• Genre: Children's/Family
• MPAA Rating: Unrated
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Chuck Jones' animated version of the classic Dr. Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas originally aired on television in 1966 and has since become a holiday family favorite. Voiced by Boris Karloff (who also narrates), the Grinch lives on top of a hill overlooking Whoville with his dog, Max. Each year at Christmas time, the Grinch's hatred grows stronger toward those insufferably cheerful Whos down in Whoville. Content to exchange presents, eat large banquets, and sing songs in the town square, the Whos live in a blissful ignorance of the Grinch's contempt. One year, he gets the idea to stop Christmas from coming by dressing up as Santa Claus. He cobbles together an outfit and makes his dog drag him around on a sleigh while sneaking into the Whos' homes and stealing their presents, food, and decorations. After he has stolen every last thing, the Whos wake up on Christmas morning to sing in the town square, causing the Grinch to question the basis of his nefarious plan. Thurl Ravenscroft (the voice of kid cereal mascot Tony the Tiger) provides the vocals for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." This story was remade into a live-action movie in 2000 by director Ron Howard starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Bonus Features

• Making animation and bringing it to life commentary with animator Phil Roman and June Rary, the voice of Cindy Lou Who
• Featurette Dr. Seuss and the Grinch - from Whoville to Hollywood: a rapping, rhyming chronicle of the original book and this beloved animated adaptation
• Songs in the Key of Grinch interviews with composer Albert Hague and vocalist Thurl Ravenscroft
• Who's Who in Whoville biography gallery
• Grinch song selections: Go right to your favorite songs
• TNT's How the Grinch Stole Christmas Special edition featurette with Phil Hartman
• Grinch pencil test

Actors

Boris Karloff

Director

Chuck Jones

Producer

Chuck Jones, Theodor Geisel

Child Classic

• Sound : DD2
• Language : Eng
• Subtitles :

• Screen : WSE
• Dar : 1.37:1

Review

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• Release Date : October 06, 2009
• Length : 26 Minutes
• Dvdsides : 1
• Dvddiscs : 1
• Upc : 883929075751