Scrooged

Scrooged (1988) is an American comedy modernization of Charles Dickens' classic tale, A Christmas Carol. The film was produced and directed by Richard Donner, and the screenplay was written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue with Danny Elfman providing the original music score.
==Plot==
A modern twist on Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol," this time a cynical and selfish TV executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
==Cast==
*Bill Murray as Francis Xavier "Frank" Cross
*Karen Allen as Claire Phillips
*John Forsythe as Lew Hayward
*John Glover as Brice Cummings
*Bobcat Goldthwait as Eliot Loudermilk
*David Johansen as the Ghost of Christmas Past
*Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present
*Robert Mitchum as Preston Rhinelander
*Nicholas Phillips as Calvin Cooley
*Michael J. Pollard as Herman
*Alfre Woodard as Grace Cooley
*Mabel King as Gramma
*John Murray as James Cross
*Wendie Malick as Wendie Cross
*Brian Doyle-Murray as Mr. Cross, Frank and James's father
*Joel Murray as Guest
===Celebrity cameos===
*Jamie Farr as Himself / Jacob Marley
*Buddy Hackett as Himself / Ebenezer Scrooge
*Robert Goulet as Himself
*John Houseman as Himself
*Lee Majors as Himself
*Mary Lou Retton as Herself / Tiny Tim
*Miles Davis as street musician
*Larry Carlton as street musician
*David Sanborn as street musician
*Paul Shaffer as street musician
==Trivia==
*On Siskel & Ebert & The Movies, Gene Siskel gave it thumbs up while Roger Ebert gave it thumbs down.
*Sam Kinison was originally slated to play the part of The Ghost of Christmas Past. The part eventually went to David Johansen due to his friendship with Bill Murray.
*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."
==Videos==
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Category:American films
Category:Christmas films
Category:Comedy films
Category:Comedy
Category:1988 films
Category:Paramount films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films based on A Christmas Carol
Category:1980s films
Category:Films starring Bill Murray
Category:Rated PG-13