Jingle All the Way (1996)

Director:

Brian Levant

Writer (WGA):

Randy Kornfield (written by)

Release Date:

22 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Family | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Two Dads, One Toy, No Prisoners.

Plot:

A harried father decides to dream the impossible dream, to get that year's hot toy for his son just before Christmas Day.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Toy | Neighbor | Parade | Superhero

Awards:

1 win & 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)

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence, mild language and some thematic elements.

Runtime:

89 min | USA:94 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #34908) | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Sweden:7 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Germany:6 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

7th Place Mall - St. Peter & Wabasha Streets, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Company:

1492 Pictures

Trivia:

When driving to the Santa HQ, James Belushi's character fires off a string of questions toward Arnold Schwarzenegger's character. The questions such as "What is this, 60 Minutes?", "Who are you, The Question King?" and also "Who are you, Dan Rather?" are an almost word-for-word replica of a scene in Red Heat (1988), in which both Belushi and Schwarzenegger starred.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Howard runs into Ted and the reindeer, the reindeer's antlers are still in velvet. Velvet is shed in August, at least four months before the Christmas Eve setting.

Quotes:

Myron Larabee: I'll know if you move 'cause I have the ears of a snake!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation: Christmas Special (#1.18)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Tannenbaum

Makes me miss Phil Hartman a lot.

With Ahhnold giving lines like "That's really Kuuuul (cool)" and Hartman's "Your wife's cookies are delicious" this is a lighthearted movie. Don't take it serious. I do advise that you should watch all the way through the credits to catch the end of the movie.