How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

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:

Christmas | Public Humiliation | Remake | Materialism | Blockbuster

Awards:

Won 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

Also Known As:

The Grinch (Australia) (UK) (video title) (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:

1.33 : 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:

Jim Carrey also used the football play call "Blue 42! Blue 42! Hutt hutt!" in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Cindy Lu is at the Grinch's home for first time, she knocks on the door but the sound is different.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Avid Merrion's XXXmas Special (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Better Do It Right

It Was Good, But Could've Been "SO" Much Better

I thought How The Grinch Stole Christmas was a pretty good movie.It wasn't horrible, nor was it great, but it was enjoyable to watch.I felt as if Jim Carrey got a little annoying at times.They made the Grinch seem like a special education person, when all he needed to be was evil and devious, but yet he turned out kind of retarded.I did think the scenery, when not inside the Grinch's cave, was beautiful, and there was a few parts where I laughed, but most of the time I thought it was just annoying.This movie could've been "SO" much better if they had changed the Grinch's personality, and they had included some more laugh scenes, because most of the humor wasn't funny.I liked How The Grinch Stole Christmas anyway, but it's not anything to get excited about seeing.