A Christmas Story

“A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.”

7.2/ 10 1,419 votes 1983-11-18 1h 33m 1 popularity

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.

Director: Bob Clark

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Budget

$3M

Revenue

$21M

Cast

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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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