In our last Skwigly Animation Podcast of 2018 we look back at the seminal stop-motion feature The Nightmare Before Christmas which this year celebrated its 25th anniversary – and are delighted to welcome the film’s screenwriter Caroline Thompson to discuss her career and contributions to the film.

With prior work including the novel First Born and scripts for Edward Scissorhands and the 1991 Addams Family movie, Caroline’s work on The Nightmare Before Christmas – alongside the film’s captivating score and musical numbers by Danny Elfman, design by Rick Heinrichs and direction by Henry Selick as well as an immensely talented production team – shaped it into one of the most important and beloved stop-motion feature films of all time. Subsequent to Nightmare Caroline’s other projects include Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Black Beauty, Corpse Bride and the recently-released Welcome to Marwen (out in the UK this January).

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Also discussed in this episode: The online reaction to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the animated shorts in the running for 2019 Oscar nominations.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson

Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell

Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell

Music by Ben Mitchell

Special thanks to Isabel Peppard