HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (vt Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Grinch). Ron Howard, dir., prod. (with Brian Grazer). Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, script, from the book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). USA: Imagine Entertainment (prod.) / MCA/Universal Pictures / International Pictures (UIP) (main dist.), 2000.

Dr.-Seussian fantasy. See for contrast between low-tech Whoville (a town that owes a lot to the Munchkin city in The Wizard of Oz [1939]) and the mildly po-mo, somewhat industrial lair of the Grinch. Compare and contrast the traditional representation of the sleigh of Santa Claus with the rocket-powered, hover-sleigh of the Grinch.

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