Scrooged: Book vs. Movie
Scrooged is Richard Donner's 1988 movie, adapted from Charles Dickens's 1843 book A Christmas Carol. It stars Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe and John Glover.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Year
- 1843
- Pages
- 106Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 1 hr 5 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Andy Sacs
Ebenezer Scrooge treats Christmas as an interruption to business and other people's hardship as none of his concern. On Christmas Eve, his dead partner Jacob Marley arrives with a warning about the life Scrooge is making for himself. Three spirits lead him through Christmases past, present and still to come, forcing him to look beyond the money he has accumulated.
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Writer
- Michael O'Donoghue, Mitch Glazer
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 1 hr 42 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover
- Genre
- Christmas, comedy, fantasy, ghost, romantic comedy
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Television executive Frank Cross is overseeing a lavish Christmas broadcast while making the people around him miserable. A visit from his dead mentor interrupts the preparations, followed by three spirits determined to confront him with the life he has built. Frank's efforts to control the situation only make his increasingly chaotic Christmas Eve worse.
Other adaptations of this book
A Christmas CarolThe Muppet Christmas Carol · Movie · 1992Details
- Director
- Brian Henson
- Writer
- Jerry Juhl
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 1 hr 22 min
- Cast
- Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Ebenezer Scrooge begrudges his clerk Bob Cratchit even a day away from work for Christmas. That night, two dead business partners warn him that his greed has consequences, and three spirits arrive to demonstrate them. Gonzo, playing Charles Dickens, narrates Scrooge's journey with Rizzo as their subject resists every uncomfortable revelation.
A Christmas CarolEbenezer · Movie · 2026Details
- Director
- Ti West
- Year
- 2026
- Cast
- Johnny Depp, Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin
Ebenezer Scrooge is drawn into a supernatural journey through the London he knows and the life he has made there. Encounters with his past, present and possible future confront him with the consequences of his choices. The chance to change course depends on facing what those experiences reveal about him.
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