Scrooged

Scrooged. 1988 Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait, David Johansen, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum
Cameo Appearances: Mary Lou Retton, Miles Davis, Robert Goulet, Jamie Farr, Buddy Hackett, Lee Majors, John Houseman
Director: Richard Donner
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A modernized version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who probably never even thought of giant corporations programming television networks when he sat down to write that classic.

Your hero and mine, Bill Murray plays Frank Cross, a conceited and cynical programming executive for the TV network IBC ("Yule love it!") He has found great success and wealth in his professional life, but that has cost him his one true love (Allen) and alienated him from his family. Cross is supposed to take charge of a live broadcast of A Christmas Carol on his network, and he finds that his life is mirroring the story he's developing for live television. He is visited by the ghost of his mentor, showing him the error of his ways. Next, the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Johansen), Present (Kane), and Future visit Cross, and he repents his ways.

Best of all, Frank wins the love of his life back.

Recommended.