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I'll Be Home for Christmas ()


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A college student faces an impossible journey when he is left stranded in the desert, thousands of miles from home, with no money and only a few days left until Christmas.

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Cast

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Jake
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Allie
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Eddie
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Jake's Dad
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Carolyn
Lauren Maltby ...
Tracey
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Nolan (as Andrew Lauer)
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Max
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Marjorie
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Tom Tom Girl Mary
Natalie Barish ...
Tom Tom Girl Darlene
Mark de la Cruz ...
Esteban (as Mark De La Cruz)
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Tom Tom Girl Gloria
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Gabby
Celia Kushner ...
Tom Tom Girl Mama
Blair Slater ...
Ian
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The Brandt-Man (as P.J. Prinslow)
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The Murph-Man
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The Ken-Man
Alexandria Mitchell ...
Little Girl In Hospital (as Alexandra Mitchell)
Eric Pospisil ...
Little Boy At Bus Station
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Wendy Richards (as Cathy Weseluk)
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Conway The Bus Driver
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Older Lady On The Bus
Awaovieyi Agie ...
Service Man
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Bellhop
Graeme Kingston ...
Pizza Eating Santa
Ian Robison ...
Mayor Wilson
Ernie Jackson ...
Kenyan Santa
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Taxi Driver
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Ticket Agent
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Parade Manager
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Angel
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Fraulein Maid (as Delores Drake)
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Race Official (as Chris Willis)
Nick Misura ...
Groundskeeper
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Sandwich Passenger
Bart Anderson ...
Turf 'n Turf Customer #1
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Port-A-Potty Santa (as J.B. Biven)
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Nose Strip Girl (as Annette Dreeshen)
Manami Hara ...
Edelbruck Clerk (as Manami Hari)
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Turf 'n Turf Customer #2
Sarah May ...
Sierra
Alexander Milani ...
Wet Lap Boy
Ron Timms ...
Party Guy
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Running Santa
Paul Norman ...
Hick on Bus
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Freight Handler
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Turf 'n Turf Customer #3
Melissa Barker Sauer ...
Teenage Mom on Bus
Mike Battie ...
Santa on Stilts
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth Friedman ...
Friend (uncredited)
Paul McMichael ...
Student (uncredited)
Bonnie Smart ...
Yelling Nun (uncredited)

Directed by

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Arlene Sanford ... (directed by)

Written by

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Tom Nursall ... (screenplay) &
Harris Goldberg ... (screenplay)
 
Michael Allin ... (story)

Produced by

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Robin French ... executive producer
Justis Greene ... co-producer
David Hoberman ... producer (produced by)
Tracey Trench ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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John Debney ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Hiro Narita ... director of photography

Editing by

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Anita Brandt Burgoyne ... (edited by) (as Anita Brandt-Burgoyne)

Editorial Department

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Joe Aliberto ... colorist
Lionel Barton ... colorist: dailies
Jana Lynn Gold ... first assistant editor: Avid
Ellen Gram ... assistant editor
Caroline Hardon ... first assistant film editor
Gloria Kaiser ... color timer
Ivan Martin del Campo ... apprentice editor (as Ivan Martin Del Campo)
Pablo Prietto ... assistant editor
Mary Beth Smith ... negative cutter
Don Thompson ... first assistant film editor (as Don C. Thompson)

Casting By

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Karen Church
Roger Mussenden

Production Design by

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Cynthia Charette

Art Direction by

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Sandy Cochrane ... (as Alexander Cochrane)

Set Decoration by

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Lin MacDonald ... (as Lin Macdonald)

Costume Design by

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Maya Mani

Makeup Department

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Donna Bis ... hair stylist
Sandy Cooper ... makeup artist
Sherry Linder-Gygli ... hair stylist (as Sherry Gygli)
Connie Parker ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Justis Greene ... unit production manager
Heather Meehan ... unit production manager
Miguel Ángel Poveda ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Natalie Baldner ... third assistant director
Joan Cunningham ... second assistant director: Los Angeles
September Death ... second second assistant director
Steve Eathorne ... third assistant director
Gregory Jacobs ... first assistant director (as Greg Jacobs)
David Ray ... trainee assistant director
Michael Risoli ... second second assistant director: Los Angeles
Gary Blair Smith ... second second assistant director
Pete Whyte ... second assistant director (as Peter Whyte)

Art Department

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Keith Burk ... lead dresser
Stephen Camp ... assistant props: Los Angeles (as Stephen Gibson Camp)
Lee Campbell ... set dresser
Duff Chambers ... construction foreman
Gordon Clapp ... assistant set decorator (as Gordon A. Clapp)
Hugh Conlon ... construction coordinator: Los Angeles (as Hugh Conlin)
Dale Ann Connery ... assistant set decorator
Dave Emmonds ... greens (as David Emmonds)
Richard H. Fahlman ... construction foreman
Mark Francis ... prop master (as Mark J. Francis)
Allan Galajda ... assistant art director
Arthur A. Green ... greens
Jim Green ... head greens (as James Howard Green)
John B. Keys ... scenic painter
Jan Kobylka ... construction coordinator
Max Matsuoka ... first assistant property master
Bill Merrett ... set dresser
Troy Myers ... set decorator leadman: Los Angeles
Craig Reynolds ... on-set dresser
Peter Stratford ... set designer
Ross Wahl ... lead dresser
David Asmodeus ... props buyer (uncredited)
Linda Marie Bishop ... signwriter (uncredited)
Steve Craine ... paint coordinator (uncredited)
John Dale ... carpenter (uncredited)
Chela Fiorini ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Alex Sessing ... greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michael Abel ... boom operator
Benjamin Beardwood ... dialogue editor
Bob Beemer ... re-recording mixer
John Benson ... supervising adr editor / supervising sound editor
Daniel P. Church ... boom operator: Los Angeles
Robert Deschaine ... adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Andrea Eliseyan ... sound re-recordist
Mike Hibberson ... cable (as Michael Hibberson) / sound assistant (as Michael Hibberson)
Barbara Issak ... adr editor
Bradley C. Katona ... sound effects editor
Brian D. Lucas ... sound re-recordist (as Brian Lucas)
David Melhase ... foley editor
Scott Millan ... re-recording mixer
Alyson Dee Moore ... foley artist
Eric A. Norris ... sound effects editor
Paul O'Bryan ... first assistant sound editor
Charles O'Shea ... boom operator
Ralph Osborn ... dialogue editor
Nancy Parker ... foley artist (as Nancy May Parker)
Brian Ruberg ... foley mixer
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist (as Tammi Treadwell)
Rob Young ... production sound mixer
Randall L. Johnson ... boom operator (uncredited)
Alison Sanford ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Michael Stern ... pre-record engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Graham S. Hollins ... special effects technician
Howard Jensen ... special effects coordinator: Los Angeles (as Howard A. Jensen)
Lars Lenander ... special effects best boy
William H. Orr ... special effects coordinator
Ken Hovgaard ... special effects crew (uncredited)
Bruce Scott ... special effects buyer (uncredited)
Grant Smith ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Jeffrey Arnold ... digital compositor: Pinnacle (as Jeff Arnold)
Larry Butcher ... digital compositor: Pinnacle
Craig A. Cleaver ... visual effects producer: Pinnacle
Debora Dunphy ... digital compositor: Pinnacle
Dale Fay ... visual effects supervisor: Pinnacle
Kirk Garfield ... lead 3-D artist: Pinnacle
Bruno George ... digital supervisor: Pinnacle
Michael Kennedy ... digital compositor: Pinnacle
Dave Lockwood ... digital compositor: Pinnacle
Doug Lyons ... coordinating producer: Pinnacle
Mark Malcolm ... visual effects supervising producer: Pinnacle
Ramón Ramos ... digital compositor: Pinnacle (as Ramon Ramos)
David Schirmer ... digital compositor: Pinnacle
Colin Stefani ... digital I/O operator: Pinnacle
Rich Suchevits ... digital compositor: Pinnacle
Spencer Alexander ... computer animator (uncredited) / digital artist (uncredited)
Jamie Baxter ... digital artist (uncredited)
Danny S. Kim ... compositor (uncredited)
Roger Kupelian ... matte painter/lead compositor (uncredited)
Stephen Lawes ... main title designer (uncredited)

Stunts

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Guy Bews ... stunt player
Celia Bond ... stunt player
P. Breen ... stunt player
Joe Dodds ... stunt player (as Joe A. Dodds)
John Dodds ... stunt player
Bill Edwards ... stunt player
Tom Eirikson ... stunt player
Jim Finkbeiner ... stunt player
Corry Glass ... stunt player
Jason Glass ... stunt player
Reg Glass ... stunt player
Tom Glass ... stunt player
Braden Haggerty ... stunt player
Carol Jackson ... stunt player
Ernie Jackson ... stunt player (as Ernest Jackson)
David Jacox ... stunt player
Kirk Jarrett ... stunt player
Kristene Kenward ... stunt player
Gary Lauder ... stunt player
Deb Macatumpag ... stunt player (as Deborah Macaturnaag)
J.J. Makaro ... stunt player
Tony Morelli ... stunt coordinator / stunt player
Scott Nicholson ... stunt player
Fred Perron ... stunt player
John Robotham ... stunt coordinator: Los Angeles
Jacob Rupp ... stunt coordinator
Trish Schill ... stunt player (as Patricia Schill)
Greg Schlosser ... stunt player
John Scott ... stunt player
Mary Ann Skoll ... stunt player (as Maryann Skoll)
Bill Stewart ... stunt player
Lori Stewart ... stunt player
Melissa R. Stubbs ... stunt player
Betty Thomas Quee ... stunt player (as Betty Thomas)
Lauro David Chartrand-Del Valle ... stunt player (as Lauro Chartrand)
Mike Vézina ... stunt player (as Mike Vezina)
Brent Woolsey ... stunt player
Dustin Brooks ... stunts (uncredited)
Duane Dickinson ... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt ... stunts (uncredited)
Steve Kelso ... stunts (uncredited)
Jacob Rupp ... stunts (uncredited)
Melissa R. Stubbs ... stunt double: Jonathan Taylor Thomas (uncredited)
Kaye Wade ... stunt driver: Natalie Barish (uncredited)
Tim Werner ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eric Anderson ... camera operator: Los Angeles (as Eric Roy Anderson)
Tony Anderson ... key grip: Los Angeles
Dan Bennett ... grip
Hans Bjerno ... camera operator: Spacecam (as Hans Bjorn)
Kevin Black ... key grip
Peter G. Capadouca ... electric (as Peter C. Capadouca)
Trey Clinesmith ... second assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Trey Klinesmith)
Douglas Craik ... camera operator
Rick Dean ... electric (as Richard Dean)
Kirk Greenberg ... grip
Trevor Holbrook ... first assistant camera
Peter Jensen ... steadicam operator: Los Angeles
Mick Lipohar ... second assistant camera: Canmore (as Mick C. Lipohar)
Alan MacKinnon ... electric (as Al McKinnon)
Brian Marincic ... best boy: Los Angeles (as Bryan Marincic)
Alan Markfield ... still photographer
Bill Molnar ... best boy grip
Trip Morey III ... second assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Trip Morey)
Rob Morey ... first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Robert Morey)
Jack Nagle ... dolly grip: Los Angeles (as Jack L. Nagle)
Alexandre Naufel ... best boy: Los Angeles (as Alexander E. Naufel)
Robert L. O'Hara ... dolly grip
Shinpei Otsuki ... second assistant camera
Raman Rao ... gaffer: Los Angeles
Kim Ritz ... second assistant camera
Don Saari ... gaffer
Neil Seale ... camera operator
Brad Smith ... grip
Timothy Robin Spencer ... first assistant camera (as Timothy R. Spencer)
Jeff Trebenski ... best boy electric
Renee Treyball ... second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Stewart Whelan ... second assistant camera (as Stewart A. Whelan)
Don McCuaig ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Stuart Aikins ... casting: Canada
Julie Chavez ... casting assistant: Los Angeles
Sean Cossey ... casting assistant: Canada
Rich King ... extras casting: Los Angeles, Axium
Louise Mackiewicz ... extras casting: Canmore (as Louise Macliewicz)
Lori Marshall ... extras casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Abigail Benjamin ... costumer
Sylvie Bonniere ... costumer (as Sylvie Bonnière)
Kelly Bruhm ... costumer
Barbara Clayden ... costumer
Daniella Gschwendtner ... costumer: Los Angeles (as Daniela Gschwendiner)
Linda Lee Langdon ... assistant costume designer
Shirley Lipscomb ... costumer: Los Angeles
Bren Moore ... costume set supervisor
Diana Patterson ... costumer

Location Management

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Doug Brons ... assistant location manager
Richard De Labio ... assistant location manager: Los Angeles (as Richard Delabio)
Janice Frome ... location manager
David S. Fullerton ... key location production assistant
Karlene Gallegly ... location manager: Los Angeles
Mark Gamache ... location manager: Canmore
Darryl Solly ... assistant location manager: Canmore
Jay St. Louis ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Thomas A. Carlson ... music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor
John Debney ... score conductor
Brad Dechter ... orchestrations by
Julie Glaze Houlihan ... music supervisor
Jo Ann Kane ... music preparation (as JoAnn Kane)
Simon Kendall ... music production supervisor
Kathy Nelson ... executive in charge of music: Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
John Richards ... score recorded and mixed by
Frank Bennett ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
Michael Fey ... music executive (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Frank Macchia ... music preparation (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Don Nemitz ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Marni Sanders ... copyist (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Portia Tickell ... script supervisor (as Portia Jacox)
Bill Collage ... script revisions (uncredited)
Adam Cooper ... script revisions (uncredited)
Rebecca Edelson ... script clearance administrator (uncredited)
Audrey Wells ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Dennis Houser ... transportation coordinator
Cheri Kibbe ... transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Buster Kohloff ... transportation coordinator: Los Angeles (as Buster Kohlhoff)
Douglas Miller ... transportation captain: Los Angeles (as Douglas G. Miller)
John G. Oliver ... transportation captain (as John Oliver)
Bruce Scott ... driver (uncredited)
Ian Thompson ... unit driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Mike Alexander ... animal trainer: Los Angeles
Lauren Fresh Aranguren ... assistant: Arlene Sanford
Ryan Argente ... second assistant accountant
Ildiko Barritt ... craft service / first aid
Christina Bulbrook ... production coordinator (as Christina Margellos)
Nicholas Caron ... assistant: Tracey Trench
Cookie Carosella ... assistant: David Hoberman
Debbie Coe ... animal trainer (as Debra J. Coe)
Babe Dolan ... animal trainer
Gail Estrada ... production assistant
James Fantin ... assistant production coordinator
Cliff Fleming ... helicopter pilot
Mary Elizabeth Gentle ... staff coordinator (as Mary Beth Gentle)
Gary Gero ... animal coordinator: Los Angeles, Birds and Animals
John Robert Gowan ... assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Elspeth Grafton ... production assistant
Dennis Grisco ... animal trainer: Los Angeles (as Dennis Grifco)
Traci Hainsworth ... production resources
Kelly Hong ... production assistant
Paul Hunt ... craft service / first aid
Pat Jackson ... teacher
Bonnie Judd ... animal trainer (as Bonita Judd)
Gordon Juli ... security
Suzel Malm ... second assistant accountant
Jane Mason ... assistant accountant
Robert Milicevic ... security
Kelly Moran-Brown ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Lee Anne Muldoon ... unit publicist
Rory O'Neill ... production assistant (as Rory Brisbane O'Neil)
Jim Rankin ... craft service (as James W. Rankin) / first aid (as James W. Rankin)
Ian Samoil ... production assistant (as a different name)
Dawn Sharpe ... 1st assistant accountant
Triby Sheeser ... assistant: David Hoberman (as Trilby Sheeser)
Jules Sylvester ... animal trainer
Alison Troy ... key production assistant: Los Angeles
Dixie D. Walker ... production accountant (as Dixie Walker)
Lois Yaroshefsky ... teacher
John Carron ... playback coordinator (uncredited)
Ken Hovgaard ... production assistant (uncredited)
Brenda Ilic ... second assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Matthew Kershaw ... production assistant (uncredited)
Brad Logel ... production assistant: Calgary (uncredited)
Geoff Murillo ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jamie Payton ... wrangler (uncredited)
Penny Rogers ... second assistant coordinator (uncredited)
Genele Templeton ... stand-in (uncredited)
Kody Zimmermann ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Ben Edlund ... acknowledgment: The "Tick" characters TM and © 1995. All Rights Reserved.

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A college student experiences difficulty in getting home for Christmas after being hazed by his friends. While struggling to get home in time for Christmas, he learns quite a bit about himself and the true meaning of the holiday. Written by Anonymous

Plot Keywords
Taglines Somewhere between L.A. and N.Y. Jake found the meaning of Christmas. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Vuelve a casa por Navidad, si puedes... (United States, Spanish title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney: I'll Be Home for Christmas (#47.2) (United States)
  • Un Noël à la course (Canada, French title)
  • Sacré Père Noël (France)
  • Eine wüste Bescherung (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 86 min
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Box Office

Budget $30,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $3,898,293, 15 Nov 1998

Did You Know?

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Trivia Although both Jake and Allie are college students, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jessica Biel were both minors at the time of the film. See more »
Goofs There's no reason for Eddie to drive through Wisconsin where the Santa run happens when traveling from California to Larchmont, NY. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Meet Joe Black/I'll Be Home for Christmas/Dancing at Lughnasa/I Still Know What You Did Last Summer/Velvet Goldmine (1998). See more »
Soundtracks Cool Yule See more »
Crazy Credits On the Walt Disney Pictures logo, as soon as the curving line is created, Christmas lights appear and flash continuously all over it. See more »
Quotes Allie: [Reluctantly agreeing to go home with Eddie] First the ground rules. If you say too many stupid things, I'll have to slug you. If you say anything nasty about Jake, I'll have to slug you. If you try to feel me up, I'll have to slug you. If you make me listen to any sexist, racist, or homophobic jokes, I'm gonna have to slug you. And finally, I might just have to slug you from time to time, simply because I find the prospect of driving across the country with you incredibly stressful!
Eddie: All right. Sounds like a party to me.
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