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Scrooged

  • 19881988
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
99K
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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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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
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
99K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Mitch Glazer
    • Michael O'Donoghue
    • Charles Dickens(novel "A Christmas Carol")
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Karen Allen
    • John Forsythe
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Mitch Glazer
    • Michael O'Donoghue
    • Charles Dickens(novel "A Christmas Carol")
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Karen Allen
    • John Forsythe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 258User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

    Videos2

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
    Theatrical Trailer
    Scrooged
    Trailer 2:33
    Scrooged

    Photos110

    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)

    Top cast

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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(novel "A Christmas Carol") (suggestion)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Bill Murray and director Richard Donner reportedly did not enjoy working together, creating a lot of tension on-set. When asked by film critic Roger Ebert if he had any disagreements with Donner, Murray replied: "Only a few. Every single minute of the day. That could have been a really, really great movie. The script was so good. There's maybe one take in the final cut movie that is mine. We made it so fast, it was like doing a movie live. He kept telling me to do things louder, louder, louder. I think he was deaf."
    • Goofs
      In 1969, Frank gives Claire a set of Ginsu knives as a gift. Ginsu knives were first sold in 1978 under a different name, and the "Ginsu" name was coined in 1983. In addition, the DVD subtitles misspell it "Gensu."
    • 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 reviews258

    Review
    Top review
    Is Bill Murray God?
    ...not quite , but his performance in Scrooged isnt far behind omnipitancy. With exception to Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, this is probably one of his most hilarious performances to date. In this re-working of Dickens "A Christmas Carol" , Murray plays Frank Cross, a tight fisted,selfish Network Executive who, as christmas rapidly approaches, finds himself needing to hasten up proceedings on his networks live Christmas Carol show, which is airing on Christmas eve. From the very start of the film, we are treated to how unkind and selfish, Murrays character really is, yet we still cant bring ourselves to hate him.....even when he suggests to a prop man that he should STAPLE little plastic antlers to the heads of door-mice.

    Due to a very creepy encounter with his dead boss, Cross is warned that he will be visited by 3 ghosts, and so the story takes off, as he meets 3 very unusual ghosts with even weirder traits, such as the ghost of christmas present, who likes to randomly beat Cross up, every time he shows no heart. Best of all is the NOO YAWK talkin taxi driver, who i feel almost steals the show from Murray ....which is one of the hardest things in the world!!!

    Running throughout the film, is, ...sadly, a rather weak sub plot of Cross and his ex-lover, which , i love for all the wrong reasons.....but sadly, to people who have never seen the film, might find a bit tedious.

    But of course....its Murray who comes away from this looking cool, as , even though he has experienced some genuinely scary things ( the halucination of a waiter on fire is still creepy), we lap up his dead pan reactions to it all!!
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    5
    • Dibby
    • Dec 27, 2001

    FAQ3

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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
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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