MODERN VERSIONS OF "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
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- DirectorGeorge KaczenderStarsSusan LucciWendy CrewsonRon LeaIn this updated retelling of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," ruthless businesswoman and shop owner Elizabeth "Ebbie" Scrooge is taught the true meaning of Christmas by three Spirits who visit her.with Susan Lucci as department store owner Elizabeth "Ebbie" Scrooge, what I consider the best of the female Scrooges.
- DirectorEric TillStarsHenry WinklerDavid WayneChris WigginsIn an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve."The Fonz" as Scrooge? Who would have thought it, but Henry Winkler does a very good job as "Benedict Slade" in this Depression-era version.
- DirectorJohn KortyStarsCicely TysonKatherine HelmondMichael BeachA retelling of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."Cicely Tyson is one of the nastiest female Scrooges: money-lender "Ebenita Scrooge".
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsBill MurrayKaren AllenJohn ForsytheA selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.Bill Murray does a good job here as Scrooge-like TV executive "Frank Cross", but seeing Carol Kane's "Ghost of Christmas Past" keep decking him still makes me wince.
- DirectorRichard SchenkmanStarsVanessa WilliamsRozonda 'Chilli' ThomasJohn TaylorIn this remake of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol", a cold-hearted superstar singer gets a reality check when she meets three Christmas spirits who would change her miserly ways for the better.with Vanessa Williams as pop singer "Ebony Scrooge".
- DirectorMatthew IrmasStarsTori SpellingDinah ManoffWilliam ShatnerAn ego-maniacal TV talk show host is determined to destroy the festive fun in the studio.Tori Spelling takes on the role as Scrooge-like TV talk show host "Carol Cartman".
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsPercy RodriguesSterling HaydenBen GazzaraDaniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who lead him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man.Rod Serling used his special gift to bring this powerful version to the TV screen, with Sterling Hayden as "Daniel Grudge", the Scrooge-like character who lost his son in Korea.
- DirectorRobert GuillaumeStarsRobert GuillaumeTed LangeRoscoe Lee BrowneA present-day adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".with Robert Guillaume as Scrooge character "John Grin".
- DirectorGil JungerStarsChristina MilianKenny AlfonsoCynthia EvansA supernatural comedy in which a ruthless PR executive is forced to reconsider her life choices when her number one client suffers an untimely death during the Christmas season.with Christina Milian as Scrooge-like publicist "Sloane Spencer".
- DirectorMichael M. ScottStarsEmmanuelle VaugierCarrie FisherOlivia ChengOn Christmas Eve in Chicago, heartless publishing-exec tyrant Carol is haunted by her dead ex-boss--who is the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future.pared-down version with Emmanuelle Vaugier as Scrooge-like publisher "Carol Huffman".
- DirectorsRichard Knight Jr.Peter NevilleStarsDavid PevsnerTim KazurinskyRusty SchwimmerScrooge & Marley is a modern variation on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Recounted from a gay sensibility with heart, comedy & music, the magic of Dickens' timeless tale of a man's redemption comes alive from a fresh perspective.with David Pevsner as piano bar owner "Ben Scrooge".
