Revealing mistake: When the mayor has his head shaved by the Grinch, Clint Howard grabs the clippers and shaves his own head down the middle. His hair is yanked off his head before he even moves his hand. Even better in slow motion.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Plot summary
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Molly Shannon, Christine Baranski, Clint Howard, Bill Irwin, Taylor Momsen
The Whos loved Christmas a lot. The Grinch who lived just north of Whoville did not. He stole Christmas dressed as Santa. Meanwhile, little Cindy Lou Who tried to make the town of Whoville see that there's more to Christmas than just decorations and presents.
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More mistakes in How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Grinch: Hello!
Grinch's Echo: Hello! Hello! Hello!
Grinch: How are you?
Grinch's Echo: How are you? How are you? How are you?
Grinch: I asked you first.
Grinch's Echo: I asked you first. I asked you first. I asked you first.
Grinch: Oh, that's real mature. Saying exactly what I say.
Grinch's Echo: Exactly what I say. Exactly what I say. Exactly what I say.
Grinch: I'm an idiot.
Grinch's Echo: You're an idiot.
Grinch: [Whispering] All right. Fine. I'm not talking to you anymore. In fact, I'm going to whisper. So that by the time the sound of my voice reverberates off the walls and gets back to me, I won't be able to hear it.
Grinch's Echo: You're an idiot.
Trivia: Jim Carrey's makeup took 2 hours to put on and 1 hour to take off, every day for 92 days of filming.
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