On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 18 wins & 37 nominations total
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where the Grinch is directing his dog, Max (Kelley), before stealing Christmas, isJim Carreymaking fun of producer and directorRon Howard,imitating his style of directing. Howard found the scene hilarious and decided to include it in this movie.
- GoofsAn overview shot of The Grinch building the sled reveals the camera's shadow.
- Quotes
The Grinch:All right, you're a reindeer. Here's your motivation: Your name is Rudolph, you're a freak with a red nose, and no one likes you. Then, one day, Santa picks you and you save Christmas. No, forget that part. We'll improvise... just keep it kind of loosey-goosey. You HATE Christmas! You're gonna steal it. Saving Christmas is a lousy ending, way too commercial. ACTION!
[Max knocks the red nose off]
The Grinch:BRILLIANT! You reject your own nose because it represents the glitter of commercialism. Why didn't I think of that? Cut, print, check the gate, moving on.
- Crazy creditsNear the end of the Imagine Entertainment logo, snow begins to fall, the snow continues to fall even after the words "Imagine Entertainment" fade away.
- Alternate versionsThe network TV version of the movie added scenes not shown on the DVD including an extended version of the "Present, pass-it-on" sequence.
- SoundtracksWhere Are You Christmas?
Written byJames Horner,Will JenningsandMariah Carey
Produced byByron GallimoreandFaith Hill
Performed byFaith Hill
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Why is it that some people can not take a film for what it is supposed to be.
This film is supposed to be a light hearted, tonge in cheek, family comedy, things to make the kids laugh and things for the adults, and that is exactly what this film does.
I laughed my nuts off at this film, I thought Carey put in a great performance and the whole film (if watched at Christmas) really give you a bit of festive cheer
So to all of you film reviewers stop trying to sound like film students and knock every film because it is not "Taxi Driver" or "The Godfather" and take films for what they are supposed to be, entertainment!!
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- Also known as
- El Grinch
- Filming locations
- Stage 16, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(converted into the hair and makeup staging area)
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Box office
- Budget
- $123,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $261,415,800
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $55,082,330
- Nov 19, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $346,654,179
- Runtime1hour44minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85: 1