The Nightmare Before Christmas

"This edited collection considers The Nightmare Before Christmas as a milestone in animation and film history, considering the different layer of meaning and history of the film from pre-production to the present day. Contributors highlight the core areas in which The Nightmare Before Christmas is most historically significant or uniquely insightful. This includes its journey from a quiet art-house release in 1993 distanced from a reluctant and fearful Walt Disney Pictures - to a prodigal son as it became one of Disney's most beloved family titles and developed into a cult phenomenon"--