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A Christmas Carol (2009)

PG 96 min  -  Animation | Drama | Family  -   6 November 2009 (USA)
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An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Charles Dickens (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey ...
Steve Valentine ...
Daryl Sabara ...
Sage Ryan ...
Amber Gainey Meade ...
Ryan Ochoa ...
Bobbi Page Bobbi Page ...
Ron Bottitta ...
Sammi Hanratty ...
Julian Holloway ...
Fat Cook / Portly Gentleman #2 / Business Man #3
Gary Oldman ...
Colin Firth ...
Cary Elwes ...
Portly Gentleman #1 / Dick Wilkins / Mad Fiddler / Guest #2 / Business Man #1
Robin Wright ...
Fan / Belle (as Robin Wright Penn)
Bob Hoskins ...
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Storyline

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Christmas Eve | Scrooge | Victorian Era | Miser  | See more »

Taglines:

Season's Greedings See more »

Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for scary sequences and images See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$30,051,075 (USA) (8 November 2009) (3683 Screens)

Gross:

$137,850,096 (USA) (31 January 2010)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1
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Trivia

This is the Disney Company's third involvement with an adaption of A Christmas Carol, the first being Mickey's Christmas Carol and the other, The Muppet Christmas Carol, thus making this Disney adaption the first not to have the roles played by other character (ie, Mickey Mouse/Kermit as Bob Crachit, Goofy/Statler as Jacob Marley, etc.) See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In the scene where the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the two children, the boy says "Naff off!" to Scrooge. The expression was not coined until the 1960s and did not enter general use until the following decade when it was used as a substitute for swearing in a popular, early evening BBC comedy. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Ebenezer Scrooge: [upon viewing Marley in casket] Yes, quite dead. As a doornail.
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Connections

Referenced in "Bum Reviews: A Christmas Carol (#2.16)" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"God Bless Us Everyone"
Written and Produced by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Performed by 'Andrea Bocelli'
Courtesy of Sugar s.r.l. See more »