This film, imagined by Tim Burton, is in fact an in-depth development of a poem he wrote in the 1980s. Only three characters remain between the film and the story of the poem: Jack Skellington, his dog Zero and Father Christmas. The character of Jack had already made a few brief appearances in some of Tim Burton's films, such as in Beetlejuice or James and the Giant Peach.

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The story

In his Halloween town, Jack, a scarecrow, considers himself a monarch. Like all kings, he has a lot of ambition, just for himself. He doesn't really care about his town. Nor does he care about the feelings that Sally, a rag doll, has for him. What matters to him is himself and his dreams.

Jack Skellington is in charge of his town's festivities. He throws an incredible party, he thinks it was the scariest Halloween the people of Halloween have ever seen. Everyone around him admires him, how can he not get a big head with so much excitement around him? Jack takes the compliments with a hypocritical humility that makes everyone happy.