The Muppet Christmas Carol Useless Trivia
Michael Caine has said that he considers his performance as Scrooge in 'Muppets Christmas Carol' as his most memorable.
Despite being considered one of the best 'Muppets' movies ever made, it was only a modest success at the box office and was competing with 'Home Alone 2: Lost In New York'.
The wailing cash boxes with Jacob and Robert Marley was a reference to Bob Marley & The Wailers.
'A Muppets Christmas Carol' is the only adaptation of the story to feature Charles Dickens as a character / narrator.
The Ghost of Christmas Past was voiced by Jessica Fox, who currently plays Nancy Osborne on 'Hollyoaks'.
Aside from Kermit, there were no 'Sesame Street' characters in the movie. Sprocket from 'Fraggle Rock' does have a small cameo. He's the small dog beside Michael Caine in the still image.
Peter O'Toole and George Carlin were both early considerations for the role of Scrooge.
A song, titled 'When Love Is Gone', was cut from the theatrical release at the behest of Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and against the wishes of director Brian Henson as it was deemed 'too sad'.
In an early draft of the script, the Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come was to be played by Animal.
Michael Caine has said he played Scrooge straight and "as if I was working with the Royal Shakespeare Company." He also completely ignored that they were muppets and acted as though they were humans.
'Muppet Christmas Carol' was dedicated to puppeteers Jim Henson and Richard Hunt, both of whom died before release. Henson's son, Brian, directed the movie at the age of 29. It was his first movie.