[My Movie of the Week] Jingle All the Way (1996) - OK! Were are halfway through Christmas Movie Overload Month. With this next selection were going from one action movie star, Bruce Wilis, to another, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jingle All the Way, is often lumped into that category of movies that are so bad theyre good....but, considering how awful some Christmas movies can be, lets just call it good. Check it out: 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 postal worker Myron Larabee (Sinbad), both desperately trying to retrieve 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 Foxs 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 films swift production meant merchandising was limited to a replica of the Turbo-Man action figure used in the film. Although some critics felt the film was good family entertainment, it was met with a broadly negative response. Much criticism was attached to the films script, its focus on the commercialism of Christmas, Levants direction and Schwarzeneggers performance. Nevertheless, it proved a success at the box office, generating $129 million worldwide. In 2001, Fox was ordered to pay $19 million to Murray Hill Publishing for stealing the idea for the film; the verdict was overturned three years later. Source: Wikipedia / IMDb ------------------------------------------------- Be sure to check back all week long as we share fun and intersting content from the new MotW. What are your thoughts and impressions of Jingle All the Way?
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 04:35:09 +0000
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