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Title: Ms. Scrooge (TV Movie 1997)
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Cast
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| Cicely Tyson | ... | ||
| Katherine Helmond | ... | ||
| Michael Beach | ... |
Reverend Luke
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John Bourgeois | ... | |
| Rae'Ven Kelly | ... |
Young Ebenita
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Teenage Ebenita
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Ken James | ... |
Sam Catherwood
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William Greenblatt | ... | |
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Shaun Austin-Olsen | ... |
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Ashley Brown | ... |
Chris
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Natasha Greenblatt | ... |
Sis Cratchit
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Marie
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A retelling of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
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christmas | one night | holiday season | christmas season | tv movie |Taglines:
Let's just say she didn't make Santa's 'nice' list. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 December 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ms. Scrooge - Ein wundervoller Engel See more »Filming Locations:
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Sound Mix:
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[light fades]
Maude Marley: How's tricks, Ebenita?
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge: Maude?
Maude Marley: You haven't said a word about my outfit.
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge: [laughing to herself] Oh, it can't be Maude. She's dead. I buried her.
Maude Marley: And rather hastily, I might add. Afraid I might come back to life? Reclaim my possessions?
[Ebenita slowly reaches for the phone]
Maude Marley: Now I can't.
[as Ebenita's hand gets to the phone]
[...]
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(uncredited)
Written by James Montgomery
Performed by the Church of God Choir
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Quotes
Maude Marley: [Appearing in a flash of Light] Ta Da! I always did like a big entrance, didn't I?[light fades]
Maude Marley: How's tricks, Ebenita?
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge: Maude?
Maude Marley: You haven't said a word about my outfit.
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge: [laughing to herself] Oh, it can't be Maude. She's dead. I buried her.
Maude Marley: And rather hastily, I might add. Afraid I might come back to life? Reclaim my possessions?
[Ebenita slowly reaches for the phone]
Maude Marley: Now I can't.
[as Ebenita's hand gets to the phone]
[...]
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Soundtracks
Angels from the Realms of Glory(uncredited)
Written by James Montgomery
Performed by the Church of God Choir
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It amazes me how many ways a simple story like Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" can be interpreted. We have the pleasure of watching Cicely Tyson (Idlewild, A Lesson Before Dying) in another strong role.
John Korty, who directed Ms. Tyson in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, again directs her as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge. Veteran writer John McGreevey interprets the familiar tale.
Katherine Helmond ("Soap", "Whose the Boss") was funny as Marley, and Michael Beach ("Third Watch", Short Cuts) was super as her nephew.
It was a different twist on a familiar story, told from an African-American perspective, and it really warmed the heart.
Of course, you all know how it ends.