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Jack Palance plays Scrooge... with a six-shooter. Dickens spins in his grave, hilariously.
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Ebenezer (1998)

campy Westernholiday fever dreamPalance growling

Overview

FantasyDramaTV MovieWestern

A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.

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christmas
redemption through fearcapitalism vs. frontier justiceChristmas in the margins

Standout Aspects

Acting

Jack Palance gnaws scenery like jerky.

Costume

Ghosts look like Spirit Halloween clearance rack.

Production

Alberta standing in for the Old West, charmingly.

Best for:Solo: Ironically, alone with whiskey and self-loathing.·Friends: Drinking game: sip when Palance squints menacingly.·Background: Fold laundry to existential cowboy ghosts.
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Director

Ken Jubenvill

ReleasedOct 13, 1998
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Nomadic Pictures

Top Cast

Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Ebenezer Scrooge

Rick Schroder

Rick Schroder

Samuel Benson

Amy Locane

Amy Locane

Erica Marlowe

Michelle Thrush

Michelle Thrush

Ghost of Christmas, Past

Susan Coyne

Susan Coyne

Clara Cratchitt

Jocelyne Loewen

Jocelyne Loewen

Rebecca Gordon

Daryl Shuttleworth

Daryl Shuttleworth

Fred, Ebenezer's Nephew

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Palance was 79 during filming, still doing his own horse stunts because of course he was.

Cultural

Part of a bizarre 1990s trend: gritty Dickens adaptations. This one aired on TNT and vanished into cable purgatory.

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