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17 November 2000 (USA) moreTagline:
Inside a snowflake, like the one on your sleeve, there happened a story you must see to believe. morePlot:
Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 16 wins & 29 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(82 articles)
Bryce Dallas Howard Writes The Originals (From EmpireOnline. 8 June 2009, 9:16 PM, PDT)
Austin Pendleton Set For Lead Role In Staged Reading Of The Great Man 6/4 In NYC
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 June 2009, 1:17 PM, PDT)
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Horrible moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) more
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Also Known As:
The Grinch (Australia) (UK) (USA) (promotional title)Der Grinch (Germany)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (USA) (complete title)
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Rated PG for some crude humor.Parents Guide:
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104 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL | USA:PG (certificate #37737) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:7 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PGFilming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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The inscription on the coins in the store is "E Pluribus Whonum." moreGoofs:
Continuity: On the close up shots of Martha May using the Light Gun she is shaking with the gun. On the wide shots only the gun is shaking moreQuotes:
The Grinch: That's what it's all about, isn't it? That's what it's always been *about*. Gifts, gifts... gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts. You wanna know what happens to your gifts? They all come to me. In your garbage. You see what I'm saying? In your *garbage*. I could hang myself with all the bad Christmas neckties I found at the dump. And the avarice...[shouts]
The Grinch: The avarice never ends! "I want golf clubs. I want diamonds. I want a pony so I can ride it twice, get bored and sell it to make glue." Look, I don't wanna make waves, but this *whole* Christmas season is
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas was a wonderful little Christmas cartoon that anyone could easily enjoy, I never did see the reason for a remake. Not to mention a remake that was made with humans, the cartoon was just perfect enough, what's the purpose of this film? But it also seemed a little odd for Jim Carrey to be the Grinch. I mean he's a great comedic actor, but him as the Grinch? It just didn't make any sense to me. His performance was a little over the top and unintentionally laughable at moments. Not to mention some of the added dialog was a bit childish and not enjoyable. The whole story of the Grinch and Cindy Lou-Who was over done and wasn't needed. They actually just destroyed the story, period.
All the who's in Whoville are getting ready for their best Christmas season yet where everything is intended to go perfectly. But Cindy Lou-Who is curious and worried about the Grinch that lives above them and that he's not going to get as good of a Christmas as the other who's. He kicks her out and decides that he doesn't want Christmas this year and that in fact he should just steal Christmas all together to show the who's what his version of Christmas is all about. But soon he realizes that the who's may know that it's a little bit more than what is the materialized version of Christmas.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas wasn't needed and was a bit over the top. I really recommend that you stick with the cartoon just for the simple fact that this is a pretty disturbing version, at least in my opinion. The make up and presentation of the whole film was just a bit over done, not to mention that How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was more meant to be as a cartoon rather than a version starring Jim Carry. But at least this version makes you grateful for the Boris Karloff version that is played every Christmas.
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