I'll Be Home for Christmas
“Somewhere between L.A. and N.Y. Jake found the meaning of Christmas.”
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
54 people
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jake
Known for
Home Improvement
The Lion King
Jessica Biel
Allie
Known for
Total Recall
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Adam LaVorgna
Eddie
Known for
7th Heaven
Milk Money
Gary Cole
Jake's Dad
Known for
Family Guy
NCIS
Eve Gordon
Carolyn
Known for
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Lauren Maltby
Tracey
Known for
Zenon: Z3
Stepsister from Planet Weird
Andrew Lauer
Nolan
Known for
Screamers
Strange Harvest
Sean O'Bryan
Max
Known for
London Has Fallen
The Princess Diaries
Lesley Boone
Marjorie
Known for
Marvel's Agent Carter
The Pitt
Amzie Strickland
Tom Tom Girl Mary
Known for
Tower of Terror
Doc Hollywood
Natalie Barish
Tom Tom Girl Darlene
Also in
Legally Blonde
Inferno
Mark de la Cruz
Esteban
Known for
Tortilla Soup
Arlene Sanford Director · Harris Goldberg Screenplay Tom Nursall Screenplay
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $30M · United States release November 13, 1998
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,200,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Mandeville Films
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · November 13, 1998
Theatrical
United States · November 13, 1998
Theatrical
Australia
December 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
December 9, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 13, 1998 · TV
South Korea
November 26, 1999 · Physical
United Kingdom
September 30, 1999 · Premiere
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