The street musicians - MILES DAVIS on trumpet, David Sanborn on sax, Paul Schaffer with the portable keyboard - and I can never remember who the other guy is. All top-tier, real musicians.
I know you're kidding..it's really funny..like the great John Prine says " She's sweeter than saccharin at a drugstore sale" lol✌ unfortunately no one gets out of this life unscathed
I swear she's an off-duty Fairy Godmother or tooth fairy or something involving Wings a tiara and a wand. I didn't think people this sweet existed anymore.
Fun fact, 3 of Bill Murray’s brothers are also in the movie. His brother John plays this brother James . His brother Joel was a guest at his brother’s party , his brother Brian plays his dad.
Bill Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait in the same movie? Yes, please! That speech at the end about wanting the Christmas feeling every day was ad libbed by Bill Murray. He was told to just come up with something on the spot.
Bill Murray's interpretation is always in the little details, as much physically as with the line delivery. When he's talking to Claire on the phone and says "it's been..." then looks at his watch before saying "15 years." I'm always the only one laughing at this but it's just too perfectly Bill Murray!
RIP Richard Donner, who in addition to this directed The Omen, Superman, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon and 16 blocks (which is great). What an unbelievable talent.
You are one of the only reaction creators that has the ending in tact. Kudos. It is the most powerful moment of the movie when "Bill" comes to terms with himself and society. I have tears in my eyes every time he makes that passionate speech.
I love the ghost of Christmas present. She’s so perfectly weird and the way she bullies Lumpy is so perfect the way he bullies everyone around him and she always gets the upper hand.
You have to do "Trading Places." 1983, starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, and Jamie Lee Curtis. It takes place over Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, so it is, essentially, a Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years film! One of the smartest comedies ever done! You'd love it!
Bobcat did standup in my city about 15 years ago, and afterwards I got to play pool with him for about 4 hours. Of course a lot of people tried to get into our game, but he kept refusing, telling everyone that he was only there to play pool with me. Really liked him.
What he said about Robin on the JRE is nothing less than heroic. I hope he lives a long, comfortable life filled with joy. Right up until the road leads beyond the dark veil.
that's awesome! for my 30th birthday (27 years ago...) we went to the local Comedy Club and he was there. 5 minutes into his act, I thought I was going to have a heart attack from laughing too hard!
The ending always makes me cry cuz it's so sweet. 🥺 And I love how Bill broke the fourth wall to get the audience to sing too lol. My dad says he remembers seeing this in theatres and remembers the audience singing along at that point, which is so cool to me. 😊
The Ghost of Christmas Past was played by David Johanson, formerly of the punk/glam rock band, The New York Dolls. He went solo and created a new persona - Buster Poindexter and had a big hit with "Hot, Hot, Hot" in 1987. An interesting character musically and in interviews. There is a great RUclips video out there with David's Buster Poindexter persona and Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. It is funny as can be.
I remember seeing some footage of The New York Dolls somewhere, years ago, and thinking "Man, that guy looks like Buster Poindexter", but somewhat jokingly. I was surprised to later find out it was true. That was one hell of a genre and image change.
David Johanson has a larger role in the hilarious ensemble comedy, LET IT RIDE (1989) starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David ("Wings") Schramm, Jennifer Tilly and her two assets, Mama Michelle Phillips, Cynthia Nixon. This film always gets my highest recommendation.
One of my all time favourites. So many Murrays in one place. His younger brother did a movie called 'Moving Violations' which is one of the most 80s films ever made. Don't get why he didn't become huge. And Karen Allen's smile is the most wonderful thing in the world.
You beat me to it! I LOVE that movie! lol. I was introduced to it many many years ago, by my cousin, and it's still a family favourite. My daughter loves it too. About 10 years ago, a couple of years after she'd introduced the movie to some HS friends, there was something on FB about lines from a movie without giving it away. She put "I hear bells, do you hear bells?" Not long after, she got back from one friend, "Mrs Houk, get out the car!" And from another, "Why's my back all wet?" That one actually surprised us, not only that he knew the movie, but could remember it well enough to quote it.
oh man, I cannot stop laughing, not only because this movie is a classic and love it, but because of your reactions lol! this is one of my all time favorite Christmas comedies it even makes my favorite top 10 Christmas movies! in case you didn't recognize her, that was actress Karen Allen as Claire, you might know her better as Marion Ravenwood in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" lol! really enjoyed this reaction video, I love all your reactions! if I may recommend a really classic Christmas movie, one that I always watch every year, I recommend "It's A Wonderful Life (1946)" it will have you in tears of both sorrow and happiness! plus I always think of my loving Grandmother, God bless her, when I watch it! it was her favorite movie! thanks so much for the all the fun, Happy Holidays :)
This is one of my favorite Christmas movies. Everytime the little boy speaks at the end always brings tears to my eyes. I saw this in the theater & we all did the sing-along at the end. Great fun!
I love that Bill Murray's three brothers are all in this too: his brother is played by his real brother John Murray, Joel Murray is one of John's party guests playing trivia, and Frank's dad is played by Bill's brother Brian.
Brian was the caddyshack manager in Caddyshack, and John and Brian were both in Groundhog Day - the guy at the top of the stairs at the B&B (John) and the head hedgehog guy (Brian).
I love this movie. When I watch this movie I think of my late mother, who just about died laughing at this movie. She REALLY loved the Ghost of Christmas Present, who is my favorite too (such a great metaphor). Carol Kane is great.
As someone who was there in the audience when this little gem came out, I can confirm that the audience did indeed sing. Yes, Bill is fantastic, but the fact that there isn't a street or park named after Richard Donner is a travesty. Always love your smile and enthusiasm Cassie, THANKS for this one :)
The wino's in the homeless shelter offered him ripple wine and think he's Richard Burton ( actor) so to get rid of them he's doing lines from Cleopatra.
I think that’s my favorite part of the movie.. How awestrucks the boozers are when he breaks out the voice.. lol.. So many great moments like that in this gem..
To me this movie and the song "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" Will forever go together. I was fortunate to see this one as a child in the theater. I learned the meaning of the word interactive from the end of this film. 😁
Bill Murray has the talent of being able to play a character that's completely unlikable... yet still can be loveable. This movie is part of my Christmas trilogy of annual movies, along with National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story.
Another movie me and my wife have been watching every year for the last 31 years. Just a great classic and I'm glad you did a reaction to it Mrs. Popcorn. I love watching your reactions. You are awesome.
Thanks Cassie, Watch this every year along with the 1951 Alister Sim version of A Christmas Carol. Bill Murray does a top notch job as always and Karen Allen is just adorable in this.
The Richard Pryor comment gets missed a lot when he douses the waiter that was/was not on fire. It's a not-so-subtle reference to when the famous comedian set himself on fire back in June, 1980.
Yeah, this did it for me. You are the best reactor I've ever watched. It's so much fun watching you react to the movies I watched, and fell in love with, way back in the 80s. I'm sorry you didn't care for the Ghost of Xmas Past, he's my favorite (probably because I can imitate his scratchy voice and deep, Brooklyn accent).
@@TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan Something visceral about being able to see your future and mistakes you've made that you would correct if you knew the consequences and had the opportunity.
I love the Alastair Sim version, but it's not the first. There were two big budget versions in the 1930s and a couple of other smaller ones too before the 1951 Sim movie.
I'm the same. The 1951 Alistair Sim one is the best (IMO) and this is my second favourite. Then the George C Scott version. I have to watch the first two of these every year, otherwise I don't feel like I've had a Christmas.
...... Oh man, what a great experience! Cassie, your reactions were just great again! I was particularly excited about this film because my family and I watch it at least 1-2 times a year. From your reactions, I could remember how I reacted when I was 9 years old when I saw him for the first time. Thank you so much for watching this film with us. P.S. scene in the restaurant when Bill Murray pours water on the waiter's face and then slips on the stairs. Wasn't written that way in the script. But since Bill Murray pretended it was part of it, it was left as a gag.
The bit where Carol Kane grabbed Bill by the bottom lip actually really injured him. :D She tore his lip and he had to wait until it was healed up before they could keep filming. Also, you expressed confusion at the pacing of the film, and that's understandable; Bill Murray and Richard Donner both had disagreements about how it should go, and the result is a kind of hopping between manic and measured.
we love crude and need a little crude once in a while. a Christmas carol has been done over and over and over many times the same story and I pretty much like them all. but this is something different and that's why I love this one. :)
My personal favorite rendition of this story is "Scrooge" (1970) with Albert Finney. An amazing movie. It is a musical though, so I'm not sure it would be feasible for a reaction video, but you should definitely watch it some time.
I second that nomination, Cassie. There's alot to offer with 1970's SCROOGE. Here's my favorite line: "Remember SCROOGE . . . there is never enough time to say the things we want to say, or do the things that we wish. The trick is to do what you can, with the time that you have . . . because suddenly, you're NOT there ANYMORE!" -The Ghost of Christmas Present.
An underrated Christmas movie that was ahead of it's time in feeling and tone. I watch it annually around this time of year and have a fond memory of seeing it in the theater with my father. The whole audience did sing along at the end.
If you want to do a nice family, feel-good movie before Christmas, I highly recommend It's a Wonderful Life, and/or Muppet Christmas Carol. Kermit is a great bob cratchett and Michael Caine is brilliant as always
In case nobody else mentioned - Lee Majors, the guy who came into Santa's workshop in the beginning asking for the back way out - was still a pretty famous TV action star at the time the movie came out, most known for the shows The Six Million Dollar Man and Fall Guy.
Near the beginning of the movie when Frank is walking with his brother at night along the busy street, they pass by a group of musicians. The guy playing the trumpet is legendary jazz musician Miles Davis.
@@mcgilj1 Another good one. A mostly faithful and rather concise version. It was my first exposure to the Dickens story (and indeed it's a good introduction for kids to the classic tale).
Bobcat Goldthwait is adorable in this movie- maybe the beginning of him trying to get out of being pigeonholed? He's said in interviews and in his comedy routine that doing "the voice" got old pretty quickly and he tried to just show up to jobs and do his normal voice and people would say, "that's not funny, do that crazy voice you do".
I'm just a sucker for Christmas Carol adaptations, even though there are a few classic ones I still haven't seen. Scrooged is up there with my favorites
The actors who play Frank's brother and father are Bill Murray's real life brothers. Always a treat to see them pop up in his movies, like Stan Lee cameos.
I have to say there's just something about you that just makes me smile I love watching your videos they're great it could be just your positive attitude on life everything so thank you
All these years later and that scene where Bill Murray impersonates Richard Burton still makes me laugh. Also, Cassie singing is why you should NEVER stop watching a post until the very end! ;-)
Frank’s mother died giving birth to James because she smoked during her pregnancy. That’s why you don’t see her at James’s party. 😢 This is by far my favorite interpretation of A Christmas Carol. Even if it is a smidge dated, it does fun and interesting things with the concept. Frank Cross is a terrific Scrooge stand-in who delivers that Bill Murray charisma we’ve come to love and expect.
If you really look at the look of the film, the characters aren't really dated in their costumes. The costume designer was smart to keep trends and styles to a minimum. I watch this every year, and like the other best Christmas Carol re-interpretations, it gets me choked up. In this case, Bill Murray delivers everything he has to give as a performer. It'll never age as a movie.
@@brucelaborin2124 It's dated in terms of references. Lee Marvin, Mary Lou Retton, Richard Pryor burning himself? These references were dated when the movie premiered tbh. To the OP, when does the movie tell us the mother died during childbirth? I'd think smoking while pregnant does more damage to the child than the mother.
@@fodsaks The fact that I didn't know the difference between Lee Marvin and Lee Majors when I first saw the movie in 1988 when he was presented as a big movie star shows that the movie is dated. Thanks for proving my point.
Don’t know if you still check this old thread, but for this year you should watch The Man Who Invented Christmas. Very nice story about how Charles Dickens came up with the book A Christmas Carol.
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Thanks Cassie, always look forward to your vids!!
RUclips are a bunch of muppets.
Bad Santa 😉
I like the pretty “wreath” on your head!
Always like your videos, in my opinion your channel is top 3 for movie reactions.
"I should hate him. Why don't I hate him?"
Because he's Bill Murray.
Good answer
That's okay, I'll hate him for you.
No one does the sarcastic asshole that's still likable for some unexplainable reason like Bill Murray.
@@DerMoerpler I'd argue Robert Downey Jr is a contender.
@@markvarley2962 There is nothing likable about Trump.
The street musicians - MILES DAVIS on trumpet, David Sanborn on sax, Paul Schaffer with the portable keyboard - and I can never remember who the other guy is. All top-tier, real musicians.
I am convinced that this lady works somewhere where she hugs puppies all day, then goes home and bakes cookies for her neighbors.
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I know you're kidding..it's really funny..like the great John Prine says " She's sweeter than saccharin at a drugstore sale" lol✌ unfortunately no one gets out of this life unscathed
@@cyclone8974
😄lol you are correct
She’s a treasure
I swear she's an off-duty Fairy Godmother or tooth fairy or something involving Wings a tiara and a wand. I didn't think people this sweet existed anymore.
I think my heart melted when Cassie said "I got knives once, and I still use them, everyday!".
ah ha she is so sweet
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 Agreed! Although I honestly thought that would be something Hannibal Lector would say as well 😉
@@thedoneeye 😂
This has to be a persona. She cannot seriously be this sweet and wholesome... 😂
@@dawb86 She actually has surgical implants that make her so sweet and wholesome 😉
Fun fact, 3 of Bill Murray’s brothers are also in the movie. His brother John plays this brother James . His brother Joel was a guest at his brother’s party , his brother Brian plays his dad.
Whoops, I just posted this same thing! I shoulda scrolled down more first
Joel was also in the boardroom meeting.
He gets his brothers into just about all of his movies. Even pays their SAG dues.
Brian was great in Caddyshack ...
Bill Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait in the same movie? Yes, please!
That speech at the end about wanting the Christmas feeling every day was ad libbed by Bill Murray. He was told to just come up with something on the spot.
Bill Murray's interpretation is always in the little details, as much physically as with the line delivery. When he's talking to Claire on the phone and says "it's been..." then looks at his watch before saying "15 years." I'm always the only one laughing at this but it's just too perfectly Bill Murray!
he's got that bugs bunny vibe
IKR??? That part always kills me and I hardly see anyone notice it. Murray was always doing subtle things like that with a deadpan face. Hilarious!
RIP Richard Donner, who in addition to this directed The Omen, Superman, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon and 16 blocks (which is great). What an unbelievable talent.
And for me Donner’s Superman is still the best superhero movie.
@@charmawow I watched it again last night.
Wait he did this movie? I thought it was Tim Burton
Ladyhawke as well.
@@charmawow absolutely! He also directed the iconic Twilight Zone episode “Nightmare At 20,000 Feet” starring William Shatner.
Fun Fact: Jazz trumpet legend Miles Davis was one of the "Feed The Starving Musicians" street performers.
Funner Fact: The street band (Miles Davis, Paul Schaffer, Larry Carlton, and David Sanborn) are all musical legends.
@@socialstew True, but Miles is in a league of his own.
one of my favorite scenes of the movie1
@@dnish6673 and a racist
You are one of the only reaction creators that has the ending in tact. Kudos. It is the most powerful moment of the movie when "Bill" comes to terms with himself and society. I have tears in my eyes every time he makes that passionate speech.
Your reaction when he said someone was talking thru the whole movie was priceless!
I love the ghost of Christmas present. She’s so perfectly weird and the way she bullies Lumpy is so perfect the way he bullies everyone around him and she always gets the upper hand.
The great Carol Kane!
You have to do "Trading Places." 1983, starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, and Jamie Lee Curtis. It takes place over Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, so it is, essentially, a Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years film! One of the smartest comedies ever done! You'd love it!
If not for Trading Places, Dan Akroyd would likely be known only as the onetime sidekick of John Belushi today.
4:03 Probably the most normal character Bobcat Goldthwait has played.
My favorite joke in this movie is a banner behind Bill Murray’s desk that is the definition of the word cross: noun/ something they nail people to.😂😂👍
Bobcat did standup in my city about 15 years ago, and afterwards I got to play pool with him for about 4 hours. Of course a lot of people tried to get into our game, but he kept refusing, telling everyone that he was only there to play pool with me. Really liked him.
What he said about Robin on the JRE is nothing less than heroic.
I hope he lives a long, comfortable life filled with joy. Right up until the road leads beyond the dark veil.
I've already seen a few videos on RUclips as a stand-up comedy. Have to admit, were quite ok!
I can also well imagine that he is a personable person.
that's awesome! for my 30th birthday (27 years ago...) we went to the local Comedy Club and he was there. 5 minutes into his act, I thought I was going to have a heart attack from laughing too hard!
I've loved his films for years
I love his film God Bless America.
28:45 - *"...and YOU...who was making all the noise through the WHOLE movie!!!"*
EXACTLY!!! You TELL her, Bill!!!
Best line is when Cassie says, “I have goosebumps, in this nut job movie” lol 😆
I saw this in the theater when it came out. Twice. The ending was a real crowd-pleaser, the whole audience cheered and sang the song at the end.
When Clair tears up and says "Merry Christmas Lumpy". It breaks my heart every time.
The ending always makes me cry cuz it's so sweet. 🥺 And I love how Bill broke the fourth wall to get the audience to sing too lol. My dad says he remembers seeing this in theatres and remembers the audience singing along at that point, which is so cool to me. 😊
Watching Scrooged with P.I.B. was like watching Scrooged with Claire, the Best!
I love this movie. Where the little kid gives the “God bless us, everyone” always get a little lump in my throat
Me too. Tear up a bit.
That part makes me tear up every time
@@drmephistoscane Same. I've probably watched this movie a dozen times, and every time... Niagara Falls, Frankie angel.
Oh definitely....got a tear or two during this reaction. And when they are all singing "Put a little love in your heart," it still makes me smile.
The Ghost of Christmas Past was played by David Johanson, formerly of the punk/glam rock band, The New York Dolls. He went solo and created a new persona - Buster Poindexter and had a big hit with "Hot, Hot, Hot" in 1987. An interesting character musically and in interviews. There is a great RUclips video out there with David's Buster Poindexter persona and Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. It is funny as can be.
I remember seeing some footage of The New York Dolls somewhere, years ago, and thinking "Man, that guy looks like Buster Poindexter", but somewhat jokingly. I was surprised to later find out it was true. That was one hell of a genre and image change.
David Johanson has a larger role in the hilarious ensemble comedy, LET IT RIDE (1989) starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David ("Wings") Schramm, Jennifer Tilly and her two assets, Mama Michelle Phillips, Cynthia Nixon. This film always gets my highest recommendation.
He's also good friends with Bill Murray. Hence, getting a role in the film.
Sam Kinison was originally supposed to play the part of The Ghost of Christmas Past - but sadly passed...
@@synthact Did not know that. Sam was a great talent and great stand-up. He is sorely missed.
I love this movie. The ghost of Christmas present was awesome, especially when she hit him with the toaster
That’s the wonderful Carol Kane. She was in Taxi, and she played Miracle Max’s wife in The Princess Bride.
One of my all time favourites. So many Murrays in one place. His younger brother did a movie called 'Moving Violations' which is one of the most 80s films ever made. Don't get why he didn't become huge.
And Karen Allen's smile is the most wonderful thing in the world.
You beat me to it! I LOVE that movie! lol. I was introduced to it many many years ago, by my cousin, and it's still a family favourite. My daughter loves it too. About 10 years ago, a couple of years after she'd introduced the movie to some HS friends, there was something on FB about lines from a movie without giving it away. She put "I hear bells, do you hear bells?" Not long after, she got back from one friend, "Mrs Houk, get out the car!" And from another, "Why's my back all wet?" That one actually surprised us, not only that he knew the movie, but could remember it well enough to quote it.
I always laugh at the "I know it's been... [checks watch]... 15 years" line. Sometimes, the subtle jokes are funnier than the obvious ones.
Bill Murray has the rare ability as an actor to portray a character who's a real jerk that you're supposed to hate but you all kinda root for.
oh man, I cannot stop laughing, not only because this movie is a classic and love it, but because of your reactions lol! this is one of my all time favorite Christmas comedies it even makes my favorite top 10 Christmas movies! in case you didn't recognize her, that was actress Karen Allen as Claire, you might know her better as Marion Ravenwood in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" lol! really enjoyed this reaction video, I love all your reactions! if I may recommend a really classic Christmas movie, one that I always watch every year, I recommend "It's A Wonderful Life (1946)" it will have you in tears of both sorrow and happiness! plus I always think of my loving Grandmother, God bless her, when I watch it! it was her favorite movie! thanks so much for the all the fun, Happy Holidays :)
This is one of my favorite Christmas movies. Everytime the little boy speaks at the end always brings tears to my eyes. I saw this in the theater & we all did the sing-along at the end. Great fun!
I love that Bill Murray's three brothers are all in this too: his brother is played by his real brother John Murray, Joel Murray is one of John's party guests playing trivia, and Frank's dad is played by Bill's brother Brian.
Brian was the caddyshack manager in Caddyshack, and John and Brian were both in Groundhog Day - the guy at the top of the stairs at the B&B (John) and the head hedgehog guy (Brian).
I love this movie. When I watch this movie I think of my late mother, who just about died laughing at this movie. She REALLY loved the Ghost of Christmas Present, who is my favorite too (such a great metaphor). Carol Kane is great.
As someone who was there in the audience when this little gem came out, I can confirm that the audience did indeed sing. Yes, Bill is fantastic, but the fact that there isn't a street or park named after Richard Donner is a travesty.
Always love your smile and enthusiasm Cassie, THANKS for this one :)
I saw this with my mom in the theater, everyone sung along. Growing up in the 1980s was the best. 😉
There is! Donner Pass.
The audience I was with did the same. It was a blast!
That's so awesome to think people really sang along in the theaters for this! We need to have Christmas season screenings of this movie in theaters!
Same in the theater I was in. It was so much fun.
"Have you tried staples?" One of my all time favorite lines from any movie, lol.
"She's so nice. She volunteers for the shelter".
And she writes awesome articles for the Daily Planet, and Superman is going to be SOOOO jealous!
Such a funny take, love Karen Allen!!
My favorite character in this movie has always been the ballbreaker fairy. I remember watching this when it first came out and she had me in stitches.
The wino's in the homeless shelter offered him ripple wine and think he's Richard Burton ( actor) so to get rid of them he's doing lines from Cleopatra.
I think that’s my favorite part of the movie.. How awestrucks the boozers are when he breaks out the voice.. lol..
So many great moments like that in this gem..
Cassie you are America's sweetheart. Thank you for putting a little love in MY heart today.
Cassie you have the most INFECTIOUS personality and are an absolute pleasure to watch movie reviews with. ♥️♥️🙏👌
I love this Christmas movie. The casting was spot on.
"Put a little love in your heart" a simple straight forward message to keep in mind this holiday season.
@28:28 "And Elliot's gonna be okay? Or is he gonna go to jail?" I don't know why I found that so funny, but I did.
One of my favorite moments in the movie:
"Claire, the whole world. World, Claire."
CLASSIC!!!!! I saw it in a empty theater as a kid but still loved it. Over the years it rightfully found its place as a Christmas staple
To me this movie and the song "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" Will forever go together. I was fortunate to see this one as a child in the theater. I learned the meaning of the word interactive from the end of this film. 😁
This is of my favorite Christmas list movies.
Bill Murray has the talent of being able to play a character that's completely unlikable... yet still can be loveable.
This movie is part of my Christmas trilogy of annual movies, along with National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story.
I can't argue with that. We just watched all three in the last four days, here. 🤣🤣
Yo! Me too!
My favourite movie speech, so much fun.
Another movie me and my wife have been watching every year for the last 31 years. Just a great classic and I'm glad you did a reaction to it Mrs. Popcorn. I love watching your reactions. You are awesome.
"It's a Delorean!"
It went back to 1955 too.
"Claire" (played by Karen Allen) was also Indiana Jones love interest in the first Indiana Jones movie (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Thanks Cassie, Watch this every year along with the 1951 Alister Sim version of A Christmas Carol. Bill Murray does a top notch job as always and Karen Allen is just adorable in this.
The Richard Pryor comment gets missed a lot when he douses the waiter that was/was not on fire. It's a not-so-subtle reference to when the famous comedian set himself on fire back in June, 1980.
To be honest, I feel Cassie missed every reference in the movie. But she still enjoyed it. :)
Yeah that was kinda harsh.
Freebasing crack cocaine.
Cassie, Your reaction when Bill Muray steals the old lady's cab is PRICELESSSSSSSSSSS.
i CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.
same!
Yeah, this did it for me. You are the best reactor I've ever watched. It's so much fun watching you react to the movies I watched, and fell in love with, way back in the 80s. I'm sorry you didn't care for the Ghost of Xmas Past, he's my favorite (probably because I can imitate his scratchy voice and deep, Brooklyn accent).
His "Which floor" line kills me every time, I love him.
Plus, wasn't he in The New York Dolls?
@@i.marchand4655 Yes he was.He was known as Buster Poindexter in the 80's / 90's . The song he was known for as Buster is Hot, Hot, Hot .
@@i.marchand4655 He was the lead singer.
Your reactions are awesome. Really loved your reaction to "towel and a face cloth"...lol
This and Click are the films I shouldn't really cry while watching but I always do.
Same!... except for me it's a lot more than 2 movies 🤣
@@Grizzlox Logan’s Run ?
@@tempsitch5632 Plains, Trains and Automobiles
Don't worry, I'm pretty sure everyone cries at both those movies lol.
@@TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan Something visceral about being able to see your future and mistakes you've made that you would correct if you knew the consequences and had the opportunity.
My jaw still drops at the Richard Pryor joke.
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" has been on my Christmas playlist ever since this movie came out.
The original Black & White *_Christmas Carol_* with Alister Sims, is my favourite seasonal movie.
This one is my second.
I love the Alastair Sim version, but it's not the first. There were two big budget versions in the 1930s and a couple of other smaller ones too before the 1951 Sim movie.
@@WilliamPitcher Exactly, that one was hardly the original. My favorite is the '38 one.
The Flintstones Christmas Carol is one of my favorites and the one with George C. Scott
My favorite is Rich Little's A Christmas Carol.
I'm the same. The 1951 Alistair Sim one is the best (IMO) and this is my second favourite. Then the George C Scott version. I have to watch the first two of these every year, otherwise I don't feel like I've had a Christmas.
Congratulations on 150k!!
...... Oh man, what a great experience! Cassie, your reactions were just great again!
I was particularly excited about this film because my family and I watch it at least 1-2 times a year.
From your reactions, I could remember how I reacted when I was 9 years old when I saw him for the first time. Thank you so much for watching this film with us. P.S. scene in the restaurant when Bill Murray pours water on the waiter's face and then slips on the stairs. Wasn't written that way in the script. But since Bill Murray pretended it was part of it, it was left as a gag.
The bit where Carol Kane grabbed Bill by the bottom lip actually really injured him. :D She tore his lip and he had to wait until it was healed up before they could keep filming.
Also, you expressed confusion at the pacing of the film, and that's understandable; Bill Murray and Richard Donner both had disagreements about how it should go, and the result is a kind of hopping between manic and measured.
Karen Allen of Raiders of the Lost Ark she is really good in a loveish story called Starman also starring Jeff Bridges.
fantastic movie that I saw fairly recently for the first time in years. A really heartbreaking, and emotional movie about love and grief.
Animal house too
This is one of my favorites ,to what we are going to enjoy with you.
You are a Christmas treasure, Cassie. Thank you!
Michael Howard More like a whole year round treasure.
we love crude and need a little crude once in a while. a Christmas carol has been done over and over and over many times the same story and I pretty much like them all. but this is something different and that's why I love this one. :)
I adore the Annie Lennox and Al Green cover of "Put a Little Love in your Heart", it really fits the soundtrack of this movie! 🥰
I’ll have to listen to the full song. Sounds great!
I just now realized that it's in this movie and in another Bill Murray movie, Ghostbusters II. Is that a Christmas movie, too?
My personal favorite rendition of this story is "Scrooge" (1970) with Albert Finney. An amazing movie. It is a musical though, so I'm not sure it would be feasible for a reaction video, but you should definitely watch it some time.
I second that nomination, Cassie. There's alot to offer with 1970's SCROOGE. Here's my favorite line:
"Remember SCROOGE . . . there is never enough time to say the things we want to say, or do the things that we wish. The trick is to do what you can, with the time that you have . . . because suddenly, you're NOT there ANYMORE!"
-The Ghost of Christmas Present.
Now it is time for the other Richard Donner directed Christmas classic....LETHAL WEAPON!
Absolutely my favorite version of a Christmas Carol.
Carol Kane is a treasure.
I haven’t seen ‘Scrooged’ so long. Need to see it again. Btw, I saw again ‘Jingle All the Way’ starring Arnold. That was classic.
Love this film. Every time Kelvin finally talks it gets me.
An underrated Christmas movie that was ahead of it's time in feeling and tone. I watch it annually around this time of year and have a fond memory of seeing it in the theater with my father. The whole audience did sing along at the end.
If you want to do a nice family, feel-good movie before Christmas, I highly recommend It's a Wonderful Life, and/or Muppet Christmas Carol. Kermit is a great bob cratchett and Michael Caine is brilliant as always
congratulations on 150k, love the reaction!
Scrooged is on my list of must-watch Christmas movies. I try to watch it every holiday season.
One of our family’s yearly traditions too. Still get the tears at the end after all these years.
I love your reactions, it shows you’re a genuinely nice person. Don’t ever change.
“Name one.” Brilliant line.
Love this film! Thanks for the reupload
In case nobody else mentioned - Lee Majors, the guy who came into Santa's workshop in the beginning asking for the back way out - was still a pretty famous TV action star at the time the movie came out, most known for the shows The Six Million Dollar Man and Fall Guy.
Loved Fall Guy when I was young!
The Richard Burton bit is brilliant.
Even though she'll have no idea who Richard Burton is.
I didn't get that joke until many years later. Bill Murray and Richard Burton do look alike.
Near the beginning of the movie when Frank is walking with his brother at night along the busy street, they pass by a group of musicians. The guy playing the trumpet is legendary jazz musician Miles Davis.
If you haven't seen it you should watch "The Muppets Christmas Carol", still the best version IMHO.
Certainly up there. It had my vote in the poll.
I have to give it to Mickey's Christmas Carol ...
@@mcgilj1 Another good one. A mostly faithful and rather concise version. It was my first exposure to the Dickens story (and indeed it's a good introduction for kids to the classic tale).
Truth.
But it has to be the extended version, not the theatrical cut.
Bobcat Goldthwait is adorable in this movie- maybe the beginning of him trying to get out of being pigeonholed? He's said in interviews and in his comedy routine that doing "the voice" got old pretty quickly and he tried to just show up to jobs and do his normal voice and people would say, "that's not funny, do that crazy voice you do".
i love the muppets version of a christmas carol
I think it was better than this one.
Scrooged is like fine wine. The more times you watch it, the more you appreciate its humor and wisecracks.
I'm just a sucker for Christmas Carol adaptations, even though there are a few classic ones I still haven't seen. Scrooged is up there with my favorites
Bad Santa is a good Christmas movie to react to. Especially since you started this channel to expand the kind of movies you watch
The actors who play Frank's brother and father are Bill Murray's real life brothers. Always a treat to see them pop up in his movies, like Stan Lee cameos.
Thanks for the fact, it's most enlightening! 🥰
I recognized his older bro, he’s been in so many films.
His older brother Brian appears in most of Bill Murray's projects, including Ghostbusters II, Grounding Day, and even Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
In fact all three of his brothers Brian, John and Joe appear in the film the other brother makes a cameo as one of his brothers guests at his party.
Congratulations on 150K subscribers. Well deserved! On to 200K now…
I have to say there's just something about you that just makes me smile I love watching your videos they're great it could be just your positive attitude on life everything so thank you
Agreed. Cassie’s reactions are adorable.
His squeeze in this is Karen Allen who was Marion-Indy's girl. She' good in Starman with Jeff Bridges, too!
I really wish she hasn't seen "It's a Wonderful Life" and watches it with us. It would be the best Christmas gift.
She hasn't seen it and she will be watching it in the coming weeks:)
All these years later and that scene where Bill Murray impersonates Richard Burton still makes me laugh. Also, Cassie singing is why you should NEVER stop watching a post until the very end! ;-)
Frank’s mother died giving birth to James because she smoked during her pregnancy. That’s why you don’t see her at James’s party. 😢
This is by far my favorite interpretation of A Christmas Carol. Even if it is a smidge dated, it does fun and interesting things with the concept. Frank Cross is a terrific Scrooge stand-in who delivers that Bill Murray charisma we’ve come to love and expect.
If you really look at the look of the film, the characters aren't really dated in their costumes. The costume designer was smart to keep trends and styles to a minimum. I watch this every year, and like the other best Christmas Carol re-interpretations, it gets me choked up. In this case, Bill Murray delivers everything he has to give as a performer. It'll never age as a movie.
@@brucelaborin2124 It's dated in terms of references. Lee Marvin, Mary Lou Retton, Richard Pryor burning himself? These references were dated when the movie premiered tbh. To the OP, when does the movie tell us the mother died during childbirth? I'd think smoking while pregnant does more damage to the child than the mother.
@@BrianNIL Lee Marvin?
Maybe you should watch again.
@@fodsaks He meant Lee Majors.
@@fodsaks The fact that I didn't know the difference between Lee Marvin and Lee Majors when I first saw the movie in 1988 when he was presented as a big movie star shows that the movie is dated. Thanks for proving my point.
Don’t know if you still check this old thread, but for this year you should watch The Man Who Invented Christmas. Very nice story about how Charles Dickens came up with the book A Christmas Carol.