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Jingle All the Way (1996) 5.1
A married father decides to dream the impossible dream, to get that year's hot toy for his son just before Christmas Day. Director:Brian LevantWriter:Randy Kornfield |
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Mall Santa
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| E.J. De La Pena | ... |
Johnny
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Jeff L. Deist | ... |
T.V. Booster /
Puppeteer
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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. Written by John Wiggins
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Two Dads, One Toy, No Prisoners.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for action violence, mild language and some thematic elements | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 November 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El regalo prometido See more »Filming Locations:
7th Place Mall - St. Peter & Wabasha Streets, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA See more »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
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Runtime:
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1.33 : 1
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Mall Santa: What did you call us?
Howard Langston: You heard me right. Conmen. Thieves. Degenerates. Low-lifes. Thugs. Criminals!
Mall Santa: At the North Pole, them are fighting words, partner.
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Written by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, and Buck Ram
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Capitol Records
under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
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Did You Know?
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In March 2001, a U.S. District Court jury in Birmingham, Michigan, ruled that 20th Century Fox stole the script idea, "Jingle All the Way", from Detroit High School biology teacher, Brian Webster. The studio was ordered to pay $19 million, later reduced to $1.5 million. Webster submitted the script, then named "Could This Be Christmas?", to the studio in 1994 and never received payment or credit despite the film making $183 million. Fox appealed and the verdict was reversed, since Webster's script was submitted after the studio had already purchased a treatment (summary/outline) of what would become the film's script. The court acknowledged that it is not difficult to believe that two writers can independently create a plot using similar inspiration/experience. See more »Goofs
When Howard is breaking into Ted's house he uses a credit card to get in. The camera shows a close up of the lock and door knob from the inside twice, both times you can see that the door is not shut properly. See more »Quotes
Howard Langston: You guys are nothing but a bunch of sleazy conmen in red suits.Mall Santa: What did you call us?
Howard Langston: You heard me right. Conmen. Thieves. Degenerates. Low-lifes. Thugs. Criminals!
Mall Santa: At the North Pole, them are fighting words, partner.
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Crazy Credits
After the end credits, there is a brief heartwarming family scene, and a question from Liz. See more »Soundtracks
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"Written by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, and Buck Ram
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Capitol Records
under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
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'Jingle All The Way' is a Christmas story about merchandising and family. A lot of people seemed to really hate this movie, but I did not think it was all that bad. Sure, some of the action and the story was not the best, but I thought it did provoke a lot of laughter. The scenes with Arnie at the warehouse filled with Santas and elves was funny, and it had a good ending with the father becoming the hero after all. It does represent the bad of the holiday season with all the merchandising and the over-emphasis on that one particular toy that kids must get for Christmas, and if they do not receive it, then they are outcasts. Despite its problems, I did find it a funny and worthwhile film.