Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Brief Synopsis
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The curmudgeonly recluse Grinch, who hates Christmas, becomes annoyed with the out-of-control Christmas festivities in Whoville, the town lying below his cave dwelling on Mt. Crumpit. But after the Grinch conspires to deprive the Who's of their favorite holiday by sneaking into town on Christmas eve
Cast & Crew
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Ron Howard
Director
Jim Carrey
Jeremy Howard
Christine Baranski
Clay Martinez
Gregori Renta
Lead Person
Film Details
Also Known As
Grinch, Grinch Who Stole Christmas, The, Grinchen - Julen är stulen, Le Grinch
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Holiday
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
The curmudgeonly recluse Grinch, who hates Christmas, becomes annoyed with the out-of-control Christmas festivities in Whoville, the town lying below his cave dwelling on Mt. Crumpit. But after the Grinch conspires to deprive the Who's of their favorite holiday by sneaking into town on Christmas eve to steal everything associated with the holiday, he learns that the spirit of Christmas goes much deeper than tinsel and toys.
Cast
Jim Carrey
Jeremy Howard
Christine Baranski
Clay Martinez
Gregori Renta
Lead Person
Lacey Kohl
Rachel Winfree
Clint Howard
Q'orianka Kilcher
Rebecca Chace
Mary Stein
Verne Troyer
Nadja Pionilla
Mindy Sterling
Frank Welker
Voice
Gavin Grazer
James R Barrows
Lead Person
Rance Howard
Michael Dahlen
John Short
Caroline Williams
Jim Meskimen
Ben Bookbinder
Bill Irwin
Kevin Isola
Grainger Esch
Michaela Gallo
Bryce Dallas Howard
Taylor Momsen
Reid Kirchenbauer
Jeffrey Tambor
John Alexander
Mason Lucero
Charlie Croughwell
Anthony Hopkins
Narrator
Walter Franks
Jesica Sara
Eva Burkley
James Ritz
Deep Roy
David Costabile
Josh Ryan Evans
Molly Shannon
Lillias White
Landry Allbright
Tommy Samona
Lead Person
Steve Kehela
Rain Pryor
Suzanne Krull
T. J. Thyne
Crew
Donovan A. Scott
Visual Effects
Kevin Abercrombie
Stunt Player
Umberto Accardi
Other
Todd Adelman
Medic
Laura Albert
Stunt Player
James Alden
Grip
Joseph Alfuso
Original Music
Richard Alonzo
Art Department
Danny Andersen
Grip
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Mike Anderson
Key Grip
Riccardo Anderson
Production Assistant
Brian Andrew-tunstall
Hair Stylist
Beth Andrus
Accountant
Bernd Angerer
Animator
Audie Aragon
Dolly Grip
Javier Arrieta
Set Costumer
Karen Asano-myers
Hair Stylist
Jane Aull
Makeup Artist
Rick Baker
Makeup
Rick Baker
Puppeteer
Terry Baliel
Hair Stylist
William Ballard
Transportation Captain
Pat Banta
Stunt Player
Clayton Barber
Stunt Player
Scott Barnes
Other
Jason Barnett
Art Department
Brian Barnhart
Special Effects
Renzo Bartolotta
Other
Chris Bateman
Other
James Battersby
3-D Artist
Ron Batzdorff
Photography
Brian Begun
Visual Effects
Harold Bell
Electrician
Laurent Ben-mimoun
Matte Painter
Michael Benefield
Special Effects
David Beneke
Other
Susana Bentsen
2-D Artist
Tricia Bercsi
Set Costumer
Andrew Berentis
Production
Alec Berg
Screenplay (Uncredited)
Alec Berg
Other
Lee Berger
Executive Producer
Dave Bergmann
Production Assistant
Dan Berkowitz
Production Assistant
Andy Berman
Rotoscope Animator
Andrew Bernstein
Assistant Director
Nancy Bernstein
Visual Effects
Steven Jesse Bernstein
Original Music
Sonia Bhalla
Assistant Director
Kate Biscoe
Makeup Artist
Duncan Blackman
3-D Artist
Allen Blaisdell
3-D Artist
John Blake
Makeup Artist
Roland Blancaflor
Art Department
Tim Blaney
Puppeteer
Fred Blau
Makeup Artist
Matt Boatright-simon
Editing
Dotan Bonen
Other
Rick Boomhower
Grip
Bob Bornstein
Music
Merideth Boswell
Set Decorator
Kevin Bouchez
Visual Effects
Dawn Bowery
Other
Larry Boyd
On-Set Dresser
Corey C. Bronson
Costumes
Dan Bronson
Costume Supervisor
Judy Brown
Other
Randy Brown
Visual Effects
Katarino Bueno
Grip
Suzanne Buirgy
Production Manager
Culley Bunker
2-D Artist
Eva Burkley
Assistant
Shannan Burkley
Visual Effects
Barney Burman
Makeup Artist
Trisha Burton
Production Assistant
Ronnie Bushaw
Matte Painter
Domingo A. Bustamante
Production Assistant
Michael Buster
Dialect Coach
Shelley Butler
Art Department
Jason Butters
Other
Everett Byrom
Special Effects
Connie Cadwell
Hair
Eliot Cail-sirota
3-D Artist
Carolyn Calvert
Assistant Editor
Bob Camp
Storyboard Artist
Greg Camp
Song
Jodi Campanaro
Visual Effects
Mae Canaga
Costumes
Marilee Canaga
Costumes
Brian Cantwell
3-D Artist
Frisco Canyon
Stunt Player
Mariah Carey
Song
Jim Carrey
Song Performer
Jerry Casillas
Props
Jeanette Castillo
Song
Tony Catagnola
Other
Martin Charles
Graphic Designer
Michael Chavez
Camera Operator
Rick Chertoff
Song
Tim Christensen
Special Effects
Chris Ciampa
2-D Artist
Tom Clancy
Effects Coordinator
Richard Cody
Craft Service
David Cohen
Models
Kriste Collins
Song Performer
Rafael Colon
Visual Effects
Ally Conley
Visual Effects
Audrey A Conrad
Accounting Assistant
Michael A. Contreraz
Production
Leslie Coogan
Accounting Assistant
Don E Cooke
Other
Marnie Cooper
Dialogue Coach
Michael Corenblith
Production Designer
Cydney Cornell
Hair Stylist
Ed Cornell
Other
Brian Corpus
Other
Bill Corso
Makeup Artist
Filippo Costanzo
Visual Effects
Martin Costello
Animator
John Michael Courte
3-D Artist
Betsy Cox
Visual Effects
Carl Crandall
Other
Don Crawford
2-D Artist
Robert Cribbett
Visual Effects
Kevin Cross
Set Designer
Cameron Croughwell
Stunt Player
Charlie Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Joshua Lee Croughwell
Stunt Player
Bill Cueto
Electrician
Anna Culp
Assistant
James D'damery
Accounting Assistant
Michael Dahlen
Stunt Player
Caroline Dahllof
2-D Artist
Wade Daily
Makeup Artist
Kevin Dandridge
Production Assistant
Brian C Davis
3-D Artist
Richard Davison
Art Department
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Gabriel De Cunto
Costume Department
Ray De La Motte
Camera Operator
Stacy De La Motte
Other
Chris Del Conte
Visual Effects
Yvonne Depatis-kupka
Hair Stylist
Aaron Dern
Production
Kim Derry
Special Effects
Matthew Dettmann
Foley Artist
Mitch Devane
Art Department
Sean Devereaux
Visual Effects
Feliciano Di Giorgio
Visual Effects
Gary Dionne
Stunt Player
Daren R. Dochterman
Visual Effects
Perry Dodgson
Boom Operator
Darryll Dodson
Special Effects
Rob Doolittle
Avid Editor
Andrea Dopaso
Set Designer
Malcolm Doran
Best Boy Grip
Frank Dorowsky
Other
Chris Dowell
Production Assistant
Jon Doyle
Art Department
Loring Doyle
Rotoscope Animator
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
Christina Drahos
Visual Effects
Greg Duda
Other
David J Dumas
Grip
John Dumas
Grip
Rachel Wyn Dunn
Visual Effects
E
Song
Melissa Economy
Set Costumer
Megan B Edwards
Editing
Ronald J Eisenman
Medic
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Earl Ellis
Makeup Artist
Gregory Elwood
Rotoscope Animator
Jenni Prange Engleman
Production Assistant
Leonard Engleman
Makeup Artist
Edwin Escobar
Special Effects
Robert Espinoza
Special Effects
Nick Esposto
Animatronics
Glenn Evans
Special Effects
Nancy Evans
2-D Artist
Daniel Ezralow
Choreographer
Sean Andrew Faden
3-D Artist
Conny Fauser
Digital Effects Supervisor
Danielle Ferraro
Other
Emily Ferry
Property Master
Bill Fesh
Art Department
Claire Flewin
Other
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Carmen Flores De Tanis
Assistant Editor
Ben Folds
Song
Linda Folk
Adr Editor
David Forman
Song
Dan Foster
Production Manager
David Foster
Song
Dan Fowler
Animator
Mark Franco
Executive Producer
Erica Freeman
Costumes
Rob Freitas
Other
Robert A D Frick
3-D Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Grinch, Grinch Who Stole Christmas, The, Grinchen - Julen är stulen, Le Grinch
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Holiday
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Award Wins
Best Makeup
2000
Award Nominations
Set Decoration
2000
Best Costume Design
2000
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2000 Award for Best Production Design in a Feature Film - Period/Fantasy from the Society of Motion Picture & Television Art Directors/ Art Directors Guild (ADG).
Winner of the 2000 award for Excellence in Period/Fantasy Costume Design for Film by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
Winner of the 2000 Golden Satellite Award for Best Costume Design from the International Press Academy.
Released in United States Fall November 17, 2000
Released in United States on Video November 20, 2001
"The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" was previously produced as an animated television special (1966/CBS) directed by Chuck Jones and narrated by Boris Karloff.
Make-up effects designer Rick Baker was reportedly paid $5,000,000 for his work.
Completed shooting February 18, 2000.
Began shooting September 7, 1999.
Released in United States Fall November 17, 2000
Released in United States on Video November 20, 2001
