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Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas fantasy black comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. Inspired by Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, the film is a metafictional 20th century retelling that follows Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish television executive who, while prepping for a live broadcast adaptation of A Christmas Carol, is visited on Christmas Eve by a succession of ghosts intent on helping him regain his Christmas spirit. The supporting cast includes Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, and Alfre Woodard.
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1988 · 1h 41m · Fantasy · Comedy · Drama
TMDB 6.8/10 (1,729 votes)
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member 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.
Directed by Richard Donner
Box office $60M worldwide
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Richard DonnerDirector
John Forsytheas Lew Hayward
John Gloveras Bryce Cummings
Bobcat Goldthwaitas Eliot Loudermilk
Robert Mitchumas Preston Rhinelander
David Johansenas Ghost of Christmas Past
Nicholas Phillipsas Calvin Cooley
Michael J. Pollardas Herman
Alfre Woodardas Grace Cooley
Mabel Kingas Gramma
John Murrayas James Cross
Jamie Farras Jacob Marley