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1983 • 1h 33min • PG • Comedy, Family

A Christmas Story

"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.

IMDb 7.9

RT 90%

MC 77

Director

Bob Clark

Writers

Bob Clark

Jean Shepherd

Composer

Carl Zittrer

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Melinda Dillon

Mother

Darren McGavin

The Old Man

Peter Billingsley

Ralphie

Jean Shepherd

Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Ian Petrella

Randy

Scott Schwartz

Flick

R.D. Robb

Schwartz

Tedde Moore

Miss Shields

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Melinda Dillon Mother

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Peter Billingsley Ralphie

Jean Shepherd Ralphie as an Adult...

Ian Petrella Randy

Scott Schwartz Flick

R.D. Robb Schwartz

Tedde Moore Miss Shields

Yano Anaya Grover Dill

Zack Ward Scut Farkus

Jeff Gillen Santa Claus

Leslie Carlson Christmas Tree Man

Jim Hunter Freight Man

Patty Johnson Head Elf

Drew Hocevar Male Elf

David Edward Kid with Goggles

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