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Jingle All The Way

Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way poster.JPG
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Brian Levant
Produced by
Written by
  • Randy Kornfield
  • Chris Columbus (uncredited)
Starring
Music by David Newman
Cinematography Victor J. Kemper
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16) (Mall of America)
  • November 22, 1996 (1996-11-22) (USA)
Running time
89 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $75 million
Box office $129.8 million
Jingle All the Way
Soundtrack album by Various
Released 1996
Genre Various
Length 36:51
Label TVT

Jingle All the Way is a 1996 American Christmas family comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad, with Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, James Belushi and Robert Conrad. The plot focuses on two rival fathers, workaholic Howard Langston (Schwarzenegger) and stressed out postal worker Myron Larabee (Sinbad), both desperately trying to get a Turbo-Man action figure for their respective sons on a last minute shopping spree on Christmas Eve.

Inspired by real-life Christmas toy sell-outs for products such as the Cabbage Patch Kids and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the film was written by Randy Kornfield. Producer Chris Columbus rewrote the script, adding in elements of satire about the commercialization of Christmas, and the project was picked up by 20th Century Fox. Delays on Fox's reboot of Planet of the Apes allowed Schwarzenegger to come on board the film, while Columbus opted to cast Sinbad ahead of Joe Pesci as Myron. Jingle All the Way was set and filmed in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul at a variety of locations, including the Mall of America. After five weeks filming, production moved to California where scenes such as the end parade were shot. The film's swift production meant merchandising was limited to a replica of the Turbo-Man action figure used in the film.


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