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Scrooged
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PG13,1hr 41min
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November 23, 1988
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Paramount Pictures
Synopsis: A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of levels to increase his network's ratings -- even if it means mounting outrageous programs to retain an audience, such as "Robert Goulet's Cajun Christmas" and Lee Majors in "The Night the Reindeer Died," ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Scrooged is that rarest of contemporary Hollywood phenomena -- a Christmas movie with Christmas spirit. [23 Nov 1988, p.21] Full Review
Metascore
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38
Generally Unfavorable Reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Frank Cross
Claire Phillips
Lew Hayward
Brice Cummings
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Robert Goulet, 73, Oct. 30: The quintessential Lancelot, from the Broadway production of "Camelot,"...
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