Cinematic background from I'll Be Home for Christmas 1998 - 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.

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1998

Comedy, Family

Directors:
Arlene Sanford
Writers:
Michael Allin, Tom Nursall, Harris Goldberg
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Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a police uniform sitting in the back of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A person wearing a santa claus costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A police officer is sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A woman wearing a christmas hat and a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man wearing a hat is sitting on a bus; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A woman wearing a dress and a hat with flowers on her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man holding a santa clause in his arms and smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of people standing around a table with food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A street scene at night with a lot of lights; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man dressed as santa in a bathroom mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa clause outfit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa suit laying on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man holding a phone up to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man dressed as santa clause in front of a snowy mountain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa clause costume in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man sitting in an airplane seat wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A house with a lot of snow on the ground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa clause outfit talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man standing next to a table of food; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A boy in a blue shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – The sun is setting over a snowy field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa clause outfit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a hat and sunglasses is wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a christmas tree costume with beads; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of people sitting in the back of a car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young man with a backpack smiles for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa suit sitting in the snow; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young man holding a plant in the air; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of people standing in a courtyard with a building in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A woman dressed as a christmas elf smiles while holding an envelope; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A boy in a santa clause outfit standing in front of a tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man wearing a santa clause outfit and a red hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man and a woman are talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A woman dressed as a christmas elf holding an umbrella; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man dressed up as santa claus standing in front of a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A van driving down a road near a mountain range; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young man and a young woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A woman holding a stack of books in her hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – Two people kissing each other in front of a christmas tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man talking on a phone while a woman and a little girl look on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A little girl sitting next to a santa clause; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man dressed as santa claus in front of a crowd of onlookers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young woman talking to a young man in an outdoor setting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa clause outfit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of people dressed as santa claus in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of women dressed in period clothing holding candles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – Two young people standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man dressed as santa claus standing on a sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa clause suit holding a red ribbon; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of men sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man talking on a cell phone in front of a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – Two older women sitting in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man and a woman in the driver's seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa clause outfit standing in front of a christmas tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young boy dressed as santa claus sitting in front of a christmas tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young man with a backpack standing in a park; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a police uniform standing in front of a brick building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young man in a black robe looks at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa clause outfit standing next to a horse; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man sitting in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man dressed as santa claus standing on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young man standing in front of a wall of bushes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A woman wearing a santa clause costume and a flower crown; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A person leaning against a wall near a clock; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A young man and a young woman laying on a bed together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man sitting on the side of the road next to an rv; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A police car parked in front of a building with christmas lights on it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A horse drawn carriage in the snow at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a glass of red wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of people standing in front of a house at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A group of people standing next to a truck; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A woman is holding a cell phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A beautiful young woman looking out of a car window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – An old gas station in the middle of a desert landscape; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A man in a santa claus suit and a man in a green hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “I'll Be Home for Christmas” (1998), directed by Arlene Sanford – A woman wearing a hat with a cow print on top of her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle