Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Release Date: 09/26/2000
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: 5.1/1
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Flags: Excellent For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
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), a young boy living in 1940s Indiana, desperately yearning for a Red Rider BB gun for Christmas. Despite protests from his mother (
Melinda Dillon) that he'll shoot his eye out,
Ralphie persists, unsuccessfully trying to enlist the assistance of both his teacher and
Santa Claus. All the while,
Ralphie finds himself dealing with the constant taunts of a pair of bullies and trying to not get in the middle of a feud between his mother and father (
Darren McGavin) regarding a sexy lamp.
~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
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A Holiday Family Comedy Hit.
Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, and Peter Billingsley are the main characters in Bob Clark's delightful holiday movie based on the novel, In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd. Set in World War II Indiana it tells about a young boy (Billingsley), who hopes of getting the ultimate Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle despite his parents' response: You'll shoot your eye out! Look for authoress Jean Shepherd as a department store customer. With Scott Schwartz, Ian Petrella, Tedde Moore, R.D. Robb, Zack Ward, Yano Anaya, Paul Hubbard, Colin Fox, and Dwayne McLean.
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