Revealing mistake: When the mayor has his head shaved by the Grinch, Clint Howard grabs the clippers and shaves his own head down the middle. His hair is yanked off his head before he even moves his hand. Even better in slow motion.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Molly Shannon, Christine Baranski, Clint Howard, Bill Irwin, Taylor Momsen
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Good movie for family and friends. Sit back and enjoy a cup of Hot chocolate by the fireplace.
In 2000's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the dreadful green creature robs the Whos gleefully until young Cindy Lou Who has a crisis of faith and rescues the Grinch from himself. More of the backstory and his odd complications come to light in this live-action retelling, and the Whos themselves are painted as a bit less special. Watch for the holidays as Jim Carrey and his antics chew the scenery. Considering Ron Howard directed this for release on Christmas, it should have been much more funny.
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The Grinch: The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me down there - and on such short notice. Even if I wanted to go my schedule simply wouldn't allow it. 4:00, wallow in self pity; 4:30, stare into the abyss; 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no-one. 5:30, jazzercize. 6:30, dinner with me. I can't cancel that again. 7:00, wrestle with my self-loathing; I'm booked. Of course, if I bump the loathing to 9 I could still be done in time to lay in bed, stare at the ceiling and slip slowly into madness. But what would I wear?
Trivia: Director Ron Howard eventually decided that he had to experience what the cast was going through (since they all had to spend so much time in makeup, especially Jim Carrey) so Howard wore the Grinch makeup one day and directed all day long as the Grinch.
Question: Where exactly is Whoville located? And what year is the movie meant to take place?
Answer: According to the introduction, Whoville is located on a snowflake. Therefore they don't keep time like we do.
Answer: Then why does it appear as a tiny speck in Horton Hears A Who?
In "Horton Hears a Who", both the book and the animated film, the speck of dust lands on a clover. In the 2000 Grinch film, the speck of dust has now landed on a snowflake because it's winter time. It should be noted that it's only the 2000 Grinch film that has Whoville as a speck similar to Whoville in "Horton Hears a Who." In the book and other adaptations, Whoville and the Whos are normal sized and probably located somewhere in Massachusetts.
Bishop73
Where are you getting Massachusetts from?
Brian Katcher
Dr. Suess was born in Springfield, MA and there are some that claim the drawings in the book are similar to Easthampton, MA and Mt. Tom (although others say it's La Jolla and Mt. Soledad in California). Residence of Easthampton put on an annual "Whobalation" to celebrate the legend Whoville is based on them.
Bishop73