How the Grinch Stole Christmas Star Taylor Momsen Recalls Jim Carrey 'Freaking Out' Over a Stunt That Could've Hurt Her

2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas celebrates its 25th day this twelvemonth — and with that, the formed has been reminiscing astir shooting the project, peculiarly highlighting an on-set incidental wherever prima Jim Carrey unopen down a country successful which his young costar Taylor Momsen was moments distant from being hurt.

“I retrieve erstwhile we were shooting the country coming down the upland connected the sled. It was this existent sled that was up connected a elephantine outpouring that was being controlled and moving from broadside to side, precise aggressively,” Momsen revealed to Vulture successful its oral past of the making of the film.

She continued: “Jim is leaning implicit and being extravagant Jim. There was a infinitesimal wherever I astir fell retired of the sled, and helium freaked out. He called chopped and started checking successful connected me. I was having a large time. I was laughing; I wasn’t reasoning astir the information that I conscionable astir fell precise precocious disconnected the ground."

Taylor Momsen listening to Jim Carrey successful a country from How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Photo by Universal/Getty Images.

But clearly, Momsen felt protected connected the acceptable of the film. “I ever felt truly harmless with Jim,” the actress, who went connected to prima successful the archetypal Gossip Girl TV bid and beforehand a set called The Pretty Reckless, explained. “I liked being astir him. At specified a young age, to ticker an creator who is that superior astatine what they’re doing adjacent portion playing this precise over-the-top character, it was wide to maine however overmuch helium was putting into it and however overmuch of an creator helium was.”

For Carrey’s part, helium told the outlet helium could archer precise rapidly that seven-year-old Momsen was “an incredibly precocious child” who was “smart beyond her years.” He added: “Her drama timing was impeccable. A full pro. I don’t deliberation she ever went up connected a enactment oregon missed a cue oregon thing similar that.”

Momsen besides revealed that she ne'er knew what Carrey looked similar successful existent beingness portion they filmed the movie, lone gathering the existent him for the “first time” erstwhile they attended the film’s premiere. But conscionable past month, the brace reunited astatine the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, wherever they saw each different for the archetypal clip since moving together.

Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony astatine Peacock Theater connected November 8, 2025 successful Los Angeles, California. Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for RRHOF.

“I turned astir successful the hallway, and she was lasting there,” Carrey revealed to the outlet astir their touching reunion. “I don’t cognize if she had heels oregon not, but she’s towering. I’m going, ‘What?’ She has a truly almighty manner. I was truthful gladsome she’s done truthful good for herself. She’s been done immoderate challenges successful her beingness and travel retired the different side. It was precise breathtaking to spot her again. And she brought maine a Crunchie, which is my favourite cocoa bar. That was awesome.”

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is presently disposable to watercourse connected Prime Video and Peacock — and you better, this one’s a staple.

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Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.