I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1998 "Somewhere between L.A. and N.Y. Jake found the meaning of Christmas."
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

5.5 | 1h26m | PG | en | Comedy

Estranged from his father, college student Jake 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, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie.

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5.5 | 1h26m | PG | en | Comedy , Family | More Info
Released: November. 13,1998 | Released Producted By: Walt Disney Pictures , Mandeville Films Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Estranged from his father, college student Jake 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, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie.

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Cast

Jonathan Taylor Thomas , Jessica Biel , Adam LaVorgna

Director

Sandy Cochrane

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Walt Disney Pictures , Mandeville Films

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Heather This epic quote from it sums up both the movie and 90s/00s/10s culture: "I'm a millennial type of guy. I dig world music. I think freons should be banned. I'm all about yoga and macrobiotic food. I'm in touch with my inner child..." That's actually the first time I ever heard the word millennial. There is 90s pop culture oozing from every scene. The net (with a Yahooligans style graphic interface), answering machines, Aqua, overalls, beepers, Amber, backwards hats, leather jackets, Dave Matthews Band tickets, a photo of President Bill Clinton, payphones (even on a bus), Blink 182, travel agents, cordless phones, Cherry Popping Daddies, watches, frosted tips, and a Smash Mouth poster. Best of all, Allie is all about feminism, poetry, girl power, and slugging pervs. Aforementioned perv assumes she listens to Jewel, Sarah McLachlan, Fiona Apple, and Natalie Merchant, which makes me love her even more. We need more intelligent and free spirited women like them in the world.
2karl- a Walt Disney film from 1998 I give this 6/10 for a Christmas film it has a road trip a guilty girlfriend this film is hilarious comedy that makes us all believe in our dream of a white one Jake Wilkinson loves a crazy ideas in college and tries to impress his girlfriend Jessica biels character but he is wheeling dealing self centered student and has one thing on his mind has has a target to get home for Xmas or not get the porsche for some reason he finds himself in the desert dresses as sonata but having no money and stranded he has to come up with a plan which includes flying crawling creating con jobs racing bully and even sleigh his way home along the way he helps out with other peoples problem on his way east such a manic snow ride home as his non stop mission goes weird with him being sonata people looking for help his kind ness comes out the closer he gets home the closer the meaning of the Xmas means and the importance of family means this is brilliant film at 1hr23mins long it a fast journey
nathanpk92 I just watched it and I loved it. Its about a college kid who's father has promised him a Porsche if he can get home by 6:00 Christmas Eve. I think Jonathan Taylor Thomas was perfect for the role of Jake Wilkinson. He has just enough smart aleck in him and enough charisma to pull it off. Along the way, Jake must face many obstacles such as having a Santa beard and hat glued to his face and head respectively. The line that really got me hooked was at the beginning where Thomas, being his natural smart Aleck, witty talking self, told his girlfriend after saying he had tickets to an event and she reacted poorly that he knew she would be... p***ed. This is a definite holiday great. Right up there with Home Alone and Its a Good Life. Hope the review helped.
Jariah92005 First of all I'm just thankful there's a holiday movie out there that isn't Jingle All the Way, Christmas with the Kranks and especially the Grinch..ugh. This movie is a great Christmas movie, why's everybody gotta bag on a good ol standard xmas flick just because there are no major stars, songs or special effects. Seriously. Get over yourselves. Johnathan is a great lead, he's effective emotionally and his cookie cutter transformation is warm and real. Honestly, I enjoyed the way the film made me feel. Without having to go through trashy sleaze to get to the nice ending. There aren't many quality Christmas films being made anymore. The last truly wonderful Christmas movie I saw in Theaters was The Preachers Wife. Denzel, Whitney, and tons of music. I'll Be Home, although not on the same scale, still shows plenty of heart.