Movie
A Christmas Story
1983PG1h 33m7.2 / 10
A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
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Synopsis
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
More about A Christmas Story
Cast
Melinda DillonMother
Darren McGavinThe Old Man
Peter BillingsleyRalphie
Jean ShepherdRalphie as an Adult (voice)
Ian PetrellaRandy
Scott SchwartzFlick
R.D. RobbSchwartz
Tedde MooreMiss ShieldsCredits
- Directed by
- Bob Clark
- Written by
- Bob Clark, Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, Jean Shepherd
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- A Christmas Story Collection
- Budget
- $3.3M
- Box office
- $20.7M
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
Themes
1940sbased on novel or bookchinese restaurantchristmaschristmas evechristmas tree dealercleveland, ohiohilarious
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