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Scrooged

  • 1988
  • PG-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.

  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Mitch Glazer
    • Michael O'Donoghue
    • Charles Dickens
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Karen Allen
    • John Forsythe
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    108K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • Mitch Glazer
      • Michael O'Donoghue
      • Charles Dickens
    • Stars
      • Bill Murray
      • Karen Allen
      • John Forsythe
    • 269User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
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    Scrooged
    Trailer 2:33
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    Scrooged: Cats & Dogs
    Clip 0:53
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    Photos167

    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
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • Mitch Glazer
      • Michael O'Donoghue
      • Charles Dickens(suggestion)
    • All cast & crew
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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 Siskel & Ebert: 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
    Great, modern take
    This is a modern take on the classic Christmas story about Ebeneezer Scrooge from the story A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. To say that there was a lot of creative license taken here would be an understatement, but that does not detract from the fact that this is a great social comment on how commercialized Christmas has become. Bill Murray plays Frank Cross, a television network head that is trying to put on a live version of A Christmas Carol. He is driving his people like slaves and even tells someone to staple antlers to a mouse because they would not stay. He fires a member of his team on Christmas Eve for disagreeing with something he said. He has led a life of greed and cut off anyone that stood in his way, including his brother. That night he is payed a visit from fours ghosts, the first being his mentor, followed by the ghost of Christmas past, present and future. I am sure you are all familiar with the telling of this story. David Johnson and Carol Kane as the ghost of past and present respectively, steal the show. This is a great movie and should be enjoyed by all, every year.
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    4
    • acedj
    • Nov 21, 2019

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Mirage Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $32,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,328,558
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,027,842
      • Nov 27, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,329,001
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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