I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998 film)

A desert Clause ( Original title: I'll Be Home for Christmas ) is an American comedy film directed by Arlene Sanford from the year 1998, she was Produced for Walt Disney Pictures. .

Action

Jake Wilkinson studied at the Palisades University in California and has spent since the death of his mother no longer Christmas at home in New York City, which is also due to his new step- mother, to whom he has no good relationship. His father wants this year but finally celebrate together again and promises Jake a Porsche when he is 18 clock until Christmas Eve at home.

So Jake decides together with his girlfriend, Allie, who also lives in New York, to begin the journey home. But while his classmates him get in the way. As revenge for a botched exam, in which Jake should provide them with the right solutions, but this does not work, then she kidnap him and put him dressed as Santa Claus made ​​in the desert of Arizona.

Now a new journey starts for Jake across the United States. At first he is taken over by a car, then by a van, which had almost run him over and is fully loaded with stolen goods, eventually by a police car and then he drives on the bus. On his journey he meets again on his classmate and rival Eddie, who together with Allie 's in the car also traveling to New York.

With luck, it creates Jake still home in time and is close to 18 clock together with Allie outside his house. But he waits to intentionally after 18 clock and then goes to the door. His father is very happy that he has finally made it and wants to give him the Porsche anyway. But Jake replies that he still should spend some more Christmas with his family until the car belongs to him.

Background

The film was in California, British Columbia and in Alberta, Canada, rotated. He played in the cinemas of the United States an approximately 12.2 million U.S. dollars.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews, the film was originally intended for television and walk into the theaters to a "few extra dollars " to take. Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a " spark of charisma", but the other actors were " lifeless ".

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times of 13 November 1998 that the film acts like a sitcom from the 1950s.

For the lexicon of international film A desert is a mess " unsophisticated, sugar- sweet Christmas tale that sings the praises of the harmonious family " was, however, " his already thin story finally torpedoed by loveless active performer and an extremely weak production".

1998 in film Screenplay David Hoberman Film score Hiro Narita Chicago Sun-Times
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