100 Greatest Movies of All Time...That I Own. # 13 ~ Scrooged

Back on the list, a few old favorites:

Bill Murray.
Richard Donner.

Christmas Movies.

In fact, this begins the Holy Trifecta of Christmas movies, so if you're not a fan of the Yuletide Season, then you may want to take a few days off.

Lumps of coal will be delivered accordingly...

: )

So anyway...

For those that haven't seen this film:

It's a spin on A Christmas Carol, for starters.

Bill Murray plays Frank Cross, the youngest executive in network television history.  To celebrate the season, he plans an extensive, live production of A Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve.

Bah, humbug!

However, Frank begins to be visited by the Christmas Ghosts....and then all bets are off.

Will Frank get the message, or will it be too late for Mr. Cross?

If you only watch one film version of A Christmas Carol...

It should probably be A Muppet Christmas Carol.

: )

But if you want an adaptation of A Christmas Carol, here you go!

The framework of Dickens' tale remains intact, and yet they built all of their new story on top of it.

Bill Murray is a genius in his role as Cross.  It's fun to see him through flashbacks when he was less of an ogre towards people and is genuinely caring.  He makes you care that Frank Cross does not go down the path of Christmas-Yet-To-Come.  His redemption, unlike Scrooge, happens live via satellite to millions of people (and pets) who are watching.

Pretty powerful stuff.

The rest of the all-star cast is tremendous as well.

It's a holiday mainstay at the house.  Our only complaint, we really want to see Lee Majors' film, The Night the Reindeer Died!!  : )  (Though I maintain the Day the Reindeer Died would be the better title)

So get ready this holiday season to watch Scrooged.  And if you haven't seen it in a few years, give it a whirl...

Yule Love It!