EBENEZER, a Wild West version of Dickens's classic
A Christmas Carol, fails to cast a seasonal spell, mostly because of Jack Palance's cartoonishly virile, one-note interpretation of Scrooge.
Hard-drinking penny-pincher Ebenezer (Jack Palance) cheats cowpoke Sam Benson (Rick Schroder) out of the deed to his homestead in a rigged poker game. Sam can now no longer afford to wed Erica (Amy Locane), the impoverished daughter of Ebenezer's late partner, Jacob Marlowe (Richard Halliday).
Castigated by Jacob Marlowe's ghost, Ebenezer initially believes he's dreaming, as three more ghosts visit him over the course of an evening to reawaken his conscience. The ...
Released:
1998
Rated:
PG
Length:
94 mins