Scrooged (1988) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | BAH! HUMBUG!

[@williambryan3346]

Fun fact: This movie was a rare Murray brothers film. The actor who played Frank’s brother James is Bill Murray’s brother John. Their brother Joel played an extra at James’ Christmas party. Also, their older brother Brian Doyle-Murray played Frank’s and James’ father in 1955.

[@meu02136]

They said this in the video

[@williambryan3346]

@@meu02136 Actually, there was a picture posted. But, you’re right. I posted before I saw the picture.

[@Capital_D]

​@@williambryan3346 man I do that all the time too lmfao 🤣🤣🤣 say something or correct something as soon as I see the opening and it's stated or corrected later in the video 😂😂

[@howardb.6205]

Fun facts: "Moving Violations" is a cute 80's comedy with James Murray. *Blood Flows Red on The Highway* is the name of the driving education film they watch in class, and it was filmed in front of the home I grew up in

[@howardb.6205]

John Murray.. HA! First to correct me

[@ketorising81]

That Richard Pryor joke at 20:50 is very underrated and goes over most people’s heads.

[@pvanukoff]

Just like the flames did.

[@ZavaXavier]

Always hated that stupid joke very insulting.

[@HamSandwich-xk3om]

One of my favorite Kanye lines: In Jesus name, let the choir say "I'm on fire, ay" that's what Richard Pryor say

[@kennethfharkin]

10:57 that is the Miles Davis group : Miles Davis, Larry Carlton, David Sanborn, Paul Schaffer. Miles Davis was living legend. Frank Cross making the statement of "Great, rip off the hicks why don't you" is the epitome of self obsession and disdain for the world around him. You really need to listen to more Miles Davis.

[@TheePIB]

That's not really fair, though; _everyone_ should listen to more Miles Davis.

[@Fluer-de-Lis]

50:24 my Mom met bull Murray at a small community theater she volunteered at a few years ago and she said he was the right amount of nice and stinging sarcasm. She’s 4’11” and she said I’ve loved you ever since I was small and he said “you never grew” and smiled and hugged her.

[@duanelavely5481]

After Bill Murray threw the ice & water from the ice bucket on the waiter, he said that he thought he was Richard Pryor. That was a reference to comedian Richard Pryor setting himself on fire at his home while on drugs. He received burns over 50% of his body.

[@AnimefantasyX]

The joke could also have been a reference to Michael J. but it could only work with Richard P. because he used this accident even in his "Stand Ups" routines, M.J. could have sued them😑

[@stardestroyeruk7025]

This is one of my favourite Christmas movies, it's definitely Bill Murray at 100% 😂

[@ericstarkey551]

Karen Allen is the only Indiana Jones love interest that made a second apperance. If you want to see a good Karen Allen film, Starman also starring Jeff bridges.

[@RedHeadKevin]

Or Animal House

[@sparksdrinker5650]

Not true, she's not in Temple of Doom or Last Crusade.

[@ricknicosia2015]

Animal House; butt I digress

[@xavierdorsey2160]

She's in Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.

[@Kristen_kiki]

Karen Allen lives a couple towns over from me and will occasionally host screenings of her movies for the local theater. They did Scrooged a few years ago right before Christmas and she sat right behind my friend and I and watched the movie. She giggled the whole time and really enjoyed it! Now my friend and I always talk about that Christmas we watched Scrooged with our pal Karen lol! Oh and she got Dick Donner to record a special intro just for our audience that night too! Very cool.

[@Replicaate]

I LOVE this movie. David Johansen of the New York Dolls as the ghost of the past has remained one of my most quoted characters around this time of year. "Garden slugs got more outta life than you!"

[@phillipweber6059]

Attila the Hun said the same thing.... But when he saw his mother....Niagara Falls. Best line in the movie.

[@kingfield99]

ah you beat me to it!

[@RetroMonger]

This is my favorite Christmas movie ever. Perfect blend of comedy, holiday cheer and horror.

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

One of my favorite holiday movies, my Dad took me to the theater to see it when I was a kid (divorced parents, Dads turn for Christmas. Which included movies, bowling and dinner out 😂). Then when I became an adult and he would come to my home for Christmas, we’d watch White Christmas, It’s A Wonderful Life, and the immortal classic “Scrooged”. As an only child, in many ways my Dad was my best friend growing up, and as an adult we were even better friends. He passed away 4 1/2 years ago. And every Christmas I still watch our movies. Love you Dad. Miss you so much. Happy Xmas all.

[@trentzelazny7728]

Thanks for doing this one. This is probably the first time in (yikes!) 30 or so years that I didn't watch it, though it made it more fun sharing it, in a way, with you. Years ago I saw Carol Kane (the fairy ghost of Christmas Present) off Broadway, and she was not only an amazing talent, but I got to meet her after the show and she proved to be an absolutely amazing person. MERRY CHRISTMAS, guys! Sending virtual love and dorky Fandom. One of my very favorite reaction channels. You guys rock. Happy Holidays!!!!

[@bighuge1060]

A highball is simply whiskey with ginger ale. Two years ago I watched almost every adaptation of A Christmas Carol from the two silent movies to The Christmas Carol That Goes Wrong, a modern Scandinavian version and the three-part cable adaptation with Guy Pearce and Scrooged will always remain in my annual Christmas viewing line-up.

[@BeeWhistler]

The Guy Pearce one looks terrible to me. Not sure why filmmakers can’t use all that creative energy to write new stories instead of taking existing ones, much beloved for what they already were, and writing elaborate, emo AU fanfics of them instead.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

Did you see the one with Jack Palance, where he was a western gunslinger? I won't say it was good, but it was certainly an interesting take.

[@ThePartisan13]

Godamn that sounds disgusting

[@cchavezjr7]

This is one of my favorite Christmas movies of all time but The version with George C Scott is freaking amazing. Putting one of the greatest actors ever into such a role and he just defines the role completely.

[@spongebobandplanktonshould2920]

6:49 Yes it is Bobcat. He actually is best friends with Robin Willians, even directed Robin in his movie World's Greatest Dad which features as well teenaged Daryl Sabara, the main boy in Spy Kids. Btw it's not Bobcat's real voice, it's created for comical effect by him. He shines a lot in Police Academy franchise (2, 3, 4).

[@Orieni]

The Solid Gold Dancer was pleasant to look at, yes.

[@harveylee51]

Bah Humbug indeed !! This is also one of my favorite adaptations of a Christmas Carol , i just had to catch this as i was out and checking out some festivities ... THEN my phone dies just near the end🤨 , i had to fill it in from memory and my own Bill MURRAY impression 😆 i did catch the full reaction now and am grateful for this channel Merry Christmas to you two Mr and Mrs Movies . 🎄🎁✨🎉

[@gregwodzynski941]

Carol Kane as the ghost of Christmas present is awesome. Definitely my favorite of the 3. SCROOGED is in my Top 5 Christmas movies and I got a Jack Skellington coffee mug for Christmas.

[@MrMpa31]

"For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be" I saw some emotion there that she fought off. Can't really blame anyone for that.

[@mikesterling688]

Great reaction! R. I. P. Anne Ramsey-Mobley (Goonies & Throw Momma From the Train) who died two months before this movie was released. Part of her tongue & jaw were removed in 1984 because of esophageal cancer which is why her speech was slurred. It returned in '88 leading to her death.

[@ZavaXavier]

She was in Wonder Woman episode Mind Stealers From Outer Space and horror film Deadly Friend.

[@canadianscratcher7834]

Bill Murray doing Richard Burton was timeless.

[@Warlocke000]

It's funny... out of all the versions of A Christmas Carol that I've seen, this and the Muppet version are the ones I find the most touching. Even acting opposite a bunch of foam puppets, Caine's acting is excellent. Murray's speech at the end of Scrooged, I've always felt, was a manic outpouring from a man who has reached the end of his tether. He's seen the light by that point, sure, but he's not yet certain whether it's too late for him or not. There's a palpable desperation to it.

[@spongebobandplanktonshould2920]

10:57 Me too, huge jazz fan. And trumpet sounds cool, yep. Glad to see another jazz fiend. Yay.

[@Jordashian93]

Bill Murray is the main reason to watch this classic Christmas movie. Merry Christmas Mr and Mrs Movie! 🎄🎁

[@okeefe757]

My mom drank a lot of Tab in the 80's.

[@Inquiringmind0]

18:51 Woah, that waiter is Socrates from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

[@brewstopher2233]

Bobcat is like the Charlie Day of his time.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Such an amazing film. I feel it’s underrated compared to other Christmas films. Great reactions guys, have a great rest of your Christmas and have a great rest of the year. Take care!

[@guitarman8462]

Bob Goldthwait was very good friends and very close to Robin Williams. They would call each other every day , go out many times , best friends. He was crushed when Robin passed. And Bob was the very few persons that new he was sick.

[@Madbandit77]

Robin had a bit part as a mime teacher in Bob's first directorial film, "Shakes The Clown".

[@guitarman8462]

@Madbandit77 I did like the movie by Bill Murray called " Quick Change ".

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

Bill Murray's fall caps off the scene perfectly and was pure fate it happened. The floor was still wet from when Murray threw the water so he slipped on his way out.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

David Johansen (Buster Poindexter) made a great ghost of Christmas Past. Elliot Loudermilk was played by Bobcat Goldthwait - and it's about time somebody reacts to his dark comedy film SHAKES THE CLOWN (1991) - and to all the detractors of the film, let me remind them what Martin Scorsese said, "I like SHAKES THE CLOWN. Haven't you heard? It's the CITIZEN KANE of Alcoholic Clown Movies!"

[@kjejon1]

David Johansen, New York Dolls? Anyone?

[@hshaughnessy17]

If you want to watch a Bill Murray movie where you will like his character try The Man Who Knew Too Little.

[@goldengirl8355]

The man who knew too little. Good movie.

[@DanGer-dw1qx]

Ye was gonna point that out it's the MAN who knew to little

[@MLJ7956]

It's 'The Man Who Knew Too Little'... I always also thought he was very likable in 'What About Bob' & 'Meatballs' 😁

[@hshaughnessy17]

@@DanGer-dw1qx ty fixed it

[@hshaughnessy17]

@@MLJ7956 ty fixed it

[@martinviera1972]

This is one of my favorite Christmas movies 🎄🎀

[@blackpowder99]

Merry Christmas guys 🙏🎅🎄

[@reservoirdude92]

Bill Murray plays the ultimate a-hole here 😂

[@FresnoCA93727]

“Cupid's arrow, right between the eyes.”

[@FresnoCA93727]

Safe to say Mrs Movies loved this movie more than Bad Santa. 😂 Her laugh is contagious.

[@DanielTate-wt9jt]

John Forsythe, the actor that plays Bill Murray's dead boss (Lew) that visits him at the beginning, is the voice of Charlie from the original TV series Charlie's Angel's.

[@bridgetjackson6978]

@DanielTate-wt9jt, "Yes!...he was but I prefer him more as Blake Carrington on Dynasty."

[@phatpolofish]

Merry Christmas! Thanks for all the work you two do to keep us entertained.

[@TheHulk2008]

My second favorite Christmas Carol movie. My favorite is the one with George C. Scott.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

One of my favorite Christmas movies I grow up with, Merry Christmas Mr. & Mrs. Movies, you both have a good night

[@williambryan3346]

Niagara Falls here too. I’d be that way if I could see my deceased parents again.

[@billshanks1419]

A Giraffe walks into a bar and says "The highballs are on me".

[@putinscat1208]

This movie made me love Alfre Woodard. A good Bill Murray movie is 'Quick Change' with Geena Davis and Randy Quaid. Richard Donner greats include Superman the Movie, Goonies, Ladyhawke, Scrooged, every Lethal Weapon movie and Timeline.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Oh, QUICK CHANGE is one of my faves - had it on VHS. Haven't found a DVD yet. Nobody is reacting to it. I also suggested Bobcat Goldthwait's SHAKES THE CLOWN (1991) - it's the Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies, according to Martin Scorsese.

[@TheInfo45]

This is truly my favorite Scrooge adaptation as well. Secondary is the Disney Christmas Carol. The whole premise of learning on how to be a better human being is the bases for A Christmas Carol. Remembering who you once were when you were innocent and open-minded. Then putting a mirror up to your present-day face and realizing what you've become. And the future where you have to accept your possible actions will impact your world. That lesson is one of the reasons why I love the monologue at the end of the film. Who better to give it than an actor known for playing a A hole. Lol. Always put the smile on my face and warms my heart. Side note ,my favorite Bill Murray film is Meatballs.

[@newbievonnewberson7390]

That last speech is epic. I send a clip of it every year to all my friends on Facebook. And the Patrick Stewart A Christmas Carol is one of the best Christmas movies, period. It's unanimous in our household, Mrs. Movies: we cannot be friends! Mr. Movies, you're cool 😀

[@sntxrrr]

I love the fairy too, a classic Bill Murray movie.

[@krystalguzman7354]

It's my favorite Christmas movie, I watched it twice this yr 😂

[@ghosthead84]

Merry Christmas Mr. & Mrs. Movies.

[@allengray5748]

Robert Mitchum?? Didn't know he did anything after 1970? Did a great drunk sheriff in EL DORADO or RIO BRAVO with John Wayne!! Great Channel!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@Madmartigan69]

You guys need to check out Stripes next, great Bill Murray comedy.

[@davidpuerto1619]

Another great Bill Murray movie that really shows his range as am actor is Lost In Translation with Scarlett Johansen. It has funny moments but really shows him playing dramatic scenes effortlessly.

[@phiefer3]

This is one of my favorite christmas movies. It's really interesting how it takes such an old cliche story like A Christmas Carol and puts a modern, and refreshing, yet faithful spin on it. I think it's largely the bits between the ghosts that really sell the movie, when we get to see him struggle between who he currently is and who he used to be.

[@pwmel1]

Did you happen to notice that the guy playing the muted trumpet was Miles Davis?

[@ricowade4987]

I swear on my mothers eyes they especially Ms Movies has no idea who Miles Davis is.

[@captaincran3940]

Merry Christmas you two. Thanks for a great year of entertainment.

[@MikeMcD-sm2ds]

The waiter was Socrates from Bill and Ted's excellent adventure.

[@NZBigfoot]

Harpsichords 'pluck' the strings inside the piano, pianos use 'hammers' to bang the strings (which for a piano are metal springs, not sure if harpsichords use springs or have strings), and organs are wind instruments where your letting valves open and close to pass air through what are kinda like large whistles... **turns off nerd mode** Second movie i ever saw as a kid in the theater, with me and my younger brother only (me 10, brother 7) dont think my parents realized the movie was what it was when they said here's the money go watch... and like Mr Movies, its also my favorite adaption of the original story.

[@alfredocornelio4329]

@43:40 I just noticed that the scared technician lady in the tv broadcast booth dancing is Next Friday's Day-Day's neighbor Ms. Ho-Kim.

[@Classicalsin484]

Not Christmas to me unless i see this movie. To me the speech at the end i just love and gets me every year. So happy you watched it this year!

[@jonathanmays8203]

This is definitely my favorite Christmas movie of all time

[@junzsi]

Nice I just watched this yesterday after opening presents. I love this movie this is my after home alone 1-2 watch. Always a watch for me on Christmas

[@toodlescae]

A Christmas Carol is my favorite Christmas story.

[@jflaugher]

A highball is whiskey and ginger ale. And a A harpsichord is not a piano that sounds like an organ. Harpsichords and pianos look similar and both make notes with strings, but harpsichord strings are plucked while piano strings are struck by small hammers. Harpsichords usually have a 5-octave range, while pianos have a 7¼ octave range. Harpsichords were one of the most important keyboard instruments in European music from the 16th through the first half of the 18th century. The distinctive sound of the harpsichord creates an almost immediately association with the baroque era.

[@innercircle341]

Hope your little girl is ok, looked like she was on the live stream

[@rockpile451]

Karen Allen from Animal House👍

[@youyeedyourlasthaw]

So excited to see this in my subscriptions page after a long ass day. Thank you guys for watching this movie

[@Horatio.Mantooth]

Merry Christmas to you both and your kids.

[@spongebobandplanktonshould2920]

8:51 I hate gift giving too, girl. So boring, right? I much prefer receiving gifts than giving. It's funner, I like holidays family time where people give me gifts and I give none. It's cool and fun.

[@rogergriffith212]

That was miles Davis playing with the street jazz band

[@Hum0ng0us]

21:34 David Johansson from the New York Dolls!!!

[@BeeWhistler]

This is nostalgia for me. I was a teenager when it came out. My favorite version of A Christmas Carol is the one with Patrcik Stewart though. And I got a neck massager for Christmas, and some nice jammies, and some slippers that didn’t fit because my husband for some reason never thought to look at my readily accessible shoes to see what size I wear.

[@citydweller99]

I loved the Karen Allen and Carol Kane parts of the movie.. both added such richness to their parts, but my favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol is a tie between the 1951 and 1984 versions.

[@phantom6]

Carol Kane broke down during filming because they had her being so violent towards Murray, she did not like it.

[@Capital_D]

Wow I never knew that was a Forsyth that honestly just made me love this movie even more and this was one of my many favorite childhood movies

[@ryanfeit1420]

Merry Christmas guys 🎁🎄

[@lizetteolsen3218]

Wonderful movie--I really adored Carol Kane, the ghost of Christmas present. The Burton rif was really funny too. Such a unique take on 'A Christmas Carol.'

[@kingfield99]

The cab driver ghost is played by David Johansen, who is the lead singer of the great glam rock band The New York Dolls.

[@bekindandrewind1422]

14:50 --- The phone numbers used in the movie, were REAL numbers rather than being the "555" fake ones that movies and TV use.

[@chriswilletts3621]

42:12 I've seen this a hundred times and never noticed the dart board 😂

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

HAPPY HOLIDAZE🤶🎅🌲🤶🎅🌲

[@KBH27]

LOVE this classic. Saw it when it came out. You also need to see Bill in Quick Change, plus Mad Dog & Glory with Deniro and Uma Thurman.

[@kcx1588x]

I remember watching this movie when it came out at the theaters! Classic awesome movie!!

[@TSIRKLAND]

12:56 - "Weekend at Bernie's?" "No, it's Curly!" You were thinking of Curly from "City Slickers" played by Jack Palance. You looked it up yourself and found that is not Jack Palance, it is John Forsythe. Mr. Forsythe was the voice of Charlie- never seen, only heard through the speakerbox- in "Charlie's Angels" from the TV show to the two 2000s films. You pointed out how we see him again- alive and in person this time- at 24:36 in this video: the Christmas party in the past. Every time I watch this film, or watch someone's react to it, I HAVE to comment on how that makeup- the dead guy in the golfing outfit covered in cobwebs and dust- ranks as one of my TOP zombie makeups of all time! I am, among other things, a makeup artist by profession, and have seen and created MANY zombie makeups in my time; it's one of my favorite genres of makeup; so many possibilities! In all the 'living corpse' makeups I have ever seen, this one remains WAY up there on the list, mostly because it is so unique! No scleral white-out contact lenses: only hollow, shrunken, shriveled eyelids. No blood, no pus, no ooze: dry. DRY, dry dry dry DRY!! Dry and dusty and desiccated and mummified and cobweb-covered and just SO dry! Rare to see that in undead makeups at all, and this is simply THE driest. The way the bones are showing through, the flesh is just sort of sitting there, as though it may flake off at any moment. Even his arm is dry, brittle, cracking bones, skin and muscles with no hint of moisture, just falling apart as Bill Murray claws at the arm, til he falls to his doom. And that mouse, with the golf ball? Hilarious! Sorry-not-sorry for the impassioned rant, but it's just such a great and unique take on a ghost, on a zombie, on a character! Makeup artist Thomas Robert Burman and his wife Bari were nominated for an Oscar, but lost to "Beetlejuice." (Okay, tough competition! They were also up against Rick Baker's work In "Coming to America," (which you've seen on the channel) which has another of my top favorite makeups- Eddie as the old Jewish man.) 20:57 - "You know, I thought you were Richard Pryor?" - For those who may not know, comedian Richard Pryor struggled with crack addiction, and once accidentally set himself on fire and ran down the street in flames, before he was rescued. He got clean and sober eventually, but it became quite the joke for some time afterward. (Not to hang back on the makeup artist thing, but I read that that line was suggested by the artist in the makeup trailer, and they used it in the film. I don't know if it's true or not, but I read it in an interview of his.) I'm kinda' with the wife as regards Bill Murray: He's funny, but he almost always plays such a smarmy, annoying asshole. He usually gets to be lovable sooner or later. But his style of humor has a definite edge to it. Which- as you mentioned- I've heard is not unlike his self in real life. Charming, funny, but also just a tad on the loud and obnoxious side. He's either "Obnoxious, but in a charming sort of way that makes it okay," or "Charming, but in an obnoxious sort of way that makes it not okay." It seems to depend on the situation, and one's attitude going in- or one's history with similar types of people. This is up there as one of my favorite "Christmas Carol" adaptations. The humor, the modern setting, the ghosts, the makeup, all that stuff. It is a story I quite enjoy. I'm no longer religious, but the basic concepts of "be good and kind and generous; don't be a stingy mean asshole" are pretty universal, religious holiday or not. So every version of the story has its own take on that core concept, and I always like seeing what a director and/or different actors will do with it. I was just thinking this year how I might like to take a hand at directing this show on stage some time; never have done this show before...

[@simonfrederiksen104]

Highball 2 ounces whiskey 4 to 6 ounces ginger ale, or club soda, to taste Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour the whiskey into the glass. Top with ginger ale. Serve and enjoy.

[@mikedignum1868]

The Ghost of Christmas Present was Carol Kane, who also played Miracle Max's wife in The Princess Bride.

[@guitarman8462]

The actor who plays Frank's dad when he was a kid , was also in many National Lampoon movies including : Caddyshack

[@lazyperfectionist1]

18:02 "Would you hold the god-damn hammering, please?" Frank, they're building your vision. Let 'em work.

[@bjgandalf69]

Frank Cross's boss is actually played by the man who was the voice of Charlie in Charlie's Angels and starred on the show Dynasty, John Forsythe as the family patriarch, Blake Carrington, both shows on the ABC TV Network. The boss character is an analog for the character Marley in the Dickens' classic.

[@josephcooley6509]

St. Vincent is one of my favorite Bill Murray movies. If you haven't, I suggest a watch. 👍🇺🇸

[@M_T_Space]

Gotta agree with the marvellous Mrs Movies on Bill Murray, his best role was Caddyshack. He's tolerable in Ghostbusters. I really don't like Scrooged, but enjoyed the heck outta you guys watching it. For me, Muppet Christmas Carol is the best version of this story. Merry Christmas to the Movies Family 🎅🤶

[@denial987]

Wow Bill Murray mentioning the A & P rocery store chain, that sure brings back memories. Now it is called the Metro in Canada.

[@MarioMarioD80]

' I am actually a nice person ' - me: ' to some .. ' - ' just not to you ' XD

[@nancyomalley6286]

So-Crates @ 18:52!

[@nicolesaunders2964]

The waiter at the restaurant also plays in Bill and Ted's excellent adventure as socrates

[@jaep1027]

Feliz navidad. 😁👍

[@derkabronen]

Humanitarian Of The Year. Yes... this was set in New York all right.

[@P-M-869]

My favorite part is the Carol Kane part.

[@orko714]

"That bitch hit me with a toaster."

[@bjgandalf69]

From Wikipedia: A highball is a mixed alcoholic drink composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer, often a carbonated beverage. Examples include the Seven and Seven, Scotch and soda, gin and tonic, screwdriver, fernet con coca, Tom Collins, and rum and Coke.

[@ajlynch5235]

the christmas carol ghost thing works with the movie The Night Before

[@Hum0ng0us]

Love this movie. Merry Christmas.

[@davewhitmore1958]

That look of concentration at 2:06 LOL

[@MLawrence2008]

Great reaction peeps, and a merry Christmas to you all!