Scrooged. 1988.
Francis Xavier Cross a T.V. executive who is mean spirited is visited by his deceased boss and tells him he will be visited by three ghosts and to change his ways and discover the Christmas spirit.
Bill Murray's and Richard Donner take on Charles Dicken's A Christmas carol with some good comical moments. David Johansen plays the cigar smoking taxi driver Ghost of Christmas Past, Carol Kane plays the funny beating Ghost of Christmas present. Robert Mitchum and John Houseman join the cast with Karen Allen as the love interest of the executive Scrooge as well with Bobcat Goldthwaite as the sacked assistant who comes back shotgun blazing.
I didn't have much appreciation for this film as I thought it was just daft and typical Bill Murray trying to be funny and a bully at the same time but over the years of growing up I did see the funny side to it a bit more now it has grown on me and favorite in our household.
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