How the Grinch Stole Christmas (movie)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Directed by	Ron Howard
Written by	Dr. Seuss (book) Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman
Produced by	Ron Howard Brian Grazer
Starring	Jim Carrey Taylor Momsen Jeffrey Tambor Christine Baranski Bill Irwin Molly Shannon Clint Howard
Narrated by	Anthony Hopkins
Cinematography	Donald Peterman
Edited by	Dan Hanley Mike Hill
Music by	James Horner
Distributed by	Imagine Entertainment
Release dates	November 17, 2000
Running time	101 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$123 million
Box office	$345,141,403

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a 2000 comedy-drama Christmas movie that was produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer and was directed by Ron Howard. How the Grinch Stole Christmas is based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and the 1966 TV Christmas special.^[source?]

Cast^[source?]

• Jim Carrey as The Grinch
• Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who
• Kelley as Max the Dog and Frank Welker as his voice
• Jeffrey Tambor as Mayor Augustus May Who
• Christine Baranski as Martha May Whovier
• Bill Irwin as Lou Lou Who
• Molly Shannon as Betty Lou Who
• Clint Howard as Whobris
• Mindy Sterling as Clarnella
• Jeremy Howard as Drew Lou Who
• T. J. Thyne as Stu Lou Who
• Jim Meskimen as Officer Wholihan
• Josh Ryan Evans as the Grinch (8 years old)
• Ben Bookbinder as Augustus May Who (8 years old)
• Landry Allbright as Martha May Whovier (8 years old)
• Reid Kirchenbauer as an Whobris (8 years old)
• Deep Roy as a Post Office Clerk
• Anthony Hopkins as the Narrator^[1]

Soundtrack^[source?]

1. Green Christmas by Barenaked Ladies
2. Christmas, Why Can't I Find You by Taylor Momsen
3. Better Do it Right by Smash Mouth
4. Christmas of Love by Little Isidore and the Inquisitors
5. Who-bilation by Chores
6. Christmas Dreaming by I Found God
7. Grinch 2000 by Jim Carrey & Busta Rhymes

Ratings^[source?]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas gained average reviews:

• Rotten Tomatoes - 53%
• Metacritic - 56% out of 100

Other websites

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas' Official website
• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on IMDb

1. News, A. B. C. "Hopkins Gets Grinchy". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-12-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)