Nine Dragons Restaurant Restaurant in China in World Showcase at Epcot; opened on October 23, 1985. It seemed a little odd that World Showcase opened with China, but with no Chinese restaurant, because of the popularity of Chinese cuisine. That omission was remedied three years later, and the resulting restaurant has been honored with awards …
See moreNightjohn (television) A Disney Channel Premiere Film; first aired on June 1, 1996. In the 1830s, Sarny, a young, black slave girl, meets the mysterious Nightjohn who freely risks his life to give the girl a gift that white law forbids: the gift of reading and writing. Directed by Charles Burnett. Stars Beau Bridges (Clel Waller), …
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Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton’s The (film) Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown who, though busy, feels a void in his life. Upon discovering Christmastown, he rejoices with a fervor to take over a new holiday. With the help of three mischievous trick-or-treaters, Lock, Shock, and Barrel, he manages to capture Santa Claus, …
See moreNighy, Bill Actor, appeared in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Slartibartfast), G-Force (Saber), and as Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
See moreNikki, Wild Dog of the North (film) Andre Dupas, a French-Canadian hunter, finds a dead mother-bear, and deciding to save her cub from sure death by raising it himself, ties the cub, Neewa, to his malamute pup, Nikki, and continues paddling down the river. At the rapids, the canoe overturns, and the animals are washed …
See moreNightmare Ned (television) Animated series that aired on ABC from April 19 to August 30, 1997. Ned Needlemeyer is a misunderstood, solitary, bespectacled eight-year-old boy, who happens to have wild nightmares. Voices include Courtland Mead (Ned), Brad Garrett (Dad), Victoria Jackson (Mom). 12 episodes.
See moreNight Stalker, The (television) One-hour drama series that debuted on ABC on September 29, 2005, and ended on November 10, 2005. When a pregnant woman is snatched from her home, crime reporter Carl Kolchak suspects all is not as it seems. That is because 18 months ago, his wife was killed in a bizarre fashion …
See moreNight on Bald Mountain (film) Music by Modest Mussorgsky, a segment of Fantasia.
See moreNight Before Christmas, The (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on December 9, 1933. Color. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. In a sequel to Santa’s Workshop, Santa arrives at a house, setting up the tree, its trimmings, and toys. The noise awakens the children, who are in time only to see Santa driving away on his sleigh. …
See moreNight Crossing (film) Peter Strelzyk and Günter Wetzel hope to escape with their families from East Germany to the freedom of the West. Realizing that a balloon might be the answer, Peter and Günter buy materials and begin building one in secret. The first flight, with just Peter’s family—Günter’s wife had convinced him to abandon …
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