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Scrooged, the holiday classic starring Bill Murray, turns 30 this year and in the decades since its original release, the film has become must-see Christmas TV.

In addition to Murray, the comedy’s cast featured Raiders of the Lost Ark star Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum and Alfre Woodard in a contemporary reimagining of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol.

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Allen plays Claire Phillips, an eternal optimist and love interest for Frank Cross, the stingy TV executive played by Bill Murray.

“I remember thinking when I first met Bill, ‘He’ll be fun to work with,’” Allen says with a chuckle in a phone interview.

As the film celebrates a 30th anniversary re-release on Blu-ray and digital, Allen, 67, rang up to talk about Scrooged’s enduring legacy.

Why do you think Scrooged has stood the test of time?

It was one of the first truly comedic films for Christmas. There’s a lot of beautiful, tender Christmas films that I grew up with —White Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life— but I think that Scrooged is a retelling of A Christmas Carol, which is something that we all grew up with. And our take was just so irreverent and the decision to bring it into the present day was just a brilliant stroke. It hit the zeitgeist or something.