Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! also known as The Grinch is a 2000 live-action film, based on the 1957 book by Dr. Seuss. Due to additions made to the storyline so that it could be brought up to feature-length, it was considerably less faithful to the original book, creating a new back-story to explain the Grinch's motivations and reasons behind his hatred of Christmas. The film was directed by Ron Howard, produced by Brian Grazer, and starred Jim Carrey in the title role of the Grinch. Taylor Momsen starred as Cindy Lou Who, who in this version seems to be about eight years old, where the character in the book was "no more than two". While this version is often referred to as simply The Grinch, the on-screen title is How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, with the words "The Grinch" written in much larger letters than the rest of the title. 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Other cast members include the late Josh Ryan Evans as the young Grinch, Bill Irwin as Lou Lou Who, Jeffrey Tambor as Mayor Augustus May Who, and Christine Baranski as Martha May Whovier. Josh Ryan Evans and Juliet Mills as Timmy and Tabitha Lenox on Passions (1999). ... Bill Irwin (born April 11, 1950, Santa Monica, California as William Irwin) is an American actor and clown noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. ... Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is a six-time Emmy-nominated American actor most recently noted for his on role as George Bluth Sr. ... Christine Baranski Christine Baranski (born 2 May 1952) is an American actress. ...

Plot

Jim Carrey as The Grinch

Christmas is coming, and all of Whoville is rushing to get ready. In the middle of it all is Cindy Lou Who, a young Who who thinks that due to the Christmas rush and the hubbub, the true meaning of Christmas may have gotten lost. When she goes to the post office with her dad, she runs into the Grinch, who's come down from his cave on Mount Crumpit along with his dog, Max, to stir up some trouble. Spooked by his appearance, Cindy Lou falls into the mail-sorting machine. To her surprise, the Grinch rescues her, but he won't admit that he was "saving" her, instead noting that she was "improperly packaged." He wraps her up in wrapping paper, complete with stamps and a bow, and leaves. Image File history File links Thegrinchjimcarrey. ... Image File history File links Thegrinchjimcarrey. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... This article is about the character. ...

Cindy Lou begins to doubt the frightening rumors that she's heard about the Grinch. She does some research and discovers that the Grinch is an outcast, who was adopted by two old lady Whos. Growing up, Grinch was known for his bizarre, mischievous behavior and devilish personality, but he was never actually malicious. However, he was constantly bullied by Augustus May-Who, the future mayor of Whoville, and almost all his other classmates in the 1st grade. One Christmas, to impress his crush, Martha May Whovier (the only classmate of his who was ever nice to him), The Grinch made her an angel ornament out of an old trumpet, and some pilfered silverware and jewelry. He also decided to shave, after May-Who taunts "You're eight years old and you have a beard!" When he came to school the next day, the whole class (except for Martha) laughed at his gift and his many shaving cuts. The Grinch went berserk, smashing the gift and destroying all the Christmas decorations in the room. As he threw the tree across the room, he screamed, "I...HATE...CHRISTMAS!!!" Students in Rome, Italy. ...

After that, he ran away, making his way up Mount Crumpit, and has lived there ever since. His amazing engineering skills helped him turn a cave in the side of the mountain into a comfortable home; however, the Grinch falls into a depression due to the events of his school days, and he begins to hate the Whos who were so cruel to him.

Feeling sorry for the Grinch, and realizing that she may be the only one who understands his problem, Cindy Lou invites the Grinch to the one-thousandth Who-Bilation, to be the "Holiday Cheermeister" (a variation of Master of the Ceremony). Grinch grudgingly agrees to come, wins the title of Cheermeister to the dismay of the Mayor, and even begins to have fun. But the bitter Mayor May-Who finally manages to humiliate Grinch by giving him a razor "The Gift of a Christmas Shave" while at the same time proposes to Martha May, offering her "along with a lifetime supply of happiness," a brand-new car and a very large diamond ring. The Grinch finally makes his reasons for hating Christmas clear, stating, "That's what it's always been about! Gifts! Gifts! GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS!" He goes berserk, setting fire to the Whos' Christmas tree (luckily, they had a spare) and escapes the chaos of the ensuing riot by diving into a garbage chute back up to Mt. Crumpit. The Mayor then scolds Cindy for inviting him and takes the Cheermeister crown for himself. Once he returns to Mount Crumpit, Grinch plots to steal Christmas. He makes himself a Santa suit and builds a rocket sled using Max as a reindeer. He flies over Whoville, stealing anything that has to do with Christmas (and also goes into the Mayor's bedroom while he sleeps and rigs a trap to retaliate against his rival). Once he's finished, he takes his goods back up the mountain to dump it off the side.

Back in Whoville, the Whos are just waking up and seeing what the Grinch has been doing all night. The Mayor leads a large group of people in stating that the Grinch has destroyed Christmas, but Cindy Lou's family speaks up and says they've realized that the Grinch hasn't stolen the most important part of Christmas; the Christmas Spirit, the one thing that doesn't come from a store. The whole town begins to sing. Meanwhile, Cindy Lou sneaks away to see the Grinch.

Up on Mount Crumpet, the Grinch hears the Whos singing and realizes the true meaning of Christmas. He has a change of heart (plus three sizes, to be precise), and seeing the sleigh full of "Christmas stuff" about go off the cliff, tries to save it. When he finds himself falling, he considers just letting it all go, saying "It's just toys, right?" But when he sees Cindy Lou hiding on the back of the sleigh, he uses his vast, untapped, strength to save her and the presents. They sled back to Whoville, where the Grinch returns all the Christmas items to the Whos and both get a warm reception from everyone, except the Mayor. Martha May digs into the sleigh to find the ring the Mayor proposed to her with, and she gives it back, saying her heart truly belongs to the Grinch. The whole town goes back to Grinch's cave on Mount Crumpit for Christmas dinner, where the Grinch himself carves the Roast Beast.

Box Office

The Grinch was a hit at the box office coming up with $260,031,035 in its domestic gross.

Reaction and Criticism

The film was downplayed by critics feeling that the film had an awful look to it, Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 52% Rotten rating. However, the film garnered three Academy Award nominations, including Best Costume Design and Best Set Decoration, and won the award for Best Makeup. At the Golden Globes, Carrey was nominated for the Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical or Comedy, losing the award to George Clooney of O Brother, Where Art Thou? This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who gained fame as one of the lead doctors in the long-running television drama, ER (1994–99), as Anthony Edwardss best friend and partner, Dr. Douglas Doug Ross, but is best known for... For the film soundtrack, see O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack). ...

The Grinch also "merited" two Razzie nominations: Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Screenplay. It lost these "awards" to Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000, respectively. Razzie Award The Raspberry Awards or Razzies, first awarded in 1981, were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to counterpoint the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 is the sequel to the movie The Blair Witch Project. ...

Cast

Will Ferrel was originally offered the role of the Grinch, but declined the offer stating that it wasn't his type. James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. ... Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress. ... Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is a six-time Emmy-nominated American actor most recently noted for his on role as George Bluth Sr. ... Christine Baranski Christine Baranski (born 2 May 1952) is an American actress. ... Bill Irwin (born April 11, 1950, Santa Monica, California as William Irwin) is an American actor and clown noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Clinton E. Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American film and television actor. ... Josh Ryan Evans and Juliet Mills as Timmy and Tabitha Lenox on Passions (1999). ... Mindy Sterling (born July 11, 1953 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American actress. ... Rance Howard, born November 17, 1928 in Oklahoma, is an American actor who has starred in film and on television, appearing in over 100 films. ... Jeremy Patrick Howard (born June 12, 1981) is an American actor. ... T.J. Thyne is an American actor. ...

Trivia

• Jim Carrey will again appear as another Dr. Seuss character in the 2007 animated film, Horton Hears A Who.

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See also

• The Grinch
• The Cat in the Hat
• Horton Hears A Who!

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External links

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at the Internet Movie Database
• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Rotten Tomatoes
• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Metacritic

• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Box Office Mojo