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Poster Roundup: Phillip Morris, Christmas Carol (From TheMovingPicture. 7 July 2009, 10:18 PM, PDT)
Christmas Carol and Philip Morris posters arrive
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(Credited cast) | Robert Guillaume | ... | John Grin |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Geoffrey Holder | ... | Ghost of Christmas Future |
| Ted Lange | ... | Ghost of Christmas Present |
 | Alfonso Ribeiro | ... | Rocky |
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I was lucky enough to catch "Christmas" the one time it ran on TV, and I wish it would be released on DVD. Of course, it is an adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol " with Robert Guillaume as John Grin, the Scrooge character. His son Kevin has a role as the Bob Cratchit character, with Geoffrey Holder and Ted Lange as two of the Ghosts. There are so many second-rate versions of "Christmas Carol" that seem to be around, and one of the few really good versions gets lost in a film vault somewhere. That's too bad, because this is truly a little gem of a TV movie. It was made on the heels of Guillaume's run as Benson and capitalized on that series' popularity. There is a bit of Benson's dry wit, but John Grin is not Benson. The writing is low-key and the characters well-done and interesting. Too bad we most likely won't see this one again. It's well worth the time.