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 enlarge | Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bob Goldthwait
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 349
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 101
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD320544D
ISBN: 0792159454
UPC: 097363205449
EAN: 9786305609766
ASIN: 6305609764
Theatrical Release Date: November 23, 1988
Release Date: November 9, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A ruthless tv-network chief meets the ghosts of christmases past present and yet to come. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: Bill Murray John Glover Run time: 101 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Richard Donner
Amazon.com
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 of the world's meanest TV executive, who has his cathartic moment one cold Christmas night in New York City. The various ghosts lead him on a ghost-town tour of Manhattan, with stops at holidays past, present, and future and a Kumbaya moment when Al Green and Annie Lennox sing "Put a Little Love in Your Heart." The effects are otherworldly, but one wishes the writing were as sharp as Murray's edgy portrayal. --Marshall Fine
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 YULE LOVE IT! November 22, 2008
This movie is the late 1980's adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic and has everything you could ever want in a Christmas movie, laughs, inspiration, nostalgia, this movie has it all!
Frank Cross is the youngest Network President in the history of television and seemingly has everything he could ever want, however, he has lost the kindness and cheer of giving and the meaning of Christmas. Three ghosts are sent to straighten him out and teach him the true meaning of Christmas. The movie features an all-star cast: Robert Mitchem, Karen Allen, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwaite, David Johansen, Alfre Woodard and they don't disappoint. This is a great addition to any Christmas DVD collection!
I give it 5 Stoli and Tabs! (it's what Frank Cross drinks throughout the movie)
 A great modern American Christmas movie May 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
4.5 stars
Murray is flat-out perfect here, his first really nasty role and he nails it. Allen is a good foil for him, and there are many excellent twists on Dickens' tale. This may be a little too accurate for some in its portrayal of our materially-obsessed shallow natures, but hey, Jesus would certainly agree.
Scrooged April 5, 2008
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is a great Christmas movie! It is a new take on an old favorite that stars Bill Murray. He plays the sharp tongued Frank Cross, and he is really good at being mean. David Johansen was scary as the ghost of Christmas past, Carol Kane was the ghost of Christmas present, and Chaz Conner was the ghost of Christmas future. Carol Kane was a scream, and I am sure Bill Murray had a bruise or two when they finished filming.
Excellent January 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this movie. Its one of the traditional Christmas movies that I watch every year.
Thanks so much January 21, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
this was a last minute christmas gift and it arrived just in time and in excellent condition. thank you
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