Now that’s some irony!

Filming began in December 1987. With Christmas approaching, director Richard Donner asked if the production could have Christmas Day off, but Paramount Pictures executives refused, insisting that filming should continue on Christmas Day. However, Donner outwitted them. At the end of the day on December 24th, he fired the entire cast and crew. Two days later, on December 26th, he rehired everyone. The break allowed the cast and crew members to spend Christmas with their families.

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    I’m guessing it was less missing the point and more, “since there’s no such thing as ghosts, it’s fine for me to be Scrooge. I’ll get away with it and fuck my family anyway.”

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            I think he meant “fuck them” as in “who cares about them”, as there is not incest or anything like that in Scrooged!

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            What are you talking about? It’s a comedy version of A Christmas Carol with Bill Murray.

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                First of all, I was talking about what the executives would be saying about themselves, it’s not a line in the film. Secondly, it’s a figure of speech.

                They’re saying “fuck my family” because Scrooge is reconciled with his loving nephew’s family at the end of A Christmas Carol.

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                    Well, if you don’t consider your spouse to be family, then I suppose you shouldn’t ever fuck your family. If you do consider your spouse to be family then, first, it’s the only family you should literally fuck, and second, that is how you get more family.

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                    I hope understanding this concept helps you as you continue to explore our species’ many cultures and languages before returning to your home planet.