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22/11/1988 Fantasy, Comedy, Drama 1h 41m
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The spirits will move you in odd and hysterical ways.

Overview

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

  1. Richard Donner

    Director

  2. Mitch Glazer

    Writer

  3. Michael O'Donoghue

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Bill Murray

    Francis Cross

  2. Karen Allen

    Claire Phillips

  3. John Forsythe

    Lew Hayward

  4. John Glover

    Bryce Cummings

  5. Bobcat Goldthwait

    Eliot Loudermilk

  6. Robert Mitchum

    Preston Rhinelander

  7. David Johansen

    Ghost of Christmas Past

  8. Carol Kane

    Ghost of Christmas Present

  9. Nicholas Phillips

    Calvin Cooley

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by viha
Written by viha on 2023-12-29
Not this time Bill, not this time.

This time, Bill's signature antics worked against him.
I don't know what happened, maybe Bill just didn't want to play in this movie, but he overacted too much in all scenes, whether comic scenes or dramatic ones, it doesn't matter.

There was only one scene where he showed us all his skills in the end. And that scene was the only one within the whole movie that brings us a Christmas attitude. What should be an essential part of any Christmas movie.

Ghosts of the Past and Present were good enough. But the FUTURE?
Who wouldn't be scared to death in h...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$32,000,000.00

Revenue
$60,300,000.00

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