Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here to celebrate Jingle All the Way for its 30th anniversary.
Jingle All the Way is a Christmas comedy film directed by Brian Levant. It was written by Randy Kornfield and co-produced by Home Alone director Chris Columbus. It opened in theaters on November 22, 1996.
In the film, Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) searches for a Turbo Man action figure for his son Jamie (Jake Lloyd) on Christmas Eve. Also vying for a Turbo Man is mailman Myron Larabee (Sinbad). Meanwhile at home, Howard’s neighbor Ted (Phil Hartman) tries to seduce his wife Liz (Rita Wilson).Â
Other characters include the shady mall Santa (Jim Belushi), Police Officer Hummell (Robert Conrad), and the radio DJ (Martin Mull).
Jingle All the Way did well at the box office, making $129.8 million on an estimated $60 million budget, but it did poorly with critics. It was followed by Jingle All the Way 2, a sequel-in-name-only starring Larry the Cable Guy which released straight to home video.
Aaron and Josh talk about their history with Jingle All Way before going into the movie’s plot, performances, effects, and legacy. They also discuss the slight differences between the theatrical cut and the lesser-known extended cut.
For more Schwarzenegger, you can listen to Aaron and Josh’s Terminator 2 podcast with The Pop Break Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin.
Jingle All the Way is streaming on Disney+, Hulu, and Peacock
