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Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

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

Director:

Joe Roth

Writers:

John Grisham (novel), Chris Columbus (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Allen ...
Jamie Lee Curtis ...
Dan Aykroyd ...
M. Emmet Walsh ...
Elizabeth Franz ...
Bev Scheel
Erik Per Sullivan ...
Cheech Marin ...
Jake Busey ...
Austin Pendleton ...
Umbrella Santa / Marty
Tom Poston ...
Julie Gonzalo ...
René Lavan ...
Caroline Rhea ...
Felicity Huffman ...
Merry
Patrick Breen ...
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Storyline

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  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Christmas Eve | Vacation | Neighbor | Tanning Salon  | See more »

Taglines:

No! Ho! Ho! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Family

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(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)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

During filming, it was reported that the cast and crew had ingested over 10 pounds of fake snow. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Luther Krank sees the advertisement of a Carnival Ship then books passage on what he refers as the luxury ship Jubilee. The Carnival Jubilee was one of Carnival's smaller "Holiday" class ships that first sailed in 1986. Shortly before this movie was made, the Jubilee was transferred to P & O lines of Australia and became the Pacific Sun. There is no way Luther could have sailed on the Jubilee in Christmas of '04. See more »

Quotes

Nora Krank: We skip Christmas!
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Connections

Referenced in "30 Rock: The Source Awards (#1.16)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Christmas Song"
(1946)
Written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells
Published by Edwin H. Morris & Company, a division of MPL Music Publishing, Inc. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Performed by Ella Fitzgerald
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »