Based on the 1843 novella a christmas carol by charles dickens, scrooged is a modern retelling that follows bill murray as. This weeks lambcast is another movie of the month, and this month the topic of conversation was martin scorseses taxi driver. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of scrooged. Before the night is over, hell be visited by a maniacal new york cab driver from the past, a presentday fairy whos into pratfalls and. As the movie begins he does something awful, then he does something even worse, then he tops even that, totally plumbing the depths of being an unprincipled scoundrel. 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. 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. The film took murray from battling ghosts in ghostbusters to learning lessons. The first time i saw this movie, was late night on hbo, when i was a kid, a parents were ahsleep, lol. Secondly, scrooged is basically a farce and so by its very nature everything has to be over the top. Francis frank xavier cross is a conceited, cynical. Checker cab featured in the movie ghostbusters starring bill murray. Theres seemingly no limit to how awful frank cross can be. Bill murray, quick change artist interviews roger ebert.
In the film, murrays character is picked up in a cab with a rather scary driver who soon introduces himself as. 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. Scrooged 1988 frank cross bill murray runs a us tv station which is planning a live adaptation of dickens christmas carol. Older frank and the cab driver are saying it, so is the younger frank. As such, heres a rundown of my top 10 movie taxi drivers. Scrooged script transcript from the screenplay andor. Checker cab featured in the movie scrooged with bill murray. Checker cab featured in the movie ghostbusters starring. Scrooged 510 movie clip taxi ride from hell 1988 hd. The basic idea behind the weekly solid gold show was having the solid gold dancers dancing to the top musical hits at the time. Scrooged bluray disc columbus metropolitan library. 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. A parody of the charles dickens classic with a modern take on the tale. 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.
Murrays brothers, brian, john, and joel also appear in the film. Frank cross has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mailroom to tv network president. 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. It has a great message, and leaves you with a good feeling as it ending classic. Bill murray plays the character of francis frank xavier cross. Along the way they meet such characters as an anal retentive bus driver philip bosco who believes in running a tight bus. The film stars bill murray, with karen allen, bobcat goldthwait, john forsythe, carol kane, john houseman, and robert mitchum in supporting roles. Scrooged the 1988 comedy movie featuring bill murray and karen allen at the award winning 80s movies rewind. 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. A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on christmas eve. Classic checker marathon nyc taxi in the movie scrooged with bill murray. Franks childhood wasnt a particularly pleasant one, and so he doesnt really appreciate the christmas spirit. Oct 11, 2017 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.
Bill murray, karen allen, bob goldthwait, john forsythe, carol kane. 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. Before the night is over, hell be visited by a maniacal new york cab driver from the past, a presentday fairy whos into pratfalls and, finally, a ghoulish, sevenfootheadless messenger from. Scrooged script transcript from the screenplay andor bill. Beautiful lady sucks and rides big dick taxi driver. Rent scrooged 1988 starring bill murray and karen allen on dvd and bluray. Its the christmas season and what a better way to celebrate than to talk about my very favorite christmas films of my youth. Theres also a run in with some mafia types, and a wild ride with a crazed cab driver. 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. 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.
He was wearing your average afterschool jocks uniform of jeans, a tshirt, and designer running shoes, and he said he needed a shave. Like many other holiday films, scrooged is a modernday update of the classic. The 62yearold continues to be one of hollywoods more interesting. With the car still racing forward through red lights and toward a body of water, the taxi driver whose face is significantly scarred jumps and rolls into. This taxi driver is really an employee of the cryptic company consumer recreation services csr who locks nicholas van orton in the back seat of his cab. If bill murrays character had been a mildly grumpy man it would have fallen flat. He is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving, and has a sadistic sense of humor which are perfect qualities for a modernday scrooge. 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.
Scrooged on dvd 097363205449 from paramount pictures. Highspirited high jinks on christmas eve put frank cross in a ghostly time warp in this takeoff of charles dickens a christmas carol. Scrooged is a 1988 film depicting a modernday adaptation of a christmas carol, produced and directed by richard donner. Dec 24, 2011 if youve never seen scrooged, im sure you have your reasons, e. The best taxi scenes in movie history yellow cab arizona. The movie marked bill murrays return to starring in comedies after a fouryear hiatus, incorporating the actors trademark sarcasm and deadpan. Cross is a mean, nasty and uncaring boss with a sadistic sense of humorperfect for a modernday scrooge. At this time he created the david johansen group which recorded six highly acclaimed. Snl veteran and ghostbusters star bill murray played francis.
Haunted checker cab takes over nyc in the movie ghostbusters. Frank is visited by the ghost of christmas past, appearing as a taxi driver. Murray played misanthropic, christmashating tv executive frank cross in 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.
Oct 07, 2011 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. In the film, murrays character is picked up in a cab with a rather scary driver who soon introduces himself. Speaking of ghosts of the past, one other thing i have to point out is that the references in scrooged are incredibly dated. 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. The ivan reitmandirected film featured murray in the role of a cab driver who, aimless after losing his job and getting dumbed by his girlfriend, decides to join the u.
Bill murrays memorable film roles hollywood reporter. Scrooged 1988 bill murray takes the stage in this 1980s retelling of charles dickens a christmas carol. Bill murray plays frank cross, a cynical program executive who is the modern day scrooge. Slutty brunette skyla rides drivers big cock and gets creampied. The lead role was played by bill murray and the movie was directed by richard donner. Checker cab salvage operation in lawrence, the fuss duration. Dec 17, 2018 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. If thats the case, then maybe i can change your mind, because this is a funny film whether christmas is your thing or not. The comedy star had already headlined several hollywood films.
Checker cabs in the movie taxi driver by martin scorsese. 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. The last checker cabs featured on good morning america in 1994. Mitch glazer art linson richard donner steven spielberg. Thats why frank gives him a strange look, he thought he knew what was coming but the ghost didnt. Before the night is over, hell be visited by a maniacal new york cab driver from the past, a presentday fairy whos into pratfalls, and.
Warped christmas double feature jingle all the way movie. See the full list of scrooged cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The 3 ghosts are colorfully portrayed by a cab driver, a woman who apparently died in a fairy princess costume carol kane and a cast of. Deck the halls scrooged, the holiday classic starring bill murray, turns 30 this month. Scrooged is a 1988 american christmas comedy film directed by richard donner and written by mitch glazer and michael odonoghue. 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. Cross is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humor perfect qualities for a modernday scrooge. Bill murray dribbled into the hotel suite and sank the basketball in a chair in the corner.
Scrooged 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. With bill murray, karen allen, john forsythe, john glover. The top five cab drivers in movie history tvovermind. 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. Bill murrays acting is onpoint, and the storyline is great as well. What is the significance of rumbabum in the bill murray movie scrooged. Checker cab featured in the movie scrooged with bill. Finally, the scrooged script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the bill murray movie. Girls, phineas and ferb, taxi for which she received two emmys. Scrooged 1988 its december and you all know what that means, elves, holly, snow, jolly old saint nick, and of course, presents. Scrooged dvd, 1999, sensormatic for sale online ebay. 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. Frank cross bill murray is put in a ghostly time warp on christmas eve.