Underrated, underappreciated, and almost forgotten classic. It has been rediscovered in the last ten years and it is getting the respect as a great movie it so richly deserves. Fun Fact: All of Bill Murray's acting brothers, John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray, appeared in this movie. John's the only one that played his on-screen brother; Joel plays one of the guests at John's party, while Brian plays Bill's on-screen father.

If you couldn’t tell from Danny Elfman’s score, the movie was originally going to be a touch darker in tone. Fortunately they decided to lighten it up so that it’s now a holiday classic enjoyed by all.

I always love the touch in this Christmas Carol version that the dark potential future also includes the negative influence Frank had on Claire. It nicely rounds out the bleak possibility that the Scrooge analogue that doesn't change will not only go unmourned and allow innocent people to suffer, he'll end up making good people worse.

I don't think that it could have been any other than Bill Murray for this role!

Love the sweater...and the hat...and the background. This movie came about when producer Art Linson was sitting in the office of a studio head...and it had not been redecorated from the last studio head, and it was over the top garish and self indulgent...soul-less. Which got him thinking of Scrooge. THEN he remembered "A Christmas Carol" was in Public Domain, and got VERY excited. And YES...Karen Allen played Marion in Raiders of The Lost Ark. Fun Fact; Bill Murray's older brother played his Dad in the flashback scenes and his younger brother played his younger brother. GREAT reaction Kay! (Don't let anybody blow on your tummy until they marry you! ;)

Bill Murray a talented comedian, the original scrooge is always a classic but bill murray just makes this version a comedy classic. a wonderful choice kayreacts.

A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott is really good!

Yes, Karen Allen was also Marion in Indiana Jones.

The guy portraying Frank's father in scenes from his past was actually Bill Murray's brother Bryan Doyle Murray, who also had a small part in Groundhog Day, another Bill Murray movie.

*(sniff)* The speech at the end tears me up Everytime 🥲

My favorite joke in this movie is the banner hanging behind Bill Murray’s desk which is a dictionary definition of the word cross and it says Something you get nailed to.😂😂😂

One of my favorite Christmas movies! I taped it off of HBO Cable TV many years ago onto VHS tapes and watched it for numerous years. Glad you enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next holiday reaction. 🎄

Re. dogs watching TV, my German Shepherd loved to watch Gunsmoke. He paid close attention and loved to watch the horses running back and forth across the screen. 😂

Some points, Lee Majors from Santas workshop was the star of "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "Fallguy", and yes Clare (played by Karen Allen) was in Indiana Jones, as Marion.

Alfre Woodard! A fine actress. Also, that's a nice picture of you and your dog.

The Muppet Christmas Carol is also good.

Funny note... The combo outside playing jazz... thats Miles Davis, Dave Sanborn and Paul Shaffer. Heavy hitters.

Enjoying your vids! Seems like you’re getting more comfortable in front of the camera and loosening up a little. Looking forward to seeing what ya got for the holiday season for movie reactions! 😊

One of my favorite christmas movies. It's one of those that almost HAS to be watched every year. I've loved it from when it came out in the late 80s, and it sure shows when it's from. It only feels a little dated on the surface over 30 years later, but the message still works 178 years after Dickens gave it to us. BTW; did you know we can blame a weird hitch in the climate about 200 years ago, that we in "western culture" now associate a perfect christmas with snow? As it happened, Charles Dickens was a young child in one of the coldest periods Europe has seen in historical times. So cold that even in London, where he lived from age 3, it snowed almost every christmas. (1816 is called the "Year Without a Summer".) This had such an impact on the young Dickens, that he described christmas in his works with snow and cold. Since his times, I've heard it has only snowed on christmas in London twice. But his stories are a part of the culture so many of us grow up with, that it seems normal even for someone in wet and grey London to think of christmas as a time of snow. Hope you all have a fantastic rest of the year, no matter if you have snow or not.

His brother in this movie is one of his brothers in real real life. And the guy that plays his father when he is with the first ghost is another brother of his. He’s been in a ton of movies with him. Actually the couple that is with his brother when they are opening his present and gets the vcr….the other guy in that couple is another of his brothers too…..wow….all three of his brothers are in this movie with him.

An underappreciated film. Note that this movie and groundhog Day has similar theme, in that Bill Murray's character faced a turning point where a dying homeless man was the key event. P.S. Love the outfit... ❤️

love the toaster scene

Scrooged (1988) is an excellent one. Lots of great comedic performances and Karen Allen as Claire, is irresistible.

Here's a fun one: "Mixed Nuts," for a California-flavored Christmas!

Loved this so much. I saw this movie in the theater when I was in my teens. After seeing this for so many years, it really is awesome to see your perspective.

Thank you for doing this one. My favorite Christmas movie, bar none.

I absolutely love your channel and reactions, first time I saw your reaction was to The 3 Stooges and have thoroughly enjoyed them ever since, your one of my favorite channels and I am always looking forward to the next video, you really brighten up my day, thank you.

Found you by searching for Scrooged clips :) I find your sense of humor and reaction so spot on:)

Greetings and salutations from New Jersey. Hope you’re spending the holidays well. Really enjoyed your reaction to this one. Scrooged is one of favorites to watch this time of year. I also enjoyed your reaction to Airplane awhile back. Keep up the good work. 😉❤️

Love the Christmas attire!!

"Trading Places" with Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy would be a perfect reaction for the holiday season

One of my dad's favorite movies. Especially with the employee with the shotgun singing. Always hilarious. Almost any adaptation of Christmas Carol is an keeper. Maybe not Ebenezer, with Jack Palace. Scrooge in the Wild West. Loving the background and the sweater.

Yes, Karen Allen was in a couple of the Indiana Jones movies; Raiders of the Lost Ark and Kindom of the Crystal Skull.

Fantastic review. One of my favorite all time Christmas movies.

Love this movie IMO the true stars and my favorite characters are Carol Kane and David Johansen's ghosts of present and past

Karen Allen was criminally underused in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s… all time, really. She should have been in everything.

I've always wondered if that fall was accidental - I mean it was perfect - too perfect.

Happy Winter Season! Great reaction!

This is a modern telling of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

If you haven't already, you have to watch the Muppet Christmas Carol :)

This and Bad Santa are 2 of my favorite non traditional Christmas movies

Frank's little brother is Bill Murray's little brother in real life and Frank's father is Bill's older brother.

Yep enjoyed this movie immensely top 5 Bill Murray comedies are: 1. Stripes 2. Ghostbusters 3. Scrooged 4. What About Bob 5. Groundhog Day

My favorite Christmas Movies (in no particular order), some you may never have heard of: Dramas: • A Christmas Carol (1938), with Reginald Owen. • A Christmas Carol (1951), with Alistair Sim. • A Christmas Carol (1984), with George C. Scott. • A Christmas Carol (1999), with Patrick Stewart. • An American Christmas Carol (1979), with Henry Winkler. • It's A Wonderful Life (1947), with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. • One Magic Christmas (1985) - with Harry Dean Stanton as the angel Gideon. Comedies: • A Christmas Story (1983), with Darren McGavin. • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) • Scrooged (1988) • Dutch (1991) - with Ed O'Neill from Married with Children, and a young Ethan Embry. • Home Alone (1990) • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) - the *original* version, with Trump's scene *IN* it.

I watch this movie every year my favorite ghost is. The second one she really knows how to drive in her pionts. I especially like the ending of the movie. When it breaks the 4th wall an he talks directly to the audience. Out of nowhare is it kind of cheesy yes but it's a nice kind of cheesy.

3:02 Bobcat!

Bill Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait in the same movie? Yes please! My favorite Christmas movie. That was Lee Majors- The Six Million Dollar Man- defending Santa’s workshop at the beginning. And yes, that was Karen Allen, from Raiders of the Lost Ark as Claire. Frank Cross’ father was played by Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill’s brother. He appears in many of Bill’s movies. His brother was played by John Murray, also Bill’s brother. Other Bill Murray films worth watching: Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, What About Bob, Caddyshack, and Rushmore.

Great movie. And yes the woman who played Claire was indeed in an Indiana Jones movie. She was in 2 of them.

One of my favorite Christmas movies ❤️❤️

BEST Xmas movie EVER is...dum da da dum!! THE REF!! It is the most HONEST holiday movie you'll see while laughing your ass off

The actors that played his brothers are two of his actual brothers his older brother Brian played his father in the Christmas past scenes and is a writer and in many of his movies

I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

The homeless at the shelter thought he was Richard Burton, a Welsh actor who was involved with Elizabeth Taylor. That’s who “I blew it all on Liz” was referring to. He does resemble him

Starring Bill Murray in this movie about a modern take on A Christmas Carol

I love your dog!!!

I never want to be on the receiving end of the Ghost of Christmas Present.

I am 45 the early 90s weren't modern times . This movie is a masterpiece to me

Love this one another great Scrooge movie is Scrooge the musical version with Albert Finney that’s my favorite version of A Christmas Carol

The group of street musicians he was insulting included: Paul Shaffer, Miles Davis, Larry Carlton and David Sanborn. Lots of reference humor in this movie. Mary Lou Retton (gymnast) - - back in the 70s and 80s TV holiday specials featured all kinds of acts like this. The shoulder pads - - yep - - that was an unfortunate part of 80s fashion (which I love, but not into the shoulder pads which so many people wore in the 80s).

Yes, that was Karen Allen from Raiders of the Lost Ark. And Carol Kane from The Princess Bride.

I love this version of the Christmas Carol. What this movie does so well is it's sort of the excellent "endcap" to the Reagan-era 80s. The ideal of greed, corporate power, and sharp suits was deconstructed during the 90's in exchange for the bohemian feel of those early years on Friends. But this movie ... it's like the emergence of that world. The final word on how a decade of capitalism was reborn into a world looking for authenticity.

Good pick Kay, one of my favorite Christmas comedies. Bill Murray is always funny.

Now miracle on 34th street. The original.

Great review. I love this movie, it's not the Christmas season till I watch this and a few other choice movies. One of the few is the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim. If you have watched it, it's not too be missed, as well as It's a Wonderful Life

This is a wonderful adaptation and as a result a fantastic way to spread the sentiment of the story 😎 Merry Christmas / Nollaig Shona ó Éirinn 🇮🇪 from Ireland

My friend was watching Indiana Jones last night and I was like, isn't that Claire from Scrooged? 😂

So glad you got to watch this film. I would say it's my favorite Christmas movie! Great job with this reaction.

A fun fact about this film is the actor who plays James the main character's younger brother is John Murray who is Bill Murray's younger brother and the actor who plays Earl Cross the main character's father in the flash back scene is Brian Doyle-Murray who is Bill Murray's older brother. Brian Doyle- Murray is best known for playing the Captain (the live action character) On Sponge Bob Square Pants.

4:16 I don't know about dogs but they do make DVDs you can buy for cats.

i have four cats and only one of them watches TV when i watch TV and it's kinda weird but intriguing at the same time.

Great movie. Great reaction.

Great reaction. I seen some Christmas Carols and the ones I really like is the one with George C Scott and the Muppets with Michael Caine.

Yesssss, so excited to watch!! 😆

This is the only version-that I know of-where the Scrooge character got back with the ex-girlfriend

(I really like the blurred video with the good-volume on the audio. That's an excellent choice.)

Was a great movie home alone should be next to watch

You: "Why are his shoulders padded?" Me: "You didn't live through the 80s, did you..."

I wrote a college paper about A Christmas Carol

Great movie

I've never seen this one before, nice to see Bill Murray playing the lovable jerk to a tee again. A nice compliment to Groundhog Day.

One of my holiday favorites. Have seen several versions of The Christmas Carole over the yrs. This is a fun take on it. Live shows were still pretty common back then. And when the season started it seemed everyone had their 'special', that was the movies way of poking fun at it in the opening previews.

She was in Raiders of the Lost Ark

You cut out my favorite line. "That bitch hit me with a toaster."

we called it knock, knock, ginger..

Hey! I love this movie! And I like you. You are O......... Kay! All right all right you’re better than that. And I’m sure you’ve never ever heard that joke before. Merry Christmas!

great reaction. Have you reacted to other Bill Murray comedies? (My favorite is What About Bob)

I hope you enjoyed my second favorite Christmas movie of all time.

Love your reaction and this movie. Believe it or not a better adaptation in my opinion, and my favorable version of Scooge as played by Michael Caine, was made by Jim Henson and the Muppets .Definitely check it out. A Muppets Christmas Carroll.

This is the only good modern adaptation of the story, in my opinion. It also has an amazing song at the end, "Put a Little Love in your Heart" with Annie Lennox and Al Green.

Excellent reaction thanks

I would maybe watch George of the jungle 2 next after the holiday just as a suggestion you do amazing work and your a wonderful person be sure to keep up the good work :)

If you enjoy movies from the 90’s as much as I do, see ‘Fallen’ with Denzel Washington it will not disappoint.

I'd recommend A Claymation Christmas Celebration and A Muppet Family Christmas. They're both TV specials from 1987 and plenty cheesy.

On pluto TV they do have a channel for dogs and a channel for cats

Hey Kay great reaction and if it's alright with you can you start doing pet appeals in your videos and your dog is cute. 😉

His shoulders are padded,because that was the fashion back then.

A great reaction. This is in my top 10 Christmas movies. I know i mentioned this in the Die Hard comments, but my favourite modern version of this is from 2000, A Christmas Carol, starring Ross Kemp. I hope you check it out.

25:15 😁

Pet appeal is real. there are TV channels and youtube channels full of pet appeal. Many KZfaqrs react or lets play with there pets right behind them. and I have seen On Demand and streaming programs just for your cat, dog or infant.

You should do a movie of dr suess the grinch stole Christmas jim Carey