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HalloweentownSpelled as "Halloween Town", it is a setting in the animated musical film The Nightmare Before Christmas directed by Tim Burton and released in 1993.
Halloweentown is the name of a fictional community in three movies aired as works for television on The Disney Channel (presented as "Disney Channel Original Movies") between 1998 and 2004. Synopsis The basic premise of Halloweentown is that fantasy beings such as trolls, living skeletons, and humanoids with varying numbers of heads, limbs and sensory organs are real, but separated themselves from Earth's history to escape humans' fear and persecution. These characters created their own community, Halloweentown, a thousand years ago in an alternate space. Travel between Halloweentown and the ordinary, historical world (which Halloweentown residents call "The Mortal World") is only possible with magical aid, and only at regulated times (until the events of the second movie create a less restricted traffic channel). Although magic is present in many of the details of daily life of Halloweentown, it appears that only a limited number of persons actually practice or control magic. These people are completely human in appearance, and called witches if female and warlocks if male. The three Halloweentown movies concern episodes in the lives of the Cromwell/Piper family. Magic is hereditary in this family. The family matriarch, Agatha Cromwell, has been a pillar of Halloweentown society for centuries. Her daughter, Gwen, married a mortal and chose to leave Halloweentown for a life in the Mortal World. At the time of the movies she is apparently widowed. She has decided to raise her three children (Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie) apart from magic, and thus rejects contact with Halloweentown and the influence of her mother. In the first movie, Halloweentown (1998), oldest daughter Marnie, approaching the age of 13, discovers her heritage and follows her visiting grandmother Agatha into Halloweentown to pursue her identity as a witch. The family foils an evil plot by the town's mayor. In the second movie, Halloweentown II (Kalabar's Revenge) (2001), the family foils an evil plot by the son of the first movie's villain. In the third movie, Halloweentown High (2004), Marnie is a senior in high school. She attempts to bridge the separation and heal the distrust between magical and mortal peoples by bringing Halloweentown teens into her (Mortal World) hometown high school as exchange students. A first contact ensues when the existence of Halloweentown, its residents, and magic is revealed to the Mortal World. All three movies share common themes of family ties, strength from the support of a caring community, and joy in developing unique skills. Cast The Halloweentown movies preserve the same cast in all the major roles in all three installments: Crew External links - (Note that the external article incorrectly uses the title "Halloween High.")
Halloweentown Halloweentown II (Kalabar's Revenge) Halloweentown High Halloweentown
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