Tim Burton predecessor. Burton produced, but did not direct, due to schedule constraints on "Batman Returns", "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) for Disney, originally meant to be a children's book in rhyme. The film was directed by Henry Selick and written by Caroline Thompson, based on Burton's original story, world and characters. The film received positive reviews for the stop motion animation, musical score and original storyline. It was a box office success, grossing $50 million.Because of the ruling nature of the film, it was not produced under Disney's name, but rather Disney owned Touchstone Pictures. Disney also fought for the protagonist
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