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Jingle All the Way

Jingle All the Way

FamilyAdventureComedy3.0

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite...

November 21, 1996 · Directed by Brian Levant

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Runtime1h 29m
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Cast & crew

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Howard Langston
Sinbad
Myron Larabee
Phil Hartman
Ted Maltin
Jake Lloyd
Jamie Langston
Rita Wilson
Liz Langston
Robert Conrad
Officer Hummell
Martin Mull
D.J.
Jim Belushi
Mall Santa
E.J. De la Pena
Johnny
Laraine Newman
First Lady
Justin Chapman
Billy
Harvey Korman
President

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