Directed by: Richard Donner
Starring: Bill Murray, John Glover, Karen Allen, John Forsythe
Trivia: Bill Murray slipping out of the restaurant wasn't scripted, he just slipped on wet steps.
Continuity mistake: The Ghost of Christmas Present introduces herself to Frank Cross by grabbing his tie while floating. When she comes down to earth, she's not holding it.
Continuity mistake: When Frank sees what he thinks is the Ghost of Christmas Future in the elevator, he flips out and accidentally clocks Grace in the jaw. She puts her right hand to her face, but in the next shot she's holding her left hand up.
Earl Cross: All day long, I listen to people give me excuses why they can't work... 'My back hurts, ' 'my legs ache, ' 'I'm only four!' The sooner he learns life isn't handed to him on a silver platter, the better.
Trivia: Frank's brother James is played by Bill Murray's younger brother John. His father is played by Bill's older brother Brian Doyle-Murray.
Question: What are the girls doing when they throw Grace's son onto the kitchen floor? Why are they harassing him, and why is their grandmother enjoying it so much?
Answer: They are blowing a 'raspberry' on his bare belly, just good-natured teasing of a younger sibling.
Brian Katcher