way way american christmas family comedy film directed starring plot focuses rival fathers stressed postal worker desperately trying action figure respective sons minute shopping christmas eve inspired real life christmas toy sell outs products patch kids film written producer rewrote script adding elements satire christmas project picked 20th century fox delays fox reboot planet allowed come board film columbus opted cast ahead way set filmed variety locations including weeks filming production moved california scenes end parade shot film swift production meant merchandising limited replica turbo man action figure film critics felt film good family entertainment met broadly negative response criticism attached film script focus christmas levant direction performance proved success box office generating million worldwide fox ordered pay million stealing idea film verdict overturned years later plot salesman find time wife liz year old son especially compared door continually puts howard bad light missing class graduation howard resolves fulfilling ultimate christmas wish getting action figure popular children superhero toy kid wants way howard meets postal worker dad rival ambition soon bitter competitors race action figure search howard repeatedly runs officer police officer earlier pulled traffic violation failed attempts find toy store howard attempts buy mall america santa actually leader band toy makers accuses santa values christmas howard ends brawl gang narrowly escapes police raid warehouse gets posing undercover detective toy badge later howard cross paths drinking coffee tells howard time father unable johnny seven toy christmas hear radio station running competition studio find win gift certificate nearly arrested police backing threatening package claims mail bomb unaware officer tries open blows face car stripped thieves howard ultimately forced return home handed seeing house placing star tree howard gets angry attempts steal turbo man doll house bought son johnny changes mind moment attacked pet leads caught distraught liz liz leave local howard follows aiming parade makes pass liz seeing turns hitting howard runs accidentally hot coffee ensuing chase howard runs preparations room parade mistaken replacement actor play parade float real turbo man presents limited edition doll son recognizes father chased dressed arch enemy having caught tied real actor crowd assume howard attempts rescue son utilizing turbo man suit equipment falls roof reveals son officer gives doll shocked discover howard turbo man howard officer arrested having explain failure turbo man toy son touched words gives doll tells howard need father real howard crowd away liz look happily post credits scene howard puts star tree shares great christmas spirit liz realizes forgot present liz howard shock camera cast production development film draws inspiration high demand christmas toys patch kids late 1980s early 1990s led intense searching occasional violence wrote film original screenplay witnessing laws toy store dawn order son admitting missing patch kids power rangers producer experienced similar situation attempted obtain buzz action figure film toy story released year result rewrote script accepted 20th century fox columbus attracted dark holiday year wrote elements film satire christmas hired direct film columbus said levant humor material animated excited vision wanted levant said story important father son story love father journey deliver form turbo man doll fact got design toy line commercials comic books fun filmmaker root movie sweet love building better family think consistent quickly cast available february fox remake planet held columbus exited project work way film marks fourth appearance lead comedy film following twins junior paid reported million role enjoyed film having experienced minute christmas shopping attracted playing ordinary character family film columbus initially wanted play chosen instead partly similar height size suggested agent producers felt role villain harm clean family oriented comedy act reputation felt character generate audience sympathy hate furthermore missed audition appearance lady hillary_clinton musician tour columbus waited return allow audition felt given improvised majority lines film improvised responses conversations character filming filming took place minnesota weeks april time largest film production place state way set filmed metropolitan area minnesota locations downtown minneapolis residential areas primarily downtown unused shops seventh place mall area resemble christmas decorated stores filming christmas lights stayed rice park use film state semi weather proved attractive studio stated locals behaved cooperative levant found filming impossible scale noise crowds came watch production especially overall found locals respectful lovely people levant spent months area filming order prepare film uses artistic license treating minneapolis city easier police labeled twin cities police film additionally city renamed takes place 2nd avenue day mall night levant wanted film parade night overruled practical reasons parade filmed california set safety concerns set designed resemble 2nd avenue parade shot helicopters shots real life street took weeks film extras scene custom designed parts film shot los_angeles california included store interiors warehouse fight scene howard criminal furniture warehouse turbo man created designed film meant commercials scenes turbo man series shot levant turbo man merchandise packaging props shown film custom offs designed look authentic sprang columbus levant production designer character designer crafted helped size suit film climax principal production finished august columbus fine picture possible minute multiple test audiences big laughs actually lie soundtrack released film soundtrack album audio november features composer pieces way features songs artists included film christmas songs new tracks released special collection limited edition newman track score november track listing release signed film february film shot quickly half months available merchandising instead ideal year merchandising limited inch replica talking turbo man action figure west_coast exclusive vehicle tie promotions secured despite critics wrote film order sell toy columbus dismissed notion stating roughly toys merchandising far year releases world premiere held november parts film shot day events held celebrate film release donated memorabilia film mall planet hollywood opening theaters november way million weekend opening star trek contact space jam ransom went gross million worldwide million budget film released vhs october november released dvd dvd december followed extended director cut october known contained minutes extra footage dvd extras scenes december following year family fun edition released blu ray disc reception film received generally negative reviews critics garnering rotten rating rotten tomatoes negative reviews counted felt film highly formulaic criticized levant direction little advanced television sitcom felt wilson given opportunity shine script opined developed light comic delivery punctuated occasionally ironic liner good moments empire disagreed feeling wooden trying desperately funnier hat praised lloyd saving grace film new_york_times critic felt film lacked real plot failed attempt satire included mentioned son wasted levant direction similarly bbc criticized film script focus christmas performance shows comic timing dead singled praise chicago_tribune critic panned film wondering characters primarily howard acted supposed successful manufacturer movie hot tempered sensible idea head usa today condemned film finding cynical satirical stating bad movie inspired strictly potential cash registers wrote levant directorial failure offers sense comic timing midst dialogue downright painful suggested film mark point decline career arc anti message largely failed corrupt mall santa stolen goods warehouse ing film sole flash dark humour ign praised subject matter holiday movies directly deal christmas felt minutes film let hour family entertainment value taken grain salt concluded film member good genre arnold delivers plenty liners sound board new_york_times praised film satirical premise felt potential filmmakers humor roger_ebert gave film half stars writing liked lot movie thought energy humor mass audience appeal disappointed view christmas choice action mild violence dialogue plot pictures concluded film good form family entertainment surprisingly fun nominated worst director lost won family film lawsuit sued 20th century fox claiming idea film stolen screenplay purchased high school teacher entitled christmas said script similarities including plot dialogue character names president bought script sent fox studios received response claimed idea copied fox script reader fox found guilty stealing idea ordered pay million million damages million legal costs receive portion laurel died months verdict receiving money appeal damages figure lowered million verdict judge deciding idea stolen fox bought screenplay anybody fox read christmas sequel sequel way released straight dvd december directed produced 20th film similar plot original connected original cast characters returned lead roles instead played larry cable guy
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