Scrooged

1988, Holiday/Comedy, 1h 41m

49 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

critics consensus

Scrooged gets by with Bill Murray and a dash of holiday spirit, although it's hampered by a markedly conflicted tone and an undercurrent of mean-spiritedness. Read critic reviews

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Scrooged Photos

(L-R) Bill Murray as Frank Cross and Alfre Woodard as Grace Cooley in "Scrooged."

(L-R) Bill Murray as Frank Cross and Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present in "Scrooged."

(L-R) Anne Ramsey as the Woman in the Shelter and Bill Murray as Frank Cross in "Scrooged."

(L-R) David Johansen as the Ghost of Christmas Past and Bill Murray as Frank Cross in "Scrooged."

(L-R) Bill Murray as Frank Cross and Karen Allen as Claire Phillips in "Scrooged."

Bill Murray as Frank Cross in "Scrooged."

Bill Murray as Frank Cross in "Scrooged."

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Movie Info

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). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), 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.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Richard Donner
Producer:

Richard Donner, Art Linson
Writer:

Mitch Glazer, Michael O'Donoghue
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 23, 1988 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 9, 1999
Box Office (Gross USA):

$58.2M
Runtime:

1h 41m
Distributor:

Paramount Pictures
Sound Mix:

Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Bill Murray
Francis Xavier Cross

Karen Allen
Claire Phillips

John Forsythe
Lew Hayward

John Glover
Bryce Cummings

Bobcat Goldthwait
Eliot Loudermilk

David Johansen
Ghost of Christmas Past

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Critic Reviews for Scrooged

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Audience Reviews for Scrooged

Sep 13, 2015

A very dark tale of the well known Scrooge tale that is full of dark humour, The film starts off well but gets abit too serious and weird but a good performance by Bill Murray just about gets us through the weird stuff, It's not for kids as some bits may scare them.

Jamie C Super Reviewer
Dec 13, 2014

Scrooged is a Christmas film without any spirit. Bill Murray is pretty bad and the film is an unfunny mess of mean-spirited humor. Not necessary for seasonal enjoyment. Rating: 44

Bradley J Super Reviewer
Nov 30, 2014

Yeah it's a mess but I've always found the movie's insanity appealing. It takes a lot of risks both narratively and visually which, given the mostly dismal state of current Holiday comedies, makes it more enduring every year.

Alec B Super Reviewer
Dec 24, 2013

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