Bill Murray: Scrooged (1988) – WTF Happened to this Movie?

By Dave Davis

Posted 5 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

WTF Happened To This Movie? – The JoBlo series that looks at TROUBLED movie productions! Box-office smashes and flops, fan-favorites or creative failures, these movies endured numerous problems behind-the-scenes.

The 1988 Bill Murray comedy SCROOGED is now considered a holiday classic… But the production of the movie was anything but cheerful, with a miserable and unpredictable star, script changes, and creative clashes. Although the movie did overcome its challenges to become a Christmastime favorite, let’s spike the nog and unwrap “WTF Happened to SCROOGED!”

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