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Synopsis: Frank Cross runs a US TV station which is planning a live adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol. Frank's childhood wasn't a particularly pleasant one, and so he doesn't really appreciate the Christmas spirit. With the help of the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, Frank realises he must change.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Richard Donner
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
38
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
PG-13
Year:
1988
101 min
2,253 Views


What ship took them all

to Gilligan's lsland? The SS Minnow.

No points this round, James.

Wait a minute... Wait...

- How did he know we played that?

Hello, Wendie.

Ouch. Control room,

how can I help you?

It's Rhinelander.

Who put that moron on the air?.

Brice Cummings, sir. But he can't

talk to you right now. He's tied up.

Uh-huh.

Yes, in fact he just said that...

...you're a flatulent butt-head.

- A butt-head?

He's never liked a man

in quite the way he likes you.

Oh, no.

Just kidding. She's a doll. It's OK.

It's a party.

It's Christmas Eve. Lighten up.

Billy, we need champagne for 250 people,

and don't send the stuff

I usually send to other people.

You can still have fun tonight.

Call people you haven't seen -

a college friend, an old army buddy,

your personal banker.

Hey. I don't hear any partying in that booth.

Great.

Go on, party.

- Why wasn't I invited?

That was just an innocent window

and you saw what I did to that.

It's a night you've gotta party hearty, Marty.

Check this out. Whoa-ho.

Don't be so mean. Ugh.

Look.

There's a rule,

a tradition which says...

I have to kiss this girl.

She's just upholding the law.

It's a federal law, actually.

Oh, Mr Cummings.

Boy, that was very good.

But you know what?

It wasn't great.

There's only been one 'great'.

There is a girl...

...that I wish I were with tonight.

It's a girl that I loved a long time ago.

A girl that I still love.

It's not too late, is it?

Claire, you remember

the Kama Sutra, page 19?

Our legs are like this. You circle

me, chanting, before we begin?

It was practically impossible.

Tonight, we could do this without

serious physical damage.

I need to get to lBC in 3 minutes.

- Which floor?

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Tis the season to be jolly

Don we now our gay apparel

Troll the ancient yuletide carol

We should be taping this.

How did that happen?

That happened because it's Christmas Eve.

I'm not crazy. It's Christmas Eve.

It's the one night

when we all act a little nicer.

We...we smile a little easier.

We...we...share a little more.

For a couple of hours we are the

people we always hoped we would be.

It's really a miracle because

it happens every Christmas Eve.

And if you waste that miracle,

you're gonna burn for it. I know.

You have to do something. You have

to take a chance and get involved.

There are people that don't have

enough to eat and who are cold.

You can go and greet these people.

Take an old blanket out to them

or make a sandwich and say, 'Here.'

'l get it now.'

And if you give, then it can happen,

the miracle can happen to you.

Not just the poor and hungry,

Everybody's gotta have this miracle.

It can happen tonight for you all.

If you believe in this pure thing,

the miracle will happen

and you'll want it again tomorrow.

You won't say, 'Christmas is once

a year and it's a fraud.' It's not.

It can happen every day.

You've just got to want that feeling.

You'll want it every day.

It can happen to you.

I believe in it now.

I believe it's gonna happen

to me, now. I'm ready for it.

And it's great. It's a good feeling.

It's better than I've felt in a long time.

I'm ready.

Have a Merry Christmas. Everybody.

Calvin.

Did I forget something, big man?

God bless us, every one.

Lumpy. Lumpy, no.

Oh. Feels like boating a marlin.

Claire, the whole world.

The whole world, Claire.

And they lived happily ever after.

Think of your fellow man

Lend him a helping hand

Put a little love in your heart

You see it's getting late,

so please don't hesitate

Put a little love in your heart

And the world...

Will be a better place

And the world

will be a better place for you...

And me

Just wait and see...

Another day goes by...

And still the children cry

Put a little love in your heart

And your world will be a better place

And the world...

Will be a better place...

For you and me

So just you wait and see...

Another day goes by

and still the children cry

Put a little love in your heart

Put a little love in your heart

Put a little love in your heart...

Feed me, Seymour. Feed me.

Let's hear it from all you out there.

You know the words, come on.

Let's hear it from this side.

That's no good.

Let's try the other side.

How about just the men? Come on.

All right. The real men.

All right. The women this time.

No, the real women.

You know who you are.

OK, you. YOU making all the noise.

My brother, the King of Christmas.

Think of your fellow man

Lend him a helping hand

Put a little love in your heart

You see it's getting late

So please don't hesitate

Put a little love in your heart

And the world

Will be a better place

And the world

Will be a better place

For you and me

You just wait and see

Another day goes by

And still the children cry

Put a little love in your heart

You want the world to know

We won't let hatred go

Put a little love in your heart

And the world

Will be a better place

And the world

Will be a better place

For you and me

You just wait and see

Wait and see

Take a good look around

And if you're looking down

Put a little love in your heart

Yeah, yeah

I hope when you decide

Kindness will be your guide

Put a little love in your heart

And the world

Will be a better place

And the world

Will a better place

For you and me

You just wait and see

Oh, put a little love in your heart

Put a little love now,

Put a little love in your heart

You've got to do this just...

Put a little love in your heart

Put a little love in your heart

You've got to do this just...

Put a little love in your heart

Put a little love in your heart

That's right

Put a little love in your

Put a little love in your heart, yeah

Put a little love in your heart

Every, every day you've got to

Put a little love in your heart

A little bit of love in your heart now

Put a little love in your heart

A little bit of love in your heart now, yeah

Put a little love back

All you've got to do is just

Get a little love in

Got to every day gotta try to

Put a little love in

Put a little love in your heart

Oh, that's right, now

Put a little love in your heart

That's right, that's right, uh-huh

All you've got to do is just

Get a little love in

Got to every day gotta try to

Put a little love in

What I wanna try to do is

Put a little love in

Put that in your heart, yeah

Every, every day put a little love, now

Take a good look around

And if you're looking down

Put a little love in your heart

Yeah yeah

I hope when you decide

Kindness will be your guide

Put a little love in your heart

And the world

Will be a better place

And the world

Will be a better place

For you and me

You just wait and see

Put a little love in your heart

Every day

Put a little love in your heart

A little little little

bit of love in your heart, yeah

Put a little love in your heart

A little bit of love A little bit of love

Put a little love in your heart

A great big piece of love in your heart, yeah

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Mitch Glazer

Mitchell A. "Mitch" Glazer (born 1953) is an American movie producer, writer, and actor. more…

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