You will have to view this movie to discover the rest. After an accident, Jack develops a plan to kidnap "Sandy Claws" and give presents out for Christmas in place of Christmas Town. We meet the wonderful mayor with two faces, the evil scientist and his assistant, three local children and our evil boogie-man. Other characters, including many town-monsters, are introduced. The only one who notices is the Rag Doll-style woman Sally. In the background we hear the residents of Halloween Town celebrate another wonderful holiday. In NBC, we see our hero Jack Skellington, aka The Pumpkin King, depressed as another Halloween passes. In many ways this was a good thing, technology was able to catch up to Burton's ideas. Based on a parody of the famous "Night before Christmas" poem by Moore that Burton wrote and illustrated while employed at Disney, this idea was stagnant for many years prior to filming. The more I hear and read about this movie, the more I love it. Perhaps the fact that Halloween is my favorite holiday influenced my opinion, but I doubt it. I am not a big Tim Burton fan, but this movie is in my top 3 of all time.
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