Release Date Rewind
The Nightmare Before Christmas (30th anniversary)
November 1, 2023 · 1 hr 26 min
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A 30th anniversary look at why Nightmare Before Christmas still sparks debate and devotion.
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In this episode
- The real director of Nightmare Before Christmas and why it matters
- Whether the film belongs to Halloween or Christmas, argued from both sides
- What a Nightmare Before Christmas theme park could actually look like
- The case for and against a sequel to a film that has stayed untouched for 30 years
About this episode
What's this? What's this? This is another Halloween-themed episode! Mark welcomes actress and producer Heather Drew on the show to reunite after working together on Sticks, and to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Nightmare Before Christmas, the groundbreaking, detailed, Oscar-nominated stop-motion Disney film that was directed by Henry Selick (not Tim Burton, like some people think!). The story of Jack Skellington and Sally opened wide in US theaters on October 29, 1993, when Mark saw it in the theater. Heather first watched this on Christmas, which prompts the question: Is this a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? They ponder what a Nightmare Before Christmas theme park would be like, and should we ever get a sequel?
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About Release Date Rewind
Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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