The Christmas-hating green figure, better known as the Grinch, has received animated and live-action adaptations. Find out what they are!
One of the most classic Christmas characters is the Grinch, a green, hairy and grumpy being who, ironically, hates the celebrations of December 25th and, therefore, decides to ruin the magic of the date for those around him, stealing gifts, decorations and everything that brings you to the Christmas atmosphere.
The monster that appeared on the pages through the children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1957, it received some film adaptations over the years, where some of them are remembered in broadcasters’ programming or part of the list of films to marathon for holiday lovers to this day.
With that in mind, we’ve put together below the sequence of the main cinematographic releases starring the Grinch and adapted from the 1950s so that you can add it to your list of Christmas productions. Check out!
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Marking the first short film adaptation of Dr. Seussthe animation ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ was released in 1966, showing the greenish figure trying to put an end to the party of the inhabitants of Whoville, a city located below the mountain in which he lives.
2. The Grinch (2000)
Being the most popular version on this list, ‘The Grinch’ became the first live-action based on the work released in 1957. The plot, released in 2000, had some additions, such as new information on the story and characters.
Furthermore, to bring the iconic figure to life, the actor Jim Carrey he had to have several makeup prosthetics applied to his face, a process that took around two hours a day, repeated for ninety-two days until the end of the recordings, according to CineClick.
3. The Grinch (2018)
Bringing a new animated version of ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’, the Illumination Entertainment released ‘The Grinch’ in 2018, where the grumpy and reclusive character ended up gaining more humanity and a much more sociable personality, despite still wanting to bring misfortune to his neighbors at Christmas.
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In addition to the films directly adapted from the work of Dr. Seussthe green furry guy also gained spin-off stories, such as the one seen in ‘Halloween Is Grinch Night’, a TV special released in 1992 that received an Emmy Award, in 1997 and ‘The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat’ from 1982, which won the Best Animated Program category at the Emmy Awards of the same year.
Source: Recreio
