Scrooged Movie Review 1988

Somewhat disjointed big-budgeted version of the hallowed classic. A callous TV executive staging "A Christmas Carol" is himself visited by the three ghosts and sees the light. Kane is terrific as one of the ghosts. Film is heavy-handed, Murray too sardonic to be believable.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Christmas, Death & the Afterlife, Corporate Shenanigans, Mass Media, Cabbies, New York, New York, Modern Updates, Scrooge, Hard Knock Life

Screenplay

Mitch Glazer, Michael O'Donoghue

Cast

Bill Murray, Carol Kane, John Forsythe, David Johansen, Bob(cat) Goldthwait, Karen Allen, Michael J. Pollard, Brian Doyle-Murray, Alfre Woodard, John Glover, Robert Mitchum, Buddy Hackett, Robert Goulet, Jamie Farr, Mary Lou Retton, Lee Majors, Damon Hines, Mary Ellen Trainor, Mabel King, Wendie Malick, Joel Murray, John Houseman, Steve Kahan

Cinematography

Michael Chapman

Director

Richard Donner

Music

Danny Elfman

Producer

Paramount Pictures