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The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas poster thumbnail
Year:1993
Director:Henry Selick
Written by:Tim Burton (Writer), Michael McDowell (Adaptation), Caroline Thompson (Screenplay), Mike Cachuela (Storyboard)

Script Synopsis:Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
The Nightmare Before Christmas Script Resources:

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas Script PDF at Script Slug
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas Script - 1993 Transcript at IMSDb
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas Script - August 5, 1991 First Draft at The Daily Script
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas Script - First Draft, August 5, 1991 at Screenplays For You
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas Script PDF - 5/8/91 1ST at Script City ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.


Other Links:
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas ( tt0107688 ) at IMDb
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 9479 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Tim Burton Scripts

Tim Burton, eccentric extraordinaire, has personally directed the following 16 films to date:

  1. Luau Script (1982) – let us know if you can find this!
  2. Pee-wee’s Big Adventure Script ($) (1985)
  3. Beetlejuice Script (1988)
  4. Batman Script (1989)
  5. Edward Scissorhands Script (1990)
  6. Batman Returns Script (1992)
  7. The Nightmare Before Christmas Script (PDF) (1993)
  8. Ed Wood Script (1994)
  9. Mars Attacks Script (1996) – let us know if you can find this!
  10. Sleepy Hollow Script (1999)
  11. Planet of the Apes Script (2001)
  12. Big Fish Script (2003)
  13. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Script (2005)
  14. Corpse Bride Script ($) (2005)
  15. Sweeney Todd Script (2007)
  16. Alice in Wonderland Script (2010)

 

Top 5 Christmas Movie Scripts

Christmas time is here again, and what better way to celebrate the yuletide season than with a truck load of  Christmas movies to keep the spirit alive well unto the New Year. So warm yourself by your television sets and kick back with some good holiday cinematic-cheer.

Check out our list of top five screenplays that make mandatory Christmas viewing:

1. Home Alone Script (1990)
2. Elf Script (2003)
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas Script (1993)
4. The Santa Clause Script (Dialogue Transcript) (1994)
5. Scrooged Script (Dialogue Transcript) (1988)