of his job and family. Frank escapes into the elevator where the Grim Reaper-like Ghost of Christmas Future awaits. The Ghost takes him to the future where a now-catatonic Calvin has been institutionalized. Claire has heeded Frank's words and lives a decadent life, now viewing the homeless with disgust. Finally, the Ghost shows Frank's cremation ceremony, with only James and Wendie in attendance. Frightened and remorseful, Frank is further shocked to find himself inside the casket as it is about to be incinerated; he breaks his way out, ending up out of the elevator and facing Eliot, so elated to be alive that he is oblivious to the fact that Eliot is still trying to kill him. Frank's completely changed demeanor surprises Eliot, particularly when Frank offers him a high-level executive position. With Eliot's help, Frank returns to the production set, secures Brice in the control room, and breaks into the show's live broadcast to speak of his new appreciation for life. He apologizes on-air to Grace, James, and the cast and crew, and makes a passionate plea to Claire to come back to him. Claire sees this at the shelter and heads for the network with the help of the Ghost of Christmas Past. As Frank and Claire reunite, Calvin comes up to Frank and speaks for the first time, reminding him to say the words "God bless us, everyone", much to Grace's elation. Frank leads the crew in singing "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", and sees Lew, the three Ghosts, and the ghost of Herman smiling and waving back to him while singing along as the end credits roll. Then Frank instructs the people in the theater to sing along. James then quotes "My brother the King of Christmas". Cast Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a top executive at IBC Television. Ryan Todd as young Frank Cross Karen Allen as Claire Phillips, the ex-girlfriend of Frank who works at a homeless shelter. John Forsythe as Lew Hayward, the former mentor of Frank who appears as a ghost after dying of a heart attack at a golf course seven years ago. Bobcat Goldthwait as Eliot Loudermilk, an executive at IBC Television who Frank fires for questioning him. Carol Kane as the Ghost of Christmas Present, she is depicted as a fairy. Robert Mitchum as Preston Rhinelander, the head of IBC and Frank's superior. Michael J. Pollard as