The Muppet Christmas Carol: Book vs. Movie

The Muppet Christmas Carol is Brian Henson's 1992 movie, adapted from Charles Dickens's 1843 book A Christmas Carol. It stars Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire and Jerry Nelson.

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About the book and the movie
Book
A Christmas Carol cover
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.

Movie
The Muppet Christmas Carol poster
Director
Brian Henson
Writer
Jerry Juhl
Year
1992
Runtime
1 hr 22 minWatch on Amazon
Cast
Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Genre
children's, Christmas, comedy, drama, fantasy, musical
IMDb
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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.

Other adaptations of this book

  1. A Christmas CarolScrooged · Movie · 1988
    Details
    Scrooged poster
    Director
    Richard Donner
    Writer
    Michael O'Donoghue, Mitch Glazer
    Year
    1988
    Runtime
    1 hr 42 min
    Cast
    Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover

    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.

  2. A Christmas CarolEbenezer · Movie · 2026
    Details
    Ebenezer poster
    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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