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TIL Tim Burton's name was added to The Nightmare Before Christmas' title as a strategy to broaden marketing appeal. After a preview screening to a group of schoolchildren, Disney worried the film was too dark for kids. So, they had it released under a PG rating through distributor Touchstone Films.

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