Scrooged
The film centers on Frank Cross (Bill Murray, an inconsiderate and arrogant executive in the IBC television network headquarters, who is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
25 June 1908, New York City, New York, USA
8 July 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
17 April 1963, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
27 August 1939, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 January 1915, New York City, New York, USA
27 March 1929, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
21 March 1921, Long Beach, California, USA
11 August 1953, South Haven, Michigan, USA
5 October 1951, Carrollton, Illinois, USA
15 September 1945, Quincy, Illinois, USA
25 December 1981, California, USA
9 January 1950, Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
2 March 1948, Torrance, California, USA
31 August 1924, Brooklyn, New York, USA
30 May 1939, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
22 September 1902, Bucharest, Romania
2 February 1949, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
30 June 1927, Lakewood, Ohio, USA
12 June 1915, Chicago, Illinois, USA
December 13, 2009
A meaningful Christmas Carol this is not, but a perfectly entertaining yuletide comedy this certainly is.
November 27, 2007
Tacky in the extreme, this self-congratulatory 1988 film is an exercise in hypocrisy, indulging every form of Christmas exploitation that it pretends to attack, and many of the laughs are forced.
January 01, 2000
If Donner and his team had any interest in the story's message, they've picked a puzzling way to show it.
August 20, 2009
Bill Murray is the one of the greatest screen Scrooges in this 1980s updating.
December 29, 2015
Murray, it's clear today, was the perfect Scrooge of the '80s.
April 07, 2015
Despite the juicy, on-the-edge craziness, Murray is able to layer his outrageous histrionics with an inner sensibility, making his ultimate transformation not only believable but Christmas-cheer uplifting.
November 27, 2007
An appallingly unfunny comedy, and a vivid illustration of the fact that money can't buy you laughs.
November 04, 2011
It's got Bill Murray, and that's always a good thing.
August 12, 2006
Frequently funny take on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" with Murray learning a lesson.
May 20, 2003
In spite of the jokes at the expense of television-network censors, there's very little in the film, aside from naughty words, that wouldn't be perfectly acceptable on prime-time television.
November 27, 2007
A number of talented actors appear, but only a few are able to make much of a mark given their limited screentime.
June 24, 2006
Rowdy stuff for the light in head.
