Talk:Scrooged/GA1

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Reviewer: 3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk · contribs) 12:45, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Comments by 3E1I5S8B9RF7:

A very good article. Well written. I just have a few questions:

• Casting: "Donner and Murray said that Kane would sometimes experience long crying periods during filming, citing frustration". Why was she crying? What happened?

• Home Media: "Although Paramount promoted the "Yule Love It!" edition with images of a custom DVD case and a retail price as late as September that year, it missed its release date and it remains unreleased". Any info on what happened? Why did it remain unreleased?

• Release: "The Washington Post's Joe Brown said that while it was not a good movie". Somewhat confusing, what did he mean?

• Awards: "Danny Elfman's score won a BMI Award". No citation is given.

• Legacy: "Johansen's prominent role in the film sent his New York Dolls bandmate Arthur Kane into a jealous rage after seeing Scrooged on TV, resulting in him beating his wife before attempting suicide by jumping from a third story window." Somewhat confusing wording, I didn't understand what the sentence is saying.--3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 13:43, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for starting this 3E1I5SB9RF7 (I didn't copy/paste that). I have been busy but will address your notes tomorrow before getting back to you! Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 01:02, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Casting: "Donner and Murray said that Kane would sometimes experience long crying periods during filming, citing frustration". Why was she crying? What happened?

It's difficult to say for sure, the exact quote is "Worse yet, Frank Cross evolved into a physically demanding role when Murray began sharing scenes with Carol Kane. As the Ghost of Christmas Present, Kane punched, pinched and pummeled Murray frequently. The work frustrated the emotional actress, who, according to both Murray and Donner, melted into 20-minute-long crying jags at inopportune moments. As painful as the role was for Kane, Murray suffered more for him art. "There's a piece of skin the connects your lip with your gums and it was really pulled away," recalls Murray of one encounter with Kane. "She really hurt me, but it was my idea to be physical and it was her idea just to hit me as opposed to pulling the punches." It doesn't elbaorate further, though I've slightly re-wrote that line to try and clarify that it is "frustration" as the cause.

• Home Media: "Although Paramount promoted the "Yule Love It!" edition with images of a custom DVD case and a retail price as late as September that year, it missed its release date and it remains unreleased". Any info on what happened? Why did it remain unreleased?

Sadly not that I can find. I've added a line that says the reason is unknown, I can find mention that Murray maybe blocked it but that info is from wordpress blogs that I can't use here.

• Release: "The Washington Post's Joe Brown said that while it was not a good movie". Somewhat confusing, what did he mean?

Re-worded a little "Joe Brown said that it was a "sprawling mess", but that he liked it."

• Awards: "Danny Elfman's score won a BMI Award". No citation is given.

Removed this as I cannot source it.

• Legacy: "Johansen's prominent role in the film sent his New York Dolls bandmate Arthur Kane into a jealous rage after seeing Scrooged on TV, resulting in him beating his wife before attempting suicide by jumping from a third story window." Somewhat confusing wording, I didn't understand what the sentence is saying.

Re-wrote this a little. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 00:06, 21 December 2018

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So, he saw his bandmate on TV... playing a role that was filmed three years ago... And his reaction was to beat his wife? And try jumping from the window? Still weird, but hey, we cannot understand everyone.--3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 10:01, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

He was apparently a depressed drunk. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 00:10, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusion

I think the article meets the GA criteria. I'm promoting it, accordingly.--3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 10:01, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article review progress box WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Thanks very much 3E1I5S8B9RF7, just in time for Xmas! Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 00:10, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]