'Scrooged' (1988)

This modern-day retelling of "A Christmas Carol" took a very postmodern twist by having the story of a Scrooge-like TV executive (<a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB004143" title="Bill Murray" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/bill-murray-PECLB004143.topic">Bill Murray</a>, right, with David Johansen) play out at the same time a live Christmas Eve telecast of "A Christmas Carol" was performed as a film within the film (though only bits and pieces of the telecast are seen in the movie). The film received mixed reviews and was a modest success at the box office.

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This modern-day retelling of "A Christmas Carol" took a very postmodern twist by having the story of a Scrooge-like TV executive (Bill Murray, right, with David Johansen) play out at the same time a live Christmas Eve telecast of "A Christmas Carol" was performed as a film within the film (though only bits and pieces of the telecast are seen in the movie). The film received mixed reviews and was a modest success at the box office.

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