Search, discover and share your favorite scrooged gifs. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of charles dickenss a christmas carol, this effectsheavy bill murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former snl funnyman assuming. But after firing a staff member, eliot loudermilk bobcat goldthwait, on christmas eve, frank is visited by. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the scrooged movie on. A christmas carol is my favourite and scrooges is a fun look at ebenezer in the modern world. Three decades later, bill murray s dark turn on ebenezer scrooge remains as adored by its fans as it was a nightmare to make. Scrooged is a 1988 american christmas comedy film directed by richard donner and written by mitch glazer and michael odonoghue. During frank cross overlyeffective trailer for the scrooge tv special. You may recall maligned scrooged director richard donner as the guy who did the original superman, the goonies, and all four lethal weapon movies.
From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Scrooged gets by with bill murray and a dash of holiday spirit, although its hampered by a markedly conflicted tone and an undercurrent of meanspiritedness. Very loosely inspired by the english novel, the movie describes the dickensian scrooge very well. Eve production of a christmas carol by terrorizing everyone in sight. A lot of people say that bill murrays character of frank cross is. A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of charles dickenss a christmas carol, this effectsheavy bill murray holiday vehicle from. Scrooged cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Bill murray isin my honest opinion brilliant as a scrooge character. Also, the ghosts are hilarious, with the abusive carol kane being a real standout. A ruthless tvnetwork chief bill murray meets the ghosts of christmases past, present and future. In a 1989 interview, murray said we shot a big, long, sloppy movie. Bill murray s lazy humor carries the movie up until his genuinely sweet relationship with an old girlfriend. All actors bill murray, karen allen, john forsythe, john glover, bobcat goldthwait, david johansen, carol kane, robert mitchum, nicholas phillips, michael j. Scrooged clean trailer bill murrays first film in four years excluding his cameo in little shop of horrors, this only partly successful comedy updates charles dickens a christmas carol.
Highspirited high jinks on christmas eve put frank cross bill murray in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious takeoff of charles dickens a christmas carol. In december of 2015, netflix aired a very murray christmas, an original holiday special hosted by bill murray, who at some point in the past fifteen years or so was upgraded from a likable comedic actor to an. In this modern take on charles dickens a christmas carol, frank cross bill murray is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, claire phillips karen allen. Scrooged is a headon crash of two family faves, a christmas carol and. The movie stars bill murray as frank cross, a tormented tv. Scrooged 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Scrooged is one of the most disquieting, unsettling films to come along in quite some time. A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of charles dickenss a christmas carol, this effectsheavy bill murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former snl funnyman assuming the role of. But, im a huge bill murray fan and this movies has lots of stars i love. While others are watching white christmas, miracle on 34th street and its a wonderful life, im curled up with bill murray and his crazy, cruel, hilarious take on scrooge. Its christmas in new york city, and frank cross bill murray, selfish, workaholic. The story has been adapted countless times, with many of them using the source material as a rough guide.
I am big fan of christmas movies and have a rather large collection. Highspirited high jinks on christmas eve put frank cross bill murray in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious takeoff of charles dickens a. This is my favorite adaptation of a christmas carol. And murray s acting is much better than other scrooges, who usually overact. Latest blog posts the biggest mistakes in the harry potter movies 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz the 20 biggest mistakes in jurassic park 40 biggest mistakes in the big bang theory stan lees best cameos 33. Scrooged is still the perfect christmas movie 30 years later the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing scrooged near you. The movie is a wonderful retelling of charles dickens classic scrooge. The movie looks as if it cost a lot even when its not necessary. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Richard donner called his adaptation of charles dickenss a christmas carolwhich arrived in theaters 30 years agothe movie where bill murray became. Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of scrooged. Scrooged script transcript from the screenplay andor.
All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The christmas classic starring bill murray turns 30 this month. Finally, the scrooged script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the bill murray movie. Scrooged is still the perfect christmas movie 30 years. Why bill murrays scrooged is the most underrated christmas movie. As network exec frank cross, murray oversees vulgar and idiotic holidaythemed programming while ignoring his family and overworking his putupon assistant. Still, if youre a murray fan, you have to enjoy his deliciously nasty portrayal of. His frank is a great character and he has a long journey to redemption.
Oliver theess meets bill murray while working together on location on the hollywood motion picture film set of scrooged with robert mitchum, and director richard donner. Bill murray s first film in four years excluding his cameo in little shop of horrors, this only partly successful comedy updates charles dickens a christmas carol. Three decades later, bill murrays dark turn on ebenezer scrooge. The film is a retelling and reimagining of charles dickens immortal classic a christmas carol. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. This entire production seems to be in dire need of visits from the ghosts of christmas.
It was obviously intended as a comedy, but there is little comic about it, and indeed the movie s overriding emotions seem to be pain and anger. Then there are those who say that the end is sappy. I dont think anyone watching any of the actual films of a christmas carol or even reading the story would say they could relate to scrooge or see any hope for him. The movie stars bill murray as frank cross, a tormented tv network.
Charles dickens original story centers on the miserable ebenezer scrooge as he is being visited by the ghosts of christmas past, present and future. Why frank cross wasnt wrong listen on christmas eve, a miserly, cranky television network executive is visited by. A lot of people say that bill murray s character of frank cross is unlikeable. Scrooged 510 movie clip taxi ride from hell 1988 hd. In this modern take on charles dickens a christmas carol, frank cross bill murray is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, claire. Scrooged is, indeed, phenomenally loud, and also very mean, and somehow also. Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as frank cross, a cynical and selfish television executive, who is visited by a succession of. Its loud, cartoonish, and misanthropic, but the 1988 bill murray vehicle. Cross, who has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mailroom to tv network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humor perfect qualities for a modernday scrooge. Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as frank cross, a cynical and selfish.
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