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Overview
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Release Date:
24 November 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
Their Christmas will turn the town upside down! more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(17 articles)
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Nice little Christmas Comedy
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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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Also Known As:
John Grisham's Skipping Christmas (USA) (working title)
Skipping the Holidays (USA) (working title)
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Skipping the Holidays (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for brief language and suggestive content.
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Runtime:
99 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Malaysia:U |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
South Korea:All |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Germany:o.Al. |
Italy:T |
Philippines:G |
Singapore:PG |
Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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During the scene where Nora Crank (Jamie Lee Curtis) is talking to Luther Crank on the phone, while Vic Frohmeyer demands that Frosty be put up, Luther tells Nora to "get out of there". After he says that the piano theme from Halloween (1978) begins to play briefly, a movie which Jamie Lee Curtis starred in.
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Continuity: The snowflakes in Enrique's hair change between shots after meets the Kranks.
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Quotes:
Spike Frohmeyer:
[watching Luther steal a Christmas tree] Are you sure this isn't illegal?
Luther Krank: Are you a cop?
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Luther Krank: Are you a cop?
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Movie Connections:
References Pulp Fiction (1994)
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Soundtrack:
Typewriter
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My family and I went to see this film today and we all enjoyed as it seemed that most of the other people in the cinema did too. I think some of the comments here are a little harsh, yes the film is not believable but the fun side of Christmas is all about "make believe". The characters are funny, Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis are great in there roles, especially the bot-ox scene and the honey roasted ham scene. A one time or another we all would like to skip Christmas and we all have had the mad dash at the last minute to organise things. This film just takes all of those moments and pokes fun at them. It also manages to squeeze in a small moment of being aware that sometimes other people's problems are greater than yours. The film is full of different emotions and they all seem to work well, we all left with a Chrismas feeling as the last few scenes of the film are just plain old feel good moments that we all want out of to have. Just take it for what it is, a Christmas comedy and enjoy. I will be adding it to my DVD collection. 8 out of 10!