To Grandmother's House We Go

To Grandmother's House We Go (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1992 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jeff Franklin

Written By:
Jeff Franklin
Boyd Hale

Actors:
Ashley Olsen ..... Julie Thompson
Mary-Kate Olsen ..... Sarah Thompson
Rhea Perlman ..... Shirley
Cynthia Geary ..... Rhonda Thompson
J. Eddie Peck ..... Eddie Popko
Stuart Margolin ..... Det. Gremp
Jerry Van Dyke ..... Harvey 'Harv'
Rick Poltaruk ..... Santa
Leslie Carlson ..... Doorman
Florence Paterson ..... Great Grandma Mimi
Andrew Wheeler ..... Policeman
Venus Terzo ..... Stacey
Walter Marsh ..... Crotchety Man
Frank Lewis ..... Saxaphone Player
Doreen Ramus ..... Old Woman on Bus

Synopsis:

Julie and Sarah Thompson (Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen) are heading for Grandma's house, even though they don't have her address - or even permission to cross the street without a grown-up! Get in the yuletide spirit as Julie and Sarah spark a madcap romp involving two lighthearted crooks (Rhea Pearlman and Jerry Van Dyke) who claim to be Santa's elves, a ransom demand, a mother's love, a million-dollar lottery ticket, pursuing cops, a would-be Santa and his reindeer, Roy Rogers-like heroics and of course, the route to Grandma's house. Sound like fun? It's more than that. It's a ho-ho-ho-lot of fun!

Twin girls Sarah and Julie are two naughty but sweet children that drive their work-obsessed single mother, Rhonda, up the wall. They overhear her saying that they are a 'handful' and she needs a 'break'. They decide to go to their grandmother's house for Christmas so they pack up their bags and hop on their bicycles. But there's a problem; they aren't allowed to cross the street on their own. That's when the city bus pulls up and they sneak on through the back door. While riding the bus, an elderly lady tells them that it only goes Downtown, Uptown, and back. They also discover that Edgemont is actually hours away. After getting off Downtown, they spot Eddie and his truck. They sneak into its back and only reveal themselves to him because Sarah desperately has to go to the bathroom. He does not like kids, but eventually starts to enjoy their company after he figures out that he gets large tips when they deliver packages with him. He evens buys them ice cream, as well as a lottery ticket with the numbers of their birthdate (6-13-19-87). After the day's deliveries are finished, he brings them home, only to be attacked by two robbers who steal his truck. When the robbers, Harvey and Shirley, discover them, they decide they can make some money by kidnapping them for ransom. Shirley makes a phone call to Rhonda, asking for $10,000 in cash. She tells her that they will make the trade at the ice rink in Edgemont, and that she is to wear a red hat. Meanwhile, Harvey has begun to like them and when he asks Shirley why they never had kids, she replies that it's because they are criminals. Sarah and Julie eventually get to their grandmother's house and then Eddie and Rhonda get together after he saves them. He wins a lot of money on a TV show and everybody is happy spending Christmas together.

When the twins feel like their mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 June, 2014.