Scrooged

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2006 Filmcritic.com

Treatments of A Christmas Carol don't get much more quirky -- or memorable -- than this 1988 adaptation of the Dickens classic, done with no attempt to maintain respect for the stuffy source material. As a Scrooge-like TV producer (producing a live adaptation of A Christmas Carol, starring Mary Lou Retton as Tiny Tim), Bill Murray doesn't even come close to stealing the show from a host of characters who do: Bob Goldthwait as a gun-toting Cratchitt type, Carol Kane as a memorably pugilistic ghost of Christmas present, and many more. Not quite a "classic," but a roaring good time.

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Richard Donner
  • Producer: Richard Donner, Art Linson
  • Screenwriter: Mitch Glazer, Michael O'Donoghue
  • Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bob Goldthwait, David Johansen, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13