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6.9/10
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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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
- Director
- Writers
- Mitch Glazer
- Michael O'Donoghue
- Charles Dickens(suggestion)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilming 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 rehired everyone. The break allowed the cast and crew members to spend Christmas with their families.
- GoofsAfter the encounter with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Frank decides to visit Claire at work. The business card she had given him says "Operation Reach Out", but the doors Frank walks into say "Operation Outreach".
- Quotes
Frank Cross: The bitch hit me with a toaster!
- Crazy creditsAbout 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 versionsTBS runs an "edited for content" version of this film, that deletes or changes profanity and questionable dialog.
- SoundtracksBrown 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
Featured review
Bill Murray does an excellent job of creating a modern-day Ebeneezer Scrooge
Scrooged is a fresh, dark and original take on the classic Christmas Carol story. The ghosts are humorous and horrifying and Bill Murray does an excellent job of creating a modern-day Ebeneezer Scrooge. The ending is quite cheesy, but, then again, isn't that what Christmas movies are all about?
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- Jul 10, 2018
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
- Filming locations
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Exterior)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $32,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,328,558
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,027,842
- Nov 27, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $60,329,560
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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