Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

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99 min - Comedy | Family - 24 November 2004 (USA)

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Ratings: 4.8/10 from 13,108 users Metascore: 22/100
Reviews: 186 user | 97 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

With their daughter away, her parents decide to skip Christmas altogether until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate the holidays at the last minute.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Tim Allen	...	Luther Krank
	Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Nora Krank
	Dan Aykroyd	...	Vic Frohmeyer
	M. Emmet Walsh	...	Walt Scheel
	Elizabeth Franz	...	Bev Scheel
	Erik Per Sullivan	...	Spike Frohmeyer
	Cheech Marin	...	Officer Salino
	Jake Busey	...	Officer Treen
	Austin Pendleton	...	Umbrella Santa / Marty
	Tom Poston	...	Father Zabriskie
	Julie Gonzalo	...	Blair Krank
	René Lavan	...	Enrique Decardenal
	Caroline Rhea	...	Candi
	Felicity Huffman	...	Merry
	Patrick Breen	...	Aubie

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Luther Krank is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home, he must put together a holiday celebration. Written by Anonymous

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No! Ho! Ho! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Family

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief language and suggestive content See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

Columbia / Tri Star [France] | Add/edit official sites »

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

24 November 2004 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Una Navidad de locos See more »

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,570,867 (USA) (28 November 2004) (3393 Screens)

Gross:

$96,572,480 (Worldwide)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, 1492 Pictures, Skipping Christmas See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The title of the John Grisham book on which the film is based is "Skipping Christmas". It wasn't used for the film to avoid confusion with another Christmas-themed film, Surviving Christmas. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When the Power Lineman restores power to the Kranks' house, he is shown touching hi-power lines wearing only leather gloves. He also "hammers" on the side of the transformer. He would have been immediately electrocuted. See more »

Quotes

Nora Krank: What are you doing? It's not even Saturday night.
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Connections

References Pulp Fiction (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"Typewriter"
(1950)
Written by Leroy Anderson
Published by EMI Mills Music, Inc. See more »

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