Holiday Movie Festival

Movies include It’s A Wonderful Life, National Lampoon’s Chirstmas Vacation and a special kids matinee featuring The Muppets Christmas Carol and Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Pre-Show Cartoon

Bugs Bunny Christmas Carol
Yosemite Sam is miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in this spoof of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Porky Pig, as Scrooge's clerk, Bob Cratchit, is fired on Christmas eve for the unpardonable act of using coal to keep warm. When Scrooge evicts Cratchit and his family from their modest dwelling, heroic Bugs Bunny decides to dress like a ghost and teach the hot-tempered miser a lesson on the meaning of Christmas.

Featured Presentations

	It's A Wonderful Life James Stewart, Donna Reed Paramount Pictures; Directed by Frank Capra Not Rated; 130 min; 1946 George Bailey is a young man who has lived his life serving his community, often at the cost of his own happiness. One Christmas Eve, faced with bankruptcy and jail, George is reduced to despair and contemplates suicide. So heaven sends down his guardian angel, who uses his powers to show George how dismal life in his home-town would have been if he had "never been born."

	The Muppet Christmas Carol Michael Caine, The Muppets Walt Disney Pictures; Directed by Brian Henson Rated G; 85 min; 1992 Ebenezer Scrooge is about to get his Christmas goose cooked in fun fashion by the inimitable Muppets in this fun filled, musical event for all ages. Based on Charles Dickens' classic tale of Christmas, this holiday favorite stars Kermit the Frog and the whole Muppet gang.

	Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas Boris Karloff, June Foray, Thurl Ravenscroft MGM; Directed by Chuck Jones Not Rated; 26 min; 1966 A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville. Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. So disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he raids the village to steal all the Christmas things. The village is sure to have a sad Christmas this year.

	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo Warner Brothers; Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechick Rated PG-13; 97 min; 1989 Yule crack up as Chevy Chase returns in this blockbuster comedy as Clark Griswold, America's best-intentioned walking disaster, who is determined to create a "fun-filled, old-fashioned Christmas."