How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

1994

0h 20m

8.1(5 votes)

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Overview

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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9 members

Acting

Phil Hartman

Self - Host

Directing

Tim Burton

Self

Sound

Danny Elfman

Self

Production

Audrey Geisel

Self

Acting

Albert Hague

Self

Directing

Chuck Jones

Self

Acting

Thurl Ravenscroft

Self

Acting

June Foray

(voice - archive footage)

Acting

Boris Karloff

(voice - archive footage)

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