Nine years after the Yuletide slasher flick Black Christmas, Porky's director Bob Clark once again took on the holiday genre, switching from gasps to laughs with A Christmas Story. Adapted from a memoir by humorist Jean Shepherd (who narrates), the film centers on Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), ...more
MPAA Rating: PG | Year: 1983 | Running Time: 95 minutes
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Marketed somewhat confusingly as a family film by the director of Porky's, Bob Clark's A Christmas Story took a while to catch on. But video and cable have conspired to boost its reputation into that of a latter-day holiday classic, and deservedly so. Its secret may be its ability to appeal to both children and adults. Clark wonderfully captures both Jean Shepherd's period detail (that's not just any BB-gun, it's a Red Ryder BB Gun) and, even more importantly, his ability to tell the story from ...more
- Melinda Dillon - Mother
- Darren McGavin - The Old Man
- Peter Billingsley - Ralphie
- Ian Petrella - Randy
- Scott Schwartz - Flick
- Les Carlson - Tree Man
- Paul Hubbard - Flash Gordon
- Jim Hunter - Freight Man
- Tommy Lee Wallace - Boy in School
- Patty Johnson - Head Elf
- Chad Dowdell - Sleeping Child (uncredited)
- Fred Lee Own - Waiter #2
- Jean Shepherd - Adult Ralphie
- Dwayne McLean - Black Bart
- Bob Clark - Director
- Rene Dupont - Producer
- Bob Clark - Producer
- Leigh Brown - Screenwriter
- Jean Shepherd - Screenwriter
- Bob Clark - Screenwriter
- Jean Shepherd - Book Author
- Gavin Mitchell - Art Director
- Gary Goch - Associate Producer
- Marci Liroff - Casting
- Jane Feinberg - Casting
- Mike Fenton - Casting
- Don Carmody - Co-producer
- Mary E. McLeod - Costume Designer












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