Scrooged

Scrooged1988

Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 101 minutes

Most critics couldn't get behind Bill Murray's modern retelling of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, finding it too unfocused at times and not nearly wicked enough. Still, if you're a Murray fan, you have to enjoy his deliciously nasty portrayal … more »



Frank:
I am the youngest president in the history of television for a reason: I know the people.

Elliot:
Well, uh... granted but the people already wanna watch the show.

Frank:
That isn't good enough! They have got to be so scared to miss it! So terrified! Now if I were in charge, and I am. [laughs. IBC Executive laughs along with him but Frank looks at him and he shuts up] Perhaps I can help you. Here's the kind of thing I would have done. Grace, cue it up.

[Frank stands in front of the screens. Thunder sounds and ominous music start playing]

Scrooge Promo Announcer:
Acid rain.

[Images and sounds of people screaming; Frank makes a screaming face]

Scrooge Promo Announcer:
Drug addictions.

[Shows a guy groaning and shooting up on heroin. Scene changes to a jet taking off]

Scrooge Promo Announcer:
International terrorism.

[Jet blows up in midair. Scene changes to a guy pulling a shotgun out of a car]

Scrooge Promo Announcer:
Freeway killers.

[Guy with shotgun fires]

Scrooge Promo Announcer:
Now more than ever...

Frank:
[Speaking along with announcer] It is important to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Scrooge Promo Announcer:
Don't miss Charles Dickens' immortal classic Scrooge. Your life...

Frank:
[Speaking along with announcer] ... might just depend on it.

[Promo holds on the image of a nuclear explosion. Frank takes a sip of coffee and looks at the executives]

Frank:
Not bad, huh?

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