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Jingle All the Way (1996)

PG 89 min  -  Action | Family | Adventure  -   22 November 1996 (USA)
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A harried father decides to dream the impossible dream, to get that year's hot toy for his son just before Christmas Day.

Director:

Brian Levant
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Jingle All the Way -- A harried father decides to dream the impossible dream, to get that year's hot toy for his son just before Christmas Day. Jingle All the Way -- A harried father decides to dream the impossible dream, to get that year's hot toy for his son just before Christmas Day.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
Sinbad ...
Phil Hartman ...
Rita Wilson ...
Robert Conrad ...
Officer Hummell
Martin Mull ...
D.J.
Jake Lloyd ...
James Belushi ...
Mall Santa
E.J. De La Pena E.J. De La Pena ...
Johnny (as E.J. de la Pena)
Laraine Newman ...
First Lady
Justin Chapman Justin Chapman ...
Harvey Korman ...
President
Richard Moll ...
Daniel Riordan ...
Jeff L. Deist Jeff L. Deist ...
T.V. Booster / Puppeteer (as Jeff Deist)
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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. Written by John Wiggins  

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Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Karate | Toy | Parade | Neighbor  | See more »

Taglines:

Two Dads, One Toy, No Prisoners.

Genres:

Action | Family | Adventure | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence, mild language and some thematic elements See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El regalo prometido See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,112,267 (USA) (24 November 1996) (2401 Screens)

Gross:

$129,832,389 (Worldwide) (1997)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Christmas parade was filmed at Universal Studios, Los Angeles, in the middle of May. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: KQRS Radio is a Twin Cities radio station, but at the time of the film's release, it was in Golden Valley, a Minneapolis suburb, not in downtown Minneapolis as shown. 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 »

Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Christmas Song"
Written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole
Courtesy of Capitol Records
under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets See more »