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{{Italic title|''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000)}}
  
 
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|director={{w|Ron Howard}}
  
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|writer={{w|Dr. Seuss}} {{S|(book)}}<br>{{w|Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman|Jeffrey Price}} {{S|(screenplay)}}<br>{{w|Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman|Peter S. Seaman}} {{S|(screenplay)}}
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|writer={{w|Dr. Seuss}} {{s|([[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|book]])}}<br>{{w|Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman|Jeffrey Price {{s|(screenplay)}}<br>Peter S. Seaman {{s|(screenplay)}}}}
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|release=Friday December 8, 2000
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|release=November 17, 2000
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|rating=PG {{s|(some crude humor [theatrical])}}<br>PG-13 {{s|(home video release)}}
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|rating=PG For Some Crude Humor
  
 
|runtime=1 hour, 45 minutes
  
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|available=VHS<br>DVD<br>HD DVD<br>Blu-ray<br>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/dr.-seuss-how-grinch-stole/id286621192 iTunes]
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|available=VHS<br>DVD<br>HD DVD<br>Blu-ray<br>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/dr.-seuss-how-grinch-stole/id286621192 Apple TV]<br>[https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Grinch-Stole-Christmas/dp/B000M5NRLC/ Amazon Video]<br>[https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=3_pIeBNmtT8 Google Play]}}
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[[File:61bZJ6V3uML._AC_SY679_.jpg|thumb|250px|The teaser poster.]]
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[[File:Movie-thegrinch.jpg|thumb|250px|The poster for the film's theatrical release.]]
  
[[File:Movie-thegrinch.jpg|thumb|250px|The poster for the film's theatrical release.]]
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'''The Grinch is a 2000 Holiday, Drama, Fantasy, Family, Musical film from [[:Category:Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]] and {{w|Imagine Entertainment}}, it is loosely based on {{w|Dr. Seuss}}' 1957 storybook of the same name and its [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)|animated adaptation]]. Because the film is based on a children's storybook, many additions had to be made to the storyline to bring it up to feature-length, including some information about the backstory of [[The Grinch|the title character]]. Most of the rhymes used in the book were used in the film, though some were slightly changed, and new rhymes were put in as well.'''
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'''''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas''''' is a 2000 comedy film from {{W|Universal Pictures}} and {{w|Imagine Entertainment}}, in association with and copyrighted by LUNI Productions GmbH and Company KG, based on {{w|Dr. Seuss}}' 1957 storybook of the same name. Directed by {{w|Ron Howard}} and produced by Howard and {{w|Brian Grazer}}, it is the first theatrical film based on a Dr. Seuss story. [[DreamWorks]] was originally planning to co-produce the film, but dropped out at the last minute. (DreamWorks would later internationally distribute another Universal/Imagine Dr. Seuss adaptation, 2003's ''{{w|The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat}}''.)
   
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Because the film is based on a children's storybook, many additions had to be made to the storyline to bring it up to feature-length, including some information about the backstory of [[The Grinch|the title character]]. {{w|Anthony Hopkins}} supplied rhyming narration similar to {{w|Boris Karloff}}'s from [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)|the 1966 version]], and the soundtrack included a new version of the original special's song "[[You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch]]".
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Directed by {{w|Ron Howard}}, produced by Howard and {{w|Brian Grazer}}, and starring {{w|Jim Carrey}}, it is the first theatrical film based on a Dr. Seuss story. [[:Category:DreamWorks|DreamWorks]] was originally planning to co-produce the film, but dropped out at the last minute. However, DreamWorks would internationally distribute another Universal/Imagine Dr. Seuss adaptation, ''{{w|The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat In the Hat}}''.
  
   
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The advance publicity title for the film was simply '''''The Grinch''''', which was used for the worldwide theatrical run and was retained for Australian and United Kingdom releases.
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{{w|Anthony Hopkins}} supplied narration similar to {{w|Boris Karloff}}'s in the original, and the soundtrack included a new version of the original special's song "[[You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch]]".
  
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The advance publicity title for the film was simply '''''The Grinch''''', which was retained for Australian and United Kingdom releases.
  
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-02.jpg|thumb|250px]]
  
[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-02.jpg|thumb|250px]]
 
The movie begins with a celebration in the whimsical city of Whoville, where everyone celebrates Christmas with much happiness and joy, with the exception of the cynical and misanthropic Grinch, who despises Christmas and the Whos with great wrath and occasionally pulls dangerous and harmful pranks on them for his own satisfaction and enjoyment. As a result, no one likes or cares for him.
  
The movie begins with a celebration in the whimsical city of Whoville, where everyone celebrates Christmas with much happiness and joy, with the exception of the cynical and misanthropic Grinch, who despises Christmas and the Whos with great wrath and occasionally pulls dangerous and harmful pranks on them for his own satisfaction and enjoyment. As a result, no one likes or cares for him.
   
 
[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-03.jpg|thumb|250px]]
  
[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-03.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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[[Cindy Lou Who]], a 7 year old Who, becomes aware of the Grinch's existence, and after being saved from a deadly machine by him in the Whoville Post Office, suspects that he isn't as bad as he seems and becomes interested in the Grinch and his history. She asks everyone what they know about him and soon discovers that he has a tragic past:
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[[Cindy Lou Who]], a 6-year-old Who, becomes aware of the Grinch's existence, and after being saved from a deadly machine by him in the Whoville Post Office, suspects that he isn't as bad as he seems and becomes interested in the Grinch and his history. She asks everyone what they know about him and soon discovers that he has a tragic past: The Grinch actually arrived in Whoville by mistake when he was a baby, and was adopted by a pair of ladies. Although he showed some sadistic tendencies as a child, he was not the cruel, selfish person he would become; he was bullied by his classmates (mostly by Augustus May Who, the current Mayor of Whoville) because of his green and hairy appearance, with the exception of Martha May Whovier, who showed some romantic interest in him. One Christmas season, he made a gift for Martha May, but attempted to shave his face after recalling Augustus' insults about it, cutting himself and resulting in his classmates laughing at him and humiliating him. He snapped, lost his temper and went on a rampage against Christmas before running away to live on Mt. Crumpit, leading to his current hatred of the Whos during Christmastime.
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The Grinch actually arrived in Whoville by mistake when he was a baby, and was adopted by a pair of ladies. Although he showed some sadistic tendencies as a child, he was not the cruel, selfish person he would become; he was bullied by his classmates (mostly by Augustus May Who, the current Mayor of Whoville) because of his green and hairy appearance, with the exception of Martha May Whovier, who showed some romantic interest in the Grinch. One Christmas season, he made a gift for Martha May, but attempted to shave his face after recalling Augustus' insults about it, cutting himself and resulting in his classmates laughing at him and humiliating him. He snapped, lost his temper, went on a rampage against Christmas, and ran away to live on Mt. Crumpit, leading to his current hatred of the Whos during Christmas time.
  
   
 
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[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-09.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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Cindy, touched by this story, decides to make the Grinch the main participant of the party before Christmas, to the great displeasure of Augustus, who has no choice but to agree to the idea. But when she offers an invitation to the Grinch, he only grumbles and sends her out of his cave. However, after much gossip and debate with himself, he (with a "little help" from [[Max (The Grinch)|Max]], his dog) goes to the party anyway. While he is initially disgusted with the party, he starts to genuinely enjoy himself until Augustus proposes marriage to Martha and gives the Grinch an electric shaver as a Christmas present, something that makes him remember his traumatic childhood and go on a rampage again to cause chaos and mischief, spoiling the party and upsetting Cindy Lou. The Grinch is pleased with his rampage, but to his dismay, he soon realizes that his attack has not removed the spirit of Christmas from them, and that they will do the commemoration of Christmas tomorrow anyway.
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Cindy decides to make the Grinch the main participant of the party before Christmas, to the great displeasure of Augustus, who has no choice but to agree to the idea. But when she offers an invitation to the Grinch, he only grumbles and sends her out of his cave; however, after much gossip and debate with himself, he changes his mind (with a "little help" from [[Max (The Grinch)|Max]], his dog) and goes to the party anyway. While he is initially disgusted with the party, he starts to genuinely enjoy himself, until Augustus proposes marriage to Martha and gives the Grinch an electric shaver as a Christmas present — which makes him recall his traumatic childhood and go on a rampage again to cause chaos and mischief, spoiling the party and upsetting Cindy Lou. The Grinch is pleased with his rampage, but to his dismay, he finds that his attack has not removed the spirit of Christmas from the Whos, and that they will do the commemoration of Christmas tomorrow anyway.
   
 
[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-13.jpg|thumb|250px]]
  
[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-13.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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Angry with the idea of spending another annoying Christmas in his cave, the Grinch deduces that the Whos only celebrate Christmas because of their extravagant gifts, and he (with the unintended help of Max) decides to steal all their belongings while they sleep. He does this successfully after spending the day building his sleigh before night falls, but ends up forcing Max to pull all the things stolen when his flying sleigh breaks down from running out of fuel, leaving him stranded.
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Angry with the idea of spending another annoying Christmas in his cave, the Grinch deduces that the Whos only celebrate Christmas because of their extravagant gifts, and he (with the unintended help of Max) decides to steal all their belongings while they sleep. He does this successfully after spending the day building his sleigh before night falls, but ends up forcing Max to pull all the stolen things when his flying sleigh breaks down from running out of fuel.
   
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The next morning, when the Whos wake up and notice that they were robbed, Augustus gets mad and openly accuses Cindy Lou of ruining Christmas by inviting the Grinch to the party earlier. But her father, Whoville Postmaster Lou Lou Who, openly defends her by arguing that she did nothing wrong and that the principal meaning of Christmas is to spend it with family and friends, not to give or receive gifts and do decorations. The citizens agree with this remark and begin to sing.
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The next morning, when the Whos wake up and notice that they were robbed, Augustus gets mad and openly accuses Cindy Lou of ruining Christmas by inviting the Grinch to the party earlier. But her father, Whoville Postmaster Lou Lou Who, openly steps up and defends her, saying that she did nothing wrong; he then explains to the Whos that they still have the Christmas Spirit — the one thing that doesn’t come from a store — and that the principal meaning of Christmas is to spend it with family and friends, not to give or receive gifts and do decorations. The Whos agree with this remark and begin to sing.
   
 
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[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-17.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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Meanwhile, the Grinch, unaware of what happened in the town, believes that he has destroyed Christmas and decides to destroy all the stolen gifts after he hears the Whos crying, but much to his shock, he actually hears the joyful singing of the Whos and realizes that his plan has backfired. Disgusted and puzzled, the Grinch asks why his plan failed and, after a moment of reflection, he realizes that Christmas means much more than mere "material gifts", an insight that profoundly touched him and (literally) makes his heart grow up three times its original size. Just then, gravity starts to pull the stolen gifts to the edge of the cliff, and a horrified Grinch tries to save it. The gifts are too heavy to him and he considers letting them go, but then Cindy (who decides to give him another chance) appears on the top of the gifts and tells him that she came to see him, because "nobody should be alone on Christmas". Seeing her in danger of going over the edge with the gifts gives the Grinch enough strength to lift the gifts and save both them and her.
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Meanwhile, the Grinch, unaware of what happened in the town, believes that he has destroyed Christmas and decides to destroy all the stolen gifts after he hears the Whos crying, but to his shock, he actually hears the joyful singing of the Whos and realizes that his plan backfired. Disgusted and puzzled, the Grinch asks why his plan failed and, after a moment of reflection, realizes that Christmas means much more than mere material gifts — an insight that profoundly touched him and (literally) makes his heart grow up three times its original size. Just then, gravity starts pulling the stolen gifts to the edge of the cliff, and a horrified Grinch tries to save it. The gifts are too heavy to him and he considers letting them go, but then Cindy (who decided to give him another chance) appears on the top of the gifts, telling him that she came to see him because "nobody should be alone on Christmas." Touched by her kind words, the Grinch gains enough strength to lift the gifts and save both them and her from going over the cliff.
   
 
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[[File:How-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000-18.jpg|thumb|250px]]
 
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After a long descent, the Grinch, along with Cindy, brings the gifts back to Whoville. He apologizes for his past deeds against the Whos and offers to accept any punishment that they want to give him, turning himself in to the Whoville Police. But to Augustus's chagrin, the Whos not only decide to forgive him, but Martha also rejects Augustus's marriage proposal and wants to stay with the Grinch. In the end, the redeemed Grinch starts a new life with the Whos and commemorates Christmas with them in his cave.
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After a long descent, the Grinch, along with Cindy, brings the gifts back to Whoville. He apologizes for his past deeds against the Whos and offers to accept any punishment that they want to give him, turning himself in to Police Chief Wholihan. But to Augustus's chagrin, Wholihan pardons the Grinch since he returned everything and apologized, while Martha rejects Augustus's marriage proposal and wants to stay with the Grinch. In the end, the redeemed Grinch starts a new life with the Whos and commemorates Christmas with them in his cave.
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==Soundtrack==
  
==Soundtrack==
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#"Christmas of Love" - Little Isidore and the Inquisitors
  
#"Christmas of Love" - Little Isidore and the Inquisitors
 
#"Lonely Christmas Eve" - Ben Folds
  
#"Lonely Christmas Eve" - Ben Folds
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#"Better do it Right" - Smash Mouth
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#"Better Do It Right" - Smash Mouth
 
#"Whoville Medley" (Perfect Christmas Night/Grinch) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  
#"Whoville Medley" (Perfect Christmas Night/Grinch) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
 
#"Christmas is Going to the Dogs" - The Eels
  
#"Christmas is Going to the Dogs" - The Eels
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#"[[Where Are You, Christmas?]]" - Faith Hill
  
#"[[Where Are You, Christmas?]]" - Faith Hill
   
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==Home video releases==
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==Home media releases==
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How The Grinch Stole Christmas 2016 DVD.jpg|{{GNH|DVD|Universal Studios Home Entertainment<br>October 11, 2016<br>Reprint of the 2001 DVD.}}
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''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' was a financial success at the box office, opening at #1 with a weekend gross of $55,082,230, for an average of $17,615 from 3,127 theaters. It closed on March 1, 2001, after 15 weeks with a final gross of $260,044,825 in the United States and Canada and an additional gross of $85,096,578 in other territories for a total worldwide gross of $345,141,403.
  
''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' was a financial success at the box office, opening at #1 with a weekend gross of $55,082,230, for an average of $17,615 from 3,127 theaters. It closed on March 1, 2001, after 15 weeks with a final gross of $260,044,825 in the United States and Canada and an additional gross of $85,096,578 in other territories for a total worldwide gross of $345,141,403.
   
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The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. {{w|Rotten Tomatoes}} lists the film with a 53% rating, classifying it as "Rotten", and Metacritic listed the film with a 46% rating, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. {{w|Rotten Tomatoes}} lists the film with a 53% rating, classifying it as "Rotten", and {{W|Metacritic}} listed the film with a 46% rating, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
   
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The film garnered three Academy Award nominations, including Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction, and won the Academy Award for Best Makeup. At the Golden Globes, Carrey was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, losing the award to {{w|George Clooney}} for ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' The film won a Saturn Award for Best Music. However, it was also nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, for Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Screenplay, losing both categories to ''{{w|Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2}}'' and ''{{w|Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth}}'' respectively.
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The film garnered three Academy Award nominations, including Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction, and won the Academy Award for Best Makeup, as well as a Saturn Award for Best Music. At the Golden Globes, Carrey was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, losing the award to {{w|George Clooney}} for ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' However, the movie was also nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Screenplay, losing both categories to ''{{w|Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2}}'' and ''{{w|Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth}}'', respectively.
   
 
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*Jim Carrey would star as the main character in another Dr. Seuss adaptation eight years later - he voiced Horton in the 2008 film adaptation of ''{{w|Horton Hears a Who!}}''
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*Jim Carrey would later star as the main character in another Dr. Seuss adaptation - he voiced Horton in the 2008 film adaptation of ''{{w|Horton Hears a Who!}}''
   
 
==Cast==
  
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| {{w|Christine Baranski}}
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|{{w|Christine Baranski}}||[[Martha May Whovier]]
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| {{w|Bill Irwin}}
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|{{w|Bill Irwin}}||[[Lou Lou Who]]
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| {{w|Molly Shannon}}
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|{{w|Molly Shannon}}||Betty Lou Who
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| {{w|Clint Howard}}
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|{{w|Clint Howard}}||Whobris
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| {{w|Mindy Sterling}}
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|{{w|Mindy Sterling}}||Clarnella
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|{{w|Jeremy Howard}}||Drew Lou Who
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|{{w|T. J. Thyne}}||Stu Lou Who
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|{{w|Jim Meskimen}}||Officer Wholihan
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|{{w|Josh Ryan Evans}}||8-Year-Old Grinch
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|{{w|Ben Bookbinder}}||8-Year-Old Augustus May Who
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|{{w|Landry Allbright}}||8-Year-Old Martha May Whovier
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| {{w|Reid Kirchenbauer}}
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| [[Frank Welker]]
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|[[Frank Welker]] {{s|(voice)}}||[[Max (The Grinch)|Max]]
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| Rachel Winfree
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|Rachel Winfree||Rose
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| Rance Howard
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|Rance Howard||Elderly timekeeper
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|Michael Dahlen||Customer
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|David Costabile||Biker Who
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| Mary Stein
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| Deep Roy
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|Mason Lucero||Who Boy
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|Rebecca Chace<br>Suzanne Krull<br>Steve Kehela<br>Lillias White<br>Rain Pryor<br>John Alexander<br>Ann Mills||Shoppers
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The teaser poster.

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The poster for the film's theatrical release.

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a 2000 comedy film from Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, in association with and copyrighted by LUNI Productions GmbH and Company KG, based on Dr. Seuss' 1957 storybook of the same name. Directed by Ron Howard and produced by Howard and Brian Grazer, it is the first theatrical film based on a Dr. Seuss story. DreamWorks was originally planning to co-produce the film, but dropped out at the last minute. (DreamWorks would later internationally distribute another Universal/Imagine Dr. Seuss adaptation, 2003's The Cat in the Hat.)

Because the film is based on a children's storybook, many additions had to be made to the storyline to bring it up to feature-length, including some information about the backstory of the title character. Anthony Hopkins supplied rhyming narration similar to Boris Karloff's from the 1966 version, and the soundtrack included a new version of the original special's song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".

The advance publicity title for the film was simply The Grinch, which was used for the worldwide theatrical run and was retained for Australian and United Kingdom releases.

Synopsis

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The movie begins with a celebration in the whimsical city of Whoville, where everyone celebrates Christmas with much happiness and joy, with the exception of the cynical and misanthropic Grinch, who despises Christmas and the Whos with great wrath and occasionally pulls dangerous and harmful pranks on them for his own satisfaction and enjoyment. As a result, no one likes or cares for him.

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Cindy Lou Who, a 6-year-old Who, becomes aware of the Grinch's existence, and after being saved from a deadly machine by him in the Whoville Post Office, suspects that he isn't as bad as he seems and becomes interested in the Grinch and his history. She asks everyone what they know about him and soon discovers that he has a tragic past: The Grinch actually arrived in Whoville by mistake when he was a baby, and was adopted by a pair of ladies. Although he showed some sadistic tendencies as a child, he was not the cruel, selfish person he would become; he was bullied by his classmates (mostly by Augustus May Who, the current Mayor of Whoville) because of his green and hairy appearance, with the exception of Martha May Whovier, who showed some romantic interest in him. One Christmas season, he made a gift for Martha May, but attempted to shave his face after recalling Augustus' insults about it, cutting himself and resulting in his classmates laughing at him and humiliating him. He snapped, lost his temper and went on a rampage against Christmas before running away to live on Mt. Crumpit, leading to his current hatred of the Whos during Christmastime.

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Cindy decides to make the Grinch the main participant of the party before Christmas, to the great displeasure of Augustus, who has no choice but to agree to the idea. But when she offers an invitation to the Grinch, he only grumbles and sends her out of his cave; however, after much gossip and debate with himself, he changes his mind (with a "little help" from Max, his dog) and goes to the party anyway. While he is initially disgusted with the party, he starts to genuinely enjoy himself, until Augustus proposes marriage to Martha and gives the Grinch an electric shaver as a Christmas present — which makes him recall his traumatic childhood and go on a rampage again to cause chaos and mischief, spoiling the party and upsetting Cindy Lou. The Grinch is pleased with his rampage, but to his dismay, he finds that his attack has not removed the spirit of Christmas from the Whos, and that they will do the commemoration of Christmas tomorrow anyway.

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Angry with the idea of spending another annoying Christmas in his cave, the Grinch deduces that the Whos only celebrate Christmas because of their extravagant gifts, and he (with the unintended help of Max) decides to steal all their belongings while they sleep. He does this successfully after spending the day building his sleigh before night falls, but ends up forcing Max to pull all the stolen things when his flying sleigh breaks down from running out of fuel.

The next morning, when the Whos wake up and notice that they were robbed, Augustus gets mad and openly accuses Cindy Lou of ruining Christmas by inviting the Grinch to the party earlier. But her father, Whoville Postmaster Lou Lou Who, openly steps up and defends her, saying that she did nothing wrong; he then explains to the Whos that they still have the Christmas Spirit — the one thing that doesn’t come from a store — and that the principal meaning of Christmas is to spend it with family and friends, not to give or receive gifts and do decorations. The Whos agree with this remark and begin to sing.

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Meanwhile, the Grinch, unaware of what happened in the town, believes that he has destroyed Christmas and decides to destroy all the stolen gifts after he hears the Whos crying, but to his shock, he actually hears the joyful singing of the Whos and realizes that his plan backfired. Disgusted and puzzled, the Grinch asks why his plan failed and, after a moment of reflection, realizes that Christmas means much more than mere material gifts — an insight that profoundly touched him and (literally) makes his heart grow up three times its original size. Just then, gravity starts pulling the stolen gifts to the edge of the cliff, and a horrified Grinch tries to save it. The gifts are too heavy to him and he considers letting them go, but then Cindy (who decided to give him another chance) appears on the top of the gifts, telling him that she came to see him because "nobody should be alone on Christmas." Touched by her kind words, the Grinch gains enough strength to lift the gifts and save both them and her from going over the cliff.

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After a long descent, the Grinch, along with Cindy, brings the gifts back to Whoville. He apologizes for his past deeds against the Whos and offers to accept any punishment that they want to give him, turning himself in to Police Chief Wholihan. But to Augustus's chagrin, Wholihan pardons the Grinch since he returned everything and apologized, while Martha rejects Augustus's marriage proposal and wants to stay with the Grinch. In the end, the redeemed Grinch starts a new life with the Whos and commemorates Christmas with them in his cave.

Soundtrack

  1. "Grinch 2000" - Busta Rhymes and Jim Carrey
  2. "Green Christmas" - Barenaked Ladies
  3. "Christmas of Love" - Little Isidore and the Inquisitors
  4. "Lonely Christmas Eve" - Ben Folds
  5. "Better Do It Right" - Smash Mouth
  6. "Whoville Medley" (Perfect Christmas Night/Grinch) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  7. "Christmas is Going to the Dogs" - The Eels
  8. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" - Jim Carrey
  9. "You Don't Have to be Alone" - 'N Sync
  10. "Where Are You, Christmas?" - Faith Hill

Home media releases

Reception

How the Grinch Stole Christmas was a financial success at the box office, opening at #1 with a weekend gross of $55,082,230, for an average of $17,615 from 3,127 theaters. It closed on March 1, 2001, after 15 weeks with a final gross of $260,044,825 in the United States and Canada and an additional gross of $85,096,578 in other territories for a total worldwide gross of $345,141,403.

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes lists the film with a 53% rating, classifying it as "Rotten", and Metacritic listed the film with a 46% rating, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

The film garnered three Academy Award nominations, including Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction, and won the Academy Award for Best Makeup, as well as a Saturn Award for Best Music. At the Golden Globes, Carrey was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, losing the award to George Clooney for O Brother, Where Art Thou? However, the movie was also nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Screenplay, losing both categories to Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Battlefield Earth, respectively.

Notes

  • Jim Carrey would later star as the main character in another Dr. Seuss adaptation - he voiced Horton in the 2008 film adaptation of Horton Hears a Who!

Cast

Actor/actress Character
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
Mindy Sterling Clarnella
Jeremy Howard Drew Lou Who
T. J. Thyne Stu Lou Who
Jim Meskimen Officer Wholihan
Josh Ryan Evans 8-Year-Old Grinch
Ben Bookbinder 8-Year-Old Augustus May Who
Landry Allbright 8-Year-Old Martha May Whovier
Reid Kirchenbauer 8-Year-Old Whobris
Frank Welker (voice) Max
Anthony Hopkins (voice) Narrator
Rachel Winfree Rose
Rance Howard Elderly timekeeper
Lacey Kohl Christina Whoterberry
Nadja Pionilla Junie
Michael Dahlen Customer
David Costabile Biker Who
Mary Stein Miss Rue Who
James Ritz Crazy Mose
Deep Roy Post Office Clerk
Jessica Sara Sophie
Mason Lucero Who Boy
Michaela Gallo Who Schoolgirls
Rebecca Chace
Suzanne Krull
Steve Kehela
Lillias White
Rain Pryor
John Alexander
Ann Mills		 Shoppers
Kevin Isola Tree trimmer
Gavin Grazer Yodeler
Walter Franks Clerk
Verne Troyer Band member
Clayon Martinez Cook
Q'orianka Kilcher Little choir member
Caroline Williams Tiny Who woman
John Short Tiny Who man
Eva Burkley Pudding chef
Rick Baker
Bill Sturgeon
Mark Setrakian
Jurgen Heimann
Tim Blaney		 Puppeteers
Bryce Dallas Howard Surprised Who
Charles Croughwell Balloon Who
Rachel Bailit Whoville Nurse
Mindy Ferguson Blonde Who
Heather Lea Gerdes
Linda Harmon		 Whoville Choir
Ron Howard Whoville Townsperson
Seth Adam Jones Hugh Who
Allie McCall Noelie
Sloane Momsen Little girl dreaming of sugarplums
Bonnie Morgan Pudding head Who
Robin Kaye Shaw Toy Lady Who
Dean Chamber
Christopher Metas
Frankie Ray		 Other Whos
Tommy Karlsen (voice) Various

External links

Universal Studios
Movies Silent Night, Lonely Night • 1941 • Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence • The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas • How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) • Love Actually • The Holiday • The Best Man Holiday • Krampus • Almost Christmas • The Grinch (2018) • Last Christmas • Black Christmas (2019)
Direct-to-video films The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus • Barbie in a Christmas Carol • Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas • Barbie: A Perfect Christmas • Beethoven's Christmas Adventure • All I Want for Christmas is You • My Adventures with Santa
Live-action television episodes "The Day They Captured Santa Claus" • "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas…" • "Christmas Presence" • "Home for the Holidays" • "Yule Laff" • "Christmas Brains" • "Seoul Mates" • "A Christmas Secret" • "Christmas Party" • "Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa" • "A Benihana Christmas" • "Mr. Monk Meets His Dad" • "Moroccan Christmas" • "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" • "Ludachristmas" • "Christmas Special" • "Secret Santa (30 Rock) • "Christmas Attack Zone" • "Secret Santa" (The Office) • "Classy Christmas" • "Christmas Wishes" • "Josh and Mindy's Christmas Party" • "Mr. Monk and the Miracle"
Animated specials and episodes "Dickens of a Christmas" • A Wish For Wings That Work • "For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls" • "A Christmas Peril" • "Ms. Banshee's Holiday Hits" • "Fright Before Christmas" • "A Very Woody Christmas" • "It's a Chilly Christmas After All" • "Yule Get Yours" • "The Twelve Lies of Christmas" • How Murray Saved Christmas • "ChristMess Eve" • 5 More Sleeps ‘til Christmas
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