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Scrooged

1988 PG-13 1h 41m

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.

Release Date

November 22, 1988

Director

Richard Donner

Writer

Mitch Glazer, Michael O'Donoghue, Charles Dickens

Stars

Al 'Red Dog' Weber, Alfre Woodard, Alvin Hammer, Amy Hill, Anne Ramsey, Bill Hart, Bill Marcus, Bill Murray, Bobcat Goldthwait, Brian Doyle-Murray , Bruce Jarchow, Buddy Hackett, C. Ransom Walrod, Cal Gibson, Carol Kane, Chaz Conner, Damon Hines, David Johansen, David Sanborn, Delores Hall, Dick Blasucci, Dick McGarvin, Gilles Savard, Harvey Fisher, Henry Brown, Jack McGee, James Kindelon, James R. Miller, Jamie Farr, Jay Byron, Jean Speegle Howard, Jeanine Jackson, Jeffrey Joseph, Jennie Lew Tugend, Joel Murray, John Forsythe, John Glover, John Houseman, John Murray, June Chandler, Karen Allen, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Kathy Kinney, Koren McCollum, Larry Carlton, Lauri Kempson, Lee Majors, Lester Wilson, Lisa Mende, Logan Ramsey, Lynne Randall, Mabel King, Maria Riva, Mary Ellen Trainor, Mary Lou Retton, Michael Eidam, Michael J. Pollard, Michael O'Donoghue, Miles Davis, Miro Polo, Mitch Glazer, Nicholas Phillips, Norman D. Wilson, Pat McCormick, Paul Shaffer, Paul Tuerpe, Peter Bromilow, Ralph Bruneau, Ralph Gervais, Raphael Harris, Rebeca Arthur, Reina King, Robert Goulet, Robert Mitchum, Ron Strang, Roy Brocksmith, Ryan Todd, Sachi Parker, Sam Drummy, Sanford Jensen, Selma Archerd, Shawn Michaels, Stella Hall, Steve Kahan, Susan Barnes, Susan Isaacs, Sydna Scott, Tamika McCollum, Tom Doak, Tony Steedman, Wayne A. Finkelman, Wendie Malick, Winfred Tennison

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Producer

Art Linson, Richard Donner

Cinematography

Michael Chapman

Music

Danny Elfman

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Country

United States of America

Language