I hope you don’t mind me mixing things up when it comes to Flashback Product of the Week posts, especially around Christmas time.
In 1993 a little movie called The Nightmare Before Christmas came out. It was directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. Composer Danny Elfman provided the film’s score. This stop-motion feature is a story about Jack Skellington, who is the Pumpkin King of Haloween Town. He becomes obsessed with Christmas after getting transported through a magical portal in a tree to Christmas Town. Jack takes up the role of Santa and on Christmas Eve prepares to pilot his coffin like sleigh. Having a guy like Tim Burton combine Halloween and Christmas makes for one entertaining movie. My favorite scene is when Jack is getting shot at by cannons. If you haven’t seen it, I suggest taking a look.
As with many movies, a trading card set was developed. It was produced by Skybox and consists of 66-cards depicting various scenes from the movie. Autographed cards were randomly inserted. The two most valuable autographs collectors could pull were of Burton and Elfman. They continue to sell for over $100.00 each. Boxes can be found for $30.00 to $40.00.
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