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24 November 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
Their Christmas will turn the town upside down! morePlot:
With their daughter away, her parents decide to skip Christmas altogether until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate the holidays at the last minute. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
JoBlo Trailers #4 (From JoBlo. 27 August 2008, 11:57 PM, PDT)
Box Office Sour As a Lemon
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 21 December 2004)
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Stick to courtroom dramas, Mr. Grisham moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tim Allen | ... | Luther Krank | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Nora Krank | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Vic Frohmeyer | |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Walt Scheel | |
| Elizabeth Franz | ... | Bev Scheel | |
| Erik Per Sullivan | ... | Spike Frohmeyer | |
| Cheech Marin | ... | Officer Salino | |
| Jake Busey | ... | Officer Treen | |
| Austin Pendleton | ... | Umbrella Santa / Marty | |
| Tom Poston | ... | Father Zabriskie | |
| Julie Gonzalo | ... | Blair Krank | |
| René Lavan | ... | Enrique Decardenal | |
| Caroline Rhea | ... | Candi | |
| Felicity Huffman | ... | Merry | |
| Patrick Breen | ... | Aubie |
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John Grisham's Skipping Christmas (USA) (working title)Skipping the Holidays (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for brief language and suggestive content.Parents Guide:
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99 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Italy:T | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | UK:PG | USA:PGFun Stuff
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During filming, it was reported that the cast and crew had ingested over 10 pounds of fake snow. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Nora is trying to leave her house and Vic grabs her window she rolls it up to try to get rid of him. His fingers get stuck and Nora does not roll it back down, however in one shot the window is back down then in the next shot it is up again moreSoundtrack:
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When Luther and Nora Krank (Tim Allen and Jamie Curtis respectively) decide to take a sea cruise in leu of having a Christmas of an kind, in part because their daughter Blair will be in the Peace Corps, their neighbors don't take the news particularly well, which draws the ire of Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) the self-proclaimed 'head of the neighborhood'. A battle of wits ensues (pardon my laughter, I just never thought I'd go nowhere NEAR typing the word 'wit' in relation to this movie).
It's the little things that make this movie not worth watching. Such small nitpicks as Allen and Curtis not having any sort of chemistry whatsoever, and the film not being particularly funny or clever or what have you, but my biggest gripe is that the usually talented John Grisham choose to stray from what he does best (ie. courtroom dramas), but hopefully the mind-blowing travesty that this film is has proved for him not to deviate from his true talent.
Where I saw it: Starz on Demand
My Grade: D