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A Christmas Story( 1983)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Melinda Dillon

      Mother

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      Darren McGavin

      The Old Man

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      Peter Billingsley

      Ralphie

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      Jean Shepherd

      Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

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      Ian Petrella

      Randy

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      Scott Schwartz

      Flick

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      R.D. Robb

      Schwartz

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      Tedde Moore

      Miss Shields

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      Yano Anaya

      Grover Dill

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      Zack Ward

      Scut Farkus

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      Jeff Gillen

      Santa Claus

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      Leslie Carlson

      Christmas Tree Man

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      Jim Hunter

      Freight Man

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      Patty Johnson

      Head Elf

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      Drew Hocevar

      Male Elf

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      David Edward

      Kid with Goggles

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      Dwayne McLean

      Black Bart

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      Helen E. Kaider

      Wicked Witch

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      John Wong

      Chinese Father

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      Johan Sebastian Wong

      Waiter #1

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      Fred Lee

      Waiter #2

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      Dan Ma

      Waiter #3

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      Rocco Bellusci

      Street Kid

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      Tommy Wallace

      Boy in School

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      Court Benson

      Pierre Andre (uncredited)

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      Leigh Brown

      Red Hatted Curly Haired Woman in Line for Santa (uncredited)

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      Bob Clark

      Swede (uncredited)

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      Giada Dobrzenska

      Little Girl at Parade (uncredited)

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      Dave Duff

      Firefighter (uncredited)

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      Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

      Boy visiting Santa (uncredited)

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      Gary A. Jones

      Christmas Shopper (uncredited)

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      Kristephan Warren-Stevens

      Crowd person (uncredited)

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      Don Geyer

      The Scarecrow (uncredited)

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      Kathryn Hayzer

      Churchgoer (uncredited)

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      John Kennedy

      Fire Chief at Schoolyard (uncredited)

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      Bill Kravitz

      Billy (uncredited)

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      Julie Matthews

      Caroler (uncredited)

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      Christine Powrie

      Screaming Girl on Slide After Ralphie (uncredited)

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      Quinn Smith

      Flagpole Bully Sudent (uncredited)

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      Lori Randolph

      Blonde Little Girl in Department Store (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Peter McGinn

    10
    Written by Peter McGinn on Thu Dec 24 2020
    Okay, I know this isn’t a perfect movie, perhaps not close to it. We just watched it again and I teasingly pointed out small plot or action gaffes here or there. But for me it is my all time favorite Christmas movie. Partly I suppose because it feeds into my memories of growing up in a snowy, cold small town, though this predates my childhood by several years. And rarely do I feel like an ensemble cast made up of both adult and child actors do so well together. The Parkers, husband and wife, have their duel over the “major award,” and at times their sensibilities reside on different planets:...

    Media

    Videos 16Backdrops 20Posters 39

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3300000.00

    Revenue

    20700000.00

    Keywords

    • holiday
    • nostalgia
    • young boy
    • snow
    • chinese restaurant
    • tongue
    • christmas tree dealer
    • mall santa
    • christmas
    • 1940s
    • cleveland, ohio
    • parker family