Scrooged Movie Cover

Scrooged

PG-13, 1988, Paramount Pictures

Director:

Richard Donner

Starring:

Bill Murray, Carol Kane, Karen Allen, Bobcat Goldthwait, Alfre Woodard, John Glover, Buddy Hackett

Plot:

High jinks on Christmas Eve put Frank Cross in a ghostly time warp in this warped take-off of Dickens' ~A Christmas Carol.~ Cross, who rose from the depths of the mailroom to TV network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring and unforgiving -- perfect qualities for a modern-day Scrooge.

1

TV boss berates employees

Themes: Bosses, Marketing, Meanness, Salesmanship

2

Sadistic boss creates disturbing promo

Themes: Fear, Relationships

3

Cruel boss fires man on Christmas

Themes: Bosses, Cruelty, Heartless, Sarcasm

4

Man receives warning from dead partner

Themes: Accountability, Complacency, Consequences, Futility, Spiritual Realm, Warning

5

Ghost takes man into the past

Themes: Past, Spiritual Realm, Terror, Unexpected

6

Boy asks for toy train but gets veal

Themes: Family, Parenting, Father-Son, Work Ethic

7

Man assumes 'Death' has come for him

Themes: Assumptions, Guilt, Misunderstanding, Terror

8

"Scrooge" finally gets Christmas spirit

Themes: Giving, Helping Others

9

Terrorists attack Santa's workshop

Themes: Fear, Adversity, Confronting Evil

10

Programming that appeals to pets?

Themes: Money

11

Man suggests harming small animal

Themes: Leadership

12

Man is deceived by what he sees

Themes: Fear, Confusion, Deception

13

Impatient man wants to "fire" volunteers

Themes: Confidence, Service, Helping Others, Patience, Regrets

14

Man sees future while burning in coffin

Themes: Witnessing

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