Karroll's Christmas

TV Movie
2004
TV-PG
1h 27m

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Wallace Shawn and Tom Everett Scott in Karroll's Christmas (2004)

Allen Karroll has hated Christmas ever since his ex-girlfriend humiliated him in front of thousands of people one Christmas; this is a hindrance for someone who writes greeting cards for a l... Read allAllen Karroll has hated Christmas ever since his ex-girlfriend humiliated him in front of thousands of people one Christmas; this is a hindrance for someone who writes greeting cards for a living. He also hates the man who lives across the street, Zeb Rosecog, who seems to deligh... Read allAllen Karroll has hated Christmas ever since his ex-girlfriend humiliated him in front of thousands of people one Christmas; this is a hindrance for someone who writes greeting cards for a living. He also hates the man who lives across the street, Zeb Rosecog, who seems to delight in tormenting him and also happens to be the former CEO of his greeting-card company. On... Read all

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Trivia
Background prop paintings created by Jen Bailey.

Goofs
As the ghosts are helping Alan get into the reindeer costume near the end of the film, the Ghost of Christmas Future has the jingle bell collar hanging from his arm, but in the next shot it's already around Alan's neck.

Connections
Features A Christmas Carol (1984)

Soundtracks
Deck The Halls
Traditional tune, lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (uncredited)
[Incorrectly credited as written by Tom Erba]
Arranged (?) by Tom Erba
Performed by Tom Erba
Courtesy of Source In Sync

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A delightful new twist on a well trod tale.

Karroll's Christmas is one of 2004's Christmas TV gems amid an onslaught of holiday specials this year. Tom Everett Scott (ER) is engaging as the lead in this modern and extremely funny retell of Dicken's Christmas Carol, and Wallace Shawn (Princess Bride) is both charming and funny as Scrooge.

The twist this time around is that the ghosts have gotten the wrong address and they take the wrong guy (Allen Karrol, played by Scott) through his crotchety neighbor's life (Wally Shawn).

Along the way, Karrol learns how his neighbor got so crotchety and becomes sympathetic to a man whom he abhorred, prior. Well directed (Dennis Dugan) and cleverly written, (Drew Daywalt & David Schneider), this one is bound to become a perennial. Five stars out of five.