The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve.
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Title: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
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A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and future. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 December 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$5,010,109, 13 December 1992Gross USA:
$27,281,507Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$32,090,708Company Credits
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Ghost of Christmas Present: How do you know that?
Ebenezer Scrooge: You just told me.
Ghost of Christmas Present: Well, I'm *usually* trustworthy.
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Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams
Performed by Frank Oz, Louise Gold, Steve Whitmire, David Rudman, Karen Prell, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Brian Henson, and Mike Quinn
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This is one of the very few adaptations that shows how sick Tiny Tim was as he coughs several times during the Cratchit Christmas dinner, implying he has whooping cough or pneumonia, which was quite common in Victorian times where this movie is set. See more »Goofs
Gonzo (as Charles Dickens) and Rizzo are selling "Red Delicious" apples. "A Christmas Carol" was published in 1843, and Red Delicious apples were developed in 1880. See more »Quotes
Ebenezer Scrooge: This is Bob Crachit's house?Ghost of Christmas Present: How do you know that?
Ebenezer Scrooge: You just told me.
Ghost of Christmas Present: Well, I'm *usually* trustworthy.
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Crazy Credits
The closing credits include a credit for "Rizzo's personal caterer". See more »Alternate Versions
The musical sequence "The Love is Gone" is missing from the UK DVD versions of the film. See more »Soundtracks
ScroogeMusic and Lyrics by Paul Williams
Performed by Frank Oz, Louise Gold, Steve Whitmire, David Rudman, Karen Prell, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Brian Henson, and Mike Quinn
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In terms of humor or songs, I can't honestly rank this was high as most of the other Muppet films BUT it may be the most touching version of the Dickens classic story I've ever seen on film.
The lyrics to the last two songs are fantastic: very Christian-like and very profound. Scrooge (Michael Caine), meanwhile, is not portrayed as some screaming maniac as he so often is in other versions. His transformation from cold-hearted tightwad to caring, generous person is done more subtly, too, than in other films. However, to be fair, sometimes the slapstick humor in here gets in the way of the touching story.
The last part of the movie is a lot sentimental drama than Muppet comedy and I found that refreshing. Not much offensive in here, either, making this a good film for little ones as well as older, sentimental folks.