Spin off
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge (2004) (VG)
References
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
The Fire Fighters (1930)
- Cranking a cat's tail for a siren
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Minnie the Moocher (1932)
- The Oogie Boogie song is a direct reference to the Cab Calloway song Minnie The Moocher, and the situation in which Sandy Claws is during the song is similar to the Betty Boop movie. Danny Elfman, who wrote all the the songs for Nightmare, is a rabid Calloway fan.
The Old Man of the Mountain (1933)
- The Betty Boop short is referenced in Oogie Boogie's song. Betty's question "What'chu gonna do now?" and the Old Man of the Mountain's response: "I'm gonna do the best I can!" are repeated by Santa and Oogie Boogie in "Nightmare."
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- Like in Alice in Wonderland, when Alice goes down the Rabbit hole, Jack plunges into Christmastown through a Christmas tree shaped door.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (TV)
Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Forbidden Zone (1982)
Vincent (1982)
- The black cat, saturn sandworm and Jack Steleton makes their first apearance in this short.
"The Singing Detective" (1986)
Beetle Juice (1988)
Batman (1989)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Batman Returns (1992)
- Two toys that Jack delivers reference "Batman Returns", the film Tim Burton had directing commitments towards at the time. One is an evil duck on wheels, which is the vehicle that Penguin drives. The other is an evil cat doll, which has the same head as the mascot for Shreck's corporation.
Referenced in
Ed Wood (1994)
Batman Forever (1995)
- When the children come trick or treating, allowing Riddler and Two-Face to get into the Wayne Manor gates, they are dressed as characters in "Nightmare.."
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
- Jack Skellington appears as a pirate captain
Il giorno della prima di Close Up (1996)
- The movie is mentioned in a conversation
"Just Shoot Me!: Back Issues (#1.1)" (1997)
- "Nice body, not that Nightmare Before Christmas look that's going around."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Devil Fish (#10.11)" (1998)
- Mike: "Didn't she star in 'The Nightmare before Christmas'?"
MediEvil (1998) (VG)
- One of the characters is called the Pumpkin King, who dwells in a land of pumpkins and witches.
The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998) (V)
- mentioned once
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999) (VG)
- At one point Gex calls himself "Jack Gexxington from Halloweentown"
All the Rage (1999)
- The VHS of this film can be seen in a videostore
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Monkeybone (2001)
Spy Kids (2001)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Ice Age (2002)
Kingdom Hearts (2002) (VG)
The New Guy (2002)
- on shelf in record store
Haggard: The Movie (2003)
- A character has a Nightmare Before Christmas diary.
"South Park: Butt Out (#7.13)" (2003)
- "My goo, my precious goo."
Big Fish (2003)
- Young Ed Bloom's tie at Auburn University features the spiraling land from Nighmare Before Christmas (which uncurls when Jack walks onto it)
"Angel: A Hole in the World (#5.15)" (2004)
- Angel: "You wanna bet that's the entrance to the Deeper Well?" Spike: "Either that or Christmas Land."
Terkel i knibe (2004)
- Second part of Terkel's nightmare features the opening scene/song from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) (VG)
- Features Oogie Boogie.
"Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy: Ed, Edd n Eddy's Jingle Jingle Jangle" (2004)
- Eddy says "It's like a nightmare before Christmas."
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
- Movie makes the countdown, is talked about.
Wedding Crashers (2005)
- Jeremy: "I am going to go home, see Dr. Finklestein, and I am gonna tell him we have a whole new bag of issues now"
The Magic of Music (2005) (V)
- Direcotr Jean Duvall wears a shirt with a Jack Skellington logo
GamerZ (2005)
- Marlyn's bag has Jack Skellington's face on it
Corpse Bride (2005)
- The butterfly that comes out of the bottle that Jack opens, is also the butterfly that Victor draws in Corpse Bride.
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005) (V)
- mentioned once
Blink 182: Greatest Hits (2005) (V)
- "We can live like Jack and Sally if we want, we'll have Halloween on Christmas" (lyrics)
Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (VG)
- Features the world and characters.
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006) (V)
- In "That Time of Year", on the first page, Strong Bad redraws the scene to include a striped worm that looks like the snake that eats Christmas trees and presents in this movie. In "Halloween Fairstival", the King of Town's Halloween costume is of the Mayor of Halloweentown
Sicko (2007)
- Excerpts from soundtrack ("Christmas Eve Montage" from Danny Elfman's score) are used in the sequence where Moore explores a British hospital
Si j'étais toi (2007)
- poster in sams room
"South Park: Imaginationland (#11.10)" (2007)
- Jack Skellington is in Imaginationland.
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)
- poster seen
South Park: Imaginationland (2008) (V)
- Jack Skellington is in Imaginationland.
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008) (V)
- A few possible referances to the inhabtents of Halloweentown.
"At the Movies: Summer Special 2008/09" (2008)
- Mentioned by David in a review of Igor as a movie with a similar look to its animation.
Coraline (2009)
- When the Other Mother is making Coraline an omelette, Jack Skellington's face can be seen in the yolk.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009) (VG)
- Halloween Town is a playable world
Featured in
A Century of Cinema (1994)
A Hollywood Christmas (1996) (V)
- clips and brief discussion
"Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet special: Troldspejlet i USA (#17.1)" (1997)
- Jakob Stegelmann mentions Jørgen Klubien working on the film + footage shown
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' (2000) (V)
- clips
"Troldspejlet: (#30.16)" (2003)
- DVD release reviewed + footage used
The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
- Clip included; editing analysed.
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
- Clips are shown
Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away (2007)
- Footage is shown.
Spoofs
Amarcord (1973)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Spoofed in
"The Critic: Sherman, Woman and Child (#2.1)" (1995)
- Jay reviews Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Hanukkah"
Tiny Toon Adventures: Night Ghoulery (1995) (TV)
- The very beginning of the special is a parody of the Nightmare Before Christmas (which was released/produced by Touchstone Pictures, which is a part of the Walt Disney Company, the long-time animation rival to Warner Bros.)
"Robot Chicken: Donkey Punch (#2.19)" (2006)
- "The Nightmare Before Hannukah"
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