You have to watch the 1984 version of "A Christmas Carol" with George C. Scott as Scrooge and Edward Woodward as the Ghost of Christmas Present. It's classic
My all time favourite ever since I was a kid was 'A Christmas Carol' , the 1950's british version with Alistair Sim as Scrooge. Our kids were brought up watching this version with Bill Murray. At first, we had it on VHS video then DVD. We would watch it every year at Christmas time. They still love it to this day. Our oldest daughter will be 45 on Dec. 29th, our youngest is 32. By the way, I was born in 1955. 😊
“ back up big man …. that may work with the chicks … but not with me” Still to this day I don’t think I’ve ever seen my father laugh harder or longer than he did the first time we saw this. I don’t why that line struck his funny bone so hard but because of the memory that line CRACKS ME THE HELL UP ….. every time lol
It’s hard to imagine anyone who never read A Christmas Carol or at least watched one of the hundreds of films and retellings based on it. It’s probably the only form of literature in history where no one hasn’t heard of it!!!
@tedflanc1024 The Bible, Shakespeare? I'm guessing the double negative was just the shock of realising not everyone has heard of "A Christmas Carol"😉. "It's a Wonderful Life" is a more popular retelling in the States.
A Christmas Carol was the first "big" book I read at the age of 9, even though I had previously read the entire King Arthur stories in a Children's Encyclopaedia. I have enjoyed every film version of A Christmas Carol I've watched, except one, which was a 2008 musical version starring Kelsey Grammar.
@@andreshernandez1180 I would play that game with my dogs when I'd get them new rawhide bones. I'd keep them in the bag and make a lot of "guesses" at what it could be while they get all excited. I'd finally let them have them with an excited, "It's a bone, you lucky dog!"
Bobcat Goldthait, real name Robert Frances was Eliot Laudermilk in this film. He is a comedian, actor and director. He’s usually plays the same type of character with his quirky demeanor. His most notable role was Police Academy
Yes, Bobcat Goldthwait.. The guy who played Eliot Loudermilk.. The guy Coby felt bad for for getting fired.. The guy who's on-screen last name Coby said religiously through the entire reaction any time he appeared on screen.. And, ironically enough, the guy with the weird real name who she instantly picks out of the entire credits for having a weird name..❤😂😂
Uncle Scrooge was named after Ebeneezer Scrooge of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ducktales fans may enjoy Mickey's Christmas Carol; a Disney adaptation with Scrooge as...er...Scrooge.
It's so weird to see that you don't know the Charles Dicken's classic "A Christmas Carol". It's been made into a hundred different versions since the silent film days. To get a well rounded selection, you should see "A Christmas Carol" 1938 with Reginald Owen or1951 with Alastair Sims or 1984 with George C Scott for classic versions and "The Muppet Christmas Carol"1992 with Michael Caine for a different take.,
Came to say basically this. The Alastair Sim version is my favorite, and the George C Scott version is what I was going to recommend if she isn't much for black and white films. There was also a Henry Winkler version, which was set around the same time but in America, that I enjoyed very much.
Agreed with the idea of seeing multiple versions, and let's not forget the Patrick Stewart version. From 1999 and seems to be fairly faithful to the original story.
Reginald Owens version also stars Gene Lockhart as Bob Cratchit along with Gene's wife and a very YOUNG June Lockhart) (LOST IN SPACE the Series) looking a heck of a lot like HER daughter Anne here) their daughter in real life as one of the Cratchit children
@@817michael I remember that one now, its een ages since I've seen it - maybe I can find it on YT. Its amazing how many times this story has been made for films and TV
Man, I forgot how star studded this cast was. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwaite, Buster Poindexter (aka David Johansen), Carol Kane, Brian Doyle-Murray, Joel Murray, Robert Mitchum, Alfre Woodard, Jamie Farr, Robert Goulet, Buddy Hackett, John Houseman, Lee Majors, Mary Lou Retton, Anne Ramsay, Wendie Malick, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Paul Shaffer. 😯
The Girl is Karen Allen She played Marion in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." She is also the mother in "The Sandlot." Shes also in a great movie with Jeff Bridges called "Starman" (1984).
Coby, I'm a 50s kid and the version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL we watched on TV was called SCROOGE starring Alistair Sim. It's on UA-cam. It's the one Grace's family was watching. I recommend it for the most Dickensian version ever. P. S. There's a Disney version, Mickey's Christmas Carol. Uncle Scrooge McDuck is Scrooge, of course.
@@SolarEquinox I've loved the Muppets my whole life and their version is one of my top three favorites (the other being the Albert Finney version), but the Alastair Sim movie is the quintessential adaptation, imho.
Beautiful modern adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic. Donner’s direction, Elfman’s score, ansamble cast and high production values - everything is top notch and just screams 80s! 🎄💙
I can sympathize with you. My father died 3 years ago, and my middle brother died this past summer -- both suddenly & unexpectedly. Coby is certainly helping me keep up the Christmas spirit because this is going to be a very difficult holiday this year...
🤣🤣 5 seconds into this film, Coby was already confused on what she was watching, what kind of film it was, who it was made for & wondering who slipped acid into her drink & I was already cracking up at the expressions & confusion just written across her poor little face... "This is not what I was expecting at all..." *"AT ALL..."* Neither were we our 1st time watching this, girl..😂😂 This is gonna be good..🎅🏻🤣
The original Dickens novella is called "A Christmas Carol," and the main character is Ebenezer Scrooge. Not sure why they called the original "Scrooge" in this film, other than to set up its own title, but they did. Fun adaptation regardless!
The 1970 Albert Finney version was the best known film version at the time. People often, at least at the time, referred to the Charles Dickens story as 'Scrooge'. It was a common misconception led by a generation of people growing up watching the Albert Finney version at Christmas. The title of the Finney version was 'Scrooge', so this likely influenced the decision to call the TV production 'Scrooge'.
Well kind of, the 1970 musical version was called Scrooge in the US, but A Christmas Carol in the UK. Something about rights and copywrites differences in both countries.
I can't believe you grew up in America and have NEVER heard of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Only every TV series of the 20th Century did a version of the story at one time or another.🤯
A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim(1951) is the best adaptation, in my opinion. Mickey's A Christmas Carol was also a favorite growing up. Check em out
Alastair Sim will always be who first comes to mind when I hear the name Scrooge. So many other versions of this. This is for certain one of the best 😊
I wouldn't say this is a traditional family Christmas movie but I remember watching it as a kid and enjoyed it. But as an adult, I absolutely love it. Mostly Bill Murray's epilog at the end. I can see it hit you in the feels Coby and it does for me everytime I see it. About what the true meaning of Christmas should be. I hate to say it but I personally feel like we've become wayyyyy to commercialism as a society and it takes away from the true spirit of Christmas. This film is always a little reminder of how we should treat our loved ones and strangers. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all!
Every Christmas Eve we watch this as the last thing to wind down the night. Been a tradition since it was originally released on home video tape. Now we watch in glorious 4K UHD.
This is my favorite Christmas movie. And that's saying a lot because there are so many that I adore. Additionally, this was Bill Murray's quasi-return to cinema. He hadn't done a lead role since Ghostbusters. He was extremely nervous throughout filming and he used that anxiety to help develop his character. By the way, that was so cute when your doggo joined you at the end. Talk about perfect timing.
"Why is he so scary?" Ghost of Christmas Future/Yet To Come is always represented by a death figure. It is the inevitable end of all things, what lies at the end of every road...
Hello!!!!! Yes, Charles Dickens wrote the classic "A Christmas Carol" - other than Luke's Gospel telling of the birth of Jesus, A Christmas Carol is the most famous and most widely retold of all Christmas stories. Amazing that you have never heard of it, let alone saw any movie version or read the book! The two most iconic film versions of A Christmas Carol are those starring Alistair Sim and George C. Scott as Ebeneezer Scrooge. You'll get nearly a 50-50 split arguing which one is best, but I give the ever-so-slight nod to the George C. Scott adaptation (largely based on the outstanding performances of all the supporting cast, especially the lad that played Tiny Tim!).
One of the best adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" They called it Scrooge in the show to avoid copyright issues and to match their own title. There are many versions but some of the best would be "The Muppets: A Christmas Carol", Sir Patrick Stewart in "A Christmas Carol" and even an animated one with the voice of Jim Carrey.... Other great similar movies as you mentioned "The Family Man", "Mr Destiny", "Click" and of course "Groundhog Day" or even the Classic "Its a Wonderful Life"
Great reaction Coby! This is a constant...every year with my family! Good humour, and a fun retelling of A Christmas Carol (the actual story written by Charles Dickens - not Scrooge as the movie implies). Bill does such a great job - first being an a-hole, but then as he turns. My favourite will always be the Ghost of Christmas Present! Carol Kane is perfection in all her psychotic glory! This is worthy of repeat viewings! Cheers & Merry Christmas!!
It’s a Charles Dickens novel and has been made into so many adaptations because it’s so simple, in a nutshell a grumpy old miser gets reminded that being alone with money is not happiness. Love and altruism is 😊 Ebenisa Scrooge is visited by 3 ghosts of Christmas past, present and future .Wether its muppets doing the story or classic English actors or Bill Murray, it’s based on the original book called “A Christmas Carol” published in 1843. Bill Murry here very similar to to his role in Groundhog Day where he’s forced to relive the same day over and over and evaluate his life. End of day it’s what we all need, a Christmas movie with a happy ending. ☺️ and don’t confuse the happy ending part it’s not that sort of movie 🤔
And Andy Kaufmann's girlfriend in Taxi for many years. What an OUT THERE performer who is truly a comedic genius. The funniest female performers of all time - don't do stand up. Gilda, Carol, Madeline Kahn, Jane Curtain....people sleeping on these geniuses.
The *Ghost of Christmas Past* is *David Johansen,* former lead singer for the punk band *New York Dolls* in the 70's, he also had a smash hit in 1987 with the cover of *Arrow's Hot, Hot, Hot* under the name *Buster Poindexter.*
Coby Lee Majors is mostly TV actor thru his career with some iconic TV Series from Western Series called The Big Valley (1960's) to The Six Million Dollar Man (1970's) to Fall Guy (1980's). Majors made a cameo in Ryan Gosling's Fall Guy movie.
Is there a connection to Ducktales? Sort of. The folks at Disney originally conceived Donald Duck's uncle as a miserly character in the tradition of Ebeneezer Scrooge. He even played the character in the Disney version of this story, "Mickey's Christmas Carol". But by the time, "Ducktales" came along, I think the character had mellowed out a little bit.
Mice peeping out of holes and Fish swimming around in an aquarium. Fun to play on your phone and watch a cat's reaction. Search "cat tv" and Just make sure you got a screen protector plus a sturdy phone case.
It's interesting how many people are unfamiliar with Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" published in 1843. But equally fascinating, is that you have been exposed to interpretations of the basic plot line. I will view any version of this story at least once. There are hundreds of movies and tv shows that have interpreted this classic story. Each version you watch will give you a greater appreciation of the original work. As someone born in 1959, I am totally grateful for the times I grew up in. It was an amazing time. Another fun reaction!
Yes, there's been many tellings, but usually just the original version... A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens... about Ebeneezer Scrooge, a wealthy accounting firm owner with a tainted heart who gets ghostly visits one Christmas Eve and sees the light and changes his ways... George C Scott as Scrooge was the original most popular telling. I also liked the one with Patrick Stewart as Scrooge. And then theres Mickey's Christmas Carol with Mickey Mouse playing the Bob Cratchitt character (Scrooge's employee). More recently was the cgi animated telling with Jim Carrey as Scrooge. THIS one is an actual adaptation version in which Frank Cross s the Scrooge character, and his female secretary plays is Cratchitt with a sickly son, though here its mental disability rather than physicslly crippled as Tiny Tim Cratchitt was. Scrooge's exuberant brother is Cross's brother, but there are other characters at play (Frank's boss and the exec hired in to "help Frank). The harbinger rather than Scrooge's dead partner Jacob Marley is instead Cross's old boss who used to be in his position. And all the while a production of a telling of the original A Christmas Carol is being filmed.
40:32 I don't recall any mention of anything under the Ghost of Christmas Futures robes. I don't know what they were supposed to represent. In the book the Ghost of Christmas Present had two emaciated children under his robe. They represented Ignorance and Want.
I think they are based on Ignorance and Want. The filmmakers probably thought that connecting them to this movie's version of The Ghost Of Christmas Present wouldn't work (since they would have to be under her dress). I guess the filmmakers didn't want to leave them out of the story completely, so they simply put them under the Ghost of Christmas Future's robes instead.
"Scrooge" was the cranky, miserly character out of Charles Dickens' story "A Christmas Carol." Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future. And, yes, I remember "Duck Tales" & Scrooge McDuck. Didn't really watch it much as I was a bit "older" then...but, I really liked "Animaniacs" (which, I believe, appeared around the same time or a couple years later). When I grew up, Saturday morning were filled with Looney Tunes cartoons, and many others including Penelope Pittstop, Magilla Gorilla, Hong Kong Phooey, Wacky Races, The Flintstones, The Jetsons (and, no I did not see the original runs, I'm not THAT old)! HA HA HA
impressive you never seen the original in some version. There are so many versions and kids in our generation (i am at similar age) we bombarded by this. by the time i was 14 i have seen a disney version, a muppet version, a few other animation versions and at least 2 live action version of this story. And i am not from an non english speaking country.
What you're thinking of is the Charles Dickens 1843 novel "A Christmas Carol", which has been adapted countless times - sometimes faithfully, with it being based around Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1840s, sometimes updated into a new setting like this one. Some of the best are the 1984 version with George C Scott in the lead role, 1999 with Sir Patrick Stewart, and the Muppet Christmas Carol from 1992 with Sir Michael Caine. Here in the UK, there was another TV version featuring famed TV "hard man" Ross Kemp, released and set in 2000 with Kemp playing loan shark Eddie Scrooge. Not the best version but still holds up.
Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol published 19 December 1843 has not only generated direct theatrical and movie adaptations but is the inspiration for It's A Wonderful Life and Back to the Future. The best movie adaptation is widely believed to be the 1951 version called Scrooge with Alastair Sim. That's the one you see on Grace's TV in this movie.
Scrooge was a character in Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" There have been many versions of the story but this one was obviously a comedy take but the original is not really a comedy but more of a feel good story like "It's a wonderful life". I'm English but I've been to Santa Monica, I thought it was stunning, I went and had lunch and cocktails at Bubba Gump and got a bit buzzed and then went and saw the premier of The Dark Knight in 2008 although I couldn't tell you what cinema it was. I was with a girl I stayed with in Vegas in 2005 and moved to LA, she obviously took charge of where we went so I just headed in the direction I was aimed in lol. You should familiarise yourself with Dickens work, without wanting to sound rude or condescending in any way, shape, or form but people will star viewing you differently with knowledge in these classics and I don't mean UA-cam people I mean people who matter in your real l ife.
A Christmas Carol is Charles Dicken's novel starring Ebenzer Scrooge as the protagonist. There have been so many different versions of it, either titled A Christmas Carol or Scrooge, some musicals and one brilliant one starring Michael Caine as Scrooge and a supporting cast of muppets, which is faithful to the story and very much a favourite of mine. I recommend you watch it if you have not seen it and have the time. This modern version I love because its Bill Murray, quirky and different but still maintains its charm, still sounds like the story but has been updated.
Coby Reason for recognition of the actress, who plays Claire is Karen Allen probably seen Raiders of Lost Ark with Harrison Ford. Karen plays Marion in Raiders.
The ghosts were so well done. The first two were hysterical, but gut-wrenching at the same time. And the Ghost of Christmas Future, with his iconic entrance across the bank of screens, the souls trapped inside his skeleton, and his utter silence, he was frighteningly ominous. Even his former boss, the zombie golfer with the mouse in his head. That guy was funny, but he turned scary quick. Those four made the movie. This is my favorite of all Christmas movies.
"Mary Lou Retton...who's that?"....[stab to the heart] I feel so old. 💀 Also, Coby, you should check out some Robert Mitchem movies (the guy who played the boss). One of our greatest American actors. Might I suggest Night of the Hunter or the original Cape Fear.
If you're trying to find another Christmas movie, I highly recommend "It's a Wonderful Life" generally and "A Muppets Christmas Carol" if you want a more traditional version of the Dickens story that is still super fun and creative
Believe it or not, "We're No Angels" (1955, with Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Leo G. Carroll, Basil Rathbone) is a fun Christmas film! One of my favorites. Doesn't seem to be very well known. (And, it IS in color; directed by Michael Curtiz, who also directed Bogie in "Casablanca." Definitely worth the watch!)
That opening fake movie I feel like highly influenced the concept behind Violent Night with David Harbour as Santa. Definitely needs a reaction on the channel
One of the best film adaptations of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in the story. Lots of cameos in this one. Olympic champ Mary Lou Retton, Buddy Hackett, actual John Houseman, Robert Goulet, Jamie Farr, etc etc. I had such a boyhood crush on Karen Allen from this film and Inidana Jones.
A harpsichord is a piano like instrument so it's easy to make the mistake visually but it is also a very distinctive sounding instrument which sets it apart from pianos.
Coby doesn’t know the original ‘A Christmas Carol’ or that the SS Minnow was the name of the ship that crashes in Gilligan’s Island… 😢 -45 Points PS: The original story of ‘A Christmas Carol’ was written by Charles Dickens back in 1843… so it’s not an original Christmas movie at all but an original Christmas story.
The Christmas Carol (a short story by Charles Dickens) is one of the most cinematically adapted books of all time. There have been many versions in black & white and more modern. This is perhaps the most irreverent adaptations, and another popular one stars the cast of the Muppets.
A classic! Love it! If you're a Bill Murray fan though, one of my favorites of his, and I think maybe his most underappreciated flicks, is "Quick Change". I've been quoting lines from that movie for over 30 years now! Like, not even necessarily to other people. Sometimes I just randomly say them to myself, and then laugh like a mad man for no reason.
Coby Man has kid actor, who plays Calvin was the director of Scrooged, Richard Donner. Donner died in 2021 at 91. Donner had a lot of directing credits in his career from directing Christopher Reeve as Superman in 1978 to all Lethal Weapons 1 to 4. Richard was planning to direct and final Lethal Weapon with Gibson and Glover prior to his death.
Coby, you really really need to watch A Christmas Carol. There are a lot of versions, and everybody has their favorite. There is definitely one that is the best, however, and that is the Alastair Sim version (BY FAR!). It should be required viewing before you're allowed to graduate high school. The Muppets version is actually really good as well lol. But for all that is Holy on Christmas, please please get around to watching the Alastair Sim version at some point.
Delighted that your generation is getting to see the brilliance of Bill Murray. Dan Akroid was also fantastic and I highly recommend “Cone Heads.” A great comedy.
Scrooge McDuck is named that because before Huey, Duey, and Luey showed up to drag him on adventures, that character was originally created for the original Disney cartoon version of Mickey's Christmas Carol from the early 80s. Although, The Muppet Christmas Carol from the early 90s has Michael Caine as Scrooge. So, it's kind of a toss up. ***update*** So, I looked it up, and the character of Scrooge McDuck was named in reference to Ebenezer Scrooge, but had been in Disney comics since the 40s, that weren't related to A Christmas Carol.
Carl Barks, Scrooge McDuck's creator, introduced the character in a comics story called Christmas on Bear Mountain. Although it had no real similarities to A Christmas Carol, I'm sure he chose the name partly because that story also took place at Christmastime.
My birth date is November 9, 1955. The 60s & 70s had its good and bad, but yeah I wouldn't change anything going through it all. Merry Christmas to you young lady.
2:02. We must be around the same age. That cartoon was the greatest. I would always watch after school along with Saved By the Bell. Btw I love your dog
Bobcat Goldthwait played Loudermilk. He is a standup comedian and was in Police Academy 2 thru 4
His stand up was great.
He also lit Jay Lenos couch on fire
Karen Allen, she played Indiana's Love Interest (Marion Ravenwood) in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
She was also in Animal House as well
And Starman
Marion is best girl.
Everybody I knew had a crush on her, back then.
The mom on the Sandlot too
The guy who plays young Bill Murray's dad (in 1955) is Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill's real life older brother.
And his younger brother is also played by a Murray sibling.
John. And Joel played a party guest.
Wait, what?? He's in all the vacation movies and so much more. Really??
@@thesouthernwake No he was NOT in the Vacation movies! That was Chevy Chase!
Cool, didn't know. Rewatch more interesting now.
Carol Kane is just the funniest character. And so cute 🥰
Always loved her quirkiness.
A behind the scene note. Carol tore up the inside of Bill's cheek and gum to the point that he was spitting blood.
She played Latka's girlfriend on *Taxi*
Have fun storming the castle!
@@treetopjones737 I believe she was also the grandmother in Adams Family Values and was in an episode of Cheers.
You have to watch the 1984 version of "A Christmas Carol" with George C. Scott as Scrooge and Edward Woodward as the Ghost of Christmas Present. It's classic
NAHHH the 1950ies one with Alastair Sim IS the best!
agreed
Personally I love 'Scrooge' the 1970 musical version and the Muppets' Christmas Carol...
My all time favourite ever since I was a kid was 'A Christmas Carol' , the 1950's british version with Alistair Sim as Scrooge. Our kids were brought up watching this version with Bill Murray. At first, we had it on VHS video then DVD. We would watch it every year at Christmas time. They still love it to this day. Our oldest daughter will be 45 on Dec. 29th, our youngest is 32. By the way, I was born in 1955. 😊
The monologue that Bill Murray gives at the end to this day still gets me teary eyed. 🥹
“ back up big man …. that may work with the chicks … but not with me”
Still to this day I don’t think I’ve ever seen my father laugh harder or longer than he did the first time we saw this.
I don’t why that line struck his funny bone so hard but because of the memory that line CRACKS ME THE HELL UP ….. every time lol
It’s hard to imagine anyone who never read A Christmas Carol or at least watched one of the hundreds of films and retellings based on it. It’s probably the only form of literature in history where no one hasn’t heard of it!!!
@tedflanc1024 The Bible, Shakespeare?
I'm guessing the double negative was just the shock of realising not everyone has heard of "A Christmas Carol"😉. "It's a Wonderful Life" is a more popular retelling in the States.
@ Yes I suppose so!!!
Not knowing who Bobcat Goldthwaite is takes a close second place. 😂
A Christmas Carol was the first "big" book I read at the age of 9, even though I had previously read the entire King Arthur stories in a Children's Encyclopaedia.
I have enjoyed every film version of A Christmas Carol I've watched, except one, which was a 2008 musical version starring Kelsey Grammar.
@@DW.Strangeman "No one has not heard of it" looks a bit odd but IS grammatically correct. 🤣
The Richard Pryor joke is a reference to a real life incident where he set himself on fire.
He was freebasing cocaine which involved a lighter IIRC.
An annual Christmas treat. Bob Goldthwait, David Johansen and Carol Kane are absolutely perfect in their roles.
Absolutely, they nailed their performances, David screaming "IT'S A BONE" gets me every time LOL
@@andreshernandez1180 I would play that game with my dogs when I'd get them new rawhide bones. I'd keep them in the bag and make a lot of "guesses" at what it could be while they get all excited. I'd finally let them have them with an excited, "It's a bone, you lucky dog!"
Bobcat Goldthait, real name Robert Frances was Eliot Laudermilk in this film. He is a comedian, actor and director. He’s usually plays the same type of character with his quirky demeanor. His most notable role was Police Academy
Amazing how he takes his 'style' into these characters and makes it work in universe. Wishing him the best.
"I used to be a real jerk but now I'm a people guy AHAHAHAHAA!"
Yes, Bobcat Goldthwait.. The guy who played Eliot Loudermilk.. The guy Coby felt bad for for getting fired.. The guy who's on-screen last name Coby said religiously through the entire reaction any time he appeared on screen.. And, ironically enough, the guy with the weird real name who she instantly picks out of the entire credits for having a weird name..❤😂😂
Police Academy 2
You have to see his movie, "Shakes the Clown." Yes, i know i like weird shit, but it's actually really good.
This is my favorite adaptation of this story by a huge margin.
Mine is the muppets version. This is my second
Uncle Scrooge was named after Ebeneezer Scrooge of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ducktales fans may enjoy Mickey's Christmas Carol; a Disney adaptation with Scrooge as...er...Scrooge.
Mary Lou Retton is a Olympic Gold medal gymnast
Yep I still remember the Wheaties box.
@@Lurker_Above I remember her in the Olympics... So cute.
She was the Simone Biles in the 1980s.
@@farmhome904 Competition with Dawn Wells for America's Sweetheart.
It's so weird to see that you don't know the Charles Dicken's classic "A Christmas Carol". It's been made into a hundred different versions since the silent film days. To get a well rounded selection, you should see "A Christmas Carol" 1938 with Reginald Owen or1951 with Alastair Sims or 1984 with George C Scott for classic versions and "The Muppet Christmas Carol"1992 with Michael Caine for a different take.,
Came to say basically this. The Alastair Sim version is my favorite, and the George C Scott version is what I was going to recommend if she isn't much for black and white films. There was also a Henry Winkler version, which was set around the same time but in America, that I enjoyed very much.
Agreed with the idea of seeing multiple versions, and let's not forget the Patrick Stewart version. From 1999 and seems to be fairly faithful to the original story.
As a kid in the 60s, my first exposure to the story was the Mr. Magoo cartoon
Reginald Owens version also stars Gene Lockhart as Bob Cratchit along with Gene's wife and a very YOUNG June Lockhart) (LOST IN SPACE the Series) looking a heck of a lot like HER daughter Anne here) their daughter in real life as one of the Cratchit children
@@817michael I remember that one now, its een ages since I've seen it - maybe I can find it on YT. Its amazing how many times this story has been made for films and TV
Man, I forgot how star studded this cast was. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwaite, Buster Poindexter (aka David Johansen), Carol Kane, Brian Doyle-Murray, Joel Murray, Robert Mitchum, Alfre Woodard, Jamie Farr, Robert Goulet, Buddy Hackett, John Houseman, Lee Majors, Mary Lou Retton, Anne Ramsay, Wendie Malick, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Paul Shaffer. 😯
Indeed, they could've started singing *We Are The World* right then and there.
Also John Murray and John Glover.
@@ThunderPants13 and the Solid Gold Dancers 😉👍🏻
The Girl is Karen Allen She played Marion in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." She is also the mother in "The Sandlot." Shes also in a great movie with Jeff Bridges called "Starman" (1984).
And Animal House in 1978
Coby, I'm a 50s kid and the version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL we watched on TV was called SCROOGE starring Alistair Sim. It's on UA-cam. It's the one Grace's family was watching. I recommend it for the most Dickensian version ever.
P. S. There's a Disney version, Mickey's Christmas Carol. Uncle Scrooge McDuck is Scrooge, of course.
The Muppet Christmas Carol is the definitive edition 😤
@SolarEquinox Michael Caine is a great Scrooge, but even he admires Alistair Sim.
@@wadeheaton123 nothing against Alaistair Sim, naturally
@@SolarEquinox I've loved the Muppets my whole life and their version is one of my top three favorites (the other being the Albert Finney version), but the Alastair Sim movie is the quintessential adaptation, imho.
It's titled as A Christmas Carol in the U.S.
Beautiful modern adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic. Donner’s direction, Elfman’s score, ansamble cast and high production values - everything is top notch and just screams 80s! 🎄💙
Don't forget the nutty script by Michael O'Donoghue (SNL's first head writer) and Mitch Glazer (Great Expectations, A Very Murray Christmas).
As a 50 year old man I promise if I could see my mother and tell her Merry Christmas I'd be in tears. Mine has only been gone 2 years
I can sympathize with you. My father died 3 years ago, and my middle brother died this past summer -- both suddenly & unexpectedly. Coby is certainly helping me keep up the Christmas spirit because this is going to be a very difficult holiday this year...
When the 80s went dark, it was glorious.
🤣🤣 5 seconds into this film, Coby was already confused on what she was watching, what kind of film it was, who it was made for & wondering who slipped acid into her drink & I was already cracking up at the expressions & confusion just written across her poor little face...
"This is not what I was expecting at all..." *"AT ALL..."*
Neither were we our 1st time watching this, girl..😂😂 This is gonna be good..🎅🏻🤣
The chick who played Claire was also in Indiana Jones, and animal house... and my favorite.. the 80s classic Starman. Great reaction.
"Have you tried staples?" 😂
Even the Grinch used string before jumping to staples on Max!
The original Dickens novella is called "A Christmas Carol," and the main character is Ebenezer Scrooge. Not sure why they called the original "Scrooge" in this film, other than to set up its own title, but they did. Fun adaptation regardless!
Hehe...I typed in a comment then looked down and you had typed the exact same 2 sentences. So yeah... +1 😆
ScroogED as in he was put through the same trials and events that scrooge was.
The 1970 Albert Finney version was the best known film version at the time. People often, at least at the time, referred to the Charles Dickens story as 'Scrooge'. It was a common misconception led by a generation of people growing up watching the Albert Finney version at Christmas. The title of the Finney version was 'Scrooge', so this likely influenced the decision to call the TV production 'Scrooge'.
@@FrancisXLord ok I see. In the movie not the movie.
Well kind of, the 1970 musical version was called Scrooge in the US, but A Christmas Carol in the UK. Something about rights and copywrites differences in both countries.
I can't believe you grew up in America and have NEVER heard of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Only every TV series of the 20th Century did a version of the story at one time or another.🤯
Youth
A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim(1951) is the best adaptation, in my opinion. Mickey's A Christmas Carol was also a favorite growing up. Check em out
Alastair Sim will always be who first comes to mind when I hear the name Scrooge. So many other versions of this. This is for certain one of the best 😊
I wouldn't say this is a traditional family Christmas movie but I remember watching it as a kid and enjoyed it. But as an adult, I absolutely love it. Mostly Bill Murray's epilog at the end. I can see it hit you in the feels Coby and it does for me everytime I see it. About what the true meaning of Christmas should be. I hate to say it but I personally feel like we've become wayyyyy to commercialism as a society and it takes away from the true spirit of Christmas. This film is always a little reminder of how we should treat our loved ones and strangers. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all!
Claire is played by Karen Allen who played Marion in Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Jenny Hagen in Starman.
Major crush of so many guys in my generation!
Every Christmas Eve we watch this as the last thing to wind down the night. Been a tradition since it was originally released on home video tape. Now we watch in glorious 4K UHD.
This is my favorite Christmas movie. And that's saying a lot because there are so many that I adore.
Additionally, this was Bill Murray's quasi-return to cinema. He hadn't done a lead role since Ghostbusters. He was extremely nervous throughout filming and he used that anxiety to help develop his character.
By the way, that was so cute when your doggo joined you at the end. Talk about perfect timing.
Thank you Coby! Happy Holidays! Bobcat Goldthwait played one of the Stork twins in One Crazy Summer with John Cusack. lol.
"Why is he so scary?"
Ghost of Christmas Future/Yet To Come is always represented by a death figure. It is the inevitable end of all things, what lies at the end of every road...
Two of Bill Murray's brothers are in this as well. Brian Doyle-Murray was his father in 1955 and James Murray was his movie brother.
3 actually...
Bill Murray just basically plays himself in all his movies. He is so sarcastically funny though I love him
Hello!!!!! Yes, Charles Dickens wrote the classic "A Christmas Carol" - other than Luke's Gospel telling of the birth of Jesus, A Christmas Carol is the most famous and most widely retold of all Christmas stories. Amazing that you have never heard of it, let alone saw any movie version or read the book! The two most iconic film versions of A Christmas Carol are those starring Alistair Sim and George C. Scott as Ebeneezer Scrooge. You'll get nearly a 50-50 split arguing which one is best, but I give the ever-so-slight nod to the George C. Scott adaptation (largely based on the outstanding performances of all the supporting cast, especially the lad that played Tiny Tim!).
One of the best adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" They called it Scrooge in the show to avoid copyright issues and to match their own title. There are many versions but some of the best would be "The Muppets: A Christmas Carol", Sir Patrick Stewart in "A Christmas Carol" and even an animated one with the voice of Jim Carrey.... Other great similar movies as you mentioned "The Family Man", "Mr Destiny", "Click" and of course "Groundhog Day" or even the Classic "Its a Wonderful Life"
Great reaction Coby! This is a constant...every year with my family! Good humour, and a fun retelling of A Christmas Carol (the actual story written by Charles Dickens - not Scrooge as the movie implies). Bill does such a great job - first being an a-hole, but then as he turns. My favourite will always be the Ghost of Christmas Present! Carol Kane is perfection in all her psychotic glory!
This is worthy of repeat viewings! Cheers & Merry Christmas!!
doesn't matter how many times I've watched this movie; everytime the little kid talks at the end, it always breaks me
It’s a Charles Dickens novel and has been made into so many adaptations because it’s so simple, in a nutshell a grumpy old miser gets reminded that being alone with money is not happiness. Love and altruism is 😊 Ebenisa Scrooge is visited by 3 ghosts of Christmas past, present and future .Wether its muppets doing the story or classic English actors or Bill Murray, it’s based on the original book called “A Christmas Carol” published in 1843. Bill Murry here very similar to to his role in Groundhog Day where he’s forced to relive the same day over and over and evaluate his life.
End of day it’s what we all need, a Christmas movie with a happy ending. ☺️ and don’t confuse the happy ending part it’s not that sort of movie 🤔
My all-time favorite Christmas movie. Bill Murray at his best! An annual classic. 🎄
Karen Allen..."Raider's of the Lost Ark". Carol Kane (the ghost of Christmas present) was also Miracle Max's wife in "The Princess Bride"
And Andy Kaufmann's girlfriend in Taxi for many years. What an OUT THERE performer who is truly a comedic genius. The funniest female performers of all time - don't do stand up. Gilda, Carol, Madeline Kahn, Jane Curtain....people sleeping on these geniuses.
The *Ghost of Christmas Past* is *David Johansen,* former lead singer for the punk band *New York Dolls* in the 70's, he also had a smash hit in 1987 with the cover of *Arrow's Hot, Hot, Hot* under the name *Buster Poindexter.*
Buster Poindexter! "Feeling, Hot, Hot, Hot!"
Coby
Lee Majors is mostly TV actor thru his career with some iconic TV Series from Western Series called The Big Valley (1960's) to The Six Million Dollar Man (1970's) to Fall Guy (1980's). Majors made a cameo in Ryan Gosling's Fall Guy movie.
Bill's real-life brothers are in this movie: Brian-Doyle Murray plays Frank Cross' father, and John Murray plays Frank's brother, James.
Four of us cut school to go watch this. Had a blast that day.
Is there a connection to Ducktales? Sort of. The folks at Disney originally conceived Donald Duck's uncle as a miserly character in the tradition of Ebeneezer Scrooge. He even played the character in the Disney version of this story, "Mickey's Christmas Carol".
But by the time, "Ducktales" came along, I think the character had mellowed out a little bit.
Coby laughs at the idea of tv shows for pets, yet there actually are channels for animals. I see them pop up all the time on youtube😀
Also, I’ve seen multiple videos where pets insist on certain movies or shows. That TV executive wasn’t wrong!
Mice peeping out of holes and Fish swimming around in an aquarium. Fun to play on your phone and watch a cat's reaction. Search "cat tv" and Just make sure you got a screen protector plus a sturdy phone case.
It's interesting how many people are unfamiliar with Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" published in 1843. But equally fascinating, is that you have been exposed to interpretations of the basic plot line. I will view any version of this story at least once. There are hundreds of movies and tv shows that have interpreted this classic story. Each version you watch will give you a greater appreciation of the original work. As someone born in 1959, I am totally grateful for the times I grew up in. It was an amazing time. Another fun reaction!
Yes, there's been many tellings, but usually just the original version... A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens... about Ebeneezer Scrooge, a wealthy accounting firm owner with a tainted heart who gets ghostly visits one Christmas Eve and sees the light and changes his ways... George C Scott as Scrooge was the original most popular telling. I also liked the one with Patrick Stewart as Scrooge. And then theres Mickey's Christmas Carol with Mickey Mouse playing the Bob Cratchitt character (Scrooge's employee). More recently was the cgi animated telling with Jim Carrey as Scrooge.
THIS one is an actual adaptation version in which Frank Cross s the Scrooge character, and his female secretary plays is Cratchitt with a sickly son, though here its mental disability rather than physicslly crippled as Tiny Tim Cratchitt was. Scrooge's exuberant brother is Cross's brother, but there are other characters at play (Frank's boss and the exec hired in to "help Frank). The harbinger rather than Scrooge's dead partner Jacob Marley is instead Cross's old boss who used to be in his position.
And all the while a production of a telling of the original A Christmas Carol is being filmed.
40:32 I don't recall any mention of anything under the Ghost of Christmas Futures robes. I don't know what they were supposed to represent.
In the book the Ghost of Christmas Present had two emaciated children under his robe. They represented Ignorance and Want.
I think they are based on Ignorance and Want. The filmmakers probably thought that connecting them to this movie's version of The Ghost Of Christmas Present wouldn't work (since they would have to be under her dress). I guess the filmmakers didn't want to leave them out of the story completely, so they simply put them under the Ghost of Christmas Future's robes instead.
Love Bill Murray, Scrooged is one of my all time favourite movies, scarred the shit out of me when I was a child though. The ending always gets me.
"Scrooge" was the cranky, miserly character out of Charles Dickens' story "A Christmas Carol." Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future. And, yes, I remember "Duck Tales" & Scrooge McDuck. Didn't really watch it much as I was a bit "older" then...but, I really liked "Animaniacs" (which, I believe, appeared around the same time or a couple years later). When I grew up, Saturday morning were filled with Looney Tunes cartoons, and many others including Penelope Pittstop, Magilla Gorilla, Hong Kong Phooey, Wacky Races, The Flintstones, The Jetsons (and, no I did not see the original runs, I'm not THAT old)! HA HA HA
When I watch these reactions, it amazes me that the reactors don’t even know the most famous people in the movie!
impressive you never seen the original in some version. There are so many versions and kids in our generation (i am at similar age) we bombarded by this. by the time i was 14 i have seen a disney version, a muppet version, a few other animation versions and at least 2 live action version of this story. And i am not from an non english speaking country.
What you're thinking of is the Charles Dickens 1843 novel "A Christmas Carol", which has been adapted countless times - sometimes faithfully, with it being based around Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1840s, sometimes updated into a new setting like this one. Some of the best are the 1984 version with George C Scott in the lead role, 1999 with Sir Patrick Stewart, and the Muppet Christmas Carol from 1992 with Sir Michael Caine.
Here in the UK, there was another TV version featuring famed TV "hard man" Ross Kemp, released and set in 2000 with Kemp playing loan shark Eddie Scrooge. Not the best version but still holds up.
MUPPETS!
Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol published 19 December 1843 has not only generated direct theatrical and movie adaptations but is the inspiration for It's A Wonderful Life and Back to the Future. The best movie adaptation is widely believed to be the 1951 version called Scrooge with Alastair Sim. That's the one you see on Grace's TV in this movie.
The original story is called A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in which the main character is Ebenezer Scrooge.
One of my favorite Christmas movies
Amazing ... someone who isn't familiar with the story "A Christmas Carol". But she knows The Velvet Underground ... also amazing.
Scrooge was a character in Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" There have been many versions of the story but this one was obviously a comedy take but the original is not really a comedy but more of a feel good story like "It's a wonderful life". I'm English but I've been to Santa Monica, I thought it was stunning, I went and had lunch and cocktails at Bubba Gump and got a bit buzzed and then went and saw the premier of The Dark Knight in 2008 although I couldn't tell you what cinema it was. I was with a girl I stayed with in Vegas in 2005 and moved to LA, she obviously took charge of where we went so I just headed in the direction I was aimed in lol.
You should familiarise yourself with Dickens work, without wanting to sound rude or condescending in any way, shape, or form but people will star viewing you differently with knowledge in these classics and I don't mean UA-cam people I mean people who matter in your real l ife.
Scrooge: Christmas sucks!
3 ghosts: Oh yeah? You suck!
Scrooge: Okay, Christmas is cool.
Bobcat Goldthwait = Shakes the Clown (1991)
So famous as a stand up - it was weird to see him translate his odd stand up character into a film character - and it was priceless.
A MIME!!!
@@Lurker_AboveRobin Williams as a mime teacher. 😎👍
@@Madbandit77 Miss that guy. Even with smaller roles like in 1988's Baron Munchasen he always managed to steal the show.
A Christmas Carol is Charles Dicken's novel starring Ebenzer Scrooge as the protagonist. There have been so many different versions of it, either titled A Christmas Carol or Scrooge, some musicals and one brilliant one starring Michael Caine as Scrooge and a supporting cast of muppets, which is faithful to the story and very much a favourite of mine. I recommend you watch it if you have not seen it and have the time. This modern version I love because its Bill Murray, quirky and different but still maintains its charm, still sounds like the story but has been updated.
Coby
Reason for recognition of the actress, who plays Claire is Karen Allen probably seen Raiders of Lost Ark with Harrison Ford. Karen plays Marion in Raiders.
Coby. I love how down to earth you are! I’d love to see how you clean up🤯
Still the best Richard Burton impersonation of all time. 😆
The ghosts were so well done. The first two were hysterical, but gut-wrenching at the same time. And the Ghost of Christmas Future, with his iconic entrance across the bank of screens, the souls trapped inside his skeleton, and his utter silence, he was frighteningly ominous. Even his former boss, the zombie golfer with the mouse in his head. That guy was funny, but he turned scary quick. Those four made the movie. This is my favorite of all Christmas movies.
"Mary Lou Retton...who's that?"....[stab to the heart] I feel so old. 💀 Also, Coby, you should check out some Robert Mitchem movies (the guy who played the boss). One of our greatest American actors. Might I suggest Night of the Hunter or the original Cape Fear.
Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. And yes, there are many versions of it.
If you're trying to find another Christmas movie, I highly recommend "It's a Wonderful Life" generally and "A Muppets Christmas Carol" if you want a more traditional version of the Dickens story that is still super fun and creative
Believe it or not, "We're No Angels" (1955, with Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Leo G. Carroll, Basil Rathbone) is a fun Christmas film! One of my favorites. Doesn't seem to be very well known. (And, it IS in color; directed by Michael Curtiz, who also directed Bogie in "Casablanca." Definitely worth the watch!)
You have got to love Karen Allen
This is a true favorite of mine
2:07 - "Or am I showing my age."
It's that in-between age-- old enough to remember Scrooge McDuck but too young to know about Charles Dickens. 😁
Scrooge McDuck gets his name from "A Christmas Carol" which this story is based on
That opening fake movie I feel like highly influenced the concept behind Violent Night with David Harbour as Santa. Definitely needs a reaction on the channel
One of the best film adaptations of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in the story. Lots of cameos in this one. Olympic champ Mary Lou Retton, Buddy Hackett, actual John Houseman, Robert Goulet, Jamie Farr, etc etc.
I had such a boyhood crush on Karen Allen from this film and Inidana Jones.
The next scene when he falls, that’s a blooper he wasn’t supposed to fall
Cats and dogs DO watch television, they just don't directly buy the stuff advertised on television. (They're more direct marketing types)
Steve Martin's cat spent a million dollars on cat toys.
A harpsichord is a piano like instrument so it's easy to make the mistake visually but it is also a very distinctive sounding instrument which sets it apart from pianos.
It plucks the strings.
Yes you're showing your age with the ducktales comment, i watched it too lol
Ducktales, Woo-hoo! 🎶
Coby doesn’t know the original ‘A Christmas Carol’ or that the SS Minnow was the name of the ship that crashes in Gilligan’s Island… 😢
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PS: The original story of ‘A Christmas Carol’ was written by Charles Dickens back in 1843… so it’s not an original Christmas movie at all but an original Christmas story.
This is my favourite Christmas movie.
The original book is called "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
The Christmas Carol (a short story by Charles Dickens) is one of the most cinematically adapted books of all time. There have been many versions in black & white and more modern. This is perhaps the most irreverent adaptations, and another popular one stars the cast of the Muppets.
Cross (noun) definition: a thing they nail people to.
Excellent!
The music in this film was done by Danny Elfman who did all Tim Burtons movies
This is my favorite version of A Christmas Carol (Scrooge). You should also watch The Ref. It's a Chrismas movie that I think is underrated.
A classic! Love it! If you're a Bill Murray fan though, one of my favorites of his, and I think maybe his most underappreciated flicks, is "Quick Change". I've been quoting lines from that movie for over 30 years now! Like, not even necessarily to other people. Sometimes I just randomly say them to myself, and then laugh like a mad man for no reason.
Everybody’s always thrown off in the beginning of this film
I grew up watching The Fall Guy, before I knew who 6 million dollar man was. This is always a treat.
The cabbie is David Johansen aka Buster Poindexter- singer in the New York Dolls- big hit as Buster was "Hot Hot Hot"
The Finding Nemo DVD came with a screen saver of fish swimming around. My cats loved watching it. Now they have a cable channel just for dogs.
I am so glad you got the Richard Burton/Hamlet scene, so many don’t! I think it’s one of the funniest!!!
Coby
Man has kid actor, who plays Calvin was the director of Scrooged, Richard Donner. Donner died in 2021 at 91. Donner had a lot of directing credits in his career from directing Christopher Reeve as Superman in 1978 to all Lethal Weapons 1 to 4. Richard was planning to direct and final Lethal Weapon with Gibson and Glover prior to his death.
Coby, you really really need to watch A Christmas Carol. There are a lot of versions, and everybody has their favorite. There is definitely one that is the best, however, and that is the Alastair Sim version (BY FAR!). It should be required viewing before you're allowed to graduate high school. The Muppets version is actually really good as well lol. But for all that is Holy on Christmas, please please get around to watching the Alastair Sim version at some point.
Delighted that your generation is getting to see the brilliance of Bill Murray. Dan Akroid was also fantastic and I highly recommend “Cone Heads.” A great comedy.
Coby was so tender watching my favorite version of this story.
Scrooge McDuck is named that because before Huey, Duey, and Luey showed up to drag him on adventures, that character was originally created for the original Disney cartoon version of Mickey's Christmas Carol from the early 80s. Although, The Muppet Christmas Carol from the early 90s has Michael Caine as Scrooge. So, it's kind of a toss up.
***update***
So, I looked it up, and the character of Scrooge McDuck was named in reference to Ebenezer Scrooge, but had been in Disney comics since the 40s, that weren't related to A Christmas Carol.
Carl Barks, Scrooge McDuck's creator, introduced the character in a comics story called Christmas on Bear Mountain. Although it had no real similarities to A Christmas Carol, I'm sure he chose the name partly because that story also took place at Christmastime.
My birth date is November 9, 1955. The 60s & 70s had its good and bad, but yeah I wouldn't change anything going through it all. Merry Christmas to you young lady.
2:02. We must be around the same age. That cartoon was the greatest. I would always watch after school along with Saved By the Bell. Btw I love your dog
I think she’s about 40, she’s a few years younger than me.