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Jingle All the Way

  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
123K
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad in Jingle All the Way (1996)
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A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.

  • Director
    • Brian Levant
  • Writer
    • Randy Kornfield
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Sinbad
    • Phil Hartman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    123K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brian Levant
    • Writer
      • Randy Kornfield
    • Stars
      • Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • Sinbad
      • Phil Hartman
    • 295User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Howard Langston
    Sinbad
    Sinbad
    • Myron Larabee
    Phil Hartman
    Phil Hartman
    • Ted Maltin
    Rita Wilson
    Rita Wilson
    • Liz Langston
    Robert Conrad
    Robert Conrad
    • Officer Hummell
    Martin Mull
    Martin Mull
    • D.J.
    Jake Lloyd
    Jake Lloyd
    • Jamie Langston
    Jim Belushi
    Jim Belushi
    • Mall Santa
    • (as James Belushi)
    E.J. De La Pena
    • Johnny
    • (as E.J. de la Pena)
    Laraine Newman
    Laraine Newman
    • First Lady
    Justin Chapman
    Justin Chapman
    • Billy
    Harvey Korman
    Harvey Korman
    • President
    Richard Moll
    Richard Moll
    • Dementor
    Daniel Riordan
    Daniel Riordan
    • Turbo Man
    Jeff L. Deist
    • T.V. Booster
    • (as Jeff Deist)
    • …
    Nada Despotovich
    • Margaret
    Ruth Afton Hjelmgren
    • Single Mother Judy
    Caroline Kaiser
    • Single Mother Mary
    • Director
      • Brian Levant
    • Writer
      • Randy Kornfield
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    User reviews295

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    8Staymetal8390

    "Nobody Likes you Booster"

    This movie is so ridiculous, but so funny at the same time. I watch it every Christmas just to hear many of the Schwarzenegger phrases like: - Who told you you could eat my cookies? - Put the cookie down...NOW! - Nobody likes you Booster (maybe Sinbad's line) - I'm not a pervert... and the many times he says "Jamie", I hated that darn brat...what a spoiled kid Anakin was.

    But this movie is funny how it shows that parents are crazy to get one toy for their spoiled little brat. Sinbad is hilarious, and I miss him in movies, and it has the good 'ol Phil Hartman.

    Arnold faces an army of Santas, which is funny as well as his corny lines I watch this to hear. Although this isn't the best Christmas movie, it's still enjoyable.
    6lover101

    Lord help me, I like it

    First of all, let me say I am way easier on Christmas movies than I am general releases. I don't know why. Maybe its that its the time of the year, and all the tinsel dust gets settled into my brain until I am in a stupor...

    But this movie is not that bad. If you just look at it as a lighthearted, fun with the family movie, then you will have fun. It does get real, real cheesy at times, but most of the movie is funny and entertaining. That's all you can ask for from a movie. The biggest drawback is Jake Lloyd. I have never liked him as a child actor. You could always tell he is acting, and he always sounds so damn whiney. Heck, behind Jar Jar, Jake Lloyd is the most annoying actor.

    Other than that, it is fun. Hey, if it comes on TV, pop some pop corn, grab the kids, and tune in!
    7jamessmitty-70158

    Jingle All the Way is One of My Favorite Christmas Films

    Yes, the critics got this one wrong. There are a couple of underlying themes in this movie that are still relevant nearly 30 years later. The blind consumerism around Christmastime is insane.

    Jingle All the Way offers plenty of dumb fun that should make your casual moviegoer laugh. A comedy of errors drives the plot, and the pacing is perfect for general audiences. I like the running gag with the same cop.

    Online shopping did away with forcing people to live through the horrible experience of shopping in crowded stores, but toy stores are still busy to some extent in 2024. Some of us still like buying Christmas gifts in person.

    Millions of consumers can relate to Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Myron Larabee (Sinbad) around the holidays.

    Howard becoming Turbo Man at the end was perfect, and the Santa Claus warehouse fight was funny as well. Big Show from WWE plays the giant Santa Claus.

    It's pretty much a documentary for your average American who waits until the last second to buy his son a Christmas present.
    6TheLittleSongbird

    I call it a guilty pleasure!

    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
    8ses-4

    Great fun

    Everything about this movie is great. It has a great cast (With a wonderfully sleazy Phil Hartman). A great script with loads of laughter.

    It's obviously created as a spoof for the Christmas buying crazes that go on in the world, where everybody must have that one very special toy.

    It has the look and feel of a children's movie - but I'm not sure it is, or was ever designed to be.

    Don't expect a Schwarzie action movie. It's more a live-action cartoon.

    Jingle all the way is a movie I've seen a couple of times now - and I'll watch it again and again. Good fun. 8/10.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Sinbad improvised the majority of his lines. Arnold Schwarzenegger also improvised many of his responses in his conversations with him.
    • Goofs
      When Howard runs into Ted and the reindeer, the reindeer's antlers are still in velvet. Velvet is shed in August, at least four months before the Christmas Eve setting.
    • Quotes

      Howard: Put that cookie down. NOW!

    • Crazy credits
      After the end credits, there is a brief heartwarming family scene, that ends with a question from Liz. She asks Howard what he got her for Christmas.
    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema and video releases were cut by the UK censors to remove a 7 second sequence involving nunchucks. Following a review by the censors of the treatment of martial arts weaponary onscreen, this cut was restored when the film was classified for a UK DVD release in 2000.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Space Jam/The Mirror Has Two Faces/The English Patient/Breaking the Waves (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
      Written by Johnny Marks

      Performed by Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love

      Courtesy of Special Olympic Productions, Inc.

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El regalo prometido
    • Filming locations
      • 7th Place Mall - St. Peter & Wabasha Streets, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • 1492 Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,592,389
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,112,267
      • Nov 24, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $129,832,389
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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