Scrooged

Scrooged

  • Director: Richard Donner
  • Writer: Mitch Glazer,Michael O'Donoghue,Charles Dickens
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 23, 1988
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
  • "Scrooged" is a fantasy comedy directed by Richard D. Schwartzberg and starring Bill Murray and Karen Allen .
    The film is adapted from the novel " A Christmas Carol " by the British writer Charles John Huffam Dickens . It tells the story of Christmas Eve when three elves visited Frank, a cold and ruthless miserly rich man, and let him see his past, present and future. Frank is so touched and determined to be good . The film was released in the United States on November 23, 1988. 

    Details

    • Release date November 23, 1988
    • Filming locations Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies Paramount Pictures, Mirage Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $32,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $60,328,558

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $13,027,842

    Gross worldwide

    $60,329,001

    Movie reviews

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    • By Dakota 2022-09-29 18:17:41

      The dark side of the moon

      Bill Murray is a senior actor with a little sadness in his bones, but he has been inserted into too many shoddy comedies, which in itself constitutes a staggering tragedy.

      Two-thirds of the film is moving towards such a tragedy. Only at the end, the small universe exploded, and Bill Murray began a fifteen-minute long speech, which was boring. Uncle Sao successfully revealed the dark side of the moon in a third-rate comedy, inspiring the burning of the gods in the depths of human...

    User comments

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    • By Eliane 2023-09-28 10:36:07

      Bill Murray has an annoying...

    • By Kathryne 2023-09-15 22:18:13

      I think it looks good...

    • By Sincere 2023-09-04 10:23:56

      Bill Murray, KING of the...

    • By Ericka 2023-08-12 21:28:37

      show me the...

    • By Guillermo 2023-08-10 07:00:03

      Unhinged media mogul, co-worker who froze to death in Trump Tower sewer on Christmas night, childhood trauma, family torn apart, blacks and the poor watched from the iron fence, hysterical choreography and special effects , 2020 is even more realistic and ironic. Thanks to the cheap surprise 2020, the 996 carnival has slowed down! Of course all this never and will never give people a...

    Movie plot

    Frank ( Bill Murray ) , a TV tycoon with a cool personality , does everything for profit. In order to increase the ratings of the show, he does not hesitate to scare the audience to death. On Christmas Eve, the boss who had been dead for seven years came back to warn Frank with his decaying body and announced that he would be visited by three uninvited guests, including the taxi driver who took him to visit his old life and future...
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    Evaluation action

    In this "Scrooged", Richard D. Schwartzberg's shooting techniques are exaggerated and bold, adding a modern TV background and lively special effects shots to the famous novel. The wonderful stunts and Bill Murray's special comedy performance turned the film into a New Year comedy with alarming effects   . (Sina Entertainment Review)
    Punishing evil and promoting good is the usual theme of Dickens's works. "Scrooged" inherits the theme...
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    Movie quotes

    • [Eliot burst inside the control room with his shotgun, knocking Brice unconcious]

      Censor Lady: [screams] AAH!

      Elliot: [yells] Shut up!

      [holds the control room people hostage]

      Elliot: Don't touch that dial and stay at him!

    • Earl Cross: Here Francis, I've got something for you. Merry Christmas!

      Frankie Cross: A choo-choo train?

      Earl Cross: No, it's five pounds of veal.

      Frankie Cross: But Daddy I asked Santa for a choo-choo.

      Earl Cross: Then go out and get a job and buy a choo-choo.

    • Lew Hayward: I was a captain of industry. Feared by men, adored by women.

      Frank Cross: Adored... Let's be honest Lou, you paid for the women.