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Writers (WGA):
Mitch Glazer (written by) &
Michael O'Donoghue (written by) ...
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Release Date:
23 November 1988 (USA) more
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Bill Murray is back among the ghosts. Only this time, it's three against one. more
Plot:
A cynically selfish TV executive gets haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(30 articles)
A Christmas Carol Review
(From Filmofilia. 9 November 2009, 12:59 AM, PST)
Disney’s A Christmas Carol – in 3D
(From Scorecard Review. 6 November 2009, 3:44 AM, PST)
User Comments:
You'll Either Love it or Hate it. more (108 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bill Murray | ... | Frank Cross |
 | Karen Allen | ... | Claire Phillips |
 | John Forsythe | ... | Lew Hayward |
 | John Glover | ... | Brice Cummings |
| Bobcat Goldthwait | ... | Eliot Loudermilk |
| David Johansen | ... | Ghost of Christmas Past |
 | Carol Kane | ... | Ghost of Christmas Present |
 | Robert Mitchum | ... | Preston Rhinelander |
| Nicholas Phillips | ... | Calvin Cooley |
 | Michael J. Pollard | ... | Herman |
 | Alfre Woodard | ... | Grace Cooley |
| Mabel King | ... | Gramma |
| John Murray | ... | James Cross |
 | Jamie Farr | ... | Jacob Marley |
 | Robert Goulet | ... | Himself |
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101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:AL | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Ireland:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12
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The leader of the street carolers insulted by Bill Murray is Paul Shaffer. The others are Miles Davis, David Sanborn and Larry Carlton. more
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Continuity: When Claire first visits Frank at the beginning of the movie she hands him her business card. When he accepts the card it is a woman's hand that takes hold of it in the close-up. more
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Ghost of Christmas Past: Niagra Falls Frankie Angel. more
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Referenced in The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (2004) (V) more
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We Three Kings of Orient Are more
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Well, Christmas is almost upon us again. So I'm going to comment on a view Festive films. Starting with Scrooged:
I personally enjoyed this film, but after reading other user's comments on here for the movie, I guess you either Love it or Hate it.
Why do people get so serious about a movie ? Its just a comedy that pokes a little fun at the Dickens classic.
They mention that Murray's character of Frank Cross was hateful, spiteful, nasty, horrible etc. etc. ... That was the whole idea!! (You wouldn't have had a movie if he wasn't those things). Scrooge in the novel was horrible, spiteful, nasty, etc. etc.
Scrooged is funny, but it does hit on a few serious notes also. Especially when Frank is visited by Carol Kane's Ghost of Christmas Present.
Scrooged is the type of movie that no-one will ever agree on. They have their opinions, and I have mine.
I love it. The bit at the end where Bill Murray finally realizes what Christmas is really all about, is quite moving as he talks directly to the viewers about it. Then when the cast break into song, Murray urges the Cinema audience to join in with them. The cinema we went to, did! It was a great atmosphere with the cinema singing along with the cast. And it was near Christmas too, which made it all that little bit more special :o)