Ms. Scrooge

Ms. Scrooge
Based on	A Christmas Carol 1843 novel by Charles Dickens
Written by	John McGreevey
Directed by	John Korty
Starring	Cicely Tyson Katherine Helmond Michael Beach
Music by	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Julian Marks
Cinematography	Elemer Ragalyi
Editor	Louise A. Innes
Running time	87 minutes
Production company	Wilshire Court Productions
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	December 10, 1997 (1997-12-10)

Ms. Scrooge is a 1997 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy drama film starring Cicely Tyson and Katherine Helmond and is an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The film changes the roles of Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley into female counterparts. The film is also notable for mentioning that Tiny Tim is dying of a "Slow growing congenital tumor", instead of an unnamed condition. The films setting is changed from London to Providence, Rhode Island. It originally aired on USA Network on December 10, 1997.

Cast

• Cicely Tyson as Ebenita Scrooge
• Katherine Helmond as Maude Marley
• Michael Beach as Rev. Luke
• John Bourgeois as Cratchit
• William Greenblatt as Tiny Tim
• Michael J. Reynolds as Ghost of Christmas Past
• Shaun Austin-Olsen as Ghost of Christmas Present
• Julian Richings as Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Production

The film was shot in Toronto.

External links

Ms. Scrooge at IMDb