A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

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

Part of A Christmas Story Collection

1983•1h 33m•7.2/10

ComedyFamily

Ratings

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7.2/10(1K)

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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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

Mother

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

The Old Man

Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley

Ralphie

Jean Shepherd

Jean Shepherd

Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Ian Petrella

Ian Petrella

Randy

Scott Schwartz

Scott Schwartz

Flick

R.D. Robb

R.D. Robb

Schwartz

Tedde Moore

Tedde Moore

Miss Shields

Yano Anaya

Yano Anaya

Grover Dill

Zack Ward

Zack Ward

Scut Farkus

Jeff Gillen

Jeff Gillen

Santa Claus

Leslie Carlson

Leslie Carlson

Christmas Tree Man

Jim Hunter

Freight Man

Patty Johnson

Head Elf

Drew Hocevar

Drew Hocevar

Male Elf

David Edward

David Edward

Kid with Goggles

Dwayne McLean

Dwayne McLean

Black Bart

Helen E. Kaider

Helen E. Kaider

Wicked Witch

John Wong

Chinese Father

Johan Sebastian Wong

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