Jingle All the Way (1996)

A father needs to get a Turbo Man action figure for his son just before Christmas. Unfotunately, every store is sold out of Turbo Man figures, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man figure.

Director:

Brian Levant

Writer:

Randy Kornfield

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Howard Langston
Sinbad	...	Myron Larabee
Phil Hartman	...	Ted Maltin
Rita Wilson	...	Liz Langston
Robert Conrad	...	Officer Hummell
Martin Mull	...	D.J.
Jake Lloyd	...	Jamie Langston
James Belushi	...	Mall Santa
E.J. De La Pena	...	Johnny (as E.J. de la Pena)
Laraine Newman	...	First Lady
Justin Chapman	...	Billy
Harvey Korman	...	President
Richard Moll	...	Dementor
Daniel Riordan	...	Turbo Man
Jeff L. Deist	...	T.V. Booster / Puppeteer (as Jeff Deist)

Storyline

Meet Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company is constantly busy at his job, and he also constantly disappoints his son, after he misses his son's karate exposition, he tries hard to come up with a way to make it up to him, this is when his son tells Howard that he wants for Christmas is an action figure of his son's television hero, Turbo Man. Unfotunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man figures, now Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else including a mail man named Myron to find a Turbo Man action figure, and to make it to the Wintertainment parade which will feature Turbo Man.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | karate | hero | toy | neighbor | 

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Taglines:

Two Dads, One Toy, No Prisoners.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

La course au jouet

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

JPY 65,946,600 (Japan) (13 December 1996)

Gross:

$60,573,641 (USA) (21 February 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

1492 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 94 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Minneapolis does have a winter parade every year during the Christmas season. It's known as the Holidazzle parade, but it is held in the evening, not during the day as shown in the movie.

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Goofs

When Ted is trying it on with Liz in the van her seat belt keeps changing from bing open to closed.

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Quotes

Mall Santa: We're not just doing this for us. We're doing it for the kids. For every kid who ever sat on Santa's lap. For every little girl who left cookies and milk for Santa on Christmas night. For every little boy who opens a package Christmas morning and finds clothes instead of toys. It breaks my heart.

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits, there is a brief heartwarming family scene, and a question from Liz.

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Connections

References The Karate Kid (1984)

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Soundtracks

Turbo Man Theme
Written by David Newman

User Reviews

"Nobody Likes you Booster"

This movie is so ridiculous, but so funny at the same time. I watch it every Christmas just to hear many of the Schwarzenegger phrases like: - Who told you you could eat my cookies? - Put the cookie down...NOW! - Nobody likes you Booster (maybe Sinbad's line) - I'm not a pervert... and the many times he says "Jamie", I hated that darn brat...what a spoiled kid Anakin was.

But this movie is funny how it shows that parents are crazy to get one toy for their spoiled little brat. Sinbad is hilarious, and I miss him in movies, and it has the good 'ol Phil Hartman.

Arnold faces an army of Santas, which is funny as well as his corny lines I watch this to hear. Although this isn't the best Christmas movie, it's still enjoyable.