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Scrooged

Movie·1988·Fantasy, Comedy, Drama·1h 41m·6.8 (1,703)·Directed by Richard Donner

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Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

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Bill MurrayBill MurrayFrancis CrossKaren AllenKaren AllenClaire PhillipsJohn ForsytheJohn ForsytheLew HaywardJohn GloverJohn GloverBryce CummingsBobcat GoldthwaitBobcat GoldthwaitEliot LoudermilkRobert MitchumRobert MitchumPreston RhinelanderDavid JohansenDavid JohansenGhost of Christmas PastCarol KaneCarol KaneGhost of Christmas Present

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