Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.
Direction
Chuck Jones' elastic animation defines cartoon physics.
Score
Thurl Ravenscroft's basso profundo still slaps 58 years later.
Production
Seussian production design, zero CGI, pure hand-drawn magic.
Director
Chuck Jones
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