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Roger Ebert. November 23, 1988. 4 min read. “Scrooged” is one of the most disquieting, unsettling films to come along in quite some time. It was obviously intended as a comedy, but there is little comic about it, and indeed the movie’s overriding emotions seem to be pain and anger.
Dec 11, 2018 · Below is how the critic Vincent Canby reviewed “Scrooged” for The New York Times on Nov. 23, 1988: Locked deep inside Bill Murray there is a small, hyperactive misanthrope fighting to be heard...
Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas fantasy black comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue.
In this modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the...
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- Richard Donner
- PG-13
- Bill Murray
Scrooged is a fresh, dark and original take on the classic Christmas Carol story. The ghosts are humorous and horrifying and Bill Murray does an excellent job of creating a modern-day Ebeneezer Scrooge.
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- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Richard Donner
- 1988-11-23
Despite a lengthy wind-up that promises to deliver at least a minor tug at the heart, Scrooged is as sterile as some of the film's sexist gross-out jokes. Full Review | Original Score:...
Nov 23, 2018 · ‘Scrooged’ Is Still the Perfect Christmas Movie 30 Years Later. It’s loud, cartoonish, and misanthropic, but the 1988 Bill Murray vehicle is remarkably well-suited for our fraught present...
