Vincent (1982 film) of his life. The film was theatrically released for two weeks in one Los Angeles cinema with the teen drama "Tex". Before it was consigned to the Disney vaults, it garnered several critical accolades when it played at film festivals in London, Chicago and Seattle, winning two awards at Chicago and the Critics' Prize at the Annecy Film Festival in France. An early form of the character of Jack Skellington from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" can be seen in the upper-left corner of the screen from 1:18-1:25 as well as in front of the embodiment of his deceased wife from
Vincent (1982 film) 4:45-4:47. Jack also appeared in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice" and the stop-motion animation film "James and the Giant Peach". The first two cameos were years before production of "Nightmare", though Burton had toyed with the original story idea while still an animator at Disney. The character Prince Vince, from the "Beetlejuice" animated cartoon which would premiere seven years later, is named after and bears a strong resemblance to Vincent Malloy, both in appearance and mannerisms. Vincent (1982 film) Vincent is a 1982 stop motion short horror film written, designed and directed by Tim Burton, and produced by Rick Heinrichs. It is