How the Grinch Stole Christmas - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Timing:
1:45 (105 min)
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6.4/10
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Editor
Daniel P. Hanley
Editor
Art Direction
Lauren E. Polizzi
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
Dan Webster
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Rita Ryack
Costume Design
Stunts
Chris O'Hara
Stunts
Clayton J. Barber
Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie
Stunts
Pat Banta
Stunts
Richie Gaona
Stunts
Jane Oshita
Stunts
Gregg Smrz
Stunts
Chris Sayour
Stunts
Wyatt Tipton
Stunts
Sonny Tipton
Stunts
Ben Scott
Stunts
Jake Lombard
Stunts
Svetla Krasteva
Stunts
Thomas J. Larsen
Stunts
Gary Dionne
Stunts
Michael Dahlen
Stunts
Production Design
Michael Corenblith
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Charles Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Merideth Boswell
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Kazu Hiro
Makeup Artist
Michael Key
Makeup Artist
Sylvia Nava
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
David Womark
Unit Production Manager
Associate Producer
Aldric La'Auli Porter
Associate Producer
Louisa Velis
Associate Producer
David Womark
Associate Producer
Linda Fields
Associate Producer
Second Assistant Director
David Hyman
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Darlene Ava Williams
Stunt Double
Tabby Hanson
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Donald Peterman
Director of Photography
Costume Supervisor
Dan Bronson
Costume Supervisor
Makeup Department Head
Toni G
Makeup Department Head
Sound Effects Editor
Eric A. Norris
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Geisler
Sound Effects Editor
Brian Thomas Nist
Sound Effects Editor
Kenneth L. Johnson
Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kurt Williams
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Scott A. Hecker
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Leslie Park
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Nina Paskowitz
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Allen Hall
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Ronald Batzdorff
Still Photographer
Digital Effects Supervisor
Matthew E. Butler
Digital Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Julian Levi
Visual Effects Producer
Joyce Cox
Visual Effects Producer
Kurt Williams
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director
Screenplay
Foley Editor
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Key Grip
Mike Anderson
Key Grip
Book
Location Manager
Michael J. Malone
Location Manager
Key Hair Stylist
Gail Rowell-Ryan
Key Hair Stylist
Patricia Miller
Key Hair Stylist
Music Supervisor
Bonnie Greenberg
Music Supervisor
Songs
Barenaked Ladies
Songs
Paul O'Neill
Songs
Robert Kinkel
Songs
Greg Camp
Songs
Music Editor
Joe E. Rand
Music Editor
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
John LaSalandra
Music Editor
Production Sound Mixer
David MacMillan
Production Sound Mixer
Storyboard Artist
Bob Camp
Storyboard Artist
VFX Editor
Debra Wolff
VFX Editor
Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson
Casting Director
Conceptual Design
Barry E. Jackson
Conceptual Design
Studio Teacher
Judith M. Brown
Studio Teacher
Compositing Artist
Lou Pecora
Compositing Artist
Marc D. Rienzo
Compositing Artist
Makeup Effects Designer
Compositors
Rachel Wyn Dunn
Compositors
What's left behind the scenes
- Jack Nicholson and Eddie Murphy were considered for the role of the Grinch. Christopher Lloyd was also wanted for the role, but he declined due to illness.
- Anthony Hopkins voiced and recorded all the narration in a single day.
- The production of the film required: makeup application 8000 times, 300 props, 1938 candy canes, 69 tons of marble chips used as snow, and 443 stage costumes.
- It took approximately three hours to apply Jim Carrey's makeup at the beginning of each shooting day.
- Once, the film's director, Ron Howard, arrived on set early, put on the Grinch costume, spent 3 hours in makeup, and worked the entire shooting day in that guise. Jim Carrey, seeing his 'double,' flew into a rage, mistakenly thinking the director was his own stunt double. Upon learning who was behind the makeup, Jim couldn't contain his emotions and felt immense respect for Ron.
- Jim Carrey hated the yellow contact lenses he had to wear during filming. They were so uncomfortable that some scenes had to be shot without them, and later, with the help of computer graphics, Jim's eyes were given the appropriate color.
- On December 4, 2000, Konami released a game of the same name for the Sony Playstation console.
- Jack Nicholson and Eddie Murphy were considered for the role of the Grinch. Christopher Lloyd was also wanted for the role of the Grinch, but he declined due to illness.
- Applying makeup to Jim Carrey each day was so agonizing that he literally had to consult with a CIA expert who teaches resistance to torture in order to get through it.
- The scene in which the Grinch (played by Jim Carrey) commands his dog named Max (whose name was Kelly off-camera) before stealing Christmas was actually an improvised mockery by the actor of the film's director and producer, Ron Howard, and his directorial style. Howard himself liked the scene so much that he decided to include it in the movie.
- The Grinch’s costume, worn by Jim Carrey, was covered in yak hair, which was sewn onto a synthetic elastic fabric and dyed green.
- In the manner of speaking of the Grinch, Jim Carrey parodied Sean Connery, the actor who played James Bond, agent 007.
- Initially, the Grinch was not green, but black and white with splashes of red and pink, but director and producer Ron Howard wanted his film, among other things, to resemble the short animated film by Chuck Jones and Ben Washam, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966).
- A well-known Hollywood knitwear designer named Sass Kazins and two other knitters created 250 items of clothing for the film in four months (including 8 identical red-striped sweaters for Jim Carrey). That amounted to 83.3 sweaters per person over 120 days – and all of it was done by hand.
- Jim Carrey stated that all the improvisations he came up with on the fly in the film were suitable for the age category of the intended audience. According to the actor himself, he is ashamed that some “adult” jokes are present in the film, and he did not object to their inclusion at the time. Later, Carrey learned that Ron Howard had removed many of the even more “adult” gags himself, but was forced to leave some in due to pressure from studio management.
- During filming, Jeremy Howard (who played Drew Lou Who) shaved off his eyebrows, thereby halving the time it took to apply his makeup each day.
- After finding himself in the Grinch's makeup and costume for the first time, Jim Carrey felt extremely uncomfortable and told Ron Howard that he would not be able to play the Grinch. According to him, 'it's like being buried alive.'
- Artists from Cirque du Soleil (a Canadian entertainment company) were involved in performing the stunts in the film. In particular, they can be seen in the parade scene at the beginning of the film.
- During the making of the film, makeup artist Kazu Hiro repeatedly complained about Jim Carrey, calling the actor extremely temperamental and rude. According to Hiro, only the amount of work planned for the first three days of shooting was completed in the first two weeks, because Carrey could suddenly disappear mid-shoot, without saying or explaining anything to anyone, forcing the film work to be halted against their will. It got to the point where Hiro once left the project altogether, but Ron Howard persuaded him to return, promising that Carrey would control himself in the future. Hiro returned and completed the project, but later called the entire project the worst episode of his career in cinema, and soon retired altogether.
- A well-known Hollywood knitwear designer named Sass Kazins and two other knitters made 250 items of clothing for the film in four months (including 8 identical red-striped sweaters for Jim Carrey). That’s 83.3 sweaters per person over 120 days – and all of it by hand.
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