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Scrooged (1988) [PG-13]

Featuring:
Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe

Written by:
Mitch Glazer
Michael O'Donoghue
Charles Dickens

Directed by:
Richard Donner


Release Date:
November 22, 1988

Original Title:
Scrooged

Alternate Titles:
Die Geister, die ich rief...
Fantomes en fete
Los fantasmas atacan al jefe
Scrooged Los Fantasmas Contratacan
Нова різдвяна казка

Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Mirage Productions
Paramount

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  DE: 12  ES: A  FR: U|16  GB: 12  IE: PG  NL: 9  PT: M/12  SE: 15  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 101

The spirits will move you in odd and hysterical ways.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Overview from Open Movies

Francis Xavier Cross is a cynical, mean spirited television executive, he treats his loyal assistant with contempt. He just sacked a member of staff on Christmas Eve for simply disagreeing with him, and he's alienated himself from his brother who still insists on inviting Frank to Christmas dinner despite him refusing to go every year. However, Frank is forced to learn the true meaning of Christmas when he's visited by three ghosts.

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Rankings and Honors

Scrooged (1988) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes 71%
Metacritic 38/100
Awards Won: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Production

ADR Editor:
Denise Whiting

Additional Second Assistant Director:
Adele Simmons
Tommy Burns

Art Direction:
Virginia Randolph-Weaver

Assistant Camera:
Aaron Caughran

Assistant Editor:
Karl F. Steinkamp
Michael T. Wilson
Debra Goldfield

Assistant Sound Editor:
Brooke Henderson Ward
Karen Minahan

Associate Producer:
Jennie Lew Tugend

Casting:
David Rubin

Co-Producer:
Raymond Hartwick

Costume Designer:
Wayne A. Finkelman

Costume Supervisor:
Jennifer L. Parsons

Costumer:
Antonio Martinez
Jennifer Butler

Director:
Richard Donner

Director of Photography:
Michael Chapman

Editor:
Fredric Steinkamp
William Steinkamp

Executive Producer:
Stephen J. Roth

First Assistant Director:
Chris Soldo

Foley Artist:
John Roesch
Alicia Stevenson

Foley Recordist:
Greg Orloff

Makeup Artist:
Robert Norin

Makeup Effects Designer:
Thomas R. Burman
Bari Dreiband-Burman

Music Editor:
Bob Badami

Music Supervisor:
David Anderle
Jimmy Iovine

Novel:
Charles Dickens

Original Music Composer:
Danny Elfman

Post Production Consulting:
Stuart Baird

Producer:
Art Linson
Richard Donner

Production Design:
J. Michael Riva

Production Designer:
J. Michael Riva

Production Sound Mixer:
Willie D. Burton

Script Supervisor:
Jan Kemper
Patti Dalzell

Second Assistant Director:
James W. Skotchdopole

Second Second Assistant Director:
Gabriela Vázquez

Second Unit Director:
Mic Rodgers

Set Decoration:
Linda DeScenna

Set Designer:
William James Teegarden
Nancy Patton
Dianne Wager

Sound Editor:
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Teri E. Dorman
David M. Horton
Joseph A. Ippolito
Walter Newman
Marshall Winn

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Les Fresholtz
Vern Poore
Rick Alexander

Special Effects:
Albert Delgado
Steven C. Foster
Gary L. Karas
Joe Montenegro

Special Effects Coordinator:
Allen Hall

Stunt Coordinator:
Mic Rodgers

Supervising ADR Editor:
Jay Engel

Supervising Sound Editor:
Robert G. Henderson
Alan Robert Murray

Unit Production Manager:
Raymond Hartwick

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Eric Brevig

Writer:
Mitch Glazer
Michael O'Donoghue

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