Jingle All the Way
A work‑obsessed mattress salesman races against time and a rival father to secure the coveted Turbo Man action figure for his son’s Christmas wish, risking humiliation and family fallout when every store is sold out.
“Two dads, one toy, no prisoners.”
Synopsis
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's high school baseball game, the boy runs away from home. Determined to reconnect, Howard sets out on a road trip to find him.
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A crew of 101+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Kent BeydaShot by Victor J KemperScored by David NewmanDesigned by Leslie Mcdonald
Box Office
1996 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.2× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$129.8M
US & Canada: $60.6M — 47% of worldwide · International: $69.2M (53%)
Opening weekend: $12.1M — 20% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $18.2M — 30% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,401 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Versprochen ist versprochende
- La Course au jouetfr
- Una promessa è una promessait
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Cast & Crew
101 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Howard Langston
Sinbad
as Myron Larabee
Phil Hartman
as Ted Maltin
Rita Wilson
as Liz Langston
Robert Conrad
as Officer Hummell
Martin Mull
as D.J.
Jake Lloyd
as Jamie Langston
Jim Belushi
as Mall Santa
E J De La Pena
as Johnny
Laraine Newman
as First Lady
Justin Chapman
as Billy
Harvey Korman
as President
Supporting cast
74Richard Moll
as Dementor
Daniel Riordan
as Turbo Man
Jeff L Deist
as T.V. Booster / Puppeteer
Nada Despotovich
as Margaret
Ruth Afton Hjelmgren
as Single Mother Judy
Caroline Kaiser
as Single Mother Mary
Samuel B Morris
as Sensei
Shawn Hamilton
as Sensei Assistant
Lewis Dauber
as Toy Store Manager
Bill Schoppert
as Father at Toy Store
Courtney Goodell
as Little Girl at Toy Store
George Fisher
as Daring Shopper
Chris Parnell
as Toy Store Sales Clerk
Patrick Richwood
as Toy Store Co-Worker
Kate Mcgregor Stewart
as Toy Store Customer
Marcus Toji
as Little Boy with Car Remote
Steve Hendrickson
as Father on Phone #1
Mo Collins
as Mother on Phone
Peter Syvertsen
as Father on Phone #2
John Rothman
as Mall Toy Store Manager
Christopher Slater
as Mall Toy Store Employee #1
Robert Southgate
as Mall Toy Store Employee #2
Allison Benner
as Toddler
Hayley Benner
as Toddler
Sandra K Horner
as Toddler's Angry Mom
Phyllis Wright
as Angry Mom #2
Marvette Knight
as Angry Mom #3
Danny Woodburn
as Tony the Elf
Bruce Bohne
as Santa at Warehouse Door
Paul Wight
as Huge Santa
Ron Gene Browne
as Santa in Warehouse
Robert Tee Clark
as Santa in Warehouse
James Riddle
as Santa in Warehouse
Bill Wilson
as Santa in Warehouse
Alan Blumenfeld
as Cop at Santa's Warehouse
Traci Christofore
as Little Girl Petting Reindeer
Sandra Lee Oian Thomas
as Mother in Neighborhood
Martin Ruben
as Father in Neighborhood
Nick Latour
as Counterman
Peter Breitmayer
as Sparky
Phil Morris
as Gale Force
Marianne Muellerleile
as Tow Truck Driver
Amy Pietz
as Liza Tisch
Judy Sladky
as Snoopy
Walter Von Huene
as Taxi Driver
Steve Van Wormer
as Turbo Man Float Parade Worker
Curtis Armstrong
as Chain Smoking Booster
Jim Meskimen
as Police Officer at Parade
Martin Valinsky
as Police Officer Escorting Myron
Rochelle Vallese
as Girl at Parade
Deena Driskill
as Barbie
Spencer Klein
as Kid in Turbo Man Commercial
Danny Pritchett
as Kid in Turbo Man Commercial
Rick Johnson
as Kareem
Marc Ambrose
as Balloon Wrangler (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
as Toy Store Shopper (uncredited)
Sarah Cameron
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Susan Chambers
as Frantic Shopper (uncredited)
Matthew Feeney
as Curious Man (uncredited)
Anthony Fitzgerald
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Trish Gates
as Store Clerk (uncredited)
Dan Griffin
as Spectator (uncredited)
Brian Johnson
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Larissa Lowthorp
as Silvia
David Andrew Nash
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Phaedra Neitzel
as Santa's Helper (uncredited)
Jane Plank
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Yeardley Smith
as Woman Who Flirts with Howie (uncredited)
Bobby Sussman
as Parade Watcher (uncredited)
Joel Thingvall
as Toy Store Shopper (uncredited)
Verne Troyer
as Mini Santa (uncredited)
Carl Washington
as Parade Watcher (uncredited)
Ryan Wotherspoon
as Playground Attendant (uncredited)
Richard Steven Horvitz
as Demon Team (voice)
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3Other crew
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