The Greatest Scenes of All Time on Instagram: "Scrooged was released on this day in 1988 🎄 Scrooged is Bill Murray doing a loud, snarky 80s take on A Christmas Carol, playing Frank Cross, a TV executive who’d probably cancel Christmas if he could get better ratings out of it. It’s a Christmas movie that looks like cocaine and neon got together and adapted Dickens. When it came out in 1988, critics were really split. Some thought it was too mean and chaotic, others loved the twisted tone and Mur

ReelTrivia on Instagram: "“Scrooged” (1988) #scrooged #christmas #movie #trivia #billmurray 1. Bill Murray falling on his way out of the restaurant was a genuine accident. Apparently, after splashing the waiter with water, Murray lost his footing on the still-wet stairs. 2. Bill Murray turned down the lead roles in Rain Man, Big, and Cocktail to make this film. 3. Nominated for a best makeup Oscar. Lost to Beetlejuice. 4. When the Ghost of Christmas Present grabbed Bill Murray’s lip, she tore it

Radio Milwaukee on Instagram: "We gathered an amazing audience at the Oriental Theatre (@mkefilm) to watch the 1988 holiday classic, “Scrooged!” and have a chat about Bill Murray’s performance as Frank Cross, the youngest network president in television history who’s got a long night ahead of him. Does this four-decades-old film still hit? We tackled that question, along with some fun facts about Murray’s acting hiatus after Ghostbusters and his on-set conflicts with director Richard Donner. Lis