How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

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

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

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

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor

Won 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 29 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Based on the book by the famous Dr. Seuss. Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of munchkinlike people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty creature that hates Christmas, and plots to steal it away from the Whos which he equally abhors. Yet a small child, Cindy Lou Who, decides to try befriend the Grinch.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | public humiliation | remake | snowflake | materialism | 

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Taglines:

He puts the mean in green.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some crude humor

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Filming Locations:

Stage 12, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$123,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$175,000 (Belgium) (8 December 2000)

Gross:

ESP 710,576,961 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, LUNI Productions GmbH and Company KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Grinch was not green-like everything else in the book, he was black and white with some red and pink splotches.

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Goofs

When the Grinch is distributing letters to the people of Who-ville, he clearly only has two letters in his hand but he throws about 10 others into people's mail boxes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Inside a snowflake like the one on your sleeve, there happened a story you must see to believe.

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Connections

Spoofed in Scrubs: My Night to Remember (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Green Christmas"
Written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson
Produced by Don Was
Performed by The Barenaked Ladies
Courtesy of Reprise Records

User Reviews

creative funny laughed my *** off

If you went to this movie to see some huge academy award presentation...oh well..but if you wanted to see a funny delightful adaptation of an old classic, you will love it..Jim Carey was incredible as usual. The story line was great, a few parts added like the history of the Grinch made it even better. Ron Howard never misses a beat..But although there were a few ADULT comments and cleavage added, this is supped to be a kids or family show. Try not to lose sight of that ..if you do you really wont enjoy the movie...and as for the comments about Ron Howard, try to direct a major motion picture and see how you do..its not easy as it looks ...