Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release: 11/24/2004(USA)
Release Date: 11/08/2005
SubTitles: English/AR/French/Ger
Dubbed: English/French/Ger/Italian/Espanol
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar

Based on John Grisham's novel Skipping Christmas, Christmas With the Kranks revolves around Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Luther Krank's (Tim Allen) decision to put their normally fanatical enthusiasm for the holidays aside for a tropical cruise. With their daughter in Peru with the Peace Corps, the Kranks believe it just isn't worth it; thus, no presents, Christmas trees, or decorations of any kind will adorn their house to the great consternation of their neighbor Vic (Dan Aykroyd). Just as it looks like Christmas will be successfully skipped, Blair (Julie Gonzalo) throws a major kink into her plans when she suddenly has a change of heart and announces she'll be coming home for Christmas after all. The film ran into troubles early on in production when Ben Affleck's similar sounding bomb Surviving Christmas won the race to the theaters, forcing the filmmakers to depart from the book title in favor of the catchy Kranks one.

~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Tim Allen - Luther Krank
Jamie Lee Curtis - Nora Krank
Dan Aykroyd - Vic Frohmeyer
Erik Per Sullivan - Spike Forhmeyer
Cheech Marin - Officer Salino
Jake Busey - Officer Treen
M. Emmet Walsh - Walt Scheel
Elizabeth Franz - Bev Scheel
Kevin Chamberlain - Mr. Scanlon
Tom Poston - Father Zabriskie
René Lavan - Joanna
Austin Pendleton - Umbrella Santa/Marty
Caroline Rhea - Candi
Patrick Breen - Aubie
Felicity Huffman - Merry
Arden Myrin - Daisy
John Short - Ned Beker
Julie Gonzalo - Blair Krank
Bonita Friedericy - Jude Becker
David Hornsby - Randy Becker

Production:
Joe Roth - Director
Chris Columbus Mark A. Radcliffe Michael Barnathan - Producer
Allegra Clegg - Co Producer
John Debney - Composer
Nick Moore - Editor
Chris Columbus - Screen Writer
Gae S. Buckley Patricia Klawonn Bruce Hill Barbara Mesney Theodore H. Sharps - Set Designer
Alan B. Curtiss - Associate Producer
John Grisham - Book Author
Margery Simkin - Casting
Don Burgess - Cinematographer
Susie de Santo - Costume Designer
Bruce A. Block - Executive Producer
Charles James Newirth - Executive Producer
Alan B. Curtiss - First Assistant Director
Hallie D'Amore - Makeup
Little Steven - Musical Direction/Supervision
Garreth Stover - Production Designer
Karen O'Hara - Set Decorator
Willie D. Burton - Sound/Sound Designer
Christopher Burian-Mohr - Supervising Art Director
Darren King - Supervising Sound Editor
Sony Pictures Imageworks - Visual Effects
Sheena Duggal - Visual Effects Supervisor

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    Danny DeVito / PG / 2006
The Ref
    Denis Leary / R / 1994
Meet the Parents
    Robert De Niro / PG13 / 2000
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
    Randy Quaid / NR / 2003
Home for the Holidays
    Holly Hunter / PG13 / 1995
Nearly No Christmas
    G / 1981
The 'Burbs
    Tom Hanks / PG / 1989
Surviving Christmas
    Ben Affleck / PG13 / 2004