9pm Saturday SCROOGED - 1988 PG-13 Comedy/Drama
In this comedic twist on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," a TV Executive is forced into a supernatural time warp on Christmas Eve, thanks to his own cynical and selfish ways.
Bill Murray plays Frank Cross, a cutthroat TV executive whose relentless ambition and gruff demeanor have cost him the love of his life, Claire Phillips. On Christmas Eve, Frank's firing of a lowly staff member sets off a chain of supernatural events, as he's visited by a trio of ghosts who force him to confront his past and reconsider his ways.
Stars Billy Murray, Carol Kane, Karen Allen, Joh Forsythe and Robert Mitchum.
TRIVIA
- Bill Murray falling on his way out of the restaurant was a genuine accident. Apparently, it was due to the stairs still being wet, after splashing the waiter with water, that caused him to lose his footing.
- When the Ghost of Christmas Present (Carol Kane) grabbed Bill Murray's lip, she tore it so badly that filming was halted for several days.
- Sam Kinison was supposed to play the Ghost of Christmas past. Now that would've been a scream!
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