| | | There goes the neighborhood!
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Subtitled, French Subtitled
In Revolution Studios' comedy, based on John Grisham's bestselling novel Skipping Christmas, Tim Allen plays Luther Krank, a man who decides to skip Christmas and all the surrounding trappings and go on vacation with his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) instead. But when his daughter decides, at the last minute, to come home for the holidays, he is forced to put Christmas back together.
"...an old-fashioned, laugh-out-loud string of mishaps..." James Berardinelli's ReelViews
"...a paranoid comic nightmare of conformity gone mad." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"...surprisingly touching." Scott Foundas, Variety
Editor's Note
The Kranks have always celebrated a picture-perfect Christmas. But with their only daughter, Blair (Julie Gonzalo), away from home on her Peace Corps assignment, Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Luther (Tim Allen) are suffering from empty nest syndrome and decide to skip Christmas in favor of a Caribbean cruise. But their neighbors, led by Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Akroyd), take Christmas very seriously and are none too happy about the Kranks' boycott. In this neighborhood where every house is decorated to the hilt and has a Frosty on the roof, skipping Christmas is virtually a crime. And just as the Kranks are preparing for their Christmas Day departure, they get a call from their daughter who announces that she is coming home for Christmas after all. Suddenly, all systems are go for their annual Christmas Eve party and a normal--highly festive--holiday. Will the Kranks be able to pull together a perfect Christmas for Blair in just a few hours, or will she discover their plan to skip Christmas? Directed by Joe Roth (AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS) and based on a John Grisham novel, this film also features appearances by Cheech Marin, Caroline Rhea, and Felicity Huffman.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Includes Widescreen and Full Screen Versions | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1), French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 10/23/2007 |
| Running Time: 99 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 04861 | | UPC: 00043396048614 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Chicago Sun-Times 5 of 10
Christmas With the Kranks doesn't have anything wrong with it that couldn't be fixed by addin - Roger Ebert
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