13 Facts About Scrooged

1.

Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas fantasy comedy directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue.

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2.

Scrooged was filmed on a $32 million budget over three months in New York City and Hollywood.

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3.

Scrooged takes Frank to see his past: how he found solace in television after his mother left his father, and how he had fallen in love with Claire but lost her when he prioritized his television career over her.

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4.

Scrooged's takes him to Grace's apartment, showing his assistant's struggles to support her large family, including her youngest son Calvin who has remained mute since witnessing his father's death.

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5.

Scrooged features a number of cameos including: Lee Majors as himself, Miles Davis, Paul Shaffer, Larry Carlton, and David Sanborn as the Street Musicians, John Houseman as himself, Robert Goulet as himself, the Solid Gold Dancers as the Scroogettes, Buddy Hackett as Ebenezer Scrooge, Mary Lou Retton as "Tiny Tim" Cratchit, Jamie Farr as Jacob Marley, Pat McCormick as the Ghost of Christmas Present, Chaz Conner Jr.

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6.

Scrooged was filmed on a $32 million budget over three-and-a-half months on sets in Hollywood.

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7.

Scrooged described the success of that film as a phenomenon that would forever be his biggest success, compounded by the failure of The Razor's Edge made him feel "radioactive" and resulted in him avoiding making movies temporarily.

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8.

Scrooged [Donner] kept telling me to do things louder, louder, louder.

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9.

Scrooged admitted to feeling pressure from being the solo star of a film compared to previous productions like Ghostbusters, as he was on set mostly every day where some actors would make brief cameos requiring only a day or two of work.

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10.

Scrooged described his challenge as having an edge but then completing Cross' transformation into a decent person at the end.

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11.

Scrooged was a moderate box office hit on release in the United States.

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12.

Brown said that Scrooged was unlikely to become a seasonal tradition like It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street, considering that it would age poorly and either scare or be too adult for child audiences.

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13.

Since its release, Scrooged has become a cult classic and a Christmas classic, being regularly shown on television during the holiday period.

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