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.
Quick. Let's make a run for it. - ♪ I don't know if there'll be snow ♪ - Go, go! Wha...? Wh-What was that? No. ♪ But have a cup of cheer ♪ ♪ Say hello ♪ ♪ To friends you know ♪ ♪ And everyone you meet! ♪ ♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly... ♪ Oh, my goodness, Mr. Grinch! I-I-I'm coming! Leave Mr. Grinch alone. That's one tough balloon that you're fighting there. You old feisty frosty. Here, come on, let me help you up. I-I-I do not want or need your help. Oh. "Hair dye. Gorgeous Green Goddess." Oh. How did that get in there? Hey, I'm sorry if I made you uncomfy. We all got to keep the gray away. I myself use Chocolate Explosion. You know what? If you want to apologize for something, apologize for that.
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My eyes are burning. Well, don't-don't blame me. Haven't you heard? The mayor wants Christmas to be three times bigger this year. That means three times the lights, three times the eggnog, three times the... Information needed. That's a good one. Oh, I get it. This is one of your kidding things. Finally, something you said is... actually funny. Yeah, I do kid a lot, but no, this is actually... - Christmas three times bigger! - Well, you're just gonna have - a good time with this, aren't you? - Oh-ho, dear. - Oh, no, no, no, I-I-I-I... - I gotta say, it's really nice - to see you laughing. - Sorry, I-I can't hear you. I don't speak ridiculous. Oh, you're a scream. - Have a nice life. Good-bye. - I'll see you later. Whew! Oh, man. Mr. Grinch.
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From the edge of his ledge, way up in the sky, the Grinch felt upset, though he wasn't sure why. It could've been Christmas, all that joy and the such, or some thoughts from his past that he just couldn't quite touch. But whatever it was, it made his heart moan. Though he was used to it now, this being alone. And now safe in his cave, and apart from the fray, he reminded himself... It is better this way.
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I'm wearing four ski jackets. Four jackets? Aren't you a little hot? Yep. Sweatin' a little bit. Are you going somewhere? - North Pole. - Oh. Wow. Any, uh, particular reason? - I got to talk to Santa. - Santa, huh? Yeah. It's really important. Well, it must be if you need to go see him in person. - It sure is. - Okay, then. Well, good luck, and I guess I'll see you in about a month. Wait. It takes a whole month to get to the North Pole? Oh, yeah. At least. Christmas will be over by the time I got there. Ah, that's true. Now, we would miss you at Christmas. Wow. I guess I'm gonna have to come up with another plan. Hey, maybe while you're thinking, you could put the halo on the angel. Okay. You want to take your jackets off? Yeah, at least one or two of them.
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