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Jingle All the Way (1996)

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Jingle All the Way (1996)

Overview

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
4.3

Overview

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Disney Plus logoDisney Plus
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film balances a critique of consumerism and holiday commercialization with an emphasis on individual responsibility and traditional family values, ultimately delivering a largely apolitical message about a father's love and presence.

The film features visible diversity in its casting, notably with a prominent Black actor in a lead role. However, the narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes, instead focusing on a comedic story about holiday consumerism.

Secondary

The film uses Christmas, a Christian holiday, as its setting. While it satirizes the commercialism and consumerism surrounding the holiday, it ultimately affirms the positive values of family, love, and the spirit of giving associated with it. The film does not critique the religious aspects of Christianity itself.

Jingle All the Way is a Christmas comedy centered on a father's frantic search for a toy for his son. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its plot or character arcs, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

The film "Jingle All the Way" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The plot centers on a father's frantic search for a popular toy, and there are no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the story or character arcs.

The film primarily focuses on the physical antics and comedic struggles between male characters, particularly Howard and Myron, as they search for a toy. No female characters are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.

Jingle All the Way (1996) is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or based on historical figures. Consequently, no characters were previously established with a different gender to be swapped.

Jingle All the Way is an original film from 1996, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a historical biopic. Its characters were created for this movie, meaning none had a prior canonically or historically established race to be altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.8
The Movie Database logo
6.1

Critic Ratings

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2.0
Metacritic logo
3.4

Who Made This

Actors

NameRoleGenderRaceNationality
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Howard LangstonMaleWhite Austria
Sinbad
Myron LarabeeMaleBlack United States
Phil Hartman
Ted MaltinMaleWhite Canada
Rita Wilson
Liz LangstonFemaleWhite United States
Robert Conrad
Officer HummellMaleWhite United States
Martin Mull
D.J.MaleWhite United States
Jake Lloyd
Jamie LangstonMaleWhite United States
Jim Belushi
Mall SantaMaleWhite United States
E.J. De la Pena
JohnnyMaleLatino United States

Actor Breakdown

Gender

Male
Female
89%
11%

Race

White
78%
Black
11%
Latino
11%

Nationalities

Austria
11%
United States
78%
Canada
11%

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