Jingle All the Way
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: Howard Langston
- Sinbad: Myron
- Phil Hartman: Ted Maltin
- Jake Lloyd: Jamie Langston ( Howard's son )
- Rita Wilson: Liz Langston
- Robert Conrad: policeman
- James Belushi: Evil Santa Claus
A promise is a promise is an American action-comedy directed by Brian Levant, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role.
Content
The film is about Howard Langston, a businessman and a family man who has promised his neglected son Jamie, give him for Christmas a Turbo -Man, the newest action figure from a popular children's TV series, too. Since he has forgotten to take care of the figure, he rushes on Christmas Day by Minneapolis and St. Paul to still find such a figure, only to discover that they are almost sold out everywhere. In his desperate search for only a Turbo -Man figure he gets unwanted competition from the slightly manic mailman Myron, who has his son, also a Turbo -Man promised.
These Howard encounter include toy forger and a policeman named Hummel, who imitates him with increasing zeal ( especially since Howard always happens a mishap at the expense of Bumblebee in their encounters ). Again and again seems Howard the aim to obtain the coveted figure, so close, and yet the chance he escaped again at the last moment. In addition, there is danger on the part of his neighbor Ted, a womanizer who is trying to get down to Howard's wife, Liz.
In the end, Howard, as he must flee from Hummel again, accidentally kept for a spare stuntman, unceremoniously forced into a Turbo -Man costume, and so takes part in a Christmas parade dressed; yet he must hand over a boy an exclusive Turbo -Man as a gift. Howard decides in favor of his son, but Myron him come dressed as Turbo -Man's adversary Dementor between. It comes to a frenzied battle between the two rivals. At the end of Howard saves his son's life and Myron is arrested, but Jamie gives his Turbo -Man from Myron, because his father has become for him the true hero. However, the Christmas Eve for Howard with a new terror ends: Just as with his son, he forgot to buy a birthday gift for his wife!
Background
- As a running gag is always a policeman to see who is trying to arrest Howard, because this takes no account of laws in his hunt for the coveted toy. In one scene, Myron says the policeman as Magnum on: " Come on Magnum, you too! " The performer policeman Robert Conrad is a half-brother of Larry Manetti, who starred as Rick in the television series Magnum.
- The giant Santa Claus from the criminal organization, fighting against Howard, was represented by Paul Wight, known in the U.S. wrestling promotion WWE as The Big Show. In the credits he has nicknamed The Giant, which refers to his former gimmick when former competitor World Championship Wrestling.
Grossing
With production costs of $ 75 million, he played an approximately $ 129 million.
Awards
The film was in 1997 with the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Family awarded. However, he was nominated in the same year for the Razzie in the category Worst Director.
Reviews
- " The director relies entirely on the effect of individual scenes, the comic potential of the figures but not used. The result is just as worthy as boring comedy. "-" Lexicon of international film "(CD -ROM edition ), Systhema, Munich 1997