Bill murray in scrooged 1988 bill murray and david johansen in scrooged 1988 bill murray and anne. Bill murray will sing christmas carols in upcoming sofia coppola tv special. Frank cross bill murray runs a us tv station which is planning a live adaptation of dickens christmas carol. Find movie and film cast and crew information for scrooged 1988 richard donner on allmovie allmovie. It includes the blu ray disc and the ultraviolet copy which i redeemed using vudu. The best taxi scenes in movie history yellow cab arizona.
Also, bill murray is a fantastic actor and he really pulls off the scrooge. Kristen stewart, who is a volunteer with the old town playhouse, chuckled when she answered, scrooged, with bill murray. I speak, of course, of richard donners masterful scrooged, starring bill murray, who is the best thing since the discovery of penicillin, and. Scrooged sets dickens story in presentday manhattan.
He also said this in caddyshack 1980, ghostbusters 1984, and groundhog day 1993. Topics scrooged, 80s, christmas carol, movie, film, cinema, bill murray, ghosts, christmas. Scrooged starring bill murray is an old tale with a modern twist. The perfect scrooge bill murray animated gif for your conversation. Highspirited high jinks on christmas eve put frank cross bill murray in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious takeoff of charles dickens. Scrooged starring bill murray is a great movie to watch. Bill murray, karen allen, john forsythe, john glover. Find out when and where you can watch scrooged on tv with the full listings schedule at. Starring bill murray as the ebenezer scrooge standin he plays the grouchy executive frank cross, whose spirit of christmas is rooted more in ratings than good cheer scrooged has. Murray was genius, to begin with theres no doubt about that. With bill murray, karen allen, john forsythe, john glover. Dec 07, 2014 a 1988 adaption of dickens a christmas carol.
Scrooged bill murray gives charles dickenss tale a modern twist in scrooged, airing dec. The classic story of a christmas carol is well updated for these modern times and turned into a well thought out comedy. Franks childhood wasnt a particularly pleasant one, and so he doesnt really appreciate the christmas spirit. Scrooged original motion picture soundtrack 1988, cd. This entire production seems to be in dire need of visits from the ghosts of christmas. While i need a new viewing of that to pass judgment either way, i can tell you that for me the filming that stands above all others is the 1988 comedy scrooged. At the beginning of the novella, scrooge is a coldhearted miser who despises christmas. This is considered a bill murray trademark in his comedies. Scrooged script transcript from the screenplay andor bill.
The miserly banker of the text is reconceived as frank cross bill murray, the youngest president in the history of network. Miserly ebenezer scrooge is visited on christmas eve by the ghost of his former business partner jacob marley, who tries to help him change his selfish ways and redeem his soul by showing him how much his greed has cost him and will continue to cost him if he doesnt atone. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. This culture clash, fish out of water, panfaced pseudo comedy marks sofia coppolas second outing as director. The ghost of christmas past played by david johansen appears as a cigarsmoking cab driver who takes frank cross murray s character on a journey to his past. The movie stars bill murray as frank cross, a tormented tv. Once upon a time, charles dickens wrote the story of scrooge, a man who, on christmas eve, sat busy. Bill murray twisted christmas in scrooged the boston globe.
With seymour hicks, william lugg, leedham bantock, j. Bill murray scrooged ebenezer scrooge a christmas carol film. Scrooged is a 1988 american christmas comedy film directed by richard donner and written by mitch glazer and michael odonoghue. Bill murray, scarlett johansson, giovanni ribisi, anna faris. Bill murray gives a surprising and meaningful answer you might. Best movie version of charles dickens a christmas carol. Far as we can tell, there have been more than 50 adaptations of charles dickens a christmas carol for movies and tv and that, alas, includes versions in which ebenezer scrooge was played by the likes of mr. Various scrooged original motion picture soundtrack. In this modern take on charles dickens a christmas carol, frank cross bill murray. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs.
How old is scrooge in charles dickens a christmas carol. Storyline frank cross runs a us tv station which is planning a live adaptation of dickens christmas carol. And what about kristens father, who just happens to. See the full list of scrooged cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Bill murray kisses audrey baranishyn in the movie scrooged 1988. Scrooged is an entertaining christmas comedy with a great lead performance from bill murray and some memorable ghost sections and funny slapstick and situational gags and a cheesy but fitting ending.
Bill murray plays frank cross, who is the scrooge of our story and as the selfcentered, mean spirited and unforgiving president of tv network ibc, frank treats his employees with no respect and would not think twice about firing anyone who does not get onboard with his own ideas. Bill murray plays frank cross a very selfish, greedy tv executive who gets visited well, you. 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. Murray plays tv execuitve frank cross, who is haunted by three ghosts prior a live production of a. All of the drink comes out of his chest because of the bullet holes. Secondly, scrooged is basically a farce and so by its very nature everything has to be over the top. Although the ending is a little ott, hell, it is in the original story too. Updated version of the dickens classic with bill murray as frank, a network tv president and modern day scrooge who is always looking out for number one. I just like bill murray, that movie was funny, said the 29yearold resident of traverse city. At one point, bill murray says in scrooged that someone barks like a dog. A pg comedic take on a christmas carol starring bill murray as a depraved executive. Frank cross runs a us tv station which is planning a live adaptation of dickens christmas carol. Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray.
This was a remastered version of the movie scrooged starring bill murray. Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as. Scrooged 1988 bill murray takes the stage in this 1980s retelling of charles dickens a christmas carol. Rick moranis plays a blinder as the whiskeysozzled, shotguntoting exemployee who is suddenly confronted and recruited by the reformed murray. As a youth, murray read childrens biographies of american heroes like kit carson, wild bill hickok, and davy crockett. Better quality then the ones that are already uploaded. If bill murray s character had been a mildly grumpy man it would have fallen flat. Scroogeds bluray presentation is a thing of beauty.
A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of charles dickenss a christmas carol, this effectsheavy bill murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees. We both can only hope that the ghost of the future can get his two cents out of that old scrooge. But there have also been more than a few truly memorable incarnations of the old skinflint. Scrooged starring bill murray and carol kane does not count, it was set in the 1980s. Scrooged 1988 frank cross bill murray runs a us tv station which is planning a live adaptation of dickens christmas carol. In caddyshack bill murray ordered another character to bark like a. Good old bill murray the perfect guy to play this role. Heather and i put a little love in our hearts with 1988s scrooged in anothe special christmas never seen it. In the film, frank cross murray, like scrooge, has lost his christmas spirit.
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 ghosts on christmas eve intent on helping him regain. Scrooged is a 1988 american comedy film about a selfish, cynical t. Scrooged is one of the most disquieting, unsettling films to come along in quite some time. Heres where you can watch this zany christmas movie this holiday season. Once upon a time, charles dickens wrote the story of scrooge, a man who, on christmas eve, sat busy in his office. The ending of no country for old men finally explained. Still trying to save the world, and she responds, you still trying to run it.
Bill murray scrooged ebenezer scrooge a christmas carol film, png, 720x720px, watercolor. Spacely of the jetsons and barbie of your daughters toy chest. Dx 003788 printed on label, inlay and back cover alongside the cat. The old scrooge, however, doesnt have a logical priority taking precedent. Scrooged 1988 richard donner cast and crew allmovie. Well notice his shirt is all wet, then in the next scene when he takes off his hat his chest is all dry. She was under the mistletoe and bill murray said federal law required the kiss. This movie manages to never be boring and instead keeps you laughing throughout. 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. Scrooged is objectively the best version of a christmas carol including the one by charles dickens.
Most people would rank these four comedies as perhaps bill murray s best, or at least in his top ten. 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. Bill murray plays it straight as an ageing movie star forced to shoot advertisements in tokyo because they are so lucrative. He makes a great scrooge in his selfish tv exec frank cross. Bill murrays scrooged the perfect christmas movie video. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of scrooged. 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. In this modern take on charles dickens a christmas carol, frank cross bill murray is a wildly. There are a couple of iconic moments here, but also 90 scrooged ep 24 omrm 1988 read more. The 1951 film version starring alastair sim usually cited as the definitive film performance.
Another version of a christmas carol, but this time with bill murray as a. Scrooged, one of the best christmas movies of all time, starring bill murray is streaming on netflix, and of course, the film ranks among the best christmas movies on netflix 2016. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1988 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Finally, the scrooged script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the bill murray movie.
That version is the 1988 comedy scrooged, starring bill murray. This is a great take on the classic christmas carol story. Magoo cartoon version, but he based frank cross outlook on the world and approach to tv. I just like bill murray, that movie was funny, said the. Film facts for the 1988 comedy movie starring bill murray, karen allen, bobcat goldthwait more cast. Bill murrays first film in four years excluding his cameo in little shop of horrors. Paramount pictures bill murray is a cynical tv network executive who learns the true meaning of christmas in the 1988 comedy scrooged.
I agree to the privacy policy and the terms of usage. While the story is old donner gave it a newer feel well for 1988 at least and it mostly holds up through the years. Bill murray plays frank cross a very selfish, greedy tv executive who gets visited well, you know the story. Old scrooge 19 short based on the same story a christmas carol 1914 short. Scrooged is objectively the best version of a christmas. In the scene near the beginning where hes having a business meeting and puts the water over.
Their father died in 1967 at the age of 46 from complications of diabetes when bill was 17 years old. Scrooged speech stories and quotes from the mind and. Oct 14, 2016 this has gotta be one of the funniest movie scenes ever. It was obviously intended as a comedy, but there is little comic about it, and indeed the movies overriding emotions seem to be pain and anger. Cross, who has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mail room to tv network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humor perfect qualities for a modernday scrooge. A christmas carol is set in victorian england, i would estimate around 1850 judging by the story and the costuming that is usually used in productions of the story.
With the help of the ghosts of christmas past, present and future, frank realises he must change. With the help of the ghosts of christmas past, present and future, frank realises he. Dec 05, 2014 bill murray told the new york times that his personal favorite version of scrooge was the old mr. Scrooge is a 1970 technicolor musical film adaptation in panavision of charles dickens 1843 story, a christmas carol. Written by mitch glazer and michael odonoghue, based on charles dickens novella, a christmas carol. Twisted updating of charles dickins a christmas carol, starring bill murray supported by a gaggle of star cameos. Jun 19, 2012 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 the scene where bill s old boss comes back to see him notice when bill shoots him and takes the drink. 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.