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Scrooged
Sign in to saveScrooged is a 1988 American Christmas fantasy black comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. Inspired by Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, the film is a metafictional modern retelling that follows Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish television executive who, while prepping for a live broadcast adaptation of A Christmas Carol, is visited on Christmas Eve by a succession of ghosts intent on helping him regain his Christmas spirit. The supporting cast includes Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane,
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Scrooged is a 1988 American romantic comedy fantasy film directed by Richard Donner and produced by Art Linson and Donner. The screenplay was written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue, based on the work of Charles Dickens. The cast includes Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, and John Glover. Danny Elfman composed the music, and Fredric Steinkamp served as film editor.
The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and Mirage Productions, with a budget of $32,000,000. It was filmed in New York City and Toronto, and its narrative is set in New York City during the years 1988, 1955, 1968, and 1969. The movie explores themes of love for fellow humans, egoism, careerism, and show business. It was distributed by Netflix and Fandango at Home.
Scrooged has a runtime of 101 minutes. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. The film holds a vote average of 6.8 on TMDb and a rating of 6.9 on IMDb. It generated $60,300,000 in revenue. The tagline describes the spirits as moving viewers in odd and hysterical ways.
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6.8Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
Cast
- Bill Murray as Francis Cross
- Karen Allen as Claire Phillips
- John Forsythe as Lew Hayward
- John Glover as Bryce Cummings
- Bobcat Goldthwait as Eliot Loudermilk
- Robert Mitchum as Preston Rhinelander
Themes
- holiday
- tv ratings
- ghost
- duringcreditsstinger
- christmas music
- christmas
- christmas eve
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Key facts
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- Scrooged film poster.JPG
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Richard Donner
- Film.cinematography
- Michael Chapman
- Film.music
- Danny Elfman
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 100 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $32 million
- Film.gross
- $100.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- A Christmas Carol
- Main subject
- Christmas
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Screenwriter
- Michael O'Donoghue
- Cast member
- Peter Onorati
- Composer
- Danny Elfman
- Producer
- Richard Donner
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Michael Chapman
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 657155
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-00-00
- film editor
- Fredric Steinkamp
- title
- Scrooged
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- after a work by
- Charles Dickens
- set in period
- 1990s
- references work, tradition or theory
- A Christmas Carol
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 38/100
- box office
- 60328558
- capital cost
- 32000000
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Soundtrack
- Release
- Box office
- Home media
- Reception
- Critical response
- Awards
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas fantasy black comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. Inspired by Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, the film is a metafictional modern retelling that follows Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish television executive who, while prepping for a live broadcast adaptation of A Christmas Carol, is visited on Christmas Eve by a succession of ghosts intent on helping him regain his Christmas spirit. The supporting cast includes Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, and Alfre Woodard.
Scrooged was filmed on a $32 million budget over three months in New York City and Hollywood from December 1987 to March 1988. Murray returned to acting for the film after taking a four-year hiatus following the success of Ghostbusters, which he found overwhelming. Murray worked with Glazer and O'Donoghue on reworking the script before agreeing to join the project. The production was tumultuous, as Murray and Donner had different visions for the film. Murray described his time on the film as "misery", while Donner called Murray "superbly creative but occasionally difficult". Along with Murray's three brothers, Brian, John and Joel, Scrooged features numerous celebrity cameos.
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