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Eric Leighton

Film Director | * 11/06/1962 (61) | San Diego, California (United States of America (USA))
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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Fantasy

Known for these Movies & Shows

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghouli ...

The Nightmare Before Christmas

PG

1993 | 3.9/5 | 1h 16min
Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family
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In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with t ...

King Kong

PG-13

2005 | 3.4/5 | 3h 7min
Adventure, Drama, Action
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An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home. ...

Dinosaur

PG

2000 | 3.3/5 | 1h 22min
Kids & Family, Animation
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Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to ...

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

PG

2010 | 3.4/5 | 1h 37min
Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Eric Leighton

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Movies with Eric Leighton as Crew(4)

Visual Effects/Animation2009 Coraline
Visual Effects/Animation Director2005 King Kong
Directing/Director2000 Dinosaur
Visual Effects/Animation Supervisor1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas

Full Name: Eric Leighton
Born: Tuesday, 11/06 1962 (November) in San Diego, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 61 years + 166 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Eric Leighton frequently works together with these people:
Tim Burton (5x, Crew)
Peter Jackson (4x, Crew)
Trey Thomas (4x, Crew)
Henry Selick (4x, Crew)
Joel Fletcher (4x, Crew)
Christopher Boyes (3x, Crew)
Danny Elfman (3x, Crew)
Owen Klatte (3x, Crew)
Margaret Burton LeBoeuf (3x, Crew)
Mike Cachuela (2x, Crew)
Jimmy Star (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:208072, Added: 07/24/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024