I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
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.
- Released
- 1998-11-13
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Arlene Sanford, Tom Nursall, Harris Goldberg
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 367 votes
Cast
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Jake
- Jessica Biel as Allie
- Adam LaVorgna as Eddie
- Gary Cole as Jake's Dad
- Eve Gordon as Carolyn
- Lauren Maltby as Tracey
- Andrew Lauer as Nolan
- Sean O'Bryan as Max
- Lesley Boone as Marjorie
- Amzie Strickland as Tom Tom Girl Mary
- Natalie Barish as Tom Tom Girl Darlene
- Mark de la Cruz as Esteban
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