This made-for-TV musical version of Dickens’ holiday classic, taken from a long-running New York stage attraction, is splashy and family-friendly. Nineteenth- century skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge (Kelsey Grammer) refuses to celebrate the holidays with his nephew, Fred (Julian Ovenden); his one yuletide wish is a good night's sleep in his drafty mansion. But alas, he's plagued by apparitions, starting with the ghost of his late partner, Jacob Marley (Jason Alexander). After rattling his ghostly chains, Marley urges Scrooge to adopt the Christmas spirit of giving, lest he regret his stinginess when it's too late. To clarify the perils of penury, Marley promises Scrooge v...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins