The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 American musical fantasycomedy film and an adaptation of Charles Dickenss 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. It is the fourth in a series of liveaction musical films featuring The Muppets, with Michael Caine starring as Ebenezer Scrooge. Although it is a comedic film with contemporary songs, The Muppet Christmas Carol otherwise follows Dickenss original story closely. The film was produced and directed by Brian Henson for Jim Henson Productions, and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

In this adaptation of the Christmas story narrated by Charles Dickens himself The Great Gonzo with the occasional commentary of Rizzo the Rat, it is Christmas Eve in 19th century London. The merriment is not shared by Ebenezer Scrooge, a surly moneylender who is more interested in profit than celebration. So cold to the season of giving is he that his bookkeeping staff, including loyal employee Bob Cratchit Kermit the Frog, have to plead with him just to have a day off work for Christmas by pointing out that Scrooge would have no customers on the holiday and that it would be a waste of coal to sit alone in the office. Scrooges nephew Fred arrives to invite his uncle to Christmas dinner with him and two gentlemen also come to Scrooges offices collecting money in the spirit of the season to provide a Christmas dinner for the poor. Scrooge declines and complains that it is not worth looking after the poor, as their deaths will decrease the surplus population. Fred is shocked at his uncles ruthless nature, but repeats his invitation, makes his own donation, and departs. Bean Bunny shows up asking for a penny to hear his song, but Scrooge throws a wreath at him in response.Later that evening, Scrooge finds himself face to face with the still meanspirited ghosts of his former business partners, Jacob and Robert Marley Statler and Waldorf who have been condemned to shackles in the afterlife as punishment for the horrible deeds they committed in life. However, they warn him that he will share the same fate, only worse, if he does not change his ways, and foretell the arrival of three spirits throughout the night. ........

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