Highspirited high jinks on christmas eve put frank cross in a ghostly time warp in this takeoff of charles dickens a christmas carol. The first time i saw this movie, was late night on hbo, when i was a kid, a parents were ahsleep, lol. Haunted checker cab takes over nyc in the movie ghostbusters. Checker cab salvage operation in lawrence, the fuss duration. Bill murray dribbled into the hotel suite and sank the basketball in a chair in the corner. Speaking of ghosts of the past, one other thing i have to point out is that the references in scrooged are incredibly dated. Paramount pictures 2018 1988, color, 1080p, dtsma 5.
The ghost of christmas past played by david johansen appears as a cigarsmoking cab driver who takes frank cross murrays character on a journey to his past. Finally, the scrooged script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the bill murray movie. The film stars bill murray, with karen allen, bobcat goldthwait, john forsythe, carol kane, john houseman, and robert mitchum in supporting roles. A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on christmas eve. Scrooged is a 1988 american christmas comedy film directed by richard donner and written by mitch glazer and michael odonoghue. The top five cab drivers in movie history tvovermind. Franks childhood wasnt a particularly pleasant one, and so he doesnt really appreciate the christmas spirit. If bill murrays character had been a mildly grumpy man it would have fallen flat. Like i mentioned above, you very, very rarely get into a cab with a female driver, and if you do, chances are she is nowhere near as goodlooking as winona ryder. Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as. The comedy star had already headlined several hollywood films. Frank bill murray hops in a cab, but realizes that the driver is the ghost of christmas past david johansen who takes him on a wild ride back to his childhood. Checker cab featured in the movie ghostbusters starring bill murray.
The 62yearold continues to be one of hollywoods more interesting. Scrooged on dvd 097363205449 from paramount pictures. Checker cabs in the movie taxi driver by martin scorsese. Mitch glazer art linson richard donner steven spielberg. I dont know about every bill murray movie though i wouldnt bet money against it, but it. Comedy based on charles dickens a christmas carol, starring bill murray, karen allen, john forsythe, david johansen and carol kane. George clooney, miley cyrus, amy poehler and more appear in bill murrays new songanddance special. It had a fairly long run, but the show was already canceled by the time scrooged hit theaters, so it was good that they had one last hurrah by appearing in a big hit holiday movie like this. The ghost of christmas past appears as a taxi driver who takes frank back to. Because murray was coming off of his success in ghostbusters, the film was billed as bill murray is back among the ghosts, only this time, its three against one. Bill murrays acting is onpoint, and the storyline is great as well. Frank bill murray hops in a cab, but realizes that the driver is the ghost of christmas past david johansen who takes him on a wild ride back. In this modern take on charles dickens a christmas carol, frank cross bill murray is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, claire phillips karen allen. Frank cross bill murray is put in a ghostly time warp on christmas eve.
Girls, phineas and ferb, taxi for which she received two emmys. Murrays brothers, brian, john, and joel also appear in the film. Deck the halls scrooged, the holiday classic starring bill murray, turns 30 this month. Bill murray plays the character of francis frank xavier cross. Scrooged 510 movie clip taxi ride from hell 1988 hd. Best of all, it stars bill murray, who has only to raise an eyebrow to get laughs. There are several cab drivers in night on earth after all, its a movie about cab drivers but the most memorable for me was corky. The movie marked bill murrays return to starring in comedies after a fouryear hiatus, incorporating the actors trademark sarcasm and deadpan. Scrooged gets by with bill murray and a dash of holiday spirit, although its hampered by a markedly conflicted tone and an undercurrent of meanspiritedness. Karen allen plays the character of claire phillips in the movie scrooged. The ghost of christmas past appears as a loudmouthed new york city cab driver, and takes frank back to his childhood in 1955 where his mother doris cross is watching the lone ranger with him, until his drunk and angry father earl cross comes home after a hard day.
Murray played misanthropic, christmashating tv executive frank cross in scrooged. Using the framework of a christmas carol, scrooged sees murray as frank cross a coldhearted tv exec trying to put on a live version of the classic tale to boost christmas ratings. The basic idea behind the weekly solid gold show was having the solid gold dancers dancing to the top musical hits at the time. Checker cab featured in the movie scrooged with bill murray. New york film locations from the movie scrooged starring bill murray. The cab driver becomes the hostage of the hitman in this movie. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of scrooged. Cross, who has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mail room to tv network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humor perfect qualities for a modernday scrooge. Scrooged highspirited high jinks on christmas eve put frank cross bill murray in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious takeoff of charles dickens a christmas carol. Scrooged doesnt pack the wallop of a christmas carol you wont cry or walk out resolving to become a better person but its a funny and imaginative highclass effort. Frank is visited by the ghost of christmas past, appearing as a taxi driver. Checker cab featured in the movie ghostbusters starring. It has a great message, and leaves you with a good feeling as it ending classic. Classic checker marathon nyc taxi in the movie scrooged with bill murray.
With bill murray, karen allen, john forsythe, john glover. Cross is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humor perfect qualities for a modernday scrooge. He was wearing your average afterschool jocks uniform of jeans, a tshirt, and designer running shoes, and he said he needed a shave. Highspirited high jinks on christmas eve put frank cross bill murray in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious takeoff of charles dickens a christmas carol. Before the night is over, hell be visited by a maniac cab driver, a pugilistic fairy and a ghoulish sevenfoottall headless messenger from the future. Bill murrays netflix christmas special trailer bill. It stars jamie foxx as max, a cab driver, and tom cruise as vincent, a professional contract killer. Infobox film scrooged is a 1988 american christmas comedy film. Like many other holiday films, scrooged is a modernday update of the classic. Scrooged the 1988 comedy movie featuring bill murray and karen allen at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Bill murray, quick change artist interviews roger ebert.
Francis frank xavier cross is a conceited, cynical. Checker cab featured in the movie scrooged with bill. Scrooged 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Scrooged 1988 bill murray takes the stage in this 1980s retelling of charles dickens a christmas carol. If youve never seen scrooged, im sure you have your reasons, e. The last checker cabs featured on good morning america. Only, of course, he doesnt really care about old yuletide, preferring to bask in his success and berate anyone who fancies a bit of christmas cheer. Rent scrooged 1988 starring bill murray and karen allen on dvd and bluray. Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as frank cross, a cynical and selfish television executive, who is visited by a succession of ghosts on christmas eve intent on helping him regain.
Cross, who has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mailroom to tv network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humor perfect qualities for a modernday scrooge. Cross, who has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mailroom to tv network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humor. The film stars bill murray, with karen allen, bobcat goldthwait, alfre woodard, john. If thats the case, then maybe i can change your mind, because this is. Cross, who has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mailroom to tv network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humor perfect qualities for a. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. The best taxi scenes in movie history yellow cab arizona.