Jim Carrey Teasing Ron Howard Made It Into The Final Cut
A memorable snippet from the film came when the Grinch is preparing for the great Christmas heist and must train Max to pull the sleigh. To get Max into the right mindset, he behaves like a film director trying to influence an actor to fit the part. For the scene, which was not exactly scripted, Carrey decided to use a nearby director (and that director’s hat) as his influence.
Yes, Carrey decided to ad-lib a moment where he teases the very director who’s directing him. Thankfully, Ron Howard enjoyed the exchange so much, he left it in. As was the case with Howard throughout production, he was a good sport about it.
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The Head Makeup Artist Needed Therapy After The Movie
It turns out that working on this film wasn’t the healthiest experience for everyone. While Carrey clearly had his own struggles, it was head makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji who got hit the hardest. Forced to face Carrey when he was struggling was tough enough, but it didn’t end there. He still had to maintain a consistent quality across a massive cast on a major project.
Tsuji was able to handle it all and finish the film, but some therapy was needed to recover. While he’s still gaining recognition for his work (earning a nomination for Darkest Hour), The Grinch is still a sore subject. After everything he went through, it’s understandable.
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Method Acting In Jim Carrey’s Audition
Once someone goes method, it’s hard to break out of it. It’s just like Robert Downey Jr.’s character in Tropic Thunder said: «I don’t drop character until I’ve done the DVD commentary.» When casting for The Grinch was happening, Carrey was filming the infamous Man on the Moon. This was the movie where Carrey’s method-acting was so extreme that they made a documentary about it!
However, casting calls wait for no one. When he was asked to audition, Carrey remained in character. In an interview, Carrey credited this move as he stated it was what convinced Audrey Geisel that he could lose himself in characters, proving he was the right man for the role.
Jim Carrey Ad-libbed Many Of The Grinch’s Lines
This probably won’t shock anyone, but Jim Carrey was not shy about ad-libbing on The Grinch. Ron Howard wasn’t shy about letting the actor shine, which led to some of the film’s best lines. The lines Carrey delivers as the Grinch goes through his daily schedule were conjured up by him, according to TV Tropes, as was the table-clearing moment and so much more.
When wondering who to thank for the «6:30: dinner with myself. I can’t cancel that again» line, look no further than the Grinch himself. Constant ad-libs may be problematic for screenwriters and directors, but when it’s a comedic genius like Carrey, it’s easier to accept.
Jim Carrey’s Magic Hands Ruined A Take
The «tablecloth scene» is a memorable one for Grinch fans. As he recounts his «busy» schedule, the Grinch recognizes a possible opening in his schedule and attempts to find an outfit to go out in. Deciding the tablecloth is an essential part of that outfit, he rips it clean off his table. However, according to Movie Mistakes, that wasn’t exactly how the scene was supposed to go. Initially, Carrey was meant to make a total mess, spilling every dish onto the ground.
To everyone’s surprise, he was a little better at the rip than expected, and when no dish fell, he was directed to clear the table however he wanted. As the clip shows, Carrey obliged.
Eddie Murphy And Jack Nicholson Almost Played The Grinch
It’s difficult to think that literally anyone else was considered for the Grinch role. After all, Jim Carrey took a rather understated character from a cartoon and turned him into something almost entirely his. Yet, when the studio was doing initial casting, Eddie Murphy and Jack Nicholson were the first names to come up, according to Vulture and ScreenCrush.
While it’s unclear how far in the casting process these two ended up, it’s understandable that they were considered. Both could’ve put their over-the-top performances into the role while mixing in their own quirks and creative choices. There’s an interesting «what-if» concept for each, but in the end, the Jim Carrey Grinch performance was simply irreplaceable.
Cinematographer Donald Peterman Was Replaced By His Son
Donald Peterman was a cinematographer with a long career, known best for his work on Star Trek IV and Flashdance. He was also a consistent collaborator with Ron Howard, having worked with him three times prior to The Grinch. Unfortunately, the 2000 film was the last collaboration between the two.
After getting injured on the set of his previous film Mighty Joe Young, Peterman was in continuous pain and couldn’t function properly. According to the American Society of Cinematographers Magazine, it eventually got to be too much and Peterman had his son take up the position. He never ended up working again, unfortunately ending the career of the illustrious cinematographer.
Jim Carrey’s On-Set Difficulties
Dedicating several hours a day to putting on costumes, makeup, and prosthetics could make anyone cranky. However, once the team forces someone to continually do so and put them in a position that they aren’t prepared for, they may begin to lash out. According to an interview with IndieWire with head makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji, Carrey didn’t seem prepared for the intensity of the Grinch outfit.
This, along with other personal struggles, led to Carrey having some outbursts that pushed Tsuji to leave temporarily. He then returned after Ron Howard requested it, with Carrey also promising to be more reasonable, allowing his performance to take over as he came up with some of the best Grinch quotes.
Tim Burton Almost Directed
How the Grinch Stole Christmas seems right up Tim Burton’s alley. A live-action adaptation of a classic cartoon? Just recruit Danny Elfman and Tim Burton would’ve been right at home. Burton met with executives and discussed his vision for the movie, which was supposedly darker in tone and would’ve closely resembled the original cartoon.
Alas, Burton had a scheduling conflict and wasn’t available, according to Cosmopolitan. Although Burton would’ve been a prime selection for the gig, Ron Howard’s achievements with the film shouldn’t go unappreciated. Quite frankly, anyone who was able to push through all the chaos of this production and come out the other side relatively unscathed is worthy of commendation.
30 лучших Гринч Кавычки
- Без лент, без ярлыков. Он пришел без пакетов, коробок и пакетов. — Гринч
- Может быть рождество (он думал) не из магазина. Может быть, Рождество значит немного больше. — Гринч
- Никто не должен быть один в Рождество. — Синди Лу Кто
- А теперь послушайте меня, юная леди! Даже если мы ужасно изуродованы, на Рождество не будет грустных лиц. — Гринч
- Потому что я зеленый, не так ли? — Гринч
- 4 часа, погрязнуть в жалости к себе. 4:30, смотрите в бездну. 5:00, решить мировой голод, никому не рассказывать. 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, ужин со мной. Я не могу отменить это снова. 7:00, бороться с ненавистью к себе. Я забронирован. Конечно, если я увеличу ненависть до 9, я все равно смогу успеть лечь в кровать, смотреть в потолок и медленно впадать в безумие. — Гринч
- Я ем просто потому, что мне скучно? — Гринч
- Не унывай, чувак. Рождество. — Гринч
- Завтра Рождество. Это практически здесь! — Гринч
- Это не жевательная игрушка! — Гринч
- Взрывайте эту рождественскую музыку! Это радостно и торжественно. — Гринч
- Как бы то ни было, нет места лучше дома. — Гринч
- Я весь поджаренный внутри. — Гринч
- Глупый. Уродливый. Устаревший. Это нелепо. Если я не могу найти что-нибудь красивое, я не пойду. — Гринч
- Каким бы разным ни выглядел Кто, его всегда встретят праздничным весельем. — Синди Лу Кто
- Что это за вонь? Это невероятно. — Гринч
- Ядовитый осадок для одного человека — это попурри для другого. — Гринч
- Дети сегодня. Так нечувствительна к кино и телевидению. — Гринч
- Кровоточащие сердца мира объединяются. — Гринч
- Праздник кто-будь что-э-э? — Гринч
- Я мог бы немного пообщаться. — Гринч
- Дай мне это! Разве ты не знаешь, что нельзя брать вещи, которые тебе не принадлежат? Что с тобой? Вы какое-то дикое животное? — Гринч
- Я идиот. Ты идиот! — Гринч
- Спасаю тебя, ты думаешь, это то, что я делал? Неправильно. Я просто заметил, что ты неправильно упакован, моя дорогая. — Гринч
- ПОМОГИТЕ МНЕ… Я ЧУВСТВУЮ. — Гринч
- Вы не можете навредить Рождеству, мистер мэр, потому что дело не в подарках, конкурсах или необычных огнях. — Лу Лу Кто
- Если вы произнесете хотя бы один слог, Я ПОХОЖУ НА ТЕБЯ И ПОТРОБУЮ, КАК РЫБА! Если вы хотите отправить мне факс, нажмите звездочку. — Гринч
- Мне на Рождество больше ничего не нужно, кроме этого прямо здесь. Мой семья . — Лу Лу Кто
- В этом все дело, не так ли? Это то, о чем это всегда было. Подарки, подарки… подарки, подарки, подарки, подарки, подарки! Вы хотите знать, что происходит с вашими подарками? Все они приходят ко мне. В твоем мусоре. Вы понимаете, о чем я говорю? В твоем мусоре. Я мог бы повеситься со всеми плохими рождественскими галстуками, которые нашел на свалке. И скупость. Скупость никогда не заканчивается! «Я хочу клюшки для гольфа. Я хочу бриллианты. Я хочу пони, чтобы я мог дважды покататься на нем, заскучать и продать его, чтобы сделать клей ». Послушайте, я не хочу волновать, но весь этот рождественский сезон… Гринч
- И они будут пировать, пировать, пировать, пировать. Они съедят свой пудинг и редкое жареное животное. Но это то, чего я терпеть не могу ни в малейшей степени. О нет. Я ГОВОРЮ РИФМ! — Гринч
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40 Minutes Of The Movie Is Just Visual Effects
How the Grinch Stole Christmas was obviously very effects-heavy. How heavy? For the final cut, the special effects team was responsible for filling up over forty minutes of the film’s screen time.
With a total of 104 minutes in its runtime, at least 40 of those are shots composed entirely through digital means. An intimidating task for any VFX artist, The Grinch’s effects team had to bring their A-game, or else a great chunk of the film wouldn’t have worked at all. It’s not the best method for filmmaking, but considering that this was back in 2000, their ability to fill that space effectively shouldn’t go unnoticed.
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The Director Wore The Grinch Outfit For One Day Of Shooting
It’s doubtful that Carrey’s misery about putting on the Grinch suit so often was lost on anyone in production, least of all director Ron Howard. He recognized the troublesome nature of the process and decided Carrey should know of his appreciation. During one day of production, Howard arrived to work at 3:30 in the morning, ready to get Grinch-ed up.
Eagerly awaiting Carrey’s response, he actually got an angry reaction as Carrey thought Howard was a stunt double who «looked nothing like him.» After getting the full explanation, Carrey acknowledged his appreciation of Howard’s sentiment. Of course, Carrey and Howard weren’t the only ones to sport the iconic Jim Carrey Grinch costumes, as actor Josh Ryan Evans played the 8-year-old Grinch in a few scenes.
Whoville Was Almost Entirely CGI
During pre-production, the central location of Whoville was a big topic of discussion. How should it look? How will it be brought to life? Well, to start the proceedings, somebody might’ve raised their hand and said, «Do we have to build sets? Why can’t it just all be special effects?»
It’s hard to blame them for considering it. According to AWN, what became a daunting task of recreating the wildly imaginative world of Whoville from the original books could’ve been far simpler with the removal of practical effects. Thankfully, they stuck with a hybrid of practicality and digital, resulting in a real-life Whoville.
Max Is Actually A Female Dog
Max easily won many viewers’ hearts because of his naturally cute appearance and ability to somehow play the straight man to Carrey’s manic Grinch persona. Another little secret that shows off Max’s range is that Max isn’t actually a Max at all. According to Humane Hollywood, he’s a female dog named Kelley!
Kelley was undoubtedly a major highlight of the Grinch. The little glances in response to some of Carrey’s lines prove she was a star. When it’s considered they almost chose to make the dog entirely CGI, it’s really easy to appreciate the practicality that came with just recruiting a very talented dog instead.
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«Он был озадачен и озадачен, пока головоломка не повредила. Затем Гринч подумал о том, чего у него не было раньше. Может быть, Рождество, подумал он … не из магазина. Может Рождество, может быть … это значит немного больше! » —- Доктор Сьюз, «Как Гринч украл Рождество»
Рождество – наша любимая вечеринка. Благодаря нашей маме у нас так много веселых рождественских традиций, которые мы создали в детстве и продолжаем делать до сегодняшнего дня. Один из них – посмотреть, как Гринч украл Рождество по телевизору. Эти семейные фильмы Гринча, безусловно, стали более сложными с годами. Мы ели попкорн и горячий шоколад, когда прижимались к телевизору во время рождественских угощений. Теперь мы вводим новый подарок на тему Гринча каждый год (но рождественская конфета – это еще одна вещь). В этом году мы будем наслаждаться этими забавными и восхитительными кусочками пирога Гринча, поскольку Гринч напоминает нам об истинном значении сезона. Я надеюсь, вам тоже понравится!
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Dyed Yak Hair + Spandex + Yellow Contact Lenses = Grinch
Bringing the Grinch suit to life would be a difficult prospect. Neither the original book nor cartoon gave much for the costume department to work with. They knew he had to be green and have yellow eyes. According to GX104, ultimately, they decided that the live-action Grinch could be brought to life using only yak hair, a spandex suit underneath, and some creepy yellow contacts.
The yak hair would be dyed green and individually woven into the spandex suit. If that doesn’t sound too uncomfortable already, the yellow contact lenses proved to be just as effective on Carrey’s eye sensitivity. Unbelievably they were still able to take such a cartoonish character like the Grinch and bring him into live-action.
Куртка Гринча
Белая нить. 37 вп, со 2 петли от крючка:
1: сбн в каждую вп (36)
Красная нить вп, поворот 2: За задние пп – сбн до конца ряда, вп и поворот (36) 3: (5 сбн, пр) x 6, вп и поворот (42) 4: (20 псбн, пр) x 2, вп и поворот (44) 5: 5 псбн, ((псбн, 2 вп, псбн) — в 1 ст, 10 псбн) — повторить 2 раза, (псбн, 2 вп, псбн) — в 1ст, 5 псбн, 1 вп и поворот (48) 6: 5 псбн, пр, (псбн, 2 вп, псбн) — в цепочку вп, (пр, 10 псбн, пр, (псбн, 2 вп, псбн) — в цепочку из вп) повторять 2 раза, пр, 5 псбн, вп и поворот (64) 7: 8 псбн, псбн в каждую из 2 вп, 15 вп, 16ст пропустить, псбн в каждую из 2 вп, 16 псбн, псбн в каждую из 2 вп, 15 вп, 16ст пропустить, псбн в каждую из 2 вп, 8 псбн, вп и поворот (40) 8: 10 псбн, псбн в каждую из 15 вп, 20 псбн, псбн в каждую из 15 вп, 10 псбн, 1 вп и поворот (70) 9-12: псбн до конца ряда, 1 вп и поворот (70) 13: (34 псбн, пр) x 2, 1 вп и поворот (72) 14: (11 псбн, пр) x 6, 1 вп и поворот (78) 15: (12 псбн, пр) x 6, 1 вп и поворот (84) 16-23: псбн в каждый ст, 1 вп и поворот (84)
Теперь мы будем вязать отверстия для пуговиц, так что будем работать вверх по правой стороне:
1: вп, 30 сбн, вп и поворот (30) 2: за задние петли — 30 сбн, вп и поворот (30) 3: 30 сбн, вп и поворот (30) 4: (3 сбн, 2 вп, 2 ст пропустить) x 5, 5 сбн, вп и поворот (20) 5: 5 сбн, сбн в каждую из 2 вп, (3 сбн, сбн в каждую из 2 вп) x 4, 3 сбн, сс
Оставить длинную нитку для шитья! Украшаем пуговичками.
Белой пушистой пряжей присоединяем к низу куртки 1 вп:
1: за задние п псбн в каждый ст.
Рукава (2 детали)
Красная нить. Присоединяем пряжу на плече куртке вп:
1: 36 псбн и ставим маркер (36) 2-11: 36 псбн (36) 12: (4 псбн, уб) x 6 (30) 13-18: 30 псбн (30)
Меняем на белую пушистую пряжу вп 19: за задние полу петли 30 сбн (30)
Повторите эту процедуру для 2-го рукава. Теперь присоединяем
белую пушистую нить к 3 ряду куртки за передние пп, вп и
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The Grinch Made Taylor Momsen Want To Be A Musician
One of Taylor Momsen’s earliest roles was as Cindy Lou Who in The Grinch. Though she was up for the role of Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel series, it was Gossip Girl, where she played Jenny Humphrey, that made her a household name. She left that series to pursue her career in music full time, but she knew music was in her future long before that.
Momsen recorded the song “Where Are You Christmas?” for The Grinch soundtrack, and the experience of being in a recording studio is what solidified the idea of working in music for her. She loved the experience so much that acting just became a means to an end.
A Total Of 1000+ Hours Went Into Applying Make-up
While the effects team has received their praise, it’s now time to give the makeup team some love. Over 1000+ total hours was spent applying make-up and prosthetics to all the Whos in Whoville and the Grinch. Credited as being the movie with the most makeup used overall (taking the title away from The Wizard Of Oz), The Grinch would’ve completely failed had it not been for this committed team who amazingly created the Christmas killjoy.
They didn’t simply get pats on the back either for their effort. The film’s single Academy Award was won for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, serving as a permanent reminder of their hard work.
The Grinch’s Yellow Eyes Were Practical And Digital
While the Jim Carrey Grinch make-up team did an exceptional job disguising Jim Carrey behind prosthetics and make-up, it’s the yellow contact lenses that really solidify the whole package. It renders him unrecognizable, allowing the viewer to enjoy his performance and not get distracted by the «Jim Carrey» alarm in their head. The price for this effectiveness was a great deal of discomfort for Carrey, according to The Washington Times, with the eyes being the primary point of pain.
Carrey reached a breaking point multiple times, requiring the effects team to digitally paste them on in certain shots. That means the distinctive yellow eyes for the Grinch needed a combination of practical and digital effects for the movie to work.
Audrey Geisel Had A Lot Of Stipulations For The Film Rights
Dr. Seuss, real name Theodor Geisel, had refused to sell the film rights for his books. Following his death in 1991, the decision went to his widow, Audrey Geisel, and she put a lot of thought into just what needed to happen if any producers wanted to make a movie from one of her husband’s stories.
She was willing to auction off the rights to How The Grinch Stole Christmas, but producers had to be willing to give her 4% of the box-office gross, half of the merchandising revenue, and 70% of the profit from book tie-ins. That was all on top of the $5 million price tag for the material itself. In addition to the monetary concerns, Giesel also stipulated that the actor playing the role of the Grinch had to have the same level of status as an actor like Robin Williams or Jim Carrey. Carrey would end up getting the part.