Luther and Nora Krank are skipping Christmas much to the chagrin of their neighbors. Their daughter Blair leaves for the Peace Corps Thanksgiving weekend and won't be home for an entire year. After relentless dodging of the Hemlock Street residents to conform, The Kranks are all set to leave for their cruise when Blair delivers the news that she's coming home for Christmas... with her fiancé. Nora and Luther perform a Christmas miracle with the help of their neighbors to pull off a perfect holiday.
Based on John Grisham's Skipping Christmas novel, Christmas with The Kranks was universally panned by critics despite raking in a lot of Christmas cookie dough ;-) I gradually warmed up to it, though it's no Christmas Vacation (1989). It's nice to see Jamie Lee Curtis take on another holiday, carving hickory honey ham instead of pumpkins. I wouldn't blame her if she wanted to skip Halloween (1978) ;-)
Christmas With The Kranks was filmed in Downey, Universal City, Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena, CA
Location: Chicago O'Hare Airport
Address: 1201 S Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Convention Center
Location: Chips Market and The Pumpkin Seed Paperie & Press
Address: Universal Studios - New York Street, Universal City, CA
Unfortunately this area burned down in the 2008 backlot fire. A less charming New York Street has been erected since, seen in Gone Girl (2014)...
Location: Nora's Luncheon
Address: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA
At the time of filming, it was The Studio Grille, today it is Vivo...
Location: Hemlock Street
Address: formerly Downey Studios 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, CA
The location for the idyllic street The Kranks lived on was first scouted in Illinois and Minnesota. After that proved unsuccessful, 16 houses were constructed at Downey Studios. They have unfortunately joined other filming locations in the sky. You can view pictures of the street over at Iamnotastalker.com before it was bulldozed in 2012...
Location: O'Leary's Pub
Address: 214 South Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Du Par's Restaurant and Bakery
Location: Cordon's Ranch Market
Address: 2920 Honolulu Avenue, Glendale, CA
2018
2024
Location: The Liquor Store
Address: 10600 Riverside Drive, North Hollywood, CA
Vendome Liquors
Location: Blair & Enrique's Police Escort/The Burglary
Address: Warner Brothers Studios - Hennessy
Street, Burbank, CA
Address: Warner Brothers Studios - Hennessy
Street, Burbank, CA
This street is also seen in Vacation (1983), when the Griswolds pass through St. Louis, MO and the famous upside down kiss in Spider-Man (2002)
Locations Visited: March 2016, October 2016, October 2018, May 2024, October 2024
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