Disc 1
BD
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
86 min
ComedyFamily
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.
Credits
Director
Arlene Sanford
Writer
Tom Nursall
Harris Goldberg
Cast
Jonathan Taylor Thomasas Jake
Jessica Bielas Allie
Adam LaVorgnaas Eddie
Gary Coleas Jake's Dad
Eve Gordonas Carolyn
Lauren Maltbyas Tracey
Andrew Laueras Nolan
Sean O'Bryanas Max
Lesley Booneas Marjorie
Amzie Stricklandas Tom Tom Girl Mary
Cinematographer
Hiro Narita
Composer
John Debney
Editor
Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
Producer
David Hoberman
Tracey Trench
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
- Write-up
Teen heartthrob and Home Improvement star Jonathon Taylor-Thomas stars in this Disney Christmas film that is a teenaged variation on the Planes Trains and Automobiles theme. Jake has missed Christmas in New York with his family these past few years, so as an incentive, his father promises him a 1957 red Porsche if he makes it home by Christmas Eve. No sweat, until an unexpected twist blows up in poor Jake's face. It seems that the "cheat sheet" he supplied the college football team was incorrect, and the whole team is out to get him. For revenge, they leave him in the middle of the California desert in a Santa Claus suit (his hat and white beard are glued to his face) with no wallet, no cash, and no identification. To make matters worse, Eddie, one of the football players and Jake's arch-nemesis, is now hitting on Jake's girlfriend Allie. What's poor old Jake to do? Well, if you guessed hitchhike, freeload, con, fly, crawl, race and bully an array of colorful characters, you guessed correctly.
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 18, 2026