Scrooged

Scrooged is a 1988 film based on the original A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It was written by Michael O'Donoghue and Mitch Glazer and directed by Richard Donner.

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1988 - Film - A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens - Michael O'Donoghue - Mitch Glazer - Richard Donner

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The main character is played by Bill Murray, a programming executive for a major television network. He is set the task of organising a live broadcast of A Christmas Carol but his life soon starts to mirror the story.

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It is worth noting that writer O'Donoghue loathed the theatrical release of Scrooged, insisting until his death that he and co-writer Mitch Glazer had written a much more brilliant film, far in sensibility from the popular mainstream film that was produced.

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The end theme, "Put a Little Love in your Heart" was written and performed by Al Green with Annie Lennox.

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Al Green - Annie Lennox

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