My contribution to the series is the 80sinspired modern retelling of a christmas carol, scrooged scrooged is undoubtedly my favorite christmas movie of all time its a tale as old as time without the gimmicks or seriousness. But using literary license, the ghost of christmas past isnt a stranger because scrooge used to celebrate christmas as proven by the scenes he is shown. But after firing a staff member, eliot loudermilk bobcat goldthwait, on christmas eve, frank is visited by. Kate, a workaholic lawyer, has three weeks to get a haunted bed and breakfast appraised and sold. The ghost of christmas present in a christmas carol. One pretty ingenious detail about the ghost of the present is that its the youngest member of the christmasghost family. A look at the various film adaptations of charles dickens a christmas carol. The ghost of christmas present scrooged torrent zrserg. The ghost of christmas present from the 1951 alastair sim adaptation of a christmas carol by charles dickens. Scrooged 510 movie clip taxi ride from hell 1988 hd duration. The film does have some pacing issues and there are some repetitive jokes and not every line lands. The best christmas movies on netflix, from white christmas to scrooged. The ghost of christmas present, obvviously had the biggest impact on scrooge.
Bill murray and david johansen in scrooged 1988 bill murray and richard donner in scrooged 1988 bill murray and anne. The ghost sees a vision of tiny tims crutch in a fireplace corner. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. For one thing, it contains a scene in which a shopkeeper tells a man named mr. It has great picture and sound quality, even on my old tv, which is rare on youtube so im just over the moon to. He shows scrooge how other people, especially those he knows, celebrate christmas in order to show the reader what people think of scrooge behind his back. While the other ghosts were total jabberboxes, this big guy just stood there silently. Ghost of christmas present in a christmas carol shmoop. Its scrooge 1970 hd posted by green meanie 2 years ago if anyone wants to watch it.
The problem was his money wasnt making him happier, it was making him. Mca records mcad 10065 country united states format cd release date 1990 upn 008811006525. Kane said what she loved most about playing the ghost of christmas present. The ghost of christmas past piqued scrooges interests in the process and brought him back some nice memories, but when the experience was over he was still somewhat dismissive to the ghost of christmas present, after that ghosts experiences scrooges spirits seemed to have mostly changed. The ghost shows scrooge poor people celebrating and preparing for christmas. The solid gold dancers who are in the scrooged program are seen in their outfits that include bottoms that are close to gstrings in their size. Scrooged is a 1988 american christmas comedy film directed by richard donner and written. Charles dickens a christmas carol, the classic story of a time travelling pensioner who sees dead people, is a festive fairytale which has itself become part of christmas folklore. In viewing the family in the coal miners hut, the men working at the lighthouse, and the crew of the ship, he shows. With the help of the ghosts of christmas past, present and future, frank realises he must change. For scrooge, redemption involved dealing with his past, seeing the reality of christmas present, and looking into the the possibility of christmas future.
Later, the ghost of christmas present asks scrooge what year it is, and scrooge tells him that it is 1860. Scrooged is one of those just cant miss films that came along with a fair amount of anticipation. The ghost of christmas present shows scrooge numerous sceneswith several aims. Have you ever noticed that almost every christmas movie and story has, at its heart, the story of redemption. The 1995 bbc radio broadcast of the palace theatre, manchester production of leslie bricusses scrooge, the musical adaptation of charles dickens a christmas carol based on the 1970 film.
Scrooge the musical bbc radio, 1995 internet archive. A hale and hearty fellow, the ghost of christmas present shows scrooge how the other halfor rather the 99%spend their christmas holidays. And im still in love with the green velvet gown of the ghost of christmas present. The ghost replied, i see a vacant seat in the chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner. Bill murray as tv executive frank cross in scrooged 1988. The second of the three spirits the ghost of christmas present is performed by edward woodward edward woodward is best known as. Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as frank cross, a cynical and selfish television executive, who is visited by a succession of ghosts on christmas eve intent on helping him regain. Why does the ghost of christmas present show scrooge the bakers going to work to make christmas meals for the rich. With bill murray, karen allen, john forsythe, john glover.
In this modern take on charles dickens a christmas carol, frank cross bill murray is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, claire phillips karen allen. That night he is payed a visit from fours ghosts, the first being his mentor, followed by the ghost of christmas past, present and future. Scrooged 1988 richard donner cast and crew allmovie. Technically, all the ghosts but marley are strangers to scrooge because they do not embody people he has ever met before. If he continued the trajectory of his life, the future did not look promising. Scrooged is easily the finest christmas comedy of all time, and. Scrooged gets by with bill murray and a dash of holiday spirit, although its.
Get an answer for describe the scene scrooge was transported to when the ghost of christmas present appeared in a christmas carol. Bisset that 1846 was the best vintage in twenty years. This is scrooged the ghost of christmas present by skyline church bethalto, il on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. She hides because her younger siblings want to surprise their father. Scrooged script transcript from the screenplay andor bill murray. In time the bells ceased, and the bakers were shut up. Marley, charlotte riley as lottie ghost of christmas present, joe alwyn as. The fantastic ghost of christmas present carol kane is a sparkly, squeaky little fairy with a penchant for beating the crap out of frank. How charles dickens changed christmas for the world feat. Union, in 1987, but we soon found new things to keep us up at night. With kates possible promotion resting on accomplishing this task, she checks in and haggles with the aforesaid christmas. Describe the scene scrooge was transported to when the. Fxs a christmas carol is an original take on charles dickens iconic ghost story by steven knight taboo, peaky blinders.
The ghost of christmas present is the second of the three spirits after the visitations by jacob marley and the ghost of christmas past that haunt the miser ebenezer scrooge, in order to prompt him to repent. Scrooge has no use for and doesnt celebrate christmas in the present, so the ghost of christmas present is a. Narrated by awardwinning actor ossie davis, the production takes us on a journey of a runaway little girls decision to return to her family after she enters a rundown theater for shelter and encounters an old caretaker who guides her on her journey. The uncooperative manager claims a spirit who lives there will not approve. The remake stars guy pearce as ebenezer scrooge, andy serkis as ghost of christmas past, stephen graham as jacob marley, charlotte riley as lottie. Franks exboss mightve been a mix of humor and horror, but the ghost of christmas future was 100% pure nightmare. Scrooged is a 1988 american christmas comedy film directed by richard donner and written by mitch glazer and michael odonoghue. The following is scrooges interaction with the ghost of christmas present on the issue of the sabbath dayor at least thats what it looks like to me. Stephen graham plays the ghost of ebenezers late business partner jacob marley, charlotte riley plays the ghost of christmas present, and jason flemyng plays the menacing ghost of christmas future. Carol kane as the ghost of christmas present from the film scrooged christmas costumes. David johansen ghost of christmas past carol kane ghost of christmas present robert mitchum preston rhinelander.
The ghost of christmas present sermon by russ adams, luke. A description of the ghosts in a christmas carol pen. What does the ghost of christmas present show scrooge. The fx original movie is a spinetingling immersion into ebenezer scrooges dark night of the soul. In the 1988 comedy film scrooged, the ghost of christmas past played by david johansen is portrayed as a. Scrooged is an entertaining christmas comedy with a great lead performance from bill murray and some memorable ghost sections and funny slapstick and situational gags and a cheesy but fitting ending. Instead, the only contribution from the ghost of christmas present is the. This version takes several odd liberties with the original book by charles dickens. Bill murray seems to be perfect for playing the part of a network executive who robotically orchestrates his tasks, and that includes delegating who gets what christmas present vhs or a towel. The ghost of christmas past or the spirit of christmas past is a fictional character in the 1843. Transsiberian orchestra the ghosts of christmas eve. Miserly old business man ebenezer scrooge lived for nothing but money.
The ghost of christmas present takes scrooge out on the citys streets to see the common people celebrating christmas. The grinch, scrooge, the santa clause movie, charlie brown. We delve back into more than a century of a christmas carol movies to find the. Fxs a christmas carol is an original take on charles dickens iconic ghost. The ghost of christmas present arrives as a clumsy yet volatile fairy. The spirit shares a vision of tiny tims crutch, carefully preserved by the fireplace. With david pevsner, tim kazurinsky, rusty schwimmer, bruce vilanch. Neither of them, of course, compare to carol kane as the ghost of christmas present, she of the ballbreaker suite, whos dressed like the.
Here is a christmas carol desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. It is from the ghost of christmas present that scrooge is confronted by his own words. She takes frank to see his brother, holding a christmas party that frank was invited to, but didnt bother to attend for an extra 10 points, spot the fourth murray brother in. The ghost of christmas present uses scrooges own words against him. Why scrooged is the perfect christmas movie one room. How scrooged epitomized the 80s, for better and for worse. Jacob marley ghost of christmas present ghost of christmas yet to come. Toss the ghost of christmas eve now available for the first time on vhs and dvd is a unique fantasy trip through the magic of christmas. Mar 23, charles dickens wrote the classic a christmas carol in the central character is a greedy.