While Bill Murray’s Scrooged has become required holiday viewing, it wasn’t universally beloved upon its release in 1988. Noted film critic Roger Ebert, for one, wasn’t a fan.

As a Christmas classic turns 35, co-writer Mitch Glazer talks Dickens-ifying ’80s corporate greed, Murray’s heartfelt improv monologue, and rumors of on-set drama.

He also reunited with Bill Murray in his 2015 TV special A Very Murray Christmas. Scrooged remained his most famous film appearance. And if you ever speak with someone who claims to have no ...

Bill Murray has had a slew of box office hits, including Ghostbusters (1984), Scrooged (1988), Charlie's Angels (2000) and Garfield: The Movie (2004).A force of nature, the actor recently turned ...

Scrooged is not the only time Bill Murray has worked with his brothers John, Brian, and Joel, but it’s the only time he’s worked with all three. By Ben Hathaway. December 7, 2024, 4:00pm.