Continuity mistake: Throughout the scene where Jamie and Howard are in Jamie's room, as Jamie is drawing, keep an eye on his picture. It is inconsistent between shots.
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Plot summary
Directed by: Brian Levant
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Rita Wilson, Phil Hartman, Sinbad, Jake Lloyd
Arnold Schwarzenegger starrs as Howard. An action figure called Turboman is the hottest toy of the year and Howard's son, Jamie, wants it for Christmas. Howard must struggle to get Jamie the Turboman with a Mail guy trying to convince him to help each other as a team.
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Myron Larabee: I work for the post office so you know I'm not stable! Tell 'em.
Howard Langston: This man is totally insane.
Myron Larabee: Thank you.
Trivia: The parade scenes were filmed on the Universal Studios backlot in "Courthouse Square." The film's special effects artists then digitally composited in some elements of a street in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, where the film is set. The sequence took three weeks to shoot and involved hundreds of extras.
Question: How come the little girl didn't give Howard back his ball when he tried to retrieve it around the mall?
Answer: Most likely, she decided to keep it and not want to give it to Howard which is why she put it in her mouth.