18 things you probably didn't know about 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

Marilyn La JeunesseOct 13, 2020, 21:59 IST

This Disney classic is over 25 years old.Touchstone Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) is over two decades old and it's widely considered to be a Halloween movie (even the film's director agrees).
The film's songs were written before its script was.
The movie is based on a poem that originally had just three characters.

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) is one of the most iconic Halloween movies of all time that's also popular in December.

The beloved animated feature is over 25 years old, but there's a lot you still may not know about it.

Read on for some surprising things you never knew about "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

Tim Burton was the producer, not the director.

Tim Burton didn't direct the film. YouTube

The movie was based on a poem.

The poem was written by Tim Burton. Buena Vista Productions

In the original poem, there were only three characters.

One of them was Santa Claus. YouTube

The film's songs were written before a script was.

They were written based on a description of the movie's plot. Disney

Elfman was the voice behind Skellington's singing in the film.

The composer wasn't Skellington's non-singing voice, though. YouTube

Elfman voiced two other characters in the film.

Overall, Danny Elfman voiced three characters. YouTube

Oogie Boogie was the toughest character to design.

It's partly because of his size. Disney

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" took over three years to make.

One minute of filming took a week. YouTube

Jack Skellington seemingly appeared in "Beetlejuice."

You have to look really closely. YouTube

Jack Skellington also seemingly makes a cameo in "James and the Giant Peach."

It looks just like him. YouTube

Skellington also makes a cameo in other popular films.

You might've seen him in "Coraline." YouTube

The Pumpkin King's suit was originally black.

The suits were changed to make them pop on the black backdrop. Disney

There's one scene that the director said he "really regret[s]" replacing.

The Mayor in "The Nightmare Before Christmas" Disney

Tim Burton has said he doesn't want the film to have a sequel.

Tim Burton has said he's against a sequel. YouTube

There was reportedly once going to be a "The Nightmare Before Christmas" ride at Disney.

Tim Burton nixed it. Getty Images/Allan Grant/The LIFE Picture Collection/TASCHEN

An extended ending of the flick showed Jack as a father.

The soundtrack points to the pumpkin king as a father. YouTube

Jack Skellington was never meant to have eyes.

Tim Burton fought for Skellington to have no eyes. YouTube

The director confirmed that "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a Halloween movie.

The director takes the stance that it is a Halloween film. YouTube

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