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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.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
Jim Belushi
- Mall Santa
- (as James Belushi)
E.J. De La Pena
- Johnny
- (as E.J. de la Pena)
Jeff L. Deist
- T.V. Booster
- (as Jeff Deist)
- …
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSinbad improvised the majority of his lines. Arnold Schwarzenegger also improvised many of his responses in his conversations with him.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- Crazy creditsAfter 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 versionsThe 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.
- SoundtracksRockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Written by Johnny Marks
Performed by Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love
Courtesy of Special Olympic Productions, Inc.
Featured review
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
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- Also known as
- Could This Be Christmas?
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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