Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way is a 1996 American Christmas family comedy film directed by Brian Levant. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad as Howard Langston and Myron Larabee, two rival fathers living in Minneapolis desperately trying to purchase the popular Turbo Man action figure for their respective sons on a last-minute shopping spree on Christmas Eve. The film's title is borrowed from the lyrics of the popular Christmas song "Jingle Bells".
Plot
In Minneapolis, workaholic mattress salesman Howard Langston loves his wife, Liz, and nine-year-old son, Jamie, but rarely finds time for them. He is often put in a bad light by his neighbor, divorcé Ted Maltin, who harbors unrequited feelings for Liz. After missing Jamie's karate class graduation due to being pulled over by Officer Hummel, Howard resolves to redeem himself by fulfilling his Christmas wish for a Turbo Man action figure based on the popular television superhero, despite Liz having asked him to buy the toy two weeks earlier, which Howard forgot about. On Christmas Eve, Howard sets out to buy the toy, but finds that every store has sold out, and in the process develops a rivalry with Myron Larabee, a postal worker father with the same goal.
Cast
- Alan Blumenfeld
- Amy Pietz
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Carl Washington
- Chris Parnell
- Curtis Armstrong
- Daniel Riordan
- Danny Woodburn
- Harvey Korman
- Jake Lloyd
- Jim Belushi
- Jim Meskimen
- John Rothman
- Justin Chapman
- Kate McGregor-Stewart
- Laraine Newman
- Marcus Toji
- Marianne Muellerleile
- Martin Mull
- Mo Collins
- Nick LaTour
- Paul Wight
- Peter Breitmayer
- Phil Hartman
- Phil Morris
- Richard Moll
- Rita Wilson
- Robert Conrad
- Sinbad
- Verne Troyer
- Yeardley Smith
More details
| author | John G. Scotti |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Minnesota |
| director | Brian Levant |
| editor | Adam Weiss Kent Beyda Wilton Henderson |
| genre | action adventure comedy |
| keywords | advertise christmas eve christmas parade christmas tree con artist decorate hide hug karate karate class kiss lose mickey\'s diner out of fuel post-credits scene postal worker radio station remember workaholic |
| musicBy | David Newman |
| nomination | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director |
| producer | Chris Columbus Mark Radcliffe Michael Barnathan |
| productionCompany | 1492 Pictures Fox Family Films |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Edina Falcon Heights Minneapolis Minnesota Pasadena Saint Paul Universal Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy children's children's comedy satirical toys |