Thanksgiving. Oh and JL, There is a Nightmare before Thanksgiving, it's called "Last night before Thanksgiving" especially for me, because I'm not a thanksgiving fan. Turkey never agrees with me, and I end up getting sick. Another thing I loved about this film, it introduced to me, the concept of romance. Like I've always fantasize about walking up to a beautiful girl and singing that last song of the movie to her, or her singing it to me while sitting alone in a graveyard, sharing a duet before the night is over, knowing in our hearts we are meant to be together. Though, that fantasy is dead to me, since in 2020, I realized romance is dead, and no woman will truly love me outside of what I can provide in terms of finances. So, I'm cynical to the concept now, but still can't help but dream about meeting the right person who will sing that tune, making my cynicism melt. Even though I know for sure, it won't happen. Hell, 2020 just confirms it based on my two ex-girlfriends and a long list of dates that ghost me.
This was a lot of fun, I always watch it around Halloween. 😄 What I like about Jack and his people is that they really weren’t out to hurt anyone, their goal was just to scare people. They were naive. 😅
I love how this movie has kids that will Bebe’s kids some competition on the worst kids ever. I love your reaction to this. I think you can watch this during Halloween and Christmas.
I remember seeing the trailer on TV in 1993 when I was 4 years old. I saw Santa being kidnapped and it scared the shit out of me. Didn't actually see the film for another decade. lol
I absolutely love this film, simple and creative and entertaining, and the stop-motion animation is beautifully done 🎃🎄 This is occasionally performed somewhat live at the Hollywood Bowl, it's a real treat seeing Danny Elfman doing "What's This?" or Paul Reubens and Catherine O’Hara with Danny as Lock, Shock, and Barrel for "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" (Weird Al subbed for one of them one year, that was a hoot), but my favorite is when Ken Page sings as Oogie Boogie 👻😀 Might be videos still up around here, highly recommend having a look because he is SO fun to watch.
Its Tim Burtons idea, but Henry Selick directed and animated it. And Danny Elfman did the songs... before he did movie scores he had a rock band called Oingo Boingo... they did the theme song for Weird Science.
24:37 Don't worry, it's just a pumpkin puck on the screen and you're not even watching in 3D. It's okay. I'll shut up, now. Yeah, I am an ass but I don't try to be.
Hey J, one of the cool things about this being a Disney film is that during the Christmas season the imagineers at both Disney parks here in America change the Haunted Mansion ride to be Nightmare Before Christmas themed! It’s really fun! Also, the animation in this film was done using small stop motion instead of cgi. I love your videos, they always make me smile :)
Going to pop some popcorn and get some ooooh weeee 🍃 together to full enjoy this reaction! So excited! Also, you should check out the metal covers of this soundtrack! Korn doing Kidnap the Sandy Klaws, Marilyn Manson doing This Is Halloween… all bops.
Fun fact: The speaking voice of Jack is Chris Sarandon, the same actor who plays Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride. Jack's singing voice is provided by Danny Elfman himself, who, before he was a movie composer, used to be the lead singer of an '80s band you might remember as Oingo Boingo. Tim Burton was the creator of this, but the legendary stop motion director Henry Selick was the one who did the actual work of directing and making it come to life.
OINGO BOINGO is the greatest band EVER.
Thank you for dropping this knowledge, the more people who know about Danny Elfman, all the better. God bless you with excellence!
Chris Sarandon is also Detective Morris in Child's Play.
Danny Elfman's first film score was for "The Forbidden Zone" from 1980, written and directed by his brother Richard, Danny's band are credited as "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo" and the soundtrack features old jazz and swing tunes and revisions of Cab Calloway songs.
It was because of that movie that Burton wanted Elfman to score "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure".
"The Forbidden Zone" is a ridiculously comic and hilariously offensive fun movie which features actors in Blackface but they are Black actors, so it's offensive at a glance but then it's ridiculous because it's not offensive at all.
The movie is based on old Betty Boop cartoons and the plot closely but loosely follows the plot of Betty Boop's "Snow-White" and has sensibilities lifted from Ralph Bakshi's "Wizards" from 1977.
The theme from "The Forbidden Zone" was used as the theme music to the old "Dilbert" animated series.
@Shomba Sowab And the most horrifying.
"Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it!"
Fun Fact: Tim Burton has said the original poem was inspired after seeing Halloween merchandise display in a store being taken down and replaced by a Christmas display. The juxtaposition of ghouls and goblins with Santa and his reindeer sparked his imagination.
Music Enthusiast Fact: In Oogie Boogie's Song, there was a story boarded sequence where bugs came out of Oogie's eye and danced on his arm before he belches them off. It was removed from the film because it was considered difficult to make miniature armatures for all the bugs. Another scrapped scene involved his shadow dancing on a rotating orange background and was traditionally animated but ended up being cut for timing. Despite this, the lyrics during these scenes were included in the film's soundtrack.
Math Enthusiast Fact: A crossed-out calculation on Jack's blackboard seems to equate 3 times the square of pi multiplied by 12 to Christmas Day (a Santa hat). The true numerical answer is approximately 355.31. If the decimal portion is dropped, this then equates to December 21st, the 355th day of the year--hence the crossed-out equation. December 21st however is the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere (winter solstice). It is also the birthday of Jeffrey Katzenberg, the film's executive producer and most often credited for turning Walt Disney Studios and its animation division around after joining in 1984.
Bro...seriously..... Where do you get all these facts 😄😝 like, EVERY upload..BAM..mad facts.
Your Kung Fu is strong brother.
*bows intensely*
amla173 ...I apologize for missing your comment some weeks ago. Didn't mean to ignore you.
However I appreciate that you enjoy my "facts" for these videos. I do have my unique sources. I know people that see these movies don't know background information, so I thought I fill the void.
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
I just realized that anytime Sally is on screen a few notes of "Sally's song" played, but never the same notes it was always the next notes in her song slowly playing building and playing the whole thing until she actually sings it
So... not a Disney movie. Acquired by Disney later. All music written by (and Jack's voice/singing) by Danny Elfman (composer of most of Burton's films). This film is actually not directed by Tim Burton, but produced by him. Masterwork.
It’s always been a Disney film. Tim Burton was originally a Disney animator. It was released by Touchstone, Disney is the parent company of Touchstone
@@scottalynch I don't think it's considered a "Disney Film" in, in the canon of what is "Disney". There wasn't the same kind of oversight by Disney as would have happened with a 90s 2D animated film under the main Disney banner. Merch and adverts for the film did not have Disney slapped on it until the 2000s. Burton worked for Disney briefly (In the Frankenweenie days), but that did not really go well (in Disney's eyes) as it was too weird. It has come full circle that Burton works with Disney in main-line live action titles now...but that has (in my opinion) totally softened and destroyed his ability to make anything good or "edgy" (he lives firmly in safe green screen CGI land now). Disney is a parent company to many things (and was then too), but I don't really think, at the time, that association was being made (and if anything, Disney was probably distancing themselves after Batman Returns backlash). I dunno for sure, just speculating. It's hard to believe now...but Burton was kinda in and out of favor before totally succumbing to the Disney machine in the 2000s. Worth noting, despite this move being called "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas", I feel the director, Henry Selick, gets really overshadowed. He is really the technical mastermind here.
@@GForce_ART no, it’s not a “Disney film” in the traditional sense. I was stating that it wasn’t acquired later by Disney. Touchstone, Miramax, etc are/were part of Disney.
I think what makes the songs in this movie so unique compared to other movies is that they are more of what you'd get when at a theater play. The performers are the ones carrying the songs more than the music. Gives it a much more personal feel.
Chris Sarandon was Jack's speaking voice, but Danny Elfman was the singing voice.
Sally was voiced by Catherine O'Hara (the mom from "Home Alone")
William Hickey voiced Dr. Finkelstein and also played Uncle Lewis in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
O'Hare was Elfman's girlfriend at the time, who was letting him crash with her at the time. ref: The Movies That Made Us
5:25 Yeah, witch hazel is good to use after shaving. Tightens up the skin and helps heal any cuts.
This is my sister's favorite movie!
It made $90 million dollars against a $17 million dollar budget and it was nominated for Best Visual Effects but lost to JURASSIC PARK.
Tim Burton was clever. He made a movie that could be watched anytime through October-December, instead of just one month.
This movie is considered both a Christmas and a Halloween movie; which is why it is played from October through December.
The people who consider it a Christmas movie are wrong. 🧐
@@jzero4813 Well, then you're wrong, because it is a Christmas movie.
@@jzero4813 which holiday is it about?
Danny Elfman is excellent in this. He does excellent soundtracks (especially Beetlejuice and Sleepy Hollow) and was lead singer in the band Oingo Bingo, known for Weird Science and Dead Man's Party. It was great watching you react to this. God bless you with excellence!
Everything he does is amazing, Edward Scissorhands is my favorite
@@laurenherda2415 Agreed, the twinkle music is amazing. A radio host, Clyde Lewis, uses it at the end of each hour of his show.
Tim Burton was also gonna direct the movie, but he couldn't because of busy schedule, but the movie still has the Tim Burton art and feel. Director Henry Selick has done other stop motion movies such as James and The Giant Peach (which was also live action), Coraline and this year he made Wendell and Wild with Key and Peele.
The mayor is dramatic AF lol
Danny Elfman and Tim Burton=GENIUS! ✌️
His movies with Johnny Depp are all his best work.
Edward Scissorhands looks so much like Jack Skellington.
Tim Burton did not direct Nightmare, except for a couple scenes.
He was actually contacted by his friend Caroline Thompson who informed him that Disney, where he used to work, was using his sketchbook to which he owned the copyright to make a movie, and he threatened to sue Disney, which would have put the production on hold, indefinitely, if not permanently, so Disney caved.
That's why it's called "Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas" instead of "Walt Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas".
There are movies like "Monkey Bone" that were promoted as "By the people who brought you The Nightmare Before Christmas" which actually made people think they were watching a Tim Burton movie but they were actually Henry Selick movies, who directed and designed the exaggerated body movements used in Nightmare, and he also made "Coraline".
It's only since about 2015 that Burton made amends and went back to work with Disney.
@@ZeroOskul * Since 2010 Burton is working with Disney and made 'Alice In Wonderland', 'Frankenweenie', 'Alice Through The Looking Glass', 'Big Eyes' and 'Dumbo' there
Also with Nightmare (now an official Walt Disney Pictures film since 2006) they made a 3D version of the movie (first ever for a stop-motion film), videogames, merchandising and a holiday ride on the Haunted Mansion for the Disney parks
@@TheHalloweenSpirit Well, he was rightly mad at them for a while.
I am glad it's all settled and he is officially with the studio so he can get big those big studio budgets for his movies without having to tiptoe around his true vision.
This movie always reminds me of my oldest daughter. We were in a Blockbuster. They had the movie playing if she could not stop watching it so I rented it I had already seen it but she hadn't ever seen it we must have watched it about five times while we had the movie I ended up having to buy one
My favorite animated movie of all time. My daughter and I watched this together a lot when she was younger. Still her favorite too. We’ll still bust out singing the songs on occasion.
“A Year Without A Santa Clause”
Great animation & Snow Miser
The songs are so good in this movie. I used to have a CD that was a bunch of popular artists covering the songs from this movie. It’s called Nightmare revisited.
This movie and Gremlins are great for both holidays!
Jack was voiced by Chris Sarandon, he was the Antagonist in Princes Pride and the vampire in the original Fright Night
15:35 Matrioshka Dolls.
"Matrioshka" and "Matrix" come from the same root and both mean "Like a mother".
If you feel like exploring weird science, see: "Matrioshka Brain"
Don't worry, it has nothing to do with anything coming out of anybody's skull.
The fact that the only politician in the whole movie is literally two faced is a joke I will never tired of pointing out to people 🤣
Stop-motion animation just hits different man. If you haven't watched Kubo And The Two Strings yet, I HIGHLY recommend it.
I was an animation major in college when this came out. It was very inspirational.
any movie score done by Danny Elfman will be FULL of bangers. "Prince Humperdinck" (Chris Sarandon) from The Princess Bride does Jacks voice (Danny Elfman does the singing)
"And with strange aeons, even death may die..."
Oogie Boogie was voiced by Ken Page, who also played Old Deuteronomy in the 1998 DVD version of CATS (and on Broadway)
When this movie came out on VHS, my little brother and I watched it for 32 days straight. 😂 Still have my original Jack Skellington toy figure from the early 90's.
Stop motion animation like this is woefully underused. It takes a lot of time and dedication to film this way. It's truly a labor of love and it shows. You have to see KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, I feel it's the best stop motion film I've ever seen. But every film by Laika Studios is awesome. Especially PARANORMAN and CORALINE. Looking forward to another year with you and your boys. More great films to come!
Tim Burton did not direct Nightmare, except for a couple scenes.
He was actually contacted by his friend Caroline Thompson who informed him that Disney, where he used to work, was using his sketchbook--to which he owned the copyright--to make a movie, and he threatened to sue Disney, which would have put the production on hold, indefinitely, if not permanently, so Disney caved.
That's why it's called "Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas" instead of "Walt Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas".
There are movies like "Monkey Bone" that were promoted as "By the people who brought you The Nightmare Before Christmas" which actually made people think they were watching a Tim Burton movie but they were actually Henry Selick movies, who directed and designed the exaggerated body movements used in Nightmare, and he also made "Coraline".
It's only since about 2015 that Burton made amends and went back to work with Disney.
I highly recommend looking up the album, Nightmare Revisited. A number of years ago for one of the big anniversaries of Nightmare before Christmas Disney got a large number of "hardcore" or alternative artists to do covers of the movies music bands like Korn, Marilyn Manson, fallout boy excerera and included in the album is an prolog and epilog by Danny Elfmen as Santa in which we find out that Jack and Sally did end up having kids. Definitely a must listen for any NBC fans out there.
fun fact: look it up. each character represents their death in the real life. oogie boogie was skinned. the 3 kids was drowned, frozen & suicide. mayors head was snapped, fell from stairs. thats y he has a split personality lol etc etc, just look it up
two 80s classics i never see on reaction channels are adventures in babysitting and peewee's big adventure, both excellent
One of my favorite movies 🍿😍
Yes people do use witch hazel on their face. Ive used it to help my sensitive skin 💖
Those hollow wooden dolls are called Russian Nesting dolls.
I personally consider TNBC to be a Thanksgiving movie. It takes place between Halloween and Christmas and it's about learning to be thankful for what you have.
@JL We watch this 2x every year every Halloween and Every Christmas :). We love the soundtrack too, so many good songs, and their love song at the end is so well done and makes me emotional as it is so well done. I always wished they did a good sequel to this but then I remember how many bad sequels there are so it is best this was a one and done. Glad you fell in love with this.
So Tim Burton !!!! This is a great movie !!!!!
Our dog Lou is a st Patrick’s puppy, as well!!!!
I will agree on one point: Christmas stuff starts way too early these days!!
When I am president, all Christmas music will be confined to the month of December only!!
(Including Jingle Bells, and that Adam Sandler Hanukkah song.)
0:41 - It's both.
2:17 - A Nightmare Before Christmas was originally released under Disney's Touchstone imprint, which was the studio Disney released more mature movies under to protect it's squeaky-clean wholesome image. The same thing happened with Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Since the movie became iconic, Disney has fully embraced it.
6:05 - He _is_ a politician.
14:00 - That's what a minor key will do for ya.
15:35 - Those are Matryoshka, more commonly known as Russian Nesting Dolls.
24:35 - Several images from the original cut of the movie were censored before release because the studio thought they went a step too far. The pumpkin that the vampires are playing hockey with was originally a severed head.
I got to see Danny Elfman live recently and he performed a bunch of songs from this movie and some others he's been involved in. So awesome!
This is my cousin and his wife's favorite movie they actually had a Nightmare Before Christmas wedding
The premise of this movie came from walking through a store that was putting away Halloween decorations and putting up christmas decorations, so Tim Burton drew a skeleton in a santa suit.
3:36 OMGOWRAN!! THAT FOUNTAIN IS PUKING!!!
Loving your reactions! Hubby and I thoroughly entertained, also agree with most 'Ooooh' worst bits! Plus our dogs are totally mystified by how there are two dogs on the screen! Too cute. Sending lots of love and big Irish bear hugs from over here in Bangor Northern Ireland.
As a Bb and Bass Clarinetist, Danny Elfman is my favorite composer ever! Such heavy woodwinds, I just love it 💜🖤💜
It's a Halloween movie and a Christmas movie. One of my favourite movies since I was like 6.
I saw this movie with a live orchestra a few years ago. They had a huge screen and played a version of the movie that had no music, and the orchestra played every note of the movie along with it. It was an amazing experience.
This is one of my childhood favorites. It has some amazingly catchy songs.
Disney panicked and released it in theaters under their Touchstone label...When it became a family favorite years later they rebranded it.
This came out on my tenth birthday. My mother took me to see it and I've loved it ever since.
🤣🤣🤣" My man! Did a whole breaking and entering to sing a song"🤣🤣🤣🤣
You hit the nail on the head man Tim Burton said it himself in an interview about this movie. Exactly during Halloween is when they start putting up the Christmas decorations and Christmas stuff for people to buy he said he walked into the store one time and it was both Halloween and Christmas stuff in the store at the same time
i get the frosty reference.....that little curl on top they show on the menu. lololol Fun show. Thanks for doing this one.
Danny Elfman doesn’t get enough credit
You are really on a roll :) You've picked so many great movies recently, keep up the good work!! :D
This is still one of my favorite movies of all time. I grew up with it, watching it nearly every year, either around Halloween or Christmas. The story, the characters, the songs, the animation! All amazing works fused into Tim Burton's magnum opis from his creative mind! I'm a die-hard fan for life and even after!
Jack is the pumpkin king 👑
The nightmare before Christmas was really a poem tim wrote , he later drew them , he didn’t have a lot to do with the making of the movie cause he was working on beetlejuice
But he does say he got the whole idea cause he seen Halloween and Christmas stuff at a store at the same time
This was the BEST and funniest Nightmare Before Christmas reaction!! LEGEND!!💀🎃🎅🎄💕💕💕
@15:40 Matryoshka dolls, also known as stacking dolls, nesting dolls, Russian tea dolls, or Russian dolls, are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another.
Yesss! No one reacts to this. It is one of my favorites. This is Danny Elfman's masterpiece.
OOGY- BOOGY! Not WOOGY- BOOGY! 😂 But you were Right about getting them Kids therapy from them CREEPY Gifts! The Proof, look how Many time JACK's Gang made YOU Jump!! 😂
🤣🤣🤣 I’m calling him Woogy Boogy bc of a old Dave Chapelle skit
Sally's voice is the mom in home alone.
The first and maybe only time I've see Jack Skellington be compared to Snoop Dogg. Beautiful stuff sir!
Jack is that uncle who goes through a midlife crisis and thinks he's gonna be a jazz bassist all the sudden.
Just imagine me when you watch the film "hachi".
I think you will die inside.This is the saddest film in the world.Everyone who loves dogs like you will break.A sadder film you have never seen believe me.
I must cry again After 2 weeks later.
Oggie Boogie is the same voice as the plant Audrey II in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS movie with Rick Moranis. What a fun reaction!
Mix up of the 2 best Holidays! Merry Halloween!
Kentucky, hell yeah! Bowling Green here
You are now 3% more 90's goth kid
You get a free trip to Hot Topic
15:42 those are nesting dolls!
Today, nesting dolls are a symbol of Russia. However, they didn't start there. Nesting dolls came from Asia, where Chinese and Japanese artists began making them in the 1700s.
you jumping at the hockey puck near the end made me laugh out loud.
This is my all-time favorite movie!! Even have a Jack and Zero tattoo!
When are you watching How to Train Your Dragon 3?!?
Tim Burton used to work for Disney, and Disney rejected the idea of the film. They didn't want to put their name on it til AFTER it became a success. So it's technically not a Disney film, just marketed by them
I remember when I first saw this as a kid, I was terrified of Jack and Oogie Boogie, but more so of Boogie, because of that song of his and the whole "You ain't going nowhere" he said to Santa. Plus those damn toys scared me, like that Scary Teddy bear-doll thing and Duck chasing after the kids. I even had some nightmares from this movie, like Boogie eating my little brother and Jack leaving behind some scary Centipede toy that chased after me, and I yelled "Fuck you Jack!!" Though with that said, I love this movie, and I even remember re-watching it as a kid into my adult years. Like Every Halloween and Christmas, I watched it over and over, because of how enjoyable it was, and it nurtured me into my Goth phase that's still going strong.
This movie deserves more praises, and be a fitting holiday movie to show on Christmas and Halloween, Hell, even Thanksgiving. Oh and JL, There is a Nightmare before Thanksgiving, it's called "Last night before Thanksgiving" especially for me, because I'm not a thanksgiving fan. Turkey never agrees with me, and I end up getting sick.
Another thing I loved about this film, it introduced to me, the concept of romance. Like I've always fantasize about walking up to a beautiful girl and singing that last song of the movie to her, or her singing it to me while sitting alone in a graveyard, sharing a duet before the night is over, knowing in our hearts we are meant to be together. Though, that fantasy is dead to me, since in 2020, I realized romance is dead, and no woman will truly love me outside of what I can provide in terms of finances. So, I'm cynical to the concept now, but still can't help but dream about meeting the right person who will sing that tune, making my cynicism melt. Even though I know for sure, it won't happen. Hell, 2020 just confirms it based on my two ex-girlfriends and a long list of dates that ghost me.
my fav Christmas movie
This was a lot of fun, I always watch it around Halloween. 😄 What I like about Jack and his people is that they really weren’t out to hurt anyone, their goal was just to scare people. They were naive. 😅
I'm a fan of animation, too. This one is done quite well, lots of fun. A film I think you might enjoy is "Big Fish" (2003). Cheers.
Hehe, those little jumps scares had me giggling 😅 pretty sure you’ll enjoy “KUBO and the Two Strings” that’s an awesome Stop Motion Animation film.
I love how this movie has kids that will Bebe’s kids some competition on the worst kids ever. I love your reaction to this. I think you can watch this during Halloween and Christmas.
15:40 "What are those things called?"
Matroyshka dolls, or nesting dolls.
I remember seeing the trailer on TV in 1993 when I was 4 years old. I saw Santa being kidnapped and it scared the shit out of me. Didn't actually see the film for another decade. lol
You should check out the video of the vocal group VoicePlay covering the Oogie Boogie song. It’s amazing!
I absolutely love this film, simple and creative and entertaining, and the stop-motion animation is beautifully done 🎃🎄
This is occasionally performed somewhat live at the Hollywood Bowl, it's a real treat seeing Danny Elfman doing "What's This?" or Paul Reubens and Catherine O’Hara with Danny as Lock, Shock, and Barrel for "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" (Weird Al subbed for one of them one year, that was a hoot), but my favorite is when Ken Page sings as Oogie Boogie 👻😀 Might be videos still up around here, highly recommend having a look because he is SO fun to watch.
This movie and it’s songs are amazing just like you.
Its Tim Burtons idea, but Henry Selick directed and animated it. And Danny Elfman did the songs... before he did movie scores he had a rock band called Oingo Boingo... they did the theme song for Weird Science.
Oh the amount of money I have spent on NBC stuff lol, I have all the houses that light up and tons of watches in matching coffin boxes ⚰️
24:37 Don't worry, it's just a pumpkin puck on the screen and you're not even watching in 3D.
It's okay.
I'll shut up, now. Yeah, I am an ass but I don't try to be.
What is dead may never die
oh oogie boogie got a foot fetish....
i think you win my unofficial comment of the year award...
Hey J, one of the cool things about this being a Disney film is that during the Christmas season the imagineers at both Disney parks here in America change the Haunted Mansion ride to be Nightmare Before Christmas themed! It’s really fun! Also, the animation in this film was done using small stop motion instead of cgi. I love your videos, they always make me smile :)
This was my daughter's favorite movie when it came out. It's nostalgic to me great reaction J. Miracles and blessings to you and yours ✌️ 💜 🙏.
Going to pop some popcorn and get some ooooh weeee 🍃 together to full enjoy this reaction! So excited!
Also, you should check out the metal covers of this soundtrack! Korn doing Kidnap the Sandy Klaws, Marilyn Manson doing This Is Halloween… all bops.
An a cappella group did the Oogie Boogie Song. And as you would say, it's amazing.
Glory
I love this movie, watch it every year that you for reacting to this
My sister loves this movie. She actually just got a gift set of coffee based on it, LOL.
Love your reaction to this movie.
Tim Burton designed the characters and wrote the script, but wasn't the director. He was busy filming the first Michael Keaton Batman movie.
This is the movie I watch on Halloween and Christmas. How could I not?