Jingle All the Way [Family Fun Edition] [Extendeed Version] [WS] [2 Discs] [Blu-ray]

Director: Brian Levant Brian Levant

Overview

The true meaning of Christmas -- desperate last-minute shopping -- is the subject of this holiday-themed comedy. Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a mattress salesman with a bad habit of putting his work ahead of his family. His son Jamie (Jake Lloyd), who wishes Dad would pay more attention to him, wants only one thing for Christmas -- a Turbo Man action figure, with all the accessories. Howard promises both Jamie and his wife Liz (Rita Wilson) that there will indeed be a Turbo Man under the tree for Jamie on Christmas morning, but come December 24, Howard realizes that he hasn't actually bought the toy yet. Seemingly it would be no great problem to head on down to the toy store and pick one up, but it just so happens that Turbo Man has been the hottest ticket of the holiday season, and literally thousands of parents are scrambling for the last few action figures. Howard then spends a hilariously hellish Christmas Eve madly scrambling from store to store in desperate search of a Turbo Man; in the course of his adventures, Howard keeps crossing paths Myron Larabee (Sinbad), a postal worker who wants a Turbo Man even more desperately than Howard. And on the home front, Howard has to worry about Ted Maltin (Phil Hartman), an annoyingly perfect suburbanite obsessed with Christmas who has eyes for Liz. This was the second film for child actor Jake Lloyd, who three years later would gain international attention when he was cast as the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2008
UPC:	0024543562542
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	PG
Source:	BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	20,471

Special Features

Extended Director's Cut; The Making of a Hero featurette; Super Kids featurette; Turbo Man Behind the Mask featurette

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Arnold Schwarzenegger	Howard Langston
Sinbad	Myron Larabee
Phil Hartman	Ted Maltin
Rita Wilson	Liz Langston,Actor
Robert Conrad	Officer Hummell
Martin Mull	DJ
Jake Lloyd	Jamie Langston
James Belushi	Mall Santa
Harvey Korman	President
Laraine Newman	First Lady,Composer
E.J. De La Pena	Johnny
Justin Chapman	Billy
Richard Moll	Dementor
Daniel Riordan	Turbo Man
Nada Despotovich	Margaret
Ruth Afton Hjelmgren	Single Mother Judy
Caroline Kaiser	Single Mother Mary
Samuel B. Morris	Sensei,Actor
Shawn Hamilton	Sensei Assistant
Lewis Dauber	Toy Store Manager
Bill Schoppert	Father at Toy Store
Courtney Goodell	Little Girl at Toy Store
George Fisher	Daring Shopper
Chris Parnell	Toy Store Sales Clerk
Patrick Richwood	Toy Store Coworker
Verne Troyer	Actor
Jeff L. Deist	TV Booster/Puppeteer
Kate McGregor-Stewart	la cliente de magasin de jouets
Marcus Toji	le petit garçon avec télécommande de voiture
Steve Hendrickson	le père au téléphone #1
Mo Collins	Mother on Phone
David Nash	Christmas Caroler
Jane Plank	Christmas Caroler
Curtis Armstrong	Actor
John Rothman	Actor
Peter Syvertsen	Actor
Steve Van Wormer	Actor
Bruce Bohne	Actor
Jim Meskimen	Actor
Spencer Klein	Actor
Allison Benner	Actor,Actor
Alan Blumenfeld	Actor
Peter Breitmayer	Actor
Ron Gene Browne	Actor
Traci Christofore	Actor
Robert Tee Clark	Actor
Deena Driskill	Actor
Sandra K. Horner	Actor
Marvette Knight	Actor
Nick La Tour	Actor
Marianne Muellerleile	Actor
Amy Pietz	Actor
Danny Pritchett	Actor
James Riddle	Actor
Martin Ruben	Actor
Judy Sladky	Actor
Christopher Slater	Actor
Robert Southgate	Actor
Sandy Thomas	Actor
Martin Valinsky	Actor
Rochelle Vallese	Actor
Walter Von Huene	Actor
Paul 'The Giant' Wight	Actor
Danny Woodburn	Actor
Phyllis Wright	Actor

Technical Credits

Randy Kornfield

Brian Levant	Director
Michael Barnathan	Producer
Chris Columbus	Producer
Gregory L. McMurry	Special Effects
Mark Radcliffe	Producer,Producer
Judy Taylor	Casting
Richard Vane	Executive Producer
Steve Boyum	Second Unit Director,Stunts
Randy Kornfield	Screenwriter
James Mulay	Producer
Ulrika Akander	Sound Effects
Lou Angelo	Sound Effects
Bob Beemer	Sound Effects
Bill W. Benton	Sound Effects
Rhonda C. Gunner	Special Effects
Chris Allen	Special Effects
Paul Apted	Sound Effects
William Aldridge	Special Effects
Tony Epper	Stunts
Edward Tise	Sound/Sound Designer
VIFX	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

A thoroughly enjoyable family comedy, this holiday film represents the high water mark of director Brian Levant's career, one marked by a specialization in light, intentionally fatuous comic fare. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays, as usual, a thinly veiled variation on himself, the "funny" version recognizable from Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), and Junior (1994). The rest of the cast plays against the star's mountainous gravity, however, with delightful results; in particular, Phil Hartman has oodles of fun as an oily neighborhood lecher, mocking and lampooning his leading man's stoic demeanor and sheer physical size. As the film's mailman foil, stand-up comic Sinbad is not utilized very well by the script, which never seems quite sure if he's a villain or not. Performances and clear character motivations are beside the point, however, as the script does its job, delivering the gift of many memorably amusing moments. Among them: scenes in which the star is attacked by a rogue band of elves, another in which he's attacked by angry mothers at a mall, and yet another in which he shudders to imagine his son growing up to be a boozing postal worker. There's also some fun with a rented reindeer and Schwarzenegger in a superhero costume, which is probably where he belongs. It's certainly not witty enough for the stage, but Jingle All the Way is a fun seasonal treat that will probably be popping up on cable TV as a December programming staple, one in which weary parental shoppers will grimace and guffaw to recognize themselves.

All Movie Guide - Karl Williams