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A Balasaur Score of 48 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 23%. Audiences rate it 32 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,433 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 26m. Streaming on Disney+.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Audiences rate it 32 points higher than critics do.
366 audience votes
Key crew
- Arlene SanfordDirector
- Tom NursallScreenplay
- John DebneyOriginal Music Composer
- Harris GoldbergScreenplay
Cast
- Jonathan Taylor ThomasJake
- Jessica BielAllie
- Adam LaVorgnaEddie
- Gary ColeJake's Dad
- Eve GordonCarolyn
- Lauren MaltbyTracey
- Andrew LauerNolan
- Sean O'BryanMax
- Lesley BooneMarjorie
- Amzie StricklandTom Tom Girl Mary
- Natalie BarishTom Tom Girl Darlene
- Mark de la CruzEsteban
