SYNOPSIS:
Inside a snowflake, high atop Mt. Crumpit, a cave-dwelling curmudgeon
peers down on the Christmas-adoring Whos of Whoville
as they make their Yuletide preparations.
And this isn't your run-of-the-mill sourpuss. This
is the Grinch, played by Jim Carrey, and he is positively sick of those
nog-sucking cheermongers.
Why
is the Grinch so, well ... so Grinchy? Nobody knows,
not even his lone companion, the endlessly oppressed
canine, Max. It could be because his head wasn't
screwed on just right; or maybe his shoes were too
tight, or maybe because his heart was two sizes too small.
But
with an expression that goes from glum to glummer
then transforms into a malevolent lip-curling grin as a wicked
lightbulb clicks over his head ... a wonderful,
awful idea is born. Christmas is back and the Grinch
plans to do something about this annoyingly happy
holiday ... once and for all.
So
the Grinch dons a Santa disguise and pays a visit to Whoville,
bringing them a bit of his own special Christmas
grinching. In this modern adaptation of the 1966, Chuck Jones-animated version of "Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas," the Grinch encounters little Cindy Lou Who during his sortie into Whoville. Cindy Lou Who is lone among the Whos in that
she harbors serious Yuletide doubts, thinking everyone
is all kerbobbled over the shopping and hoopla and
wondering about the real meaning of Christmas. Her
father, the befuddled postmaster Lou is not much
help to Cindy, and her mother, Betty, is totally immersed
in her quest to beat Martha May Whovier in the Whobilation
lighting competition.
So
Cindy decides to take matters into her own hands,
trying to find out everything she can about the
Grinch: Who he is, why he doesn't like Christmas
and why he is held in such utter contempt. Her innocent
questions turn Whoville upside down since anything
to do with the Grinch is considered blasphemous
behavior by Mayor May Who.
Ultimately, these two kindred spirits -- one searching
for just one thing meaningful from the yuletide
holiday, and the other unearthing a part of his
soul long ago buried and forgotten -- will come
together, and collectively learn the true meaning
of Christmas.
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| Original Title |
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
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| Country of Origin |
USA
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| Year |
2000
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| Director |
Ron Howard |
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| Producer |
Brian Grazer |
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| Genre |
Comedy |
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| Screenwriter |
Peter
S. Seaman, Jeffrey Price, Dr. Seuss
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| Cast |
Jim
Carrey (the Grinch)
Anthony Hopkins (Narrator)
Christine Baranski (Martha May Whovier)
Molly Shannon (Betty Lou Who
Bill Irwin (Lou Lou Who)
Jeffrey Tambor (May Who)
Taylor Momsen (Cindy Lou Who)
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