How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers (WGA):

Dr. Seuss (book)
Jeffrey Price (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Inside a snowflake, like the one on your sleeve, there happened a story you must see to believe.

Plot:

Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas.

Plot Keywords:

The Grinch | Christmas | Child | Public Humiliation | Materialism

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 16 wins & 29 nominations

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Grinch
Taylor Momsen	...	Cindy Lou Who
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Mayor Augustus Maywho
Christine Baranski	...	Martha May Whovier
Bill Irwin	...	Lou Lou Who
Molly Shannon	...	Betty Lou Who
Clint Howard	...	Whobris
Josh Ryan Evans	...	8-Year-Old Grinch
Mindy Sterling	...	Clarnella
Rachel Winfree	...	Rose
Rance Howard	...	Elderly Timekeeper
Jeremy Howard	...	Drew Lou Who
T.J. Thyne	...	Stu Lou Who
Lacey Kohl	...	Christina Whoterberry
Nadja Pionilla	...	Junie

Also Known As:

The Grinch (Australia) (UK) (USA) (promotional title)
Der Grinch (Germany)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL | USA:PG (certificate #37737) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:7 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Some statistics: - Make-up appliances used during production: approximately 8,000 - Props created for the film: over 300 - Number of ornaments: 8,200 - Number of candy canes: 1,938 - Crushed marble used for snow on Who suburbs exterior sets: 152,000 lbs - Outfits created by wardrobe: 443 - Number of sound stages used: 11 - Make-up artists used on busiest days: 45 - Styrofoam used to build sets: 2 million linear feet (or 6 miles, if it was cut into standard board length)

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Grinch finished loading his sled, he had turned all the Christmas lights off. As he was trying to take off, all the lights were on, but his sled stalled. His second attempt of taking off all the lights were off again.

Quotes:

[a taxicab passes him by]
The Grinch: It's because I'm green isn't it?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Best Ever Christmas Films (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?

Christmas Giggles

I have just read the lead comment for this film that is on the front page with the voting results and cast run down.

Why is it that some people can not take a film for what it is supposed to be.

This film is supposed to be a light hearted, tonge in cheek, family comedy, things to make the kids laugh and things for the adults, and that is exactly what this film does.

I laughed my nuts off at this film, I thought Carey put in a great performance and the whole film (if watched at Christmas) really give you a bit of festive cheer

So to all of you film reviewers stop trying to sound like film students and knock every film because it is not "Taxi Driver" or "The Godfather" and take films for what they are supposed to be, entertainment!!