The Grinch is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated Christmas comedy film directed by Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney.
Official trailers
Illumination on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 released the trailer:
The Grinch - Official Trailer #3 .
Story intro
In the town of Whoville, the human-like creatures called Whos are filled with excitement about celebrating Christmas. However, the only one who is not amused is a cantankerous and green-furred creature named the Grinch, who has a heart that is "two sizes too small" and lives in a cave on top of Mount Crumpit, just north of Whoville. Meanwhile, 6-year-old Cindy Lou Who notices that her mother Donna is overworked trying to take care of herself and her twin baby brothers, Buster and Bean. Initially deciding to send a letter to Santa Claus to help her mother, Cindy encounters the Grinch. He sarcastically tells her that she'll have to talk to Santa face-to-face about it. She attempts to go to the North Pole to talk to Santa, but when Donna tells her that it would take a month to travel there, she instead decides to try trapping Santa with the help of her friends. With Christmas approaching, a bungled attempt by the Grinch to ruin a tree-lighting ceremony results in him having a flashback about his childhood spent alone and unwanted in an orphanage. The Grinch soon decides that he will steal Christmas from Whoville to assuage his distress. He acquires a fat reindeer whom he calls Fred and steals a sleigh from his neighbor Mr. Bricklebaum. After a test run, the Grinch discovers that Fred has a family, and agrees to let Fred go home with them. On Christmas Eve, after making a Santa disguise and crafting dozens of gadgets to help him with his plan, the Grinch and his pet dog Max, who pulls the sleigh in Fred's place, go down to Whoville to steal the decorations and presents. He soon encounters Cindy after falling into her trap; her request to help lighten her mother's workload and her kind advice about listening to the Whos' singing to alleviate his sadness touches the Grinch's heart. Despite this, the Grinch continues his mission.
Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- The Grinch, a bitter, disgruntled, green creature
- Rashida Jones
- Donna Who, Cindy Lou's overworked single mother
- Kenan Thompson
- Mr. Bricklebaum (voice)
- Cameron Seely
- Cindy Lou Who, a young resident of Whoville
- Angela Lansbury
- Mayor McGerkle, the elderly Mayor of Whoville
- Pharrell Williams
- the Narrator
- Tristan O'Hare
- Groopert, Cindy Lou's best friend
- Ramone Hamilton
- Axl, one of Cindy Lou's friends
- Sam Lavagnino
- Ozzy, one of Cindy Lou's friends
- Scarlett Estevez
- Izzy, one of Cindy Lou's friends
- Michael Beattie
- the Store Clerk
- Lori Alan
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Carlos Alazraqui
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Doug Burch
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Cathy Cavadini
- Additional Voices (voice) (as Catherine Cavadini)
- Tucker Chandler
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Townsend Coleman
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Meilee Condron
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Abby Craden
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Brian T. Delaney
- Additional Voices (voice) (as Brian Delaney)
- John DeMita
- Additional Voices (voice) (as John Demita)
- Bill Farmer
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Aaron Fors
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Willow Geer
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Jess Harnell
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Barbara Harris
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Carter Hastings
- Additional Voices (voice)
- John Kassir
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Evan Kishiyama
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Danny Mann
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Jeremy Maxwell
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Scott Mosier
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Laraine Newman
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Dashiell Priestley
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Alex Puccinelli
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Emma Elizabeth Shannon
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Joel Swetow
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Mindy Sterling
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Tara Strong
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Regina Taufen
- Additional Voices (voice)
- Jim Ward
- Additional Voices (voice)
About
The film The Grinch was scheduled to be released on October 22, 2018 (Regency Village Theater), on November 9, 2018 (United States, United Kingdom) and on November 29, 2018 (Germany) by Universal Studios, Andes Films, B&H Film Distribution, Finnkino, Forum Film Bulgaria, Sony Pictures Releasing, Toho-Towa, Tulip Entertainment, United International Pictures (UIP), Universal Pictures International (UPI) and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
The duration of the film is 86 minutes. With a budget of $75 million, the film grossed over $511.6 million.
The film had received a "PG" rating.
Rating
The Grinch got average rating from critics. But the audience likes the film. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on a scale ranging from A+ to F.
External links
Official website: grinchmovie.com
IMDB: The Grinch
Wikipedia: The Grinch (film)