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Movie Info
Estranged from his father (Gary Cole), college student Jake (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie (Jessica Biel), does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie (Adam LaVorgna).
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Holiday, Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Arlene Sanford
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Producer: David Hoberman, Tracey Trench
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Writer: Tom Nursall, Harris Goldberg
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Box Office (Gross USA): $12.2M
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Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Buena Vista International [us]
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Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Mandeville Films
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Sound Mix: DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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Audience Reviews for I'll Be Home for Christmas
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"Somewhere between L.A. and N.Y. Jake found the meaning of Christmas" I'll Be Home For Christmas is a cliche family Christmas movie. The major theme is that of most, if not all Christmas movies; it's not about where you spend it or how you spend it or what you get, it's about the family you share it with. This one gets that message across with a cross country trip along the same lines as Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Jake is going to school in California and hasn't been home for Christmas in a few years. His father wants him there though, so he tells Jake that if he's there by six o'clock on Christmas Eve, he'll give Jake the '57 Porsche. This is enough to make Jake go, but when some fellow students leave him dressed like Santa and stranded in the desert, he misses his flight and must find another way to make it to New York. As much as I dislike the movie, I'm not about to completely blast it like I probably should. Christmas movies can't be judged on the same level as other films. Most of them suck and by comparison to a lot of others, I'll Be Home For Christmas really isn't all that bad. Okay, yes it is, but it should at least entertain the little ones and send them off with a decent enough message; family is more important then material objects.
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Poor with some elements added in, but if you were to take those elements out, then it would be a great film. It was well worth watching, and I recommend it! It's just fun for the whole family to watch during the holidays!
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A cheesy Disney movie, but it is fun to watch at Christmas!
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believe it or not, thats not the closest JTT's lips have been to big fuzzy ball
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