How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers (WGA):

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

Santa Costume | Burning Tree | Dr Seuss | Exploding Car | Farce

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
Jim Meskimen	...	Officer Wholihan
Michael Dahlen	...	Customer
David Costabile	...	Biker Who
Mary Stein	...	Miss Rue Who
James Ritz	...	Crazy Mose
Deep Roy	...	Post Office Clerk
Jessica Sara	...	Sophie
Mason Lucero	...	Who Boy
Ben Bookbinder	...	8-Year-Old Augustus Maywho
Michaela Gallo	...	Who Schoolgirl
Landry Allbright	...	8-Year-Old Martha May Whovier
Reid Kirchenbauer	...	8-Year-Old Whobris
Rebecca Chace	...	Shopper
Suzanne Krull	...	Shopper
Steve Kehela	...	Shopper
Lillias White	...	Shopper
Rain Pryor	...	Shopper
John Alexander	...	Shopper
Kevin Isola	...	Tree Trimmer
Gavin Grazer	...	Yodeler
Walter Franks	...	Clerk
Verne Troyer	...	Band Member (as Verne J. Troyer)
Clayton Martinez	...	Cook (as Clay Martinez)
Q'orianka Kilcher	...	Little Choir Member
Caroline Williams	...	Tiny Who Woman
John Short	...	Tiny Who Man
Grainger Esch	...	Near Miss Who
Eva Burkley	...	Pudding Chef
Rick Baker	...	Puppeteer
Bill Sturgeon	...	Puppeteer
Mark Setrakian	...	Puppeteer
Jurgen Heimann	...	Puppeteer
Tim Blaney	...	Puppeteer
Bryce Dallas Howard	...	Surprised Who (as Bryce Howard)
Charles Croughwell	...	Balloon Who
Frank Welker	...	Max the Dog (voice)
Anthony Hopkins	...	Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rachel Bailit	...	Sexy Whoville Nurse (uncredited)
Dean Chambers	...	Who (uncredited)
Mindy Ferguson	...	Sexy Blonde Who (uncredited)
Heather Lea Gerdes	...	Whoville Choir (uncredited)
Aaron Hamill	...	Extra (uncredited)
Linda Harmon	...	Whoville Choir (uncredited)
Ron Howard	...	Whoville Townsperson (uncredited)
Seth Adam Jones	...	Hugh Who (uncredited)
Tommy Karlsen	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Allie McCall	...	Noelie (uncredited)
Christopher Metas	...	Who (uncredited)
Ann Mills	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Sloane Momsen	...	Little Girl Dreaming of Sugarplums (uncredited)
Bonnie Morgan	...	Pudding Head Who (uncredited)
Frankie Ray	...	Who (uncredited)
Robin Kaye Shaw	...	Toy Lady Who (uncredited)

Directed by
Ron Howard

Writing credits (WGA)
Dr. Seuss		(book)
Jeffrey Price		(screenplay) &
Peter S. Seaman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Linda Fields	....	associate producer
Brian Grazer	....	producer
Todd Hallowell	....	executive producer
Ron Howard	....	producer
Aldric La'Auli Porter	....	associate producer
Louisa Velis	....	associate producer
David Womark	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Donald Peterman

Film Editing by
Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Michael Corenblith

Art Direction by
Lauren E. Polizzi
Dan Webster

Set Decoration by
Merideth Boswell

Costume Design by
Rita Ryack

Makeup Department
Lance Anderson	....	makeup artist
Richard Arguijo	....	moldmaker: Cinovation Studios
Karen Asano-Myers	....	hair stylist
Jane Aull	....	makeup artist
Rick Baker	....	special makeup effects
Terry Baliel	....	hair stylist
Jason Barnett	....	special effects makeup technition: Cinovation
Kate Biscoe	....	makeup artist
John Blake	....	makeup artist
Fred C. Blau Jr.	....	makeup artist (as Fred Blau)
Barney Burman	....	makeup artist
Cydney Cornell	....	hair stylist
Bill Corso	....	makeup artist: Who
Wade Daily	....	makeup artist
Richard Davison	....	special makeup effects technician: Cinovation Studio
Gabriel De Cunto	....	special makeup effects artist
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka	....	hair stylist
Zoltan Elek	....	makeup artist
Earl Ellis	....	makeup artist
Leonard Engelman	....	makeup artist
Jane Galli	....	makeup artist
Connie Grayson	....	wig maker
Glen Griffin	....	special makeup effects: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Toni G	....	makeup department head
Kevin Haney	....	makeup artist
Isabel Harkins	....	makeup artist
Joel Harlow	....	makeup artist
Donna-Lou Henderson	....	makeup artist
Will Huff	....	makeup artist
Karen Iverson	....	makeup artist
Jamie Kelman	....	makeup artist
Michael Key	....	makeup artist
Heather Koontz	....	makeup artist (as Heather Koontz-Eaton)
Toby Lamm	....	makeup artist
Mark Landon	....	makeup artist
Cammy R. Langer	....	hair stylist
Steve LaPorte	....	makeup artist
Margie Latinopoulos	....	makeup artist
Norma Lee	....	hair stylist
Judy Lovell	....	makeup artist
Loretta Jody Miller	....	hair stylist
Patricia Miller	....	key hair stylist
Bart Mixon	....	makeup artist
Geneva Nash Morgan	....	makeup artist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist
Kenny Myers	....	makeup artist
Sylvia Nava	....	hair department supervisor: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Ve Neill	....	makeup artist
Greg Nelson	....	makeup artist
Mimi Palazon	....	special makeup effects artist
Nina Paskowitz	....	hair stylist
Deborah Patino	....	makeup artist
Deborah Ann Piper	....	hair stylist
Joe Podnar	....	makeup artist
Margaret Prentice	....	makeup artist
Vincent Prentice	....	makeup artist
Alex Proctor	....	makeup coordinator
Steve Prouty	....	makeup artist
Gerald Quist	....	makeup artist
Bernd Rantscheff	....	makeup artist
Craig Reardon	....	makeup artist
Mike J. Regan	....	special makeup effects artist
Jill Rockow	....	makeup artist
Robert Romero	....	makeup artist
Matt Rose	....	sculpture department head: Cinovation Studios
Sandra Rowden	....	makeup artist
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	key hair stylist
Robert Ryan	....	makeup artist
Yoichi Art Sakamoto	....	special makeup effects artist
Kim Santantonio	....	hair stylist
Randy Sayer	....	hair stylist
Amy Schmiederer	....	makeup artist
Susan Schuler-Page	....	hair stylist
Elaina P. Schulman	....	hair stylist
Mark Shostrom	....	makeup artist
Robin Slater	....	makeup artist
Mike Smithson	....	makeup artist
Richard Snell	....	makeup artist
Justin Stafford	....	special makeup effects artist
Brian Stiver	....	mold department
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist
Bill Sturgeon	....	makeup production supervisor
Sylvia Surdu	....	hair stylist
Thomas E. Surprenant	....	makeup artist
Jackie Tichenor	....	makeup artist
Christien Tinsley	....	makeup artist
Kazuhiro Tsuji	....	makeup artist: Grinch
Brian A. Tunstall	....	hair stylist
Laurel Van Dyke	....	hair stylist
Kevin Wasner	....	foam department
Karl Wesson	....	hair stylist
Karen Westerfield	....	makeup artist
June Westmore	....	makeup artist
Monty Westmore	....	makeup artist
Marlene D. Williams	....	hair stylist
Hiroshi Yada	....	mold department: Cinovation
Eddie Yang	....	special makeup effects artist
Art Anthony	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Adam Brandy	....	additional special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Jim McPherson	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael J. Malone	....	production supervisor (as Michael Malone)
Michelle Morrissey	....	production supervisor
David Womark	....	unit production manager
Matthew Goodman	....	post-production supervisor: North American release (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Bernstein	....	second assistant director: second unit
Sonia Bhalla	....	assistant director
Mark S. Constance	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Louis Hagney	....	dga trainee (as Louis W. Hagney)
Todd Hallowell	....	second unit director
David Hyman	....	key second assistant director
Michael J. Malone	....	assistant director (as Michael Malone)
Emily McGovern	....	second assistant director: second unit
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kristen Ploucha	....	assistant director
Aldric La'Auli Porter	....	first assistant director
Jack Steinberg	....	second second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Bob Camp	....	storyboard artist
Martin Charles	....	graphic designer
Kevin Cross	....	set designer
Daren Dochterman	....	production illustrator
Andrea Dopaso	....	set designer
Doug DuRose	....	props
Eduardo H. Esparza	....	propmaker
Emily Ferry	....	property master
Jeff Frost	....	sculptor
Brett Gollin	....	props
Otniel Gonzalez	....	property master: second unit
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Mark Hawker	....	property shop
William Hawkins	....	set designer (as Bill Hawkins)
Grey Hill	....	sculptor
Al Hobbs	....	set designer
Barry E. Jackson	....	concept illustrator
Stuart John	....	construction foreman
Maureen Kropf	....	set painter
David Lowery	....	storyboard artist
Ryan T. Mennealy	....	set dresser
Tomas Mulrooney	....	sculptor
Latifa Ouaou	....	art department coordinator
Derek Pendleton	....	sculptor
Eric Ramsey	....	storyboard artist
Peter A. Ramsey	....	storyboard artist
Gregori Renta	....	leadman: second unit
Robin Richesson	....	illustrator
James L. Roberts	....	prop shop foreman
Tommy Samona	....	lead man
Terry Scott	....	construction coordinator
Anthony Syracuse	....	propmaker gang boss
Joy Taylor	....	assistant property master
Suzan Wexler	....	set designer
Greg Wilkinson	....	assistant property master
Chris Zimmerman	....	stand-by painter
Vincent D'Aquino	....	greensman (uncredited)
Andrew L. Jones	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Bryan McBrien	....	greensman (uncredited)
Kathleen Rosen	....	buyer (uncredited)
Charisse St. Amant	....	stand-by painter: second unit (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carmen Flores De Tanis	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew Dettmann	....	foley artist
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Christopher Flick	....	supervising foley editor
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Michael Geisler	....	sound effects editor
Peter Gregory	....	sound recordist
Kimberly Harris	....	supervising adr editor
Allan Hartz	....	adr editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist
Scott Hecker	....	supervising sound editor
Barbara Issak	....	dialogue editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	sound effects editor
Samuel F. Kaufman	....	sound recordist
Daniel Kent	....	sound mixer
Gary Lewis	....	dialogue editor
Diane Linn	....	adr recordist
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant adr editor
David MacMillan	....	production sound mixer
Harrison D. Marsh	....	boom operator
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Narramore	....	sound recordist
Brian Thomas Nist	....	sound effects editor
Eric A. Norris	....	sound effects editor
Bob Olari	....	sound recordist
Ralph Osborn	....	dialogue editor
Alex Parker	....	sound recordist
Jeff Rosen	....	foley editor
Brian Ruberg	....	foley mixer
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	adr editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Michael Benefield	....	special effects technician
Roland Blancaflor	....	head of foam appliance department: Cinovation
Everett Byrom III	....	special effects technician
Mario Cassar	....	special effects technician
Val Crawford	....	hair/fur department
Darryl B. Dodson	....	special effects technician
Edwin J. Escobar	....	special effects technician
Robert Espinoza	....	special effects technician
Glenn Evans	....	special effects technician
Edward Gettis	....	special effects technician
Daniel Gilmore	....	special effects technician
Gene Grijalva	....	special effects technician
Jason Gustafson	....	special effects technician
Allen Hall	....	special effects coordinator
Amy Hall	....	special effects assistant
Matt Hall	....	second unit special effects supervisor
Matt Hall	....	special effects technician
Steve Hall	....	special effects technician
Thomas R. Homsher	....	special effects technician
Doug Hudson	....	creature effects
Jack Jennings	....	special effects technician
Gary L. Karas	....	special effects foreman
Joe Karas	....	special effects technician
Richard Lea	....	special effects foreman
Joe Love	....	special effects technician
Ken MacInnes	....	special effects technician
Garth Majors	....	special effects technician
John Marshall	....	special effects technician
Michael O'Brien	....	foam department effects technician: Cinovation Studios
Doug Passarelli	....	special effects technician
Corey Pritchett	....	special effects
Dan Rawson	....	special effects technician
Aaron Sims	....	designer/sculptor: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Kevin Stewart	....	special effects technician
Brian Van Dorn	....	mold technician
Cuitlahuac Velazquez	....	special effects technician
Paul Vigil	....	special effects technician
Chris L. Ward	....	special effects construction
Lynne Watson	....	special effects hair
Andy Weder	....	prop shop
Diana Yun Soo Yoo	....	special effects makeup
Jon Bethke	....	prop shop (uncredited)
Kathie Clark	....	specialty props (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Bernd Angerer	....	character animator
Jason Armstrong	....	animator: Metrolight Studios
James Battersby	....	digital artist
Brian Begun	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Laurent Ben-Mimoun	....	digital matte painter
Susana Bentsen	....	digital artist
Lee Berger	....	visual effects executive producer: Rhythm & Hues
Nancy Bernstein	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Duncan Blackman	....	matchmove artist
Allen Blaisdell	....	matchmover
Matt Boatright-Simon	....	visual effects editorial
Kevin Bouchez	....	digital artist
Dawn Bowery	....	Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues
Randy Brown	....	visual effects compositor
Megan Bryant	....	scanning and recording supervisor
Suzanne Buirgy	....	digital production manager
Culley Bunker	....	compositor
Shannan Burkley	....	digital paint lead: Digital Domain
Michelle Butler	....	digital/paint compositor
Eliot Cail-Sirota	....	character modeler: Digital Domain
Brian Cantwell	....	3D integration artist
Thomas Clary	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Rafael Colon	....	digital compositor
Tim 'Timco' Conway	....	visual effects set supervision: Digital Domain
Brian Corpus	....	technical operations manager
Filippo Costanzo	....	compositor
Joyce Cox-Weisiger	....	visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues (as Joyce Weisiger)
Don Crawford	....	digital compositor
Robert Cribbett	....	digital compositor: CFX
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Brian C. Davis	....	effects animator: Digital Domain
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: CFX
Aaron Dem	....	visual effects head of production: CFX
Sean Devereaux	....	visual effects compositor: Digital Domain
Feliciano di Giorgio	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Rob Doolittle	....	visual effects avid editor
Chris Dowell	....	production assistant: Rhythm & Hues
Jon Doyle	....	digital artist: CFX
Loring Doyle	....	roto/paint artist
Christina Drahos	....	visual effects compositor: Digital Domain
Greg Duda	....	technical director
Sean Andrew Faden	....	effects animation team lead: Digital Domain
Conny Fauser	....	digital effects supervisor: CFX
John Follmer	....	visual effects producer: MetroLight Studios
Dan Foster	....	visual effects production manager: Rhythm & Hues
Dan Fowler	....	animator
Mark Franco	....	visual effects executive producer: CFX
John Gibson	....	shader development team lead: Digital Domain
Ido Gondelman	....	character animator
Jason Greenblum	....	lead digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Bryan Grill	....	compositing supervisor
Royce Hager	....	motion control rigger
Jerry Hall	....	digital compositor
Darren Hendler	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Claas Henke	....	compositor: Digital Domain
Phil Holland	....	scanning & recording operator
Sharon Smith Holley	....	visual effects editor
Keith Huggins	....	animator
Rusty Ippolito	....	digital effects artist
Bernardo Jauregui	....	visual effects coordinator (as Bernie Jauregui)
Jimmy Jewell	....	digital compositor
Mathew C. Judd	....	model maker
Nikos Kalaitzidis	....	digital artist: Weather Lead
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	digital imaging supervisor
Perry Kass	....	digital artist
Val Keller	....	assistant visual effects editor
David Krause	....	technical coordinator
James W. Kristoff	....	executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios
Markus Kurtz	....	digital lead artist
Tom Lamb	....	digital artist
Mark Larranaga	....	compositor: Digital Domain
Dan Lemmon	....	technical lead
Julian Levi	....	visual effects producer
Sophia Lo	....	digital artist: Digital Domain
Anthony Mabin	....	visual effects compositor: Digital Domain
Kevin Scott Mack	....	visual effects supervisor
Martha Snow Mack	....	creative paint lead
Michael Maloney	....	digital artist
Joe Mancewicz	....	animation setup
Stacie Manning	....	digital artist
Kimberly Mann	....	matchmove artist
S. Scott McCaulley	....	facilities supervisor: Digital Domain
Will McCoy	....	digital compositor
Samantha McGovern	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Jeff McLean	....	compositor
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital compositor
Tim Miller	....	Inferno artist
Paul V. Molles	....	visual effects assistant coordinator
Zeke Morales	....	visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues
Howie Muzika	....	digital set extensions: Digital Domain
Marc Nanjo	....	digital compositor
Robert Nederhorst	....	digital compositor
Davy Nethercutt	....	digital compositor
Melanie Okamura	....	digital artist
Mike O'Neal	....	digital artist
Cristin Pescosolido	....	digital compositor
Brian Peyatt	....	scanning and recording operator
Danielle Plantec	....	digital effects artist
Kelly Port	....	compositor: Digital Domain
David Prescott	....	digital artist: Digital Domain
Brennan Prevatt	....	digital compositor
Brandon Ramos	....	visual effects foreman