10 Facts About "The Nightmare Before Christmas" That Most People Don't Know

For those of us who consider TNBC to be both a Halloween AND Christmas movie.

1. Tim Burton has been adamant about not making a sequel.

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In 2001, Burton convinced Disney to drop the idea to produce a sequel because he feels that the movie "had a purity to it and the people that like it."

2. Burton was inspired to write the original poem after seeing a Halloween display being taken down and replaced by Christmas decorations in a department store.

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I wonder if they were putting up Christmas merchandise as early as September back then!

3. It took 100 people three years to complete the movie!

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12 stop-motion moves were made to record one second of film.

4. Danny Elfman, the writer of all of the songs in the movie, provided Jack's singing voice.

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Chris Sarandon, who provides Jack's speaking voice, was cast because his voice matched Elfman's singing voice.

5. Oogie Boogie was originally going to be Dr. Finklestein in disguise!

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Tim Burton did not like this idea. Reportedly, he hated it so much that he kicked a hole in a wall!

6. Zero's nose is a tiny glowing Jack-o-Lantern.

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Unlike Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Zero's nose is not merely a glowing nose, but an adorable little Jack-o-Lantern!

7. A door representing America's Independence Day can be seen when Jack encounters the holiday doors.

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This door can only briefly be seen in the aerial shot of the Holiday doors, I bet there's a lot of good barbecue to be had in that world!

8. It's one of the two films under the Touchstone films label that are considered official Disney films.

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The first was Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Who could forget Christopher LLoyd's character in that movie?!

9. It was the second film from Walt Disney Animation Studios' that received a PG rating.

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The first film from Walt Disney Animation Studios' to receive a PG rating from the MPAA was The Black Cauldron, another beautifully animated yet slightly dark film!

10. And for the most surprising fact...Tim Burton did not direct the movie!

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Though he created the original stories and characters and wrote most of the script, Henry Selick directed the film. He had the responsibility to make the film "look like a Tim Burton film." Tim wasn't hands on in making the film, and is annoyed that Henry Selick isn't remembered for directing the film. There seems to be no bad blood between the two though; they speak well of each other and acknowledge that this timeless film would not have come to be without either of them!