IONCINEMA.com presents: Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

CAST AND CREW

Director

Joe Roth

Cast (alphabetical order):

Tim Allen

Dan Aykroyd

Jake Busey

Jamie Lee Curtis

Cheech Marin

Christmas with the Kranks

Release Date: Nov 24, 2004 - Wide Release
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Film Genre: Comedy
Country: United States

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Formerly known as John Grisham's Skipping Christmas and Skipping the Holidays, this is based on the Grisham's bestseller, the film centers on Luther Krank, a man who decides to skip Christmas and all the surrounding trappings and go on a vacation with his wife Nora (Curtis) instead. When his daughter decides at the last minute to come home for the holiday, Krank is forced to put Christmas back together. Aykroyd will play Vic Frohmeyer, the Kranks' busybody neighbor who organizes the street's holiday decorations every year and is outraged when he learns of Luther's plan to skip Christmas.

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MOVIE NEWS ITEMS

2004-02-28
Variety reports that Cheech Marin, Jake Busey and M. Emmet Walsh have joined the cast.

2004-02-14
Variety reports that Dan Aykroyd has joined the cast.

2003-12-18
Variety reports that Jamie Lee Curtis is set to star in the pic.

2003-11-23
IONCINEMA note: This is yet another Christmas film for actor Tim Allen. I guess he doesn't have many career options available to him, except perhaps Toy Story 3.

2003-11-23
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Joe Roth will direct Tim Allen in the novel to film adaptation with production scheduled to begin in April after Roth has finished up producing the February Oscars.