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Scrooged

Year:
Duration:
101 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
7
Director:
Richard Donner
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1988-11-23
Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Budget: $32,000,000
Gross: $60,328,558 (USA) Rentals $31,500,000 (USA)
Cast
Actor
Character
Bill Murray
Frank Cross
Karen Allen
Claire Phillips
John Forsythe
Lew Hayward
John Glover
Brice Cummings
Bobcat Goldthwait
Eliot Loudermilk
David Johansen
Ghost of Christmas Past
Carol Kane
Ghost of Christmas Present
Robert Mitchum
Preston Rhinelander
Nicholas Phillips
Calvin Cooley
Michael J. Pollard
Herman
Alfre Woodard
Grace Cooley
Mabel King
Gramma
John Murray
James Cross
Jamie Farr
Jacob Marley
Robert Goulet
Himself
Buddy Hackett
Scrooge
John Houseman
Himself
Lee Majors
Himself
Pat McCormick
Ghost of Christmas Present (TV)
Brian Doyle-Murray
Earl Cross
Mary Lou Retton
Herself
Al 'Red Dog' Weber
Santa Claus
Jean Speegle Howard
Mrs. Claus
June Chandler
June Cleaver
Michael Eidam
Wally Cleaver
Mary Ellen Trainor
Ted
Bruce Jarchow
Wayne
Sanford Jensen
IBC Executive
Jeff Joseph
IBC Executive (as Jeffrey Joseph)
Dick Blasucci
IBC Executive
Peter Bromilow
Archbishop
Bill Marcus
IBC Guard
Cal Gibson
IBC Guard
Damon Hines
Steven Cooley
Tamika McCollum
Shasta Cooley
Koren McCollum
Randee Cooley
Reina King
Lanell Cooley
Paul Tuerpe
Stage Manager (as Paul Tuerpé)
Lester Wilson
Choreographer
Ron Strang
Art Director (as Ronald Strang)
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Lady Censor
Jack McGee
Carpenter
Bill Hart
Carpenter
Kathy Kinney
IBC Nurse
Ralph Gervais
Mouse Wrangler
Alvin Hammer
Foreman
Tony Steedman
Headwaiter
Lisa Mende
Doris Cross
Ryan Todd
Frank as Child
Rebeca Arthur
Tina
Selma Archerd
Mrs. Claus at Party
Jay Byron
Man #2 at Party
Harvey Fisher
Party Guest
C. Ransom Walrod
Party Animal
James R. Miller
Security Guard at Party
Jennie Lew Tugend
Foo-Ling at Party (as Jennie Lew-Tugend)
Roy Brocksmith
Mike the Mailman
Shawn Michaels
Stage Manager - 'Frisbee'
Stella Hall
Lew Hayward's Secretary
Sachi Parker
Belle
Delores Hall
Hazel
Anne Ramsey
Woman in Shelter
Logan Ramsey
Man in Shelter
Sydna Scott
Woman #2 in Shelter
Wendie Malick
Wendie Cross
Joel Murray
Guest
Mitch Glazer
Guest
Susan Isaacs
Guest
Lauri Kempson
Guest
Chaz Conner
Ghost of Christmas Future - TV
Miro Polo
Mary Lou's Coach
Ralph Bruneau
Nephew
Maria Riva
Mrs. Rhinelander
James Kindelon
Butler (as James E. Kindelon)
Raphael Harris
Older Calvin
Wayne A. Finkelman
Orderly (as Wayne Finkelman)
Susan Barnes
Harpy
Lynne Randall
Harpy
Gilles Savard
Waiter
Michael O'Donoghue
Priest
Dick McGarvin
Announcer
Tom Doak
Video Tape Director
Sam Drummy
Cameraman on Crane
Winfred Tennison
Marvin
Steve Kahan
Technicians (as Stephen Kahan)
Norm Wilson
Technicians
Henry Brown
Technicians (as Henry V. Brown)
Jeanine Jackson
Technician
Amy Hill
Technician
Miles Davis
Street Musicians
Larry Carlton
Street Musicians
David Sanborn
Street Musicians
Paul Shaffer
Street Musicians
The Caroling Company
Carolers
Solid Gold Dancers
Scroogettes
Jim Hendricks
Commander USA (archive footage)
Susanne Lavelle
(unconfirmed)
Peter Onorati
(unconfirmed)
Audrey K. Baranishyn
Solid Gold Dancer (uncredited)
Buck
Dog (uncredited)
Leslie Cook
Scroogette (uncredited)
J. Mills Goodloe
IBC Technician (uncredited)
Robert Hammond
Ghost of Christmas Future
Don LaFontaine
IBC Promo Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Jamilah Lucas
Scroogette (uncredited)
Daniel Shiplacoff
Singer (uncredited)
Norman D. Wilson
TV Crew (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Jamie Farr:  As himself / Jacob Marley.
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Keith Haring's "Free South Africa" poster is seen in a few background shots as it is in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), also directed by Richard Donner.
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Director Richard Donner directed this 1988 picture sandwiched between directing two "Lethal Weapon" movies, they being 1987's Lethal Weapon (1987) and 1989's Lethal Weapon 2 (1989).
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Goofs
When Frank Cross' office door is being beaten down by Lew Hayward, it is obviously made of metal, as it retains the dents from the impacts on the outside. However, when the door finally shatters, it is clearly made of wood.
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The promo for the Christmas Special shown at the beginning of the film contains events that haven't happened yet (sets shown that aren't built yet, etc). For example, the shot of Mary Lou Retton rehearsing her tumbling routine and saying "God bless us, every one" is repeated exactly later in the film.
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Frank's second visit with the Ghost of Christmas Past is in 1968 and he is working for IBC. He meets Claire at this time as well. He was four years old in 1955 which makes him only 17 during this scene.
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Quotes
Daughter: Mom, when are we gonna get a real Christmas tree? Grace: When they're free!
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Frank Cross: Same old Claire... still trying to save the world.
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Frank Cross: Where are we?
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Faq
Q
Is 'Scrooged' based on a book?
A
Yes. Scrooged is a modernized spoof of English author Charles Dicken's classic 1843 novella A Christmas Carol (full title: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas). The novella was adapted for the movie by American screenwriters Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue.
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Scrooged can be found here.
Q
How does the movie end?
A
Just as IBC's Scrooge (Buddy Hackett) tosses the coin out the window to buy a goose, Frank walks into the scene and catches the coin. He then turns to camera and delivers a monologue about the importance of family, friends, and helping those less fortunate. At first, Mr Rhinelander (Robert Mitchum) is angered, but he can't get Frank off the air because Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait) is holding the control room personnel at gunpoint. Also listening to the broadcast is Frank's brother James (John Murray) and his family as well as Claire Phillips (Karen Allen), who hails a cab and rushes to the studio. As his monologue winds down, Calvin tugs on Frank's sleeve and reminds him to say, 'God bless us everyone,' amazing his mother that he has gotten back his voice. In the final scene, Frank kisses Claire, and the entire studio breaks out in a round of 'Put a Little Love in Your Heart.'
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