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CHRISTMAS FILMS

Jingle All The Way

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About

A comedy about a father trying desperately to find a popular toy that his son wants for Christmas.

Christmas Film World Cup pedigree

Improving performance year on year sees Jingle sent home at Group Stages in 2010 Last 16 in 2014 and a defeat to Gremlins in the Quarters in 2018. 2022 saw the film pegged back to Last 16 by defeat to Scrooged.

Rating

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BBFC: Mild comic violence

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Ranking

33

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1996

Trivia

Brian Levant

James Belushi, E.J. de la Pena, Martin Mull, Jake Lloyd, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Arnold Schwarzenegger

  • The story is based on the 1980s shopping frenzy over the Cabbage Patch  dolls. However, it ended up perfectly mimicking the Tickle Me Elmo craze  of Christmas 1996

  • Towards the beginning, when Howard is in his office taking phone calls  while talking with his wife, he signs a contract. Arnold Schwarzenegger  signed his own name during this scene

Competition History

2022

2nd Seed

2nd in Group E with 103 pts

Last 16 defeat to Scrooged


2018

Last 16 victorious over The Santa Clause

Quarter Final elmination by Gremlins

2014

Last 16 defeat to Gremlins

2010

Group Stage

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