Jingle All the Way

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Our Review Published December 9, 2022

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Bad dad Arnold Schwarzenegger tries to fix his family problems by fighting the crowds and securing a highly coveted Christmas toy in the madcap holiday film Jingle All The Way. But can Hollywood’s biggest action star defend his comedic reputation against rampaging reindeer, a lecherous Phil Hartman (SNL), or a totally postal Sinbad (A Different World)? And did Jake Lloyd grow up to be such a bratty Darth Vader just because he didn’t receive an action figure? Stop dreaming of becoming a Now Playing Podcast Patron and join us this December. Donate Now!

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Phil Hartman Rita Wilson Martin Mull Jake Lloyd Jim Belushi Laraine Newman Harvey Korman Richard Moll Nada Despotovich George Fisher Chris Parnell Patrick Richwood Kate McGregor-Stewart John Rothman Danny Woodburn Bruce Bohne Bill Wilson Alan Blumenfeld Peter Breitmayer Phil Morris Marianne Muellerleile Walter von Huene Curtis Armstrong Jim Meskimen Martin Valinsky Greg Bronson Yeardley Smith Joel Thingvall Verne Troyer

Jingle All the Way

1996 PG 1h 29m

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

Release Date

November 21, 1996

Director

Brian Levant

Writer

Randy Kornfield

Stars

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Martin Mull, Jake Lloyd, Jim Belushi, E.J. De la Pena, Laraine Newman, Justin Chapman, Harvey Korman, Richard Moll, Daniel Riordan, Jeff L. Deist, Nada Despotovich, Ruth Afton Hjelmgren, Caroline Kaiser, Samuel B. Morris, Shawn Hamilton, Lewis Dauber, Bill Schoppert, Courtney Goodell, George Fisher, Chris Parnell, Patrick Richwood, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Marcus Toji, Steve Hendrickson, Mo Collins, Peter Syvertsen, John Rothman, Christopher Slater, Robert Southgate, Allison Benner, Hayley Benner, Sandra K. Horner, Phyllis Wright, Marvette Knight, Danny Woodburn, Bruce Bohne, Paul Wight, Ron Gene Browne, Robert Tee Clark, James Riddle, Bill Wilson, Alan Blumenfeld, Traci Christofore, Sandra Lee-Oian Thomas, Martin Ruben, Nick LaTour, Peter Breitmayer, Phil Morris, Marianne Muellerleile, Amy Pietz, Judy Sladky, Walter von Huene, Steve Van Wormer, Curtis Armstrong, Jim Meskimen, Martin Valinsky, Rochelle Vallese, Deena Driskill, Spencer Klein, Danny Pritchett, Rick Johnson, Marc Ambrose, Greg Bronson, Sarah Cameron, Susan Chambers, Matthew Feeney, Anthony Fitzgerald, Trish Gates, Dan Griffin, Brian Johnson, Larissa Lowthorp, David Andrew Nash, Phaedra Neitzel, Jane Plank, Yeardley Smith, Bobby Sussman, Joel Thingvall, Verne Troyer, Carl Washington, Ryan Wotherspoon

Producer

Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe

Cinematography

Victor J. Kemper

Music

David Newman

Genre

Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Budget

$60,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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