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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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| Sinbad | ... | ||
| Phil Hartman | ... | ||
| Rita Wilson | ... | ||
| Robert Conrad | ... |
Officer Hummell
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| Martin Mull | ... |
D.J.
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| Jake Lloyd | ... | ||
| James Belushi | ... |
Mall Santa
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| E.J. De La Pena | ... |
Johnny
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| Laraine Newman | ... |
First Lady
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Justin Chapman | ... | |
| Harvey Korman | ... |
President
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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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Mall Santa: [Santa stops him] Ah! That'll be three hundred.
Howard Langston: Dollars?
Mall Santa: No, chocolate kisses. Yes dollars!
Howard Langston: I can't believe this, what ever happened to your lofty ideas huh? I though you're doing all this for the kids.
Mall Santa: Well sure, but I don't see why we can't pick up a little loose change in the process.
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Written by Mitchell Parish and Leroy Anderson
Produced by Phil Ramone
Performed by Darlene Love with The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Brian Setzer appears courtesy of Interscope Records
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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. See more »Goofs
In the store on Christmas Eve morning, all the customers and salespeople laugh because there are no more TurboMan dolls and they claim that the last doll went with a lady in a fur coat. But, if you look closely, you can see customers holding TurboMan dolls and some on the shelves. However, the boxes they're holding say "TurboMan" on the top to indicate they are associated with the TurboMan toy-line. Boxes containing Booster and Dementor are in similar boxes, so they could very well be in the boxes held by customers at the toy store. See more »Quotes
[Howard tries to grab the doll]Mall Santa: [Santa stops him] Ah! That'll be three hundred.
Howard Langston: Dollars?
Mall Santa: No, chocolate kisses. Yes dollars!
Howard Langston: I can't believe this, what ever happened to your lofty ideas huh? I though you're doing all this for the kids.
Mall Santa: Well sure, but I don't see why we can't pick up a little loose change in the process.
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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
"Sleigh Ride"Written by Mitchell Parish and Leroy Anderson
Produced by Phil Ramone
Performed by Darlene Love with The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Brian Setzer appears courtesy of Interscope Records
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Jingle All the Way is far from perfect, but it is fun and worthwhile. The plot tells of an overworked businessman who wants to buy a Turbo Man, the year's hottest toy, for his neglected son. In the title role of Howard Langston, Arnold Schwarznegger acquits himself well, particularly in the action sequences. The soundtrack is awesome, the film is not too bad to look at and the climax is a lot of fun if very far fetched. Sinbad is amusing is Myron, and James Belushi is great as the Crooked Santa. Phil Hartmann(while he has been better) is hilarious as Ted, the phone conversation between him and Howard is a hoot. Rita Wilson does a good job as the mother, and Jake Lloyd is cute as Jamie. The film has some nice messages for kids. While the film is funny in places, the humour is questionable sometimes. The film is also rather short, and perhaps a tad rushed. Also Brian Levant's direction could have done with a harder edge. Still, despite the failings, it is a fun Christmas comedy, that is not really to be taken seriously. I call it a guilty pleasure. 6/10 Bethany Cox