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Scrooged

  • 19881988
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
108K
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Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
 	A cynically selfish TV executive gets haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
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A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
108K
YOUR RATING
    • Richard Donner
    • Mitch Glazer
    • Michael O'Donoghue
    • Charles Dickens(novel "A Christmas Carol")
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Karen Allen
    • John Forsythe
    • Richard Donner
    • Mitch Glazer
    • Michael O'Donoghue
    • Charles Dickens(novel "A Christmas Carol")
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Karen Allen
    • John Forsythe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 269User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Theatrical Trailer
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    Bill Murray and Alfre Woodard in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray and Anne Ramsey in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray and David Johansen in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray and Karen Allen in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray and Carol Kane in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Alfre Woodard in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray and John Forsythe in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray and Carol Kane in Scrooged (1988)
    Bill Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait in Scrooged (1988)

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    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Frank Cross
    Karen Allen
    Karen Allen
    • Claire Phillips
    John Forsythe
    John Forsythe
    • Lew Hayward
    John Glover
    John Glover
    • Brice Cummings
    Bobcat Goldthwait
    Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Eliot Loudermilk
    David Johansen
    David Johansen
    • Ghost of Christmas Past
    Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    • Ghost of Christmas Present
    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • Preston Rhinelander
    Nicholas Phillips
    Nicholas Phillips
    • Calvin Cooley
    Michael J. Pollard
    Michael J. Pollard
    • Herman
    Alfre Woodard
    Alfre Woodard
    • Grace Cooley
    Mabel King
    Mabel King
    • Gramma
    John Murray
    • James Cross
    Jamie Farr
    Jamie Farr
    • Jacob Marley
    Robert Goulet
    Robert Goulet
    • Robert Goulet
    Buddy Hackett
    Buddy Hackett
    • Scrooge
    John Houseman
    John Houseman
    • John Houseman
    Lee Majors
    Lee Majors
    • Lee Majors
      • Richard Donner
      • Mitch Glazer
      • Michael O'Donoghue
      • Charles Dickens(novel "A Christmas Carol") (suggestion)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Filming began in December 1987. With Christmas approaching, director Richard Donner asked if the production could have Christmas Day off. But Paramount Pictures executives refused, insisting that filming should continue on Christmas Day. However, Donner outwitted them. At the end of the day on December 24th he fired the entire cast and crew. Two days later, on December 26th, he re-hired everyone. The break allowed the cast and crew members to spend Christmas with their families.
    • Goofs
      After the encounter with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Frank decides to visit Claire at work. The business card she gave him says "Operation Reach Out" but the doors Frank walks into say "Operation Outreach".
    • Quotes

      Frank Cross: It's Christmas Eve! It's... it's the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we... we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be. It's a... miracle. It's really a sort of a miracle. Because it happens every Christmas Eve. And if you waste that miracle, you're gonna burn for it, I know what I am talking about. You have to do something. You have to take a chance. You do have to get involved. There are people that are having... having trouble making their miracle happen. There are people that don't have enough to eat, or people that are cold. You can go out and say hello to these people. You can take an old blanket out of the closet and say "Here!", you can make them a sandwich and say "Oh, by the way, here!" I... I get it now! And if you... if you give, then it can happen, then the miracle can happen to you! It's not just the poor and the hungry, it's everybody's who's gotta have this miracle! And it can happen tonight for all of you! If you believe in this spirit thing, the miracle will happen and then you'll want it to happen again tomorrow. You won't be one of these bastards who says "Christmas is once a year and it's a fraud", it's NOT! It can happen every day, you've just got to want that feeling. And if you like it and you want it, you'll get greedy for it! You'll want it every day of your life and it can happen to you! I believe in it now! I believe it's going to happen to me now! I'm ready for it! And it's great. It's a good feeling, it's really better than I've felt in a long time. I, I, I'm ready. Have a Merry Christmas, everybody.

      [Calvin steps forward]

      Frank Cross: Did I forget something, big man?

      Calvin Cooley: [nods, speaks his first words in five years] God bless us, everyone.

    • Crazy credits
      About a third of the way through the closing credits, Bill Murray appears with the word "Scrooged" across the screen in front of him. He looks down and brushes the front of his jacket a few times, with each brush a couple of the letters in the title chase off the screen as if he's brushing them off his jacket.
    • Alternate versions
      TBS runs an "edited for content" version of this film, that deletes or changes profanity and questionable dialog.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Last Rites/Oliver & Co./The Land Before Time/Far North/Child's Play (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Brown Eyed Girl
      Written by Van Morrison

      Performed by David Johansen (as Buster Poindexter)

      Produced by Hank Medress, David Johansen (as Buster Poindexter)

      Courtesy of RCA Records

    User reviews269

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Put a little love in your heart.
    This is a perfect vehicle for Bill Murray, his brand of sarcastic and caustic delivery is nailed on perfect for Frank Cross, the modern day scrooge in this tale. I have often found him to be an acquired taste, I mean don't get me wrong here, I'm a big fan and can repeatedly watch his best offerings, but it's not hard to understand why his style is not universally loved. Scrooged is pure and simply the modern spin of the story we all have grown up with, that isn't to say that the film loses anything as regards Christmas spirit, because it doesn't, the message is still the same, and in this ever changing world of ours the core essence of the story is one the world should heed.

    This version is a blast, it's loud, it's brash, but boy is it damn funny, and I personally watch it every Christmas without fail. And yes, I watch it alongside the glorious Alistair Sim version, for although they are poles apart in class, they both entertain for very different reasons.

    Joining Murray in this festive romp is the delightful Karen Allen, while luminaries such as former New York Dolls front man David Johansen and Mr. Laconic himself, Robert Mitchum, add some weight to the cast list. It all works really rather well with the exception of Carol Kane's Ghost Of Christmas Present, where to me she comes off as being more annoying than funny, but that of course is a personal opinion and I know as fact that many others adore her energetic performance. With quips aplenty and of course with a simple heartfelt message at the core, Scrooged is truly a sharp and enjoyable film to be enjoyed at the festive period.

    Thanks boys, get the nurse! 8/10
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    5
    • hitchcockthelegend
    • Mar 4, 2008

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1988 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Mirage Productions
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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