The Grinch
The Grinch, also known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, is a 2018 American animated Christmas comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. The third screen adaptation of Dr. Seuss' 1957 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, following the 1966 television special and the 2000 live-action feature-length film, it is Illumination's second Dr. Seuss film adaptation, after The Lorax in 2012. The plot follows the Grinch and his pet dog Max who plan to stop Whoville's Christmas celebration by stealing all the town's decorations and gifts. The film was directed by Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney (in the former's feature directorial debut) and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, from a screenplay written by Michael LeSieur and Tommy Swerdlow. The film stars the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character, with Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, and Pharrell Williams, who serves as the narrator. The film was announced in 2013, and by 2016, Cumberbatch was cast as the titular character, and Cheney and Peter Candeland were set to direct. However, in 2018, Mosier took over Candeland's position as co-director. Danny Elfman composed the score, with a song written and performed by Tyler, the Creator. The Grinch was released in the United States on November 9, 2018. It grossed over $540 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time, as well as the highest-grossing Dr. Seuss film adaptation. The film received generally mixed reviews from the critics, who praised the animation and the vocal performances (particularly from Cumberbatch) but criticized the lack of creative license. This was the final Dr. Seuss film adaptation to be released during the lifetime of Seuss's widow Audrey Geisel, who served as executive producer of the film and died on December 19, 2018, five weeks after the film's release.
♪ Comfort and joy ♪ - ♪ God rest ye merry, gentlemen ♪ - Ugh. ♪ Let nothing you dismay ♪ ♪ Remember Christ our Savior ♪ ♪ Was born on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ To save us all from Satan's power ♪ - ♪ When we were gone astray ♪ - Huh? ♪ O tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort ♪ ♪ And joy... ♪
The Grinch
Oh, no, I can't today. I have a list of errands a mile long, and the babysitter left the sink backed up. No, I-I'm not complaining. I'm venting. There's a difference. Okay. Uh, talk to you later. I-I have to get breakfast on the table. Right after I unclog this drain again. Ugh! It's like concrete! - Cindy-Lou, sweetheart, come eat. - Coming! Oh.
The Grinch
Okay. You all right, Mom? Me? Oh. Yes. Never better. Ah. What'd you put down here anyway, a roller skate? No. Just batter. Me and Ms. Wilbur made cookies. Oh. That explains it. - Come have some eggs. - I can't. I gotta go mail something. But I made the beds and put away the twins' toys. Thanks, sweetheart. You didn't have to do that. I don't mind. - Something's burning. - Just a second, sweetie. Bean, don't feed your brother with your feet. - Mom! The toast! - I got it!
The Grinch
All right. Mwa! Okay. Now you can go. Thanks, Mom. Bye, Buster. Bye, Bean. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. Roger that, Mom. Whoo! Here goes Cindy-Lou Who as she dashes through the snow with a very important letter! Oh, no! I'm gonna miss the mailman! Shortcut! Go, go, go, go, go, go, go! Whoo! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Bon appétit! Whoo-hoo!
The Grinch
Watch out! Aah! Oh! No! My letter! What is wrong with you? Didn't you see me? I mean, if that... if that was a sled, I-I... well, I'd be dead. I'm sorry for bumping into you, but this is really important. Have you seen my letter? And that right there, Max, is the true nature of the Who child: just right to "me, me, me. - My letter. Me, me, me." - No, you don't understand. This isn't just a letter. This is the letter. Oh... really? Let me guess. Small child, December 20, rabidly searching for a "really important" lost letter? Might it be your list of demands to Santa? They're not demands. It's more like a wish. And what I'm wishing for is really, really important. Well, then why send a letter? I mean, if it's really that important, you should just ask him face-to-face. Oh, but that's right: no one's ever seen him. Mmm, my bad. Come on, Max, let's get out of here. Bye, doggy.
The Grinch