How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Jim Carrey inside Rick Baker's Oscar-winning Grinch suit. Enough said.
Ron Howard expanded the 26-minute special into a full Whoville feature: why the Grinch hates Christmas, what the Whos have let it become, and how little Cindy Lou Who fixes both. Carrey improvised half the film through six hours of makeup a day. It was the first Dr. Seuss adaptation to reach the screen, and it went straight to number one.
From the Film
The Facts
- Year
- 2000
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Runtime
- 105 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Anthony Hopkins | Narrator |
Good to know: Directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey in the title role, it was the first Dr. Seuss story made into a live-action film.
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