I'll Be Home for Christmas poster
Director Arlene Sanford
Writer Harris Goldberg
Screenplay Tom Nursall

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Tagline: Somewhere between L.A. and N.Y. Jake found the meaning of Christmas.

Release Date: 1998-11-13

Duration: 86 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Dmitry Chepovetsky
    Angel
  • Jessica Biel
    Allie
  • Gary Cole
    Jake's Dad
  • Kathleen Freeman
    Tom Tom Girl Gloria
  • Cathy Weseluck
    Wendy Richards
  • Mark Acheson
    Sandwich Passenger
  • P.J. Prinsloo
    The Brandt-Man
  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    Jake
  • Bart Anderson
    Turf 'n Turf Customer #1
  • Michael P. Northey
    Freight Handler