Skellington Productions renamed the studio to Selick Projects. In September 1992, Tim Burton returned to Selick's studio, renamed it Skellington Productions, and sold it to Disney. The first film produced by Skellington Productions (which gave the company its namesake), "The Nightmare Before Christmas", was released theatrically in 1993 under Disney's Touchstone Pictures banner to a positive reception and a successful box office, becoming a sleeper hit. Since 2006, "Nightmare" has been released by Walt Disney Pictures and in Disney Digital 3-D format. The second and final film, "James and the Giant Peach", released to theaters in 1996. It was met with positive
The Crush (1993 film) The Crush (1993 film) The Crush is a 1993 American erotic-thriller film written and directed by Alan Shapiro, which stars Cary Elwes as Nick Eliot and Alicia Silverstone as Adrian Forrester, in her feature film debut. It was filmed on location from September 24, 1992 to November 20, 1992 in Vancouver, British Columbia. In editing the film for broadcast TV, the character of the Forrester girl's name was changed to Adrian after a lawsuit against Shapiro by the real-life Forrester. The VHS and laserdisc versions of the film still use the original name, but DVD releases and later cable/satellite airings