This film is based on a book by Dr. Seuss. This made-for-TV Christmas special is a classic. It is about a Christmas-hating Grinch who wants to make everyone as miserable on Christmas as he is. This poor, small-hearted Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas through the loving Whos in Whoville. The grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville. Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he raids the village to steal all the Christmas things!! The village will be sure to have a sad Christmas this year!! The Grinch is very BAD!! He takes all their gifts, the Christmas tree, the Yule log and all the food from the refrigerator!!
This is an animated version of the classic children's tale and it is read line-by-line by Boris Karloff with moments of extremely mild peril. The Grinch's dog is treated poorly, he is slammed into snow drifts and run over by the sleigh. Very young or sensitive children may become a little upset at the Grinch stealing all the Whos' Christmas presents. But there's far more to recommend in this perennial favorite than there is to worry about. It's practically required holiday viewing for families that celebrate Christmas. 5* (I really liked this movie)
26 min, Animation, directed by Chuck Jones and Ben Washam, written by Irv Spector and Bob Ogle with the voices of Boris Karloff as the narrator and the Grinch voice, June Foray as Cindy Lou Who, Dal McKennon as Max, Thurl Ravenscroft as the singer of You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.
Note: Imdb 8.3* out of 10* with 44,205 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 100% with 25 critics 97% with 109 audience scores, Common Sense Media Heather Boerner, 5*, age 4+, 3* positive, 2* role models, 1* violence & scariness, Letterboxd 3.9* out of 5* with 49 reviews, Amazon 4.8* out of 5* with 6492 reviews.
Special Note: Dr. Seuss wrote the lyrics to all the songs. Thurl Ravenscroft as the singer of the song, is best known as the voice of Tony the Tiger in numerous Frosted Flakes TV commercials. Thurl was picked to sing because his voice is an extremely deep bass. Boris Karloff’s voice changes when he speaks for the Grinch. Originally, he spoke in his "Narrator" voice throughout. After recording was completed, the highs in his voice were mechanically removed for the Grinch giving him the gravelly voice heard in the finished version. The lyrics to the song "Fahoo Foraze" were made to imitate classical Latin. After the special aired, the studio received letters asking for a translation from people who believed them to be real Latin words. Dr. Seuss disputed casting Boris Karloff because he thought that he would make the Grinch too scary?
Mistakes: When the Grinch regains his strength to prevent the sleigh from falling off Mt. Crumpet, he lifts the sleigh over his head. Max the dog is left on the snow at first (when the sleigh is first raised) but then jumps up to the runner a moment later. When Max clings to the Grinch, the Grinch lowers Max to his feet and makes him keep running. There is a sound effect when the Grinch removes his 1st foot, but not his 2nd. When the three chefs are bringing the meal to the table one of their hats keeps switching between white and blue.
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