SEUSS ON SCREEN
TRACKING THE GOOD DOCTOR’S CELLULOID UPS AND DOWNS — SEUSSILY
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)
At the dawn of the centur y, producers set sail, To conjure a film from a Dr. Seuss tale. The tale of a grouch, who was funny, yet scary, Played by a heavily made-up Jim Carrey. The per formance was ace— but not a big ask, For Jim had nailed ‘shouty and green’ in The Mask.