 
  Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Brian Levant | 
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| Writer: | Randy Kornfield | 
| Staring: | 
| Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 21, 1996 | 
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| Director: | Brian Levant | 
| Writer: | Randy Kornfield | 
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Adventure | 
| Keywords | holiday, husband wife relationship, minnesota, christmas party, santa claus, puppet, shopping mall, aftercreditsstinger, christmas, father son relationship, lighthearted | 
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures, Fox Family Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $129,800,000 Budget: $60,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Howard Langston | 
| Sinbad | Myron Larabee | 
| Phil Hartman | Ted Maltin | 
| Rita Wilson | Liz Langston | 
| Robert Conrad | Officer Hummell | 
| Martin Mull | D.J. | 
| Jake Lloyd | Jamie Langston | 
| Jim Belushi | Mall Santa | 
| E.J. De la Pena | Johnny | 
| Laraine Newman | First Lady | 
| Justin Chapman | Billy | 
| Harvey Korman | President | 
| Richard Moll | Dementor | 
| Daniel Riordan | Turbo Man | 
| Jeff L. Deist | T.V. Booster / Puppeteer | 
| Nada Despotovich | Margaret | 
| Ruth Afton Hjelmgren | Single Mother Judy | 
| Caroline Kaiser | Single Mother Mary | 
| Samuel B. Morris | Sensei | 
| Shawn Hamilton | Sensei Assistant | 
| Lewis Dauber | Toy Store Manager | 
| Bill Schoppert | Father at Toy Store | 
| Courtney Goodell | Little Girl at Toy Store | 
| George Fisher | Daring Shopper | 
| Chris Parnell | Toy Store Sales Clerk | 
| Patrick Richwood | Toy Store Co-Worker | 
| Kate McGregor-Stewart | Toy Store Customer | 
| Marcus Toji | Little Boy with Car Remote | 
| Steve Hendrickson | Father on Phone #1 | 
| Mo Collins | Mother on Phone | 
| Peter Syvertsen | Father on Phone #2 | 
| John Rothman | Mall Toy Store Manager | 
| Christopher Slater | Mall Toy Store Employee #1 | 
| Robert Southgate | Mall Toy Store Employee #2 | 
| Allison Benner | Toddler | 
| Hayley Benner | Toddler | 
| Sandra K. Horner | Toddler's Angry Mom | 
| Phyllis Wright | Angry Mom #2 | 
| Marvette Knight | Angry Mom #3 | 
| Danny Woodburn | Tony the Elf | 
| Bruce Bohne | Santa at Warehouse Door | 
| Paul Wight | Huge Santa | 
| Ron Gene Browne | Santa in Warehouse | 
| Robert Tee Clark | Santa in Warehouse | 
| James Riddle | Santa in Warehouse | 
| Bill Wilson | Santa in Warehouse | 
| Alan Blumenfeld | Cop at Santa's Warehouse | 
| Traci Christofore | Little Girl Petting Reindeer | 
| Sandra Lee-Oian Thomas | Mother in Neighborhood | 
| Martin Ruben | Father in Neighborhood | 
| Nick LaTour | Counterman | 
| Peter Breitmayer | Sparky | 
| Phil Morris | Gale Force | 
| Marianne Muellerleile | Tow Truck Driver | 
| Amy Pietz | Liza Tisch | 
| Judy Sladky | Snoopy | 
| Walter von Huene | Taxi Driver | 
| Steve Van Wormer | Turbo Man Float Parade Worker | 
| Curtis Armstrong | Chain Smoking Booster | 
| Jim Meskimen | Police Officer at Parade | 
| Martin Valinsky | Police Officer Escorting Myron | 
| Rochelle Vallese | Girl at Parade | 
| Deena Driskill | Barbie | 
| Spencer Klein | Kid in Turbo Man Commercial | 
| Danny Pritchett | Kid in Turbo Man Commercial | 
| Rick Johnson | Kareem | 
| Marc Ambrose | Balloon Wrangler (uncredited) | 
| Greg Bronson | Toy Store Shopper (uncredited) | 
| Sarah Cameron | Christmas Caroler (uncredited) | 
| Susan Chambers | Frantic Shopper (uncredited) | 
| Clint Childers | Shopper (uncredited) | 
| Kevin Deon | Crazy Shopper (uncredited) | 
| Matthew Feeney | Curious Man (uncredited) | 
| Anthony Fitzgerald | Christmas Caroler (uncredited) | 
| Trish Gates | Store Clerk (uncredited) | 
| Dan Griffin | Spectator (uncredited) | 
| Brian Johnson | Christmas Caroler (uncredited) | 
| Tracy Lines | Turbo Shopper (uncredited) | 
| Larissa Lowthorp | Silvia (uncredited) | 
| John Murray | Video Camera Dad (uncredited) | 
| David Andrew Nash | Christmas Caroler (uncredited) | 
| Phaedra Neitzel | Santa's Helper (uncredited) | 
| Lori J. Ness | Nun (uncredited) | 
| Jane Plank | Christmas Caroler (uncredited) | 
| Bill Sather | Child in Background (uncredited) | 
| Yeardley Smith | Woman Who Flirts with Howie (uncredited) | 
| Bobby Sussman | Parade Watcher (uncredited) | 
| Joel Thingvall | Toy Store Shopper (uncredited) | 
| Verne Troyer | Mini Santa (uncredited) | 
| Heidi Tungseth | Christmas Caroler (uncredited) | 
| Carl Washington | Parade Watcher (uncredited) | 
| Ryan Wotherspoon | Playground Attendant (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Gene LeBell | Stunts | 
| Sandra Lee Gimpel | Stunts | 
| Tony Epper | Stunts | 
| Danny Epper | Stunts | 
| Joe Bucaro III | Stunts | 
| Darrin Prescott | Stunts | 
| David Newman | Original Music Composer | 
| Jeff Dawn | Makeup Department Head | 
| Steve Boyum | Second Unit Director | 
| Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography | 
| Peter Burrell | Unit Production Manager | 
| Troy Brown | Stunts | 
| Jeremy Strong | Production Assistant | 
| Manny Perry | Stunts | 
| Billy D. Lucas | Stunt Double | 
| Brian Levant | Director | 
| Erik Cord | Stunts | 
| Tim A. Davison | Stunts | 
| Danny Wynands | Stunts | 
| Kent Beyda | Editor | 
| Adam Weiss | Editor | 
| Ronald R. Reiss | Set Decoration | 
| Gary Stanek | Production Supervisor | 
| Ted Caplan | Foley Editor | 
| Bob Beemer | Recording Supervision | 
| Judy Taylor | Casting | 
| Lou Angelo | Dialogue Editor | 
| Michael Key | Makeup Department Head | 
| Wilt Henderson | Editor | 
| John Bermudes | Compositors | 
| Tony Fanning | Supervising Art Director | 
| Dale E. Anderson | Swing | 
| Katie Boyum | Stunts | 
| Thomas Fichter | Art Direction | 
| William Aldridge | Special Effects | 
| Randy Kornfield | Screenplay | 
| Suzanne Smith | 3D Animator | 
| Jay Hurley | Costume Design | 
| John H. Anderson | Set Decoration | 
| Sheila Evers | Makeup Artist | 
| Leslie McDonald | Production Design | 
| Greg Cannom | Makeup Artist | 
| Steve Buckingham | Stunts | 
| Janet Brady | Stunts | 
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts | 
| Tom Elliott | Stunts | 
| Jason Sweers | Graphic Designer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Chris Columbus | Producer | 
| Mark Radcliffe | Producer | 
| Paula DuPré Pesmen | Associate Producer | 
| Michael Barnathan | Producer | 
| Richard Vane | Producer | 
| James Mulay | Co-Producer | 
| Warren Zide | Associate Producer | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 33 | 44 | 25 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 43 | 50 | 27 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 33 | 53 | 17 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 39 | 70 | 22 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 29 | 51 | 20 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 17 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 32 | 60 | 17 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 56 | 79 | 29 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 94 | 212 | 59 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 41 | 69 | 25 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 
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| 2025 | 10 | 603 | 797 | 
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| 2025 | 9 | 527 | 836 | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 882 | 882 | 
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| 2025 | 6 | 734 | 792 | 
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| 2025 | 5 | 337 | 793 | 
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| 2025 | 3 | 874 | 926 | 
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| 2024 | 12 | 56 | 274 | 
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| 2024 | 11 | 222 | 637 |