Turbo Man action dolls are the christmas craze- in the spirit of real life Tickle-Me-Almo. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad mug shamelessly through this holiday slapstick about two guilt-wracked fathers racing around Minneapolis on Christmas Eve trying to buy their sons a sold-out Turbo Man. Read more
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad |
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| Director | Brian Levant |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Turbo Man action dolls are the christmas craze- in the spirit of real life Tickle-Me-Almo. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad mug shamelessly through this holiday slapstick about two guilt-wracked fathers racing around Minneapolis on Christmas Eve trying to buy their sons a sold-out Turbo Man.
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, James Belushi, Curtis Armstrong, Harvey Korman, Richard Moll, Martin Mull, Laraine Newman, Bill Schoppert, Phil Morris, Daniel Riordan, John Rothman, Sinbad, Jake Llo |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Levant |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 07 Nov 2003 Production year: 1996 |
| Format | DVD |
In this family comedy, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the overworked businessman who promises to buy the year's hottest toy — Turbo Man — for his neglected son. Alas, the doll sold out months previously, thus sparking a frantic search that sees Arnie crossing swords with an obsessed postman (Sinbad) and a crooked Santa (James Belushi). Schwarzenegger acquits himself reasonably well in the slapstick action sequences — for once he is not indestructible — but he's a tad embarrassing during the cuddlier moments. Brian Levant's direction, meanwhile, could do with a harder edge.
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This is a class kids christmas film, one for all the family at christmas.
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