Scrooged
The spirits will move you in odd and hysterical ways.
Country
Production
Budget
$32 000 000
Box office
$60 328 558
Director
Actors
Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait, Robert Mitchum, David Johansen, Carol Kane, Nicholas Phillips, Michael J. Pollard
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Michael O'Donoghue, Mitch Glazer
Producer
Art Linson, Richard Donner, Stephen J. Roth
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
J. Michael Riva
Audition
Editing
William Steinkamp, Fredric Steinkamp
Whole Team (67)
Whole Team (67)
Short description
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
What's left behind the scenes
- Bill Murray's first leading role after 'Ghostbusters' (1984) directed by Ivan Reitman (1946-2022). After filming with Reitman, Murray lived in Paris and seriously considered giving up his acting career.
- At the end of the film, where everyone sings "Give Your Heart a Little Love," Frank says the phrase "Feed me, Seymour!" which is a reference to "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986). Murray had a small role in that film.
- The scene in which Bill Murray's character falls as he exits the restaurant was not in the script and happened accidentally. He simply slipped on the wet steps after a waiter was splashed with water.
- In one scene, Carol Kane, playing the Ghost of Christmas Present, grabbed Frank's lip so hard that she injured him. As a result, filming had to be suspended for several days.
- All three of Bill Murray's brothers appeared in the film: John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray.
- Filming began in December 1987. Christmas was approaching, and director Richard Donner (1930-1921) asked the management of Paramount Pictures if a Christmas holiday could be declared, but was refused. Donner then resorted to trickery. On December 24th, at the end of the working day, he gathered the film crew and cast and announced that everyone was fired. Two days later, on December 26th, he rehired everyone to their previous positions, thus giving people the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with their families.
- This was Bill Murray's first major role after "Ghostbusters" (1984) directed by Ivan Reitman. After filming with Reitman, Murray lived in Paris and seriously considered giving up his acting career.
- Filming began in December 1987. Christmas was approaching, and director Richard Donner asked the management of "Paramount Pictures" if they could declare a day off for Christmas, but he was refused. Then Donner resorted to trickery. On December 24th, at the end of the working day, he gathered the film crew and cast and announced that everyone was fired. Two days later, on December 26th, he rehired everyone to their previous positions, giving people the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with their families.
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