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Scrooged (1988) More at IMDbPro »

There is a parody commercial for a show called "Father Loves Beaver".

A woman hands out xeroxes of her rear end at a Christmas party.

The "Solid Gold Dancers" are part of the Christmas Special and there is not very much to their costumes. Their dance moves can get suggestive and there is a scene in which a censor discusses whether or not a dancer's nipples can be seen.

Karen Allen is taking a bath - nothing is shown

A book on sex positions is given for a Christmas gift. We briefly see pictures. Genitals are not seen.

Lew Hayward (the movie's Marley charcter) is a pretty realistic looking - rotting corpse.

There's a scene where terrorists are blasting their way into Santa's workshop with guns and bombs.

The Ghost of Christmas Present uses a lot of slapstick violence on Bill Murray's character.

A character uses a shotgun to try to kill someone - blasting holes everywhere.

Bill Murray gets kicked between the legs, slapped around, punched and hit in the face with a toaster

A lot of mild profanity, sh**, bi***, G** d***

Someone uses Jesus' name as an exclamation

Someone calls an elderly man an "old f*rt"

Chiding someone not to be afraid, a character says "don't be a p**sy"

Many of the characters drink (or try to drink)

Bill Murray is seen drinking a lot

Reference to drugs and Karen Allen is holding a joint in one scene

Santa, Mrs. Claus and Elves are seen brandishing automatic weapons in a parody commercial.

Frank Cross' "Scrooge" commercial features scenes of violence and includes a reference to terrorism with a plane shown exploding on takeoff.