Sacré Père Noël

Original title: I'll Be Home for Christmas

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Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Sacré Père Noël (1998)

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A college student faces an impossible journey when he is left stranded in the desert, thousands of miles from home, with no money and only a few days left until Christmas.A college student faces an impossible journey when he is left stranded in the desert, thousands of miles from home, with no money and only a few days left until Christmas.A college student faces an impossible journey when he is left stranded in the desert, thousands of miles from home, with no money and only a few days left until Christmas.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

13K

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Trivia
Although both Jake and Allie are college students, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jessica Biel were both minors at the time of the film.

Goofs
There's no reason for Eddie to drive through Wisconsin where the Santa run happens when traveling from California to Larchmont, NY.

Quotes
Allie: [Reluctantly agreeing to go home with Eddie] First the ground rules. If you say too many stupid things, I'll have to slug you. If you say anything nasty about Jake, I'll have to slug you. If you try to feel me up, I'll have to slug you. If you make me listen to any sexist, racist, or homophobic jokes, I'm gonna have to slug you. And finally, I might just have to slug you from time to time, simply because I find the prospect of driving across the country with you incredibly stressful!
Eddie: All right. Sounds like a party to me.

Crazy credits
On the Walt Disney Pictures logo, as soon as the curving line is created, Christmas lights appear and flash continuously all over it.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Meet Joe Black/I'll Be Home for Christmas/Dancing at Lughnasa/I Still Know What You Did Last Summer/Velvet Goldmine (1998)

Soundtracks
Cool Yule
Written by Steve Allen
Produced by Bill Barnett and Steve Perry
Performed by Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Courtesy of Mojo Records, J.V.

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Featured review

well and good, but...

rules are all very well and good, but why should I have to write at least 10 lines about a movie when others have extensively critiqued it already, and all I want to do is disagree with the bad reviews? Sheesh. I almost didn't watch this film, after reading some of the comments here, but as it was on TV and I had nothing better to do, I ignored the bad reviews and was glad I did. Sure, it is lightweight and the plot is a bit far-fetched, but so what? It is a Christmas movie, folks, nothing more, nothing less. Jonathan Taylor Thonas strikes just the right note as a college student trying to get home for Christmas, and learning to shed his selfish, self-centered attitudes as he does. There were some genuinely funny moments, a lot of touching moments, and the only fart joke I have ever laughed at. The great scenery (parts of BC and Alberta pretending to be various locations in a cross-country race across the USA) added to the enjoyment of the film. I was just going to say "Ignore the bad reviews, I liked it" but I had to pad it out . IMDb, don't you know that brevity is the soul of wit?