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Christmas Story
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This vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in 1940s Indiana follows nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB...
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This vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in 1940s Indiana follows nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas--and is waging an all-out campaign to convince his reluctant parents that the toy will be safe in his hands. By turns warped and winsome, the comedy follows Ralphie as he prepares for the big day with his rather idiosyncratic family. Based on the novel by humorist Jean Shepherd (who also narrates the film), A CHRISTMAS STORY gained popularity long after its theatrical run, through frequent holiday broadcasts that turned its schoolyard "triple-dog" dares, family neuroses, and childhood indignities into a Yuletide tradition.
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| Key Information | |
| Stars | Peter Billingsley |
| Actors | Darren McGavin, Ian Petrella, Jeff Gillen, Melinda Dillon, R.D. Robb, Scott Schwartz, Tedde Moore, Yano Anaya, Zack Ward |
| Available Formats | DVD, DVD: 2-Disc Special Edition, DVD: 20th Anniversary 2-Disc Special Edition, DVD: Ultimate Collector's Edition, VHS, VHS: Clam Shell, VHS: Slipsleeve |
| Directors | Bob Clark |
| UPC | 012569504424, 012569504431, 012569504530, 012569576421, 012569796287, 027616044631, 027616542731, 027616655820, 883929020485, 883929038961 |
| Genre | Comedies |
| Subgenre | Recommended • Nostalgic • Family Interaction • Classic Fight Scenes • Christmas • Toys • Holidays |
| MPAA Rating | PG (MPAA) |
| Release Date | 1984 |
| Running Time | 1hr 35min |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
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| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | Bob Clark, Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | (10/10/2003, p.107, Alynda Wheat): "...Think of it as IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE for post-Reagan generations as it morphs from cult to classic 20 years down the road...", (10/10/2003, p.6E, Mike Clark): "...[A] modern-classic telling of Jean Shepard's '40s-based Midwest yarn...", (11/16/1983, Jagr.): "...A version of Christmas as it exists only in the imagination....Shepherd has always been best at evoking the texture of life as it used to be in his midwest childhood...", (12/24/2000, p.3, Roger Ebert): "...There are many small but perfect moment in A CHRISTMAS STORY....There is a real knowledge of human nature beneath the comedy..." |
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