With their daughter, Blair, away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the ... Read allWith their daughter, Blair, away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.With their daughter, Blair, away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.
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- 3 wins & 4 nominations
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- TriviaThe film is based on John Grisham's book "Skipping Christmas." (The original title is seen in the newspaper article after the tanning salon incident.) The title was changed to avoid confusion with Surviving Christmas (2004). Both movies were holiday comedies released in the same year and both were poorly received by critics.
- GoofsWhile Luther hangs from the rope outside his house, the firefighter behind Vic is hit in the head with the ladder that they raising.
- Quotes
Nora Krank: You forgot the white chocolate!
Luther Krank: They didn't have any.
Nora Krank: Did you talk to Rex?
Luther Krank: Who's Rex?
Nora Krank: The butcher.
Luther Krank: ...as odd as it sounds, I didn't think to ask the butcher where the chocolate was!
- Crazy creditsThere are holiday cards with pictures of the characters at the beginning of the end credits
- SoundtracksThe Christmas Song
Written by Sune Wagner (as Sune Rose Wagner)
Published by Juvenile Delinquent Music
All rights administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Performed by The Raveonettes
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
There are some truly funny sequences during the first part of the movie. Note when Luther Krank waters down his sidewalk to make it slippery for the terrible carolers. Keep your eye on the neighbor's cat. The botox part is excruciatingly laughable with Tim Allen at his best. The tanning scene with the glorious Tom Poston as the Krank's priest is also hilarious. Too bad this level of humor was not maintained throughout.
The cast is well chosen with one exception. Cheech Marin is wasted in a thankless role. When given a chance he can be a funny man.
- krorie
- Jan 1, 2006
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- John Grisham's Skipping Christmas
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $73,780,539
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,570,867
- Nov 28, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $96,593,018
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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