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Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas comedy film, a modernization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. The film was produced and directed by Richard Donner, and the cinematography was by Michael Chapman. The screenplay was written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. The original music score was composed by Danny Elfman.
The film stars Bill Murray, with Karen Allen, Bobcat Goldthwait, Alfre Woodard, John Forsythe, Carol Kane, John Houseman, and Robert Mitchum in supporting roles. Murray's brothers Brian, John, and Joel also appear in the film.
The film was marketed with references to Ghostbusters which had been a great success four years earlier. In the USA, the tagline was, "Bill Murray is back among the ghosts, only this time, it's three against one."
Frank Cross runs a US TV station which is planning a live adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol. Frank's childhood wasn't a particularly pleasant one, and so he doesn't really appreciate the Christmas spirit. With the help of the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, Frank realises he must change.
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Earl Cross: All day long, I listen to people give me excuses why they can't work... 'My back hurts,' 'my legs ache,' 'I'm only four!' The sooner he learns life isn't handed to him on a silver platter, the better!
Lew Hayward: I was a captain of industry; feared by men, adored by women.::Frank Cross: Adored! Come on, let's be honest, Lew. You *paid* for the women!
Frank Cross: I want to see her nipples.::Censor Lady: But this is a CHRISTMAS show.::Frank Cross: Well, I'm sure Charles Dickens would have wanted to see her nipples.::Carpenter: You can barely see them nipples.::Frank Cross: See? And these guys are REALLY looking.
Ghost of Christmas Past: Let's face it, Frank. Garden slugs got more out of life than you.::Frank Cross: Yeah? Name one!
Frank Cross: I never liked a girl well enough to give her twelve sharp knives.
[Frank is confronted by the ghost of his old boss]::Frank Cross: No, you are a hallucination brought on by alcohol... Russian vodka poisoned by Chernobyl!
James Cross: You know what they say about people who treat other people bad on the way up?::Frank Cross: Yeah, you get to treat 'em bad on the way back down too. It's great, you get two chances to rough 'em up.
[Props man tries to attach antlers to a mouse]::Props man: I can't get the antlers glued to this little guy. We tried Crazy Glue, but it don't work.::Frank Cross: Did you try staples?
Frank Cross: The bitch hit me with a toaster!
Ghost of Christmas Present: Sometimes you have to *slap* them in the face just to get their attention!
High-spirited high jinks on Christmas Eve put Frank Cross (Bill Murray) in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious take-off of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." 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 modern-day Scrooge.Before the night is over, he'll be visited by a maniacal New York cab driver from the past, a present-day fairy who's into pratfalls and, finally, a ghoulish, seven-foot headless messenger from the future.
Scrooged is a 1988 American comedy film, a modernization of A Christmas Carol. The film was produced and directed by Richard Donner, and the cinematography was by Michael Chapman. The screenplay was written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. The original music score was composed by Danny Elfman. The film stars Bill Murray, with Karen Allen, Bobcat Goldthwait, John Forsythe, Carol Kane, John Houseman, and Robert Mitchum in supporting roles. Murray's brothers, Brian, John, and Joel also appear in the film. The film was marketed with references to Ghostbusters which had been a great success four years earlier. In the USA, the tagline was, "Bill Murray is back among the ghosts, only this time, it's three against one."
Scrooged movie clips: http://j.mp/1CKXnDG BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/voc2Dm Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Television executive Frank Cross (Bill Murray) berates his employees for what he feels is a totally sucky "Scrooge" promo. FILM DESCRIPTION: A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of levels to increase his network's ratings -- even if it means mounting outrageous programs to retain an audience, such as "Robert Goulet's Cajun Christmas" and Lee Majors in "The Night the Reindeer Died...
Scrooged movie clips: http://j.mp/1CKXnDG BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/voc2Dm Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Frank (Bill Murray) hops in a cab, but realizes that the driver is the Ghost of Christmas Past (David Johansen) who takes him on a wild ride back to his childhood. FILM DESCRIPTION: A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of levels to increase his network's ratings -- even if it means mounting outrageous programs to retain an audience, such as "Robert Goulet's Cajun Christmas" and L...
Scrooged movie clips: http://j.mp/1CKXnDG BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/voc2Dm Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Frank (Bill Murray) receives an unsettling visit from the ghost of his old boss, Lew Hayward (John Forsythe). FILM DESCRIPTION: A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of levels to increase his network's ratings -- even if it means mounting outrageous programs to retain an audience, such as "Robert Goulet's Cajun Christmas" and Lee Majors in "The Night the Reindeer Died," with an AK...
Scrooged movie clips: http://j.mp/1CKXnDG BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/voc2Dm Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Frank (Bill Murray) is beaten up by the kindly Ghost of Christmas Present (Carol Kane) to get his attention. FILM DESCRIPTION: A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of levels to increase his network's ratings -- even if it means mounting outrageous programs to retain an audience, such as "Robert Goulet's Cajun Christmas" and Lee Majors in "The Night the Reindeer Died," with an AK-...
SCROOGED (1988) http://www.youtube.com/group/another1001 DIRECTED BY RICHARD DONNER. STARRING BILL MURRAY AS "FRANK CROSS" THE ULTIMATE ASSHOLE, ALSO STARRING CAROL KANE AND BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT IN A STANDOUT PERFORMANCES IN ONE OF THE MOST ECLECTIC CASTS EVER ASSEMBLED INCLUDING ROBERT MITCHUM. BUDDY HACKETT, KAREN ALLEN. JOHN HOUSEMAN, JOHN FORSYTHE, WENDIE MALICK, DAVID JOHANSEN, ANNE RAMSEY, MICHAEL J POLLARD, LEE MAJORS, ALFRE WOODARD, MABEL KING, JAMIE FARR, MARY LOU RETTON, PAUL SHAFFER, MILES DAVIS, ROBERT GOULET, JOHN GLOVER, DINA MERRILL, BRIAN DOYLE MURRAY, REBECCA ARTHUR, DAVID SANBORN, AND THE SOLID GOLD DANCERS. THIS DARKLY COMIC RETELLING OF CHARLES DICKEN'S 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' IS #718 ON THE LIST OF ANOTHER 1001 MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE!..THIS VIDEO IS FOR EDUCATIONA...
Scrooged movie clips: http://j.mp/1CKXnDG BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/voc2Dm Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Frank (Bill Murray) shows his team what kind of "Scrooge" promo he would create, involving terrorists, murder and nuclear explosions. FILM DESCRIPTION: A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of levels to increase his network's ratings -- even if it means mounting outrageous programs to retain an audience, such as "Robert Goulet's Cajun Christmas" and Lee Majors in "The Night the Re...
Fuck you I asked a question
Pay attention!
You've got cash and I ain't got none
You don't care
You don't care
And down at city hall
They're laughing at us that's not all
We pay for it
It's freezing please open the shelters
What's your problem?
People on the street will die tonight
You don't care
You don't care
They take what they want
They change what they want
They'll get what they want