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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

1994•20m•8.1/10
DocumentaryTV Movie

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8.1/10(5)

Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966 holiday special 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'

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Production

Turner Network Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Self - Host

Tim Burton

Tim Burton

Self

Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman

Self

Audrey Geisel

Audrey Geisel

Self

Albert Hague

Albert Hague

Self

Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones

Self

Thurl Ravenscroft

Thurl Ravenscroft

Self

June Foray

June Foray

(voice - archive footage)

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

(voice - archive footage)

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