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A Christmas Story

A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.
Nov 18, 1983 · 1h 33m
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Comedy
Family

PLOT

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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CAST

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
Directed by Bob Clark

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$3,300,000
Revenue
$20,700,000
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
US

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