The Grinch

This article deals with the real film from 2000. For the animated film adaptation of the same original, see The Grinch (2018) .

Movie
German title	The Grinch
Original title	How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	101 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6 JMK 6
Rod
Director	Ron Howard
script	Jeffrey Price , Peter S. Seaman
production	Brian Grazer , Todd Hallowell , Ron Howard
music	James Horner
camera	Donald Peterman
cut	Daniel P. Hanley , Mike Hill
occupation
Jim Carrey : The Grinch Taylor Momsen : Cindy Lou Who Jeffrey Tambor : Mayor Augustus May Who Christine Baranski : Martha May Whovier Bill Irwin : Lou Lou Who Molly Shannon : Betty Lou Who Clint Howard : Whobris Josh Ryan Evans : The Grinch at the age of eight Mindy Sterling : Clarnella Rachel Winfree : Rose Otto Sander : Narrator Anthony Hopkins : Original narrator

The Grinch ( How the Grinch Stole Christmas ) is an American fantasy comedy directed by Ron Howard from 2000 . The plot is based on the novel How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Theodor Seuss Geisel from 1957. The title role is played by Jim Carrey .

action

The Grinch is a green-furry creature that lives in a mountain cave. He doesn't like Christmas because of bad childhood experiences . That's why he steals gifts from the residents of the neighboring town of Whoville in the disguise of Santa Claus.

The residents of Whoville celebrate Christmas anyway. The local resident Cindy Lou Who stands up for him and at the same time helps him come to terms with the past. The Grinch recognizes the importance of the festival, returns the Christmas gifts and participates in the festival of Christmas.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the animated film made based on the novel in 1966 had become a classic for three decades. The director Ron Howard tried to preserve the "spirit" of the cartoon. He used colorful backdrops. The result is not bad, but “commercial” instead of “creative” or “artistic”. Berardinelli praised the performances by Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen.

The lexicon of international films wrote: “Comical fantasy film that sets out on a search for the meaning of Christmas with an immense budget and Jim Carrey in the lead role and creates a desolate mixture of kitsch and bile. In spite of all the turbulence, it also strikes subtle tones. "

Awards

Theodor Seuss Geisel draws the "Grinch"

The film won in 2001 for the make-up to Oscar . He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design . He also won the BAFTA Award in 2001 for make-up . In 2001, Jim Carrey won the Teen Choice Award , the MTV Movie Award , the Blockbuster Entertainment Award, and the Kids' Choice Award . He was nominated for the 2001 Golden Globe Award , the Empire Award , the London Critics Circle Film Award, and the Canadian Comedy Award . In 2001 the Saturn Award was given for the film music and the make-up . He received six other Saturn Award nominations, including for Ron Howard, Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen. The film won in 2001 as best comedy the Young Artist Award and Taylor Momsen was nominated for the same price. The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable .

But it was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry in the categories Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Screenplay .

background

Filming took place at Universal Studios and in Utah . Production costs were estimated at 123 million US dollars . The box office grossed $ 260 million in US cinemas and £ 15.2 million in the UK .

The song Christmas, Why Can't I Find You? , which was written in a collaboration between James Horner and Will Jennings, should first be sung in the film by Taylor Momsen , who also played the role of Cindy Lou Who . But this was not realized. A longer and different version of this song called Where Are You, Christmas? , was written jointly by Mariah Carey , James Horner and Will Jennings . This song was also originally recorded by Mariah Carey. Because of a legal dispute with her ex-husband Tommy Mottola , who has been running Sony Music Entertainment , the parent company of Columbia Records , for almost 15 years, this could not be realized. So the song was re-recorded and released with Faith Hill . In the music video, Faith Hill sings on the mountain top in front of the Grinch's house. It was achieved that some excerpts from the film are shown in the music video and that Taylor Momsen has a cameo appearance . The song is still a popular Christmas carol today.

literature

• Dr. Seuss : How the Grinch stole Christmas! (Original title: How the Grinche stole christmas! ). German by Eike Schönfeld . Unabridged paperback edition. Piper, Munich / Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-492-23722-3 , 55 pp.
• Louise Gikow (adaptation): The Grinch (Original title: Dr. Seuss' how the Grinch stole christmas! ). Based on the script by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman . According to the book by Dr. Seuss. German by Ulrike Seeberger . BSV, Burgschmiet-Verlag, Nuremberg 2000, ISBN 3-933731-52-6 , 105 pp.

Web links

• The Grinch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Grinch at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• The Grinch at Metacritic (English)
• The Grinch in the Lexicon of International Films

Individual evidence

1. ^ Age rating for The Grinch . Youth Media Commission .
2. ↑ James Berardinelli: Critique
3. ↑ The Grinch. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 24, 2017 .  
4. ↑ locations. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Business data. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .