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The Grinch (film)


book, with the working title "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", later shortened to "The Grinch". Peter Candeland and Yarrow Cheney were set to direct, though in 2018 producer Scott Mosier took over from Candeland. Benedict Cumberbatch was cast as the titular character in April 2016. Illumination originally wanted Cumberbatch to voice the Grinch in his natural accent, however, Cumberbatch felt that since the rest of the cast is American, the Grinch himself should have an American accent. . By September 2018, Angela Lansbury had been
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this, disassembles his machines, and continues his change of heart into the next morning. His reflection tries to convert him back to his old self, but Max drains out his voice with the Vacusound Sweeper. 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Both the Grinch and the Cat in the Hat were recast with different voice actors than the ones used in previous specials, all of whom had died. Bob Holt voiced the Grinch (Hans Conried, who voiced the Grinch in "Halloween Is Grinch Night", died
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, with Julia Leuchtenberg playing the Grinch. Icelandic actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson portrayed the Grinch in the touring production of the musical from 2008 to 2015. The Grinch is also a minor character in "Seussical", which is a crossover between various Dr. Seuss stories. The Grinch's story was adapted in animated form in 2018 by Illumination Entertainment, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character. The Grinch has become an anti-icon of Christmas and the winter holidays, as a symbol of those who despise the holiday, much in
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Mindy Sterling


1999, following the success of "", Sterling appeared in "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (also 1999), and later reprised the character in "Austin Powers in Goldmember". In 2000, she played one of the townspeople in the live-action adaptation of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", and also provided additional voices in the 2018 CGI version, "The Grinch". In 2012, she appeared in a book trailer for a parody of "The Hunger Games" entitled "The Hunger Pains".
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The Grinch (film)


an American accent, sounding rather like Bill Hader, which is confusing. A tepid hip-hop song about the Grinch plays over the end credits. It’s by Tyler, the Creator, who only a few years ago was considered one of the saltiest (to put it mildly) voices in music. Here, his contribution is as toothless as the rest of the movie." Molly Freeman of "ScreenRant" gave the film a 3 out of 5 stars, saying ""The Grinch" may not be a
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Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss' The Grinch


Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss' The Grinch is the debut extended play (EP) by American rapper, Tyler, the Creator. It was released by Columbia Records on November 16, 2018. On October 24, 2018, it was announced that Tyler, the Creator would feature on "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" soundtrack, creating a new song "I Am the Grinch", and also creating a hip hop version of the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". On November 15
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The Grinch (film)


Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, and written by Michael LeSieur and Tommy Swerdlow. It stars the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Cameron Seely, and Angela Lansbury, and is narrated by Pharrell Williams. The plot follows the Grinch as he plans to ruin Whoville's Christmas celebration by stealing all the town's decorations and gifts. "The Grinch" was released and distributed by Universal Pictures in the United States on November 9, 2018, in RealD 3D and select IMAX theaters. It grossed over $
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You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch


the singer, beginning with the opening line "you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch". Because Ravenscroft was not credited in the closing credits of the special, it is often mistakenly attributed to Boris Karloff, who served as narrator and the voice of the Grinch in the special but who himself could not sing. Until Ravenscroft was publicly credited, Tennessee Ernie Ford was also speculated to be the voice behind the song. Mainstream and pop acts have covered the song, usually for holiday-themed albums. Jim Carrey,
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Grinch


The Grinch is a fictional character created by Dr. Seuss. He is best known as the main character of the children's book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1957). He has been played/voiced by many different actors, including: Boris Karloff, Hans Conried, Bob Holt, Anthony Asbury, Jim Carrey and Benedict Cumberbatch. The Grinch is depicted as a hairy, pot-bellied, pear-shaped, snub-nosed creature with a cat-like face and cynical personality. In full-
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Boris Karloff


when he narrated the made-for-television animated film of Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," and also provided the voice of the Grinch, although the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was sung by the American voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft. The film was first broadcast on CBS-TV in 1966. Karloff later received a Grammy Award for "Best Recording For Children" after the recording was commercially released. Because Ravenscroft (who never met Karloff in the course of their work
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Wuzzy Woozoo". Along with the Grinch's dog, Max, who is in the process of bringing a large wagon called the "Paraphernalia Wagon" down to Whoville. Euchariah decides to stall the Grinch from reaching Whoville. After some persistence from Euchariah, the Grinch tricks him into getting a strange trance in the Paraphernalia Wagon. Inside the wagon, Euchariah is confronted by surreal imagery, numerous monsters and the Grinch's mocking voice. Although he is scared out of his wits, Euchariah bravely keeps on his toes long enough
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a few months before this special had aired. Boris Karloff, the original voice of the Grinch, had died in 1969), while Mason Adams took over voicing the Cat in the Hat from the late Allan Sherman, who died in 1973. Since Friz Freleng was absent from production on "The Pink Panther" special "" due to his departure from DePatie–Freleng Enterprises to return to Warner Bros. Animation, this was the only other fully animated DFE production to be made by Marvel Productions and one of the last DFE
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the Grinch and the narrator. The Grinch (voiced by Boris Karloff) is the film's main character. He lives alone in a cave atop Mt. Crumpit, located above the village of Whoville. The Grinch is a surly, anti-sociable character with a heart "two sizes too small" who has especially hated Christmas for 53 years. He hates the noise, the gluttony, and the sickening Christmas music. One Christmas Eve, he finally has enough and decides to stop Christmas Day from coming to Whoville at all
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)


. The Grinch makes himself a Santa-style coat and hat, to disguise himself as the real thing. He also disguises his dog Max as a reindeer. The Grinch then loads empty bags onto a sleigh and travels to Whoville in the night. Acting as an anti-Santa Claus, he takes everything Christmas-themed in the house. In so doing, he's almost caught by Cindy Lou Who (voiced by an uncredited June Foray), a toddler Who girl who wakes up and sees him taking the Christmas
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical


and Genny Gagnon and Rachel Katzke as Cindy Lou Who. The musical played December 13 through December 30 at the Hulu Theater. The Grinch was played by Gavin Lee due to Stefánsson's death in August 2018. The musical will make its UK premiere on a tour beginning at New Wimbledon Theatre (1 - 3 November 2020) before touring to SEC Armadillo, Glasgow (13 - 17 November), Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (20 - 24 November), Edinburgh Festival Theatre (26 November - 1 December), The Alexandra,
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South Pacific (1958 film)


the London stage production. Metropolitan Opera star Giorgio Tozzi provided the singing voice for the role of Emile de Becque in the film. John Kerr starred as 2nd Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC and his singing voice was dubbed by Bill Lee. Ken Clark, who played Stewpot, was dubbed by Thurl Ravenscroft (who sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and was the voice of Tony the Tiger). Gaynor and Walston were the only principal cast members whose own singing voices were used. Criticism of the
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Grinch


. Boris Karloff serves as both the story's narrator and the voice of the Grinch, but the song was sung by Thurl Ravenscroft, as Karloff could not sing. In 1977, Seuss responded to the fan request for more Grinch tales by writing "Halloween Is Grinch Night", that serves as a prequel to the 1966 film. This was followed in 1982, when Marvel green-lit "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat" a TV film starring The Cat in the Hat, also produced by Dr. Seuss
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)


In the recorded version, Boris Karloff does all voices including Cindy Lou Who. The song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", which comically describes the level of the Grinch's despicable nature, includes all verses with their original rhyming lyrics and the isolated song tracks have different durations due to being re-recorded. On October 5, 1999, Rhino Entertainment released a new CD soundtrack (which included the soundtrack for another Dr. Seuss cartoon, "Horton Hears a Who"). Both story collections contain selected
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his dog Max. The Grinch overlooks the city of Whoville with a lack of empathy for all Whos. He is known to be of a different species than the Whos, being stated as a What in the 2000 film. The Grinch is played by actor Jim Carrey in the 2000 production of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" In the book "Horton Hears a Who", there is a mayor in Whoville. In the live-action film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," there is a
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as the Grinch, with Louis Prima-esque vocals, sang a slightly condensed version of the song in the 2000 live action film adaptation, "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas", with 1940s style big band music by James Horner, with an additional off-hand expression not included in the original: "You know if you ask the Who's Who of Whoville, No one's denied it!". A version by Bob Malone was used in the teaser for the 2018 CGI-animated adaptation of
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tour played Providence, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, St. Louis and San Francisco. Stefán Karl again performed as the Grinch, with Bob Lauder as Old Max, Seth Bazacas as Young Max, Brance Cornelius as Papa Who, and Serena Brook as Mama Who and Brooke Lynn Boyd as Cindy Lou Who. In 2012, the production toured North America playing in Bloomington, Hartford, Richmond, Chicago and Detroit, with Stefán Karl performing as the Grinch. In 2013, the production toured North America playing in Cincinnati, Durham, Rochester,
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The Cat in the Hat (TV special)


The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat", the character, now voiced by Mason Adams (Sherman had died shortly after "Dr. Seuss on the Loose" finished production), meets the title character of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" and sets out to reform his new green adversary. In 1995, the Cat appeared again, this time with the voice of Henry Gibson, to narrate "Daisy-Head Mayzie", a special based on a posthumously published Dr. Seuss book. In 1996, a puppet
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follows him there and tampers with his voice using a device he has invented, the "Vacusound Sweeper", in the process sabotaging other sounds within a 50-mile radius. The Grinch then proceeds to his "darkhouse", a lighthouse that spreads darkness, to tamper with the Cat's sight. The Cat becomes upset with the Grinch's hijinks and has a psychiatric session with him in a thought bubble to find out what makes him so mean-spirited. Predictably, he gets nowhere with the imaginary Grinch, so he then
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voice. Thurl Ravenscroft sang "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" with lyrics written by Dr. Seuss himself. In 2000, the book was adapted into a live-action film, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch. Illumination Entertainment also developed a 3D animated feature film, titled "The Grinch" directed by Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the Grinch. It was originally scheduled to be released on November 10, 2017, but in June 2016, it was pushed back
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All by Myself


the fourth season's episode 1 of "Scrubs" called "My Old Friend's New Friend" in which J.D., Turk and Carla are shown taking the new scooters out for a ride. The song was also featured in the 2018 remake of "The Grinch", in which the Grinch plays the instrumental version on the piano instead of singing, while Max is playing the drums. A character is featured performing the song as karaoke in the 2001 "Angel" episode "Happy Anniversary". The song was used in
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Whoville


Just north of Whoville, atop a high mountain, Mount Crumpit, a bitter, cave-dwelling creature named the Grinch lives with his dog Max. Cindy Lou Who is a generous young girl who was introduced in the book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" In the 2000 live action film, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" she is played by actress Taylor Momsen. The Grinch is a fictional, green colored creature with a cat-like face and cynical personality. He lives in isolation upon Mt. Crumpet with
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Alex Grinch


Alexander Gregory Grinch (born 1980) is an American football coach who currently serves as defensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. Grinch played defensive back at Mount Union College from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Mount Union amassed a record of 54-1 and won three NCAA Division III Football Championships. Grinch graduated from Mount Union in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in sport management. From 2002 to 2004, Grinch was a graduate assistant under Gary Pinkel at the University of Missouri, and he completed his master's
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Dr. Seuss


colleague from the war – to make a cartoon version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" Geisel was credited as a co-producer under his real name Ted Geisel, along with Jones. The cartoon was narrated by Boris Karloff, who also provided the voice of the Grinch. It was very faithful to the original book, and is considered a classic to this day by many. It is often broadcast as an annual Christmas television special. Jones directed an adaptation of "Horton Hears a Who!" in 1970
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Alex Grinch


2018, Grinch joined Urban Meyer's staff at Ohio State as co-defensive coordinator. In January 2019, Grinch joined Lincoln Riley's staff at Oklahoma as defensive coordinator. Coach Grinch has worked for the following head coaches as an assistant/positional coach: Grinch grew up in Grove City, Ohio and graduated from Grove City High School. In 2003, he married Rebecca Blaser. They have two children. He is the nephew of longtime Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel, under whom Grinch worked as a graduate assistant and safeties
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)


How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) is a television special directed and co-produced by Chuck Jones. It is based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss, the story of the Grinch trying to take away Christmas from the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway. Originally telecast in the United States on CBS on December 18, 1966, it went on to become a perennial holiday special. The special also features the voice of Boris Karloff as
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, Seuss himself called Ravenscroft and apologized profusely and later wrote letters to columnists nationwide telling them that it was Ravenscroft who provided vocals for the musical number. Ravenscroft would become a staple in several of Seuss's later television specials, voicing one of the Wickersham Brothers in "Horton Hears a Who" and a Once-ler relative in "The Lorax". Karloff received a Grammy Award in the Spoken Word category—the only major performing award of his career—for the album. A television special called "Halloween Is Grinch
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Benedict Cumberbatch


April 2019. He starred as electricity titan Thomas Edison in the film "The Current War" in September 2017. In 2018, Cumberbatch voiced the title character in the film "The Grinch", and provided the voice and did performance capture for the tiger Shere Khan in "", Netflix film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", starring alongside Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. Cumberbatch has repeatedly expressed his affection for radio and has done numerous productions for the BBC. Among his best-known radio work
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songs with lyrics were included in the special: "Welcome Christmas," "Trim up the Tree" and "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." The last of these was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft; the other two were performed by a chorus representing the voices of the Whos. None of the vocalists were credited at the time. On December 18, 1966, MGM released a soundtrack LP in conjunction with the television special. CD releases include albums produced by Island (1995) and Mercury Records.
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The Grinch (video game)


his blueprints deciding which gadget to make first. However, the Grinch accidentally falls off his mountain of boxes and his blueprints fly away down to Whoville and various parts of Wholand. The Grinch visits Whoville, the Whoforest, Whoville Municipal Dump, and Wholake, destroying Christmas presents, playing pranks on the Whos and recovering pieces of his blueprints in the process so he can steal Christmas. "The Grinch" received mixed reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the Game Boy Color version 67.00%, the
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Julianna Rose


Julianna Rose (born July 4, 1994 in La Jolla, California) is an American actress. Julianna started in theater at 5 years old, in a community play of Annie, in which she played Molly. Next she played Gretl in the "Sound of Music" at the Poway Performing Arts. For the next three years she played a "Who" in "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" at the Old Globe under the direction of Jack O'Brien. After the Grinch, she went on to three years at "
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Thurl Ravenscroft


Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (; February 6, 1914May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and bass singer known as the booming voice behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special, Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" Ravenscroft did some voice-over work and singing for Disney in both the films and the attractions at Disneyland (which
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The Grinch (film)


The Grinch (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch) is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated Christmas film produced by Illumination. Based on the book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" by Dr. Seuss, it is the third screen adaptation of the story, following the television special from 1966 starring Boris Karloff and the live-action feature-length film from 2000 starring Jim Carrey. It marks Illumination's second Dr. Seuss film adaptation, following "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax". The film is directed by
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sinister or cranky types, such as Walt Disney's Mr. Darling, and Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" (1953), and The Grinch/Narrator from Dr. Seuss' "Halloween is Grinch Night". According to the DVD commentary of "Futurama", he was the inspiration for the voice created for that series' "Robot Devil". He was even a live action model reference of King Stefan in Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), though he was replaced by Taylor Holmes for the voice role, though
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main characters have made appearances in other works. The Grinch appears in the animated specials "Halloween Is Grinch Night" and "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat". Max, the Grinch's dog, and the Grinch himself also appear in the children's puppet show "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". The Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, and Max, appear in "Seussical", a musical which takes its plot from several Dr. Seuss books. Since the book was written, the word "grinch
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dialogue and music numbers. The "isolated music tracks" in this edition are taken directly from the television soundtrack and are not the re-recorded tracks from earlier versions. The dialogues are the originals, being voiced by Boris Karloff for "Grinch" and Hans Conried for "Horton." Because Thurl Ravenscroft was not credited in the closing credits of the 1966 television special as singing the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", it is sometimes attributed to Boris Karloff. After becoming aware of this oversight
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June Foray


in 1955, taking over for Bea Benaderet), owner of Tweety and Sylvester, and a series of witches, including Looney Tunes' own Witch Hazel, with Jones as director. Like most of Warner Brothers' voice actors at the time (with the exception of Mel Blanc), Foray was not credited for her roles in these cartoons. She played Bubbles on "The Super 6" and Cindy Lou Who, asking "Santa" why he's taking their tree, in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".
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sixth-highest grossing film of 2000 and was originally the second highest-grossing holiday film of all-time behind "Home Alone" (1990), until both movies were surpassed in 2018 by the third film adaptation of the story. It won the Academy Award for Best Makeup as well as getting nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. All the residents of Whoville (Whos) enjoy celebrating Christmas, except for the Grinch, a misanthropic, eccentric and egotistical creature and genius inventor, who hates it
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The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (also known as The Grinch vs. The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Gets Grinched in the working title) is a 1982 American Emmy Award-winning animated musical television special and crossover starring the two characters created by Dr. Seuss, who also wrote and produced the special: The Cat in the Hat and The Grinch from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". It premiered on May 20, 1982 on ABC and would be DePatie and Freleng's final Dr.
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for the Sour-Sweet Wind to die down, thus forcing the Grinch to pack up and retire to his cave. Max on the other hand, who had been abused and overworked by the Grinch, goes home with Euchariah. Back in Whoville, the residents (including Euchariah's grandfather Josiah, his grandmother Mariah, and his sisters Obediah and Bethiah) celebrate the little Who's courage in preventing the Grinch from releasing the Paraphernalia Wagon's full horrors on their town and up in the mountains the Grinch, who is hauling
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The Grinch (film)


Dog Days of Winter", and "Santa's Little Helpers". "The Dog Days of Winter" was first shown on NBC on November 23, 2018, after "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1966) and before "Trolls Holiday". "The Grinch" grossed $270.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $241 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $511.6 million, against a production budget of $75 million. "Deadline Hollywood" calculated the net
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Grim Grinning Ghosts


of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" can be heard in these attractions. One of the voice talents in the attraction is Thurl Ravenscroft, who was recognizable from other Disney projects, the annual Chuck Jones/Dr. Seuss Christmas special "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and as the voice of Tony the Tiger. He leads the five "singing busts" in the graveyard scene with his characteristic voice. A projected film loop is used to animate the busts, with Ravenscroft and the other vocalists appearing as "themselves." The
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sequences without words (the longest being an extended scene in which the Grinch and Max comically descend into Whoville) were added. As all the major networks had flipped to full color schedules by 1966, the special was likewise produced in color, establishing the Grinch's color (white in the two-tone illustrations of the original book) as green, a convention used in later television specials featuring the character as well as the 2000 and 2018 film adaptations. The half-hour (with commercials) short was originally telecast in
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causes the Gree-Grumps and Hakken-Krakks to prompt The Grinch into terrorizing the Whos, as he believes such nights are the perfect nights for a Grinch Night. Later, Euchariah, a polite little Who with a slight astigmatism, goes to use the outhouse (referred to as "the euphemism" in the story), but is swept away to Mt. Crumpit by the wind. On the road, he encounters the Grinch, who is busy picking Brickles out of his fur after failing to hunt down the "
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tragic past. The Grinch arrived in Whoville as a baby, and was adopted by two spinster sisters. He showed some sadistic tendencies as a child, but was timid and not as cruel as he would later become. In school, the Grinch had a crush on Martha May Whovier, who seemed to reciprocate his feelings. Augustus Maywho was jealous that Martha seemed to like the Grinch more than him, and began to bully the Grinch. One year, the Grinch made a Christmas gift for Martha, and cut his face
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Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more" than just presents and feasting. The Grinch's shrunken heart suddenly grows three sizes. The reformed and liberated Grinch returns to the village to give back all of the Whos' Christmas stuff and participate in their Christmas feast. The Grinch first appeared in a 32-line illustrated poem by Dr. Seuss called "The Hoobub and the Grinch," which was originally published in the May 1955 edition of "Redbook" magazine. Dr. Seuss began work on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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may balk about revisiting this tale, but "The Grinch" earns its laughter and its sentiment, both of which are plentiful. It's a full-throated Fah-Who-Foraze." Owen Gleiberman of "Variety" compared the film favorably to the 2000 live-action version, writing, "For anyone who grew up with "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "The Grinch" won’t replace it, yet it's nimble and affectionate in a way that can hook today's children, and more
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Limbic Software


!" was released on November 25, 2009, designed and developed by Limbic as the first iOS game for the Dr. Seuss Enterprises brand and published by Oceanhouse Media. The mobile game includes two gameplay modes: “Mean Grinch” and “Merry Grinch”. As “Mean Grinch”, the player swipes the screen to throw snowballs and target the Whos Houses down in Who-ville in order to silence the Christmas noise. As “Merry Grinch”, the player swipes the screen to throw colored presents to the
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but Cindy's life, the Grinch finds the strength to lift the loaded sleigh and Cindy to safety. They then ride the sleigh down the mountain to return the gifts. The Grinch confesses to the burglary, apologizes, and peacefully surrenders himself to the police, who accept the Grinch's apology, and refuse to follow the mayor's desire to pepper spray the Grinch, much to the mayor's dismay. Martha also turns down the mayor's proposal and returns his engagement ring, declaring that she would rather be with the
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the Grinch was Ted on his bad days." Cohen notes that Seuss drove a car with a license plate that read "GRINCH". Thomas Fensch notes that the Grinch is the first adult and the first villain to be a main character in a Dr. Seuss book. The book has been adapted into a variety of media, including stage and film. Chuck Jones and Ben Washam (Co-Director) adapted the story as an animated special in 1966, featuring narration by Boris Karloff, who also provided the Grinch's
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Night", created by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, aired on ABC in 1977, eleven years after the Christmas special. This special involved a tale of the Grinch coming down to scare the Whos every Halloween. Though less successful than the original, it was awarded an Emmy. A later cartoon, "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat" (alternatively titled "The Cat in the Hat Gets Grinched"), aired on ABC in 1982. Though credited to DePatie-Freleng, it was produced by Marvel
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the Grinch and Max head back to Mount Crumpit to dispose of them. The Whos wake up and are shocked to see that the presents and decorations are gone; Cindy believes that she's to blame because she "trapped" Santa, but Donna tells her that Christmas is more than just about presents and that Cindy's the best thing that ever happened to her. The Whos then join together to sing. The Grinch and Max hear the singing, rendering the Grinch puzzled to see that they are celebrating Christmas despite
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Hippodrome in Baltimore from November 11 to 23, and then played the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in Boston from November 26 to December 28. Matt August directed the show, with John DeLuca as original choreographer and Bob Richard as co-choreographer. The cast included Stefán Karl Stefánsson (who was best known for playing Robbie Rotten on the children's TV series "LazyTown") starring as the Grinch, Walter Charles as Old Max, and Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Young Max. In 2009, the musical was produced
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Jay Goede


" (2005) and the 1999 national tour of "Cabaret". In 2006, Goede played the title character in the musical "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" at the Old Globe in San Diego, California. Goede has played several minor roles on television. He is also credited (under the name Philip Bartlett) as the voice of Mewtwo in the English dub of "". However, his real name is given in the brochure for Pokémon Live! where he did the vocals for Mewtwo's surprise cameo
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Buffalo and San Antonio, with Stefán Karl performing as the Grinch. In 2014, the production toured North America with showings planned in Springfield, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Seattle, New York City, Chicago, Costa Mesa and Denver. The Grinch was played by Shuler Hensley. In 2015, the production toured in North America with shows in Worcester, Detroit, Appleton, Columbus, Jacksonville, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. Stefán Karl performed as Grinch, Bob Lauder as Old Max,
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a Santa disguise and dozens of gadgets to help him with his plan, the Grinch and his pet dog Max, who pulls the sleigh in Fred's place, go down to Whoville to steal the decorations and presents. He soon encounters Cindy after falling into her trap; her request to help lighten her mother's workload and her kind advice about listening to the Whos' singing to alleviate his sadness touches the Grinch's heart. Despite this, the Grinch continues his mission. After stealing every Christmas present and decoration,
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Chuck Jones


special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", featuring the voice and facial models based on the readings by Boris Karloff. Jones continued to work on other TV specials such as "Horton Hears a Who!" (1970), but his main focus during this time was producing the feature film "The Phantom Tollbooth", which did lukewarm business when MGM released it in 1970. Jones co-directed 1969's "The Pogo Special Birthday Special", based on the Walt Kelly comic strip, and voiced the characters
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his prosthetics were smaller and more intricate. In total, Carrey spent 92 days in the Grinch make-up, and became adept at remaining calm while sitting in the make-up chair. The actors who played the Whos were a large task for Baker and his crew, which made it one of the largest makeup crews ever assembled. Most of the appliances the actors wore were noses that connected to an upper lip along with a few dentures, ears, and wigs. The film was released on VHS and DVD
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than a few adults, by conjuring a feeling that comes close enough. By the end, your own heart will swell, though maybe just one or two sizes." Glenn Kenny of "The New York Times" wrote, "Said dog, Max, is the most charming character in this version, directed by Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney. The filmmakers keep the visuals merry and popping bright. Benedict Cumberbatch, voicing the Grinch, opts not to compete with Karloff at all, which is smart, and speaks in
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to quit the film. The production brought in a CIA operative who instructed agents how to endure extreme torture techniques to coach Carrey to remain calm during the process. The process was later refined so that it took only two and a half hours in the morning getting in, and one hour in the evening to get out. Meanwhile, Josh Ryan Evans, who played the 8-year old Grinch, wore the same makeup and bodysuit that Carrey wore, but took five and a half hours, 2 hours more than Carrey, because
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Ryan Knowles


won him the award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor at the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. In 2005, he starred as "Nick Bottom" for over a year of performances in the hit 1950's-style musical version of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Fools In Love". Knowles performed in the North American tours of the Broadway production of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" in 2011 and 2010, playing the role of "Grandpa Who" and "Grinch u/
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Boris Karloff


as the voice of Grinch in the animated television special of Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1966). For his contribution to film and television, Boris Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Boris Karloff was born William Henry Pratt on 23 November 1887, at 36 Forest Hill Road, Camberwell, Surrey (now London), England, but Pratt stated that he was born in nearby Dulwich. His parents were Edward John Pratt, Jr. and Eliza Sarah Millard. His
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. In the town of Whoville, the humanoids called Whos are filled with excitement about celebrating Christmas. However, the only one who isn't amused is a cantankerous and a green-furry monster named the Grinch, who has a heart that is "two sizes too small" and lives in a cave on the top of Mount Crumpit just north of Whoville. The Grinch only visits Whoville when he needs to buy food and do bad things. Meanwhile, 6-year-old Cindy Lou Who notices that her mother Donna is
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it off, revealing his futile attempts to shave his face, which causes the whole class, especially the teacher to laugh. This causes the Grinch to lose his temper, resulting in him throwing his gift at a pile of presents, picking up the tree and throwing it, yelling of his hatred for Christmas. The film thus tries to establish a backstory for the Grinch's resentment toward the holiday and the Whos, though Seuss himself simply explained it away as "no one quite knows the reason." The Grinch
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wondered why Carrey "made himself sound like Sean Connery" and warned that the character's intensity may frighten small children. James Berardinelli of ReelViews wrote that Carrey's "off-the-wall performance is reminiscent of what he accomplished in "The Mask", except that here he never allows the special effects to upstage him. Carrey's Grinch is a combination of Seuss' creation and Carrey's personality, with a voice that sounds far more like a weird amalgamation of Sean Connery and Jim Backus (Bond meets Magoo!
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his thefts. After heeding Cindy's advice and immersing himself to their singing, his small heart triples in its original size. The sleigh falls off Mount Crumpit, to which the Grinch tries to save it. In the nick of time, Fred and his family come to his aid. After securing the sleigh, the Grinch and Max slide down back to Whoville in order to return the stolen items where a guilt-ridden and remorseful Grinch admits his crimes and apologizes to the Whos before returning to his cave, ashamed
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Neil Morgan wrote, "It was the easiest book of his career to write, except for its conclusion." According to Dr. Seuss: I got hung up getting the Grinch out of the mess. I got into a situation where I sounded like a second-rate preacher or some biblical truism... Finally in desperation... without making any statement whatever, I showed the Grinch and the Whos together at the table, and made a pun of the Grinch carving the 'roast beast.' ... I had gone through
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tree. Pretending to be Santa, the Grinch tells Cindy Lou that he is merely taking the tree to his workshop for repairs, and then gets her a drink before sending her back to bed. He empties the first house of all the Christmas-related items, then repeats the process at the other houses in Whoville. With the Whos' stolen Christmas goods, the Grinch and Max travel back up Mt. Crumpit. Before dropping the loaded sleigh off the mountain, the Grinch listens, excitedly, to hear cries of
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leaves. Frustrated, the mayor shames Cindy for inviting the Grinch, leaving her upset. Since the Grinch's attack has failed to crush the Whos' Christmas spirit, he concocts a plan to prove his point by stealing all of their presents, decorations, and food while they are sleeping. Creating a Santa suit and powered sleigh, and dressing his dog Max as a reindeer, the Grinch descends to Whoville and steals all of the Christmas gifts. When Cindy Lou catches him stealing the tree, he tells her he
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Grinch. The Grinch joins in the Whos' celebration feast, carving the roast beast himself. Before his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss had refused offers to sell the film rights to his books. However, his widow Audrey Geisel, agreed to several merchandising deals, including clothing lines, accessories and CDs. In July 1998, Geisel's agents announced via letter she would auction the film rights of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". In order to pitch their ideas to Geisel, the suitors ultimately had to be
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The Grinch (video game)


The Grinch is a platform video game based on the film of the same name. The game was released shortly after the film hit theaters. George Lowe does uncredited work as the Narrator of the game. As the Grinch, the player can jump, ground pound, and use his smelly breath to guide his way through various obstacles in the game. The Grinch stares down at Whoville through his telescope from Mount Crumpit, planning to take the Who's presents using his gadgets. He goes in his cave, and looks through
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. He also made a brief appearance on the television in "Home Alone" and "". In the early hours of Christmas Eve 2018 a group of climbers put a giant Santa hat on Antony Gormley's colossal "Angel of the North" statue (20m high, wingspan 54m) near Gateshead, north England; they had attempted to do this, unsuccessfully, for several Christmasses. In the early hours of 29 December the pranksters returned, one of them dressed as the Grinch and the others as Santa Claus
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Despicable Me (franchise)


with "The Grinch" (2018), while another one was released in "The Grinch"'s DVD and Blue-ray. Released in "Despicable Me" (2010)'s DVD and Blu-ray. Grouped in DVD "Minion Madness" (2010). After the events of "Despicable Me", two Minions help Margo, Edith and Agnes renovate Gru's house, so the inspector does not take the girls back to Miss Hattie's Home for Girls. Released in "Despicable Me" (2010
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. The television program "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was a 26-minute segment originally telecasted on CBS in 1966. In 2000 "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was developed into a motion picture, which became the first Dr. Seuss story ever made into a featured film. Also, "Horton Hears a Who" was adapted into a 26-minute television segment in 1970. In 2008, "Horton Hears a Who" was made into a full-length film. A CGI adaptation called "The Grinch" was released in November
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-Wolf", and, despite being an avid fan of the animated special, did not express interest in "Grinch", but Grazer talked Howard into traveling to Geisel's residence for the pitch meeting. While studying the book, Howard became interested in the character Cindy Lou Who and pitched a film in which she would have a larger role as well as a materialistic representation of the Whos and an expanded backstory of the Grinch. On September 16, 1998, it was announced that Howard would direct and co-
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The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat


Seuss special. The Grinch wakes up in a good mood one morning until his reflection in the mirror prompts him to repeat the "Grinch's Oath" and prove himself a Grinch. Meanwhile, the Cat in the Hat goes on a picnic. Their paths cross when the Grinch can't get his car around the Cat's, and things quickly escalate into a fierce car chase after the Cat unintentionally insults the Grinch by calling him "Mr. Greenface." The Cat returns to the safety of his house, but the Grinch
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, 2018, along with a new poster. Beginning in October, various billboards appeared for the film, each featuring an image of the Grinch, accompanied by a mean or ironic quote and message. Universal and Illumination partnered with several companies to promote the film, including Wonderful Pistachios, Ebates, IHOP and 23andme for about $80 million worth of advertising. All-in-all the studio spent an estimated $121 million promoting the film worldwide. To promote the film, a giant inflatable balloon featuring the titular character was
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profit of the film to be $184.6 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues, making it the ninth most-profitable release of 2018. In the United States and Canada, "The Grinch" was released alongside "The Girl in the Spider's Web" and "Overlord", and was projected to gross $55–65 million from 4,140 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $18.7 million on its first day, including $2.2 million from Thursday night previews, more than the $1.7 million taken in
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counting down from 8 days) before the new format would be announced on October 12, 2007. The list of songs played during the stunt were: "American Pie" by Don McLean, "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" by Ella Fitzgerald, "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse, "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" by Thurl Ravenscroft (the voice of Tony the Tiger), "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, "Wide Open Spaces" by The Dixie Chicks, "Dirty
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!


The Grinch is a bitter, grouchy, cave-dwelling creature with a heart "two sizes too small" who is living as a hermit on the snowy Mount Crumpit, a steep high mountain just north of the town of Whoville, home of the merry and warm-hearted Whos. His only companion is his unloved, but loyal dog, Max. From his cave, the Grinch can hear the noisy Christmas festivities that take place in Whoville. Continuously annoyed, he devises a wicked scheme to steal their presents,
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anguish from the Whos when they wake to discover their losses. However, down in the village, the Whos joyously begin to sing Christmas carols as though nothing had happened, proving that the spirit of Christmas does not depend on material things. The Grinch is, at first, extremely confused, and then begins to understand the true meaning of Christmas. Just as the stolen Christmas presents begin to slip off the mountain edge, the Grinch rushes to save them. His heart grows three sizes, granting him "the
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Arianna Afsar


"Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" as Cindy Lou Who. It was announced on July 13, 2016, that Afsar would portray the role of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in the Chicago production of "Hamilton" beginning performances in late September 2016. Afsar left the Chicago production on March 25, 2018, but briefly returned to the role for the 2nd National Tour's stop at Segerstrom Center for the Arts for the weekend of May 19, 2018. She has written the music and lyrics to the
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ultimate big-hearted turnaround, as Carrey the actor sneaks up on Carrey the wild-man dervish. In whichever mode, he carreys the movie." Peter Stack of the "San Francisco Chronicle" said, "Nobody could play the Grinch better than Jim Carrey, whose rubbery antics and maniacal sense of mischief are so well suited to "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Dr. Seuss himself might have turned to Carrey as a model for the classic curmudgeon had the actor been around in 1957." However, he
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, as well as the Whos. No one likes the Grinch, due to the vengeful and harmful stunts he occasionally pulls on them. Six-year-old Cindy Lou Who believes everyone is missing the point about Christmas by focusing on the gifts and festivities, instead of personal relationships. She has a face-to-face encounter with the Grinch at the post office, in which he reluctantly saves her life, and she becomes interested in his history. She asks everyone what they know about him and discovers his
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at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California, and ran from November 10, 2009 to December 27, 2009. Stefán Karl reprised his role from the tour as the Grinch, with John Larroquette as Old Max, Kayley Stallings and Issadora Ava Tulalian as Cindy Lou Who, and James Royce as Young Max. In 2010, a North American tour ran in the cities of Omaha, Houston, Dallas, Tempe and Toronto. Stefán Karl performed as the Grinch and Brooke Lynn Boyd as Cindy Lou Who. In 2011, the
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million, with a weekend gross of $55.0 million, for an average of $17,615 from 3,127 theaters. The film held the record for the highest opening weekend for a Christmas-themed film for 18 years until the 2018 film version of "The Grinch" passed it with $67.6 million. In its second weekend, the film grossed $52.1 million, dropping only 5.1%, settling a new record for highest-grossing second weekend for any film. The film stayed at the top of the box office for four
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first appeared at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 23, 2017, 1 year ahead of its release. Later in December 2018, The Grinch and Max have also made cameos in that year's WNBC/WNJU holiday sing along promo. The film was released on Digital HD on January 22, 2019 and on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on February 5, 2019. It includes three mini-movies: "Yellow is the New Black", "The
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the Grinch, eventually racing through a door and sending himself hurtling into the Grinch's Dimension. He soon figures it out and rallies everybody in the restaurant to follow him to the Grinch's house. There, he leads everyone in a song to remind the Grinch of all of the love he received from his mother and implore him to change his ways and be a better person, using his umbrella as a conductor's baton. The Grinch, having a soft spot in his heart for his mother, cries when he hears
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The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas


The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas is an independent animated short film and a parody of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" written and directed by John Wardlaw and animated by Adny Angrand. The film features the final performance of actor Jonathan Harris and co-stars Tress MacNeille. The film also features an original score by Gary Stockdale and music by director John Wardlaw's band, Anti-m. Written in 1997, the script was presented to Jonathan Harris in 1998 though it was not until 2000 that his voice work was actually
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Hal Smith (actor)


the book: "Space Patrol, missions of daring in the name of early television", "It's rumored that Gene Roddenberry was a huge fan of the show and patterned "Star Trek's" engineer, Mr. Scott, after McCloud's Scottish sidekick, Taurus". He also did voices for the "Hong Kong Phooey" series. In 1977, he was the voice of Grandpa Josiah in the cartoon special, "Halloween Is Grinch Night". He was also very active with doing voices in 1980s; he
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Christine Baranski


better known roles are as Katherine Archer in "The Birdcage" (1996), Martha May Whovier in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000), Mary Sunshine in "Chicago" (2002), and Connie Chasseur in "The Ref" (1994). She received further recognition for her role as Tanya Chesham-Leigh in the hit musical film "Mamma Mia!" (2008), and its sequel, "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (2018). She also played Cinderella
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camera could travel was crafted using Maya, ZBrush, Foundry’s Mari, and Allegorithmic’s Substance Painter. Tyler, the Creator wrote a new song for the film titled "I Am the Grinch". Tyler and Danny Elfman, who composed the film's score, collaborated on a new version of the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" for the film, which was featured in the final trailer, and early on in the film itself. On November 20, 2017, Danny Elfman was revealed to
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Halloween Is Grinch Night


Halloween Is Grinch Night (titled It's Grinch Night for the 1992 videocassette release and Grinch Night for the sing-a-long videocassette release) is a 1977 Halloween television special and is the prequel to "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". It won the 1978 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program. It premiered on ABC on October 29, 1977. In Whoville, on a night known as "Grinch Night", which commences when a "Sour-Sweet Wind" blows and a chain of events
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Grinch resides. In the 1977 television special "Halloween Is Grinch Night", additional geographic features are added to Whoville such as Punkers Pond. Again, however, its greater location is not mentioned. In the 1970s television special "Horton Hears a Who" as well as the 2008 CGI-animated film of the same name, Whoville retains its literary location being within a speck on a clover flower. The 1966 television special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" also stays true to the literature. In the 2000 live-
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!


How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grumpy, solitary creature who attempts to put an end to Christmas by stealing Christmas-themed items from the homes of the nearby town Whoville on Christmas Eve. The story was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the same time in an issue of "Redbook". The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas. Based
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recover them. Arguably the most notorious impostor appears in the 1966 cartoon based on Dr. Seuss's children's book, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", wherein the Grinch attempts to rob the Whos in Whoville of their Christmas, but has a change of heart when he sees that he has "not" done this after all. This animated feature was made into a live-action movie in 2000, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch. Another less-than-friendly impostor appears
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