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Brief Synopsis
A contemporary comedy based on Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol," focusing on a television executive who decides to exploit the holidays in order to boost ratings.
A grouchy T.V. executive discovers the meaning of Christmas with help from the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Cast & Crew
Richard Donner
Director
David Johansen
Ghost Of Christmas Past
Robert Mitchum
Preston Rhinelander
Nicholas Phillips
Calvin Cooley
Roy Brocksmith
Mike The Mailman
Shawn Michaels
Frisbie Stage Manager
Stella Hall
Lew Hayward'S Secretary
Paul Shaffer
Street Musician
Solid Gold Dancers (Solid Gold Dancers)
Scroggettes
Ric Mcelvin
Leadman
Michael Chapman
Director Of Photography
Peter Norman
Additional Director Of Photography (New York)
Richard Mosier
Visual Effects Camera Assistant
Michael A. Genne
Camera Operator
Tom Priestley
Camera Operator (New York)
Larry Hezzelwood
1st Assistant Camera
P Scott Sakamoto
1st Assistant Camera
Anthony S Brooke
1st Assistant Camera (New York)
Greg Walters
2nd Assistant Camera
Paul Postelnicu
2nd Assistant Camera (New York)
Stephen St John
Steadicam Operator
Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
Michael Thau
Video Layout Supervisor
Scott Nimerfro
Video Coordinator
Tory Herald
Video Clips Clearance
Marla Tate
Video Clips Clearance
Rhonda Gunner
24 Frame Video Display
Richard Hollander
24 Frame Video Display
Gregory L Mcmurry
24 Frame Video Display
John C Wash
24 Frame Video Display
Karl F Steinkamp
Assistant Editor
Michael T Wilson
Assistant Editor
Debra Goldfield
Assistant Editor
Danny Elfman
Music
Robert Fernandez
Music Scoring Mixer
George Frederick Handel
Music ("Hallelujah Chorus" From Messiah)
Jimmy Iovine
Music Supervisor
Shirley Walker
Music Conductor
Jimmy Iovine
Song Producer ("The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" "Sweetest Thing")
Van Morrison
Song ("Brown Eyed Girl")
Hank Medress
Song Producer ("Brown Eyed Girl")
Jaime Robbie Robertson
Song; Song Producer ("Christmas Must Be Tonight")
Mel Torme
Song ("The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasing On An Open Fire)")
Robert Wells
Song ("The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)")
L Mallison
Song ("Get Up 'N' Dance")
M Dewese
Song ("Get Up 'N' Dance")
R Isaacs
Song ("Get Up 'N' Dance")
Lavaba (Lavaba)
Song Producer ("Get Up 'N' Dance")
M Dewese & Radcliff (M Dewese & Radcliff)
Song Producer ("Get Up 'N' Dance")
William Robinson Jr.
Song ("I Second That Emotion")
Alfred Cleveland
Song ("I Second That Emotion")
Edward G Kean
Song ("It'S Howdy Doody Time")
Dan Hartman
Song; Song Producer ("The Love You Take")
Jackie DeShannon
Song ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")
Randy Myers
Song ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")
Jimmy Holiday
Song ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")
Dave Stewart
Song Producer ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")
Johnny Marks
Song ("Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer")
Haven Gillespie
Song ("Santa Claus Is Coming To Town")
J. Fred Coots
Song ("Santa Claus Is Coming To Town")
Jay Livingston
Song ("Silver Bells")
Ray Evans
Song ("Silver Bells")
Alan Scott
Song ("Smile, Your On Candid Camera")
Keith Textor
Song ("Smile, Your On Candid Camera")
Dennis Bell
Song Producer ("Sweetest Thing")
Christopher Bell
Song Producer ("Sweetest Thing")
David Kahn
Song ("The Toy Parade (Leave It To Beaver Theme)")
Mort Greene
Song ("The Toy Parade (Leave It To Beaver Theme)")
Melvyn Lenard
Song ("The Toy Parade (Leave It To Beaver Theme)")
Marcus Miller
Song Producer ("We Three Kings Of Orient Are")
Judson Spence
Song ("A Wonderful Life")
Monroe Jones
Song ("A Wonderful Life")
Domingo Samudio
Song ("Wooly Bully")
David Johansen
Song Performer
Jaime Robbie Robertson
Song Performer
Natalie Cole
Song Performer ("The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)")
Kool Moe Dee
Song Performer ("Get Up 'N' Dance")
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Song Performer ("I Second That Emotion")
Dan Hartman
Song Performer
Denise Lopez
Song Performer ("The Love You Take")
Annie Lennox
Song Performer ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")
Al Green
Song Performer ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")
Robert Goulet
Song Performer ("Silver Bells")
New Voices Of Freedom (New Voices Of Freedom)
Song Performer ("Sweetest Thing")
Adriane Mcdonald
Song Performer ("Sweetest Thing")
George Pendergrass
Song Performer ("Sweetest Thing")
Miles Davis
Song Performer ("We Three Kings Of Orient Are")
Larry Carlton
Song Performer ("We Three Kings Of Orient Are")
David Sanborn
Song Performer ("We Three Kings Of Orient Are")
Paul Shaffer
Song Performer ("We Three Kings Of Orient Are")
Mark Lennon
Song Performer ("A Wonderful Life")
Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs
Song Performer ("Wooly Bully")
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Anthony Goldschmidt
Title Design
Chris Soldo
1st Assistant Director
Gaetano Lisi
1st Assistant Director (New York)
James Skotchdopole
2nd Assistant Director
Gabriela Vazquez
2nd Assistant Director
Donald J. Lee
2nd Assistant Director (New York)
Adele Simmons
2nd Additional Assistant Director
Thomas Burns
2nd Additional Assistant Director
Richard Patrick
2nd Additional Assistant Director (New York)
Lester Wilson
Choreography ("Solid Gold")
Jillian Hessel
Choreography (Ballet)
Virginia Randolph-Weaver
Art Direction
William Traynor
Special Effects (New York)
Dream Quest Images
Special Visual Effects
Edward S Verreaux
Illustrator
Tom Southwell
Illustrator
Eric Brevig
Visual Effects Supervisor
Allen Hall
Special Effects Coordinator
Edward Jackson
Makeup (New York)
Bari Dreiband-Burman
Special Makeup Effects Creation; Special Makeup Effects Design
Thomas R Burman
Special Makeup Effects Creation; Special Makeup Effects Design
Bari Dreiband-Burman
Makeup Supervisor
Marlene Williams
Hairstyles Supervisor
Stephen Robinette
Hairstyles
Jennifer Butler
Costumer
Guy Tanno
Costumer (Men/New York)
Rose Trimarco Cuervo
Costumer (Women/New York)
Jennifer Parsons
Costume Supervisor
Paul Campanella
Art Department
Leslie Carol Warren
Art Department Coordinator
John-Paul Riva
Art Department Production Assistant (New York)
J. Michael Riva
Production Designer
Willie Burton
Sound Recording Mixer
Al Mian
Sound Recording Mixer (New York)
Les Fresholtz
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Vern Poore
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Dick Alexander
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Robert George Henderson
Sound Editor Supervisor
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Editor Supervisor
Karen Minahan
Sound Editor Assistant
Brooke Henderson Ward
Sound Editor Assistant
John Paul Fasal
Electronic Sound Effects
Marsha Robertson
Unit Publicist
Mirage Enterprises
Production Company
Taj Soundworks
Production Company
Pacific Data Images
Production Company
Pacific Title & Art Studio
Production Company
Video Images
Production Company
Espn Network
Production Company
National Broadcasting Company Inc (Nbc)
Production Company
United International Pictures
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Home Media Distribution
Domestic Video Distributor
Ellen Hillers
Production Coordinator (New York)
Shari Leibowitz
Production Office Coordinator
Stuart Baird
Post-Production Consultant
Richard Harner
Production Assistant
Louis B Phillips
Production Auditor
Susan Towner
Production Audtior Assistant
Louis Goldman
Stills (New York)
Ronald Hinsley
Transportation Captain
Harry Leavey
Transportation Captain (New York)
Dan Anglin
Transportation Coordinator
Craig Harris
Craft Service
Ray Hartwick
Unit Production Manager
Roger Paradiso
Unit Production Manager (New York)
John Villarino
Construction Supervisor
Ken Scaife
Construction Supervisor
Terry Scott
Construction Foreman
Erik L Nelson
Property Master
Michael Bird
Property Master (New York)
David Glazer
Property Master Assistant
Jack E Ackerman
Property Master Assistant
Steven C. Mcgee
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Gary Tandrow
Chief Lighting Technician
Dick Quinlan
Chief Lighting Technician (New York)
Kevin J. Lang
Chief Rigging Electrician
William Meshover
Assistant (To Stuart Baird)
Michele Imperato-Stabile
Production Office Coordinator Assistant
Alexander B Collett
Assistant (To Richard Donner)
Patti Roberts Nelson
Assistant (To Art Linson)
Rebecca Baehler
Assistant (To Bill Murray)
June Popowich
Assistant (To Bill Murray)
Mark Snovell
Research Coordinator
Charles Dickens
Source Material (From Novel)
Joe Trammell
Video Assistant
Al Mian
Sound
Additional Details
| MPAA Ratings: | PG-13 | Premiere Info: | |
| Release Date: | 1988 | Production Date: | |
| Color/B&W: | Distributions Co: | Paramount Pictures | |
| Sound: | Production Co: | Mirage Enterprises .....Production Company, Taj Soundworks .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Burbank Studios .....Production Company, Reel People Inc .....Production Company, Pacific Data Images .....Production Company, Pacific Title & Art Studio .....Production Company, Video Images .....Production Company, Panavision, Ltd. .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Vista Group .....Production Company, .....Production Company, .....Production Company, .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Espn Network .....Production Company, National Broadcasting Company Inc (Nbc) .....Production Company, .....Production Company, .....Production Company, .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Paramount Pictures .....Studio, Robert Wayne Harris .....Cable Operator, United International Pictures .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, Paramount Pictures .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, Paramount Home Media Distribution .....Domestic Video Distributor | |
| Duration(mins): | Country: | United States (USA) | |
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SCROOGED - MILES DAVIS
william gauslow 2010-11-30
Never a dull moment in this movie. I just can't find Miles Davis. I've tried. Help. MORE>
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One of the funniest Christmas comedies EVER!
FrankieCee 2007-09-27
I don't know what it is exactly that constitutes a great film, I guess it's a combination of all the right elements falling into place at... MORE>
