| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Melinda Dillon |
Mrs. Parker
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| Darren McGavin |
Mr. Parker
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| Peter Billingsley |
Ralphie Parker
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| Ian Petrella |
Randy Parker
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| Scott Schwartz |
Flick
|
| R.D. Robb |
Schwartz
|
| Tedde Moore |
Miss Shields
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| Yano Anaya |
Grover Dill
|
| Zack Ward |
Scut Farkus
|
| Jeff Gillen |
Santa Claus
|
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Family |
| Director |
Bob Clark; Bob Clark (III) |
| Producer |
Bob Clark |
| Writer |
Jean Shepherd |
| Studio |
MGM; Warner Bros. |
|
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
94 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
|
| Plot |
Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940's.
A Christmas Story is on its way to becoming an annual holiday classic, one to keep on the shelf with It's a Wonderful Life, the puppet-animated Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and A Charlie Brown Christmas. It may have been directed by Bob Clark (responsible for the Porky's pictures), but it's based on the childhood memoirs of humorist Jean Shepherd (from his hilarious book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash). And it is Shepherd's wry, deadly accurate and gently nostalgic comic sensibility that shines through in this kid's-eye-view of an all-American Christmas in the 1940s. All little Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants under the tree on Christmas morning is a Daisy Brand Red-Ryder BB rifle. He not only wants it, he's consumed with an aching desire for it. Unfortunately, his mother (Melinda Dillon) repeatedly crushes his dreams with the familiar, harsh mantra: "You'll put your eye out!" Among the movie's highlights are a surrealistic visit with little brother Randy to a department store Santa, and the childlike mixture of delight, pride, and awe with which Ralphie's dad (Darren McGavin) takes possession of a spectacularly gaudy prize he's won in a radio contest. McGavin should have won an award for his splendid comic work as a middle-aged-kid-turned-patriarch who alternates between grownup temper tantrums and unabashed juvenile joy. --Jim Emerson |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
22 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Links |
IMDB
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Any Region |
| Screen Ratio |
1.33 (4:3) |
| Layers |
Single side, Single layer |
| UPC |
012569504424 |
| Chapters |
32 |
| Release Date |
2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Standard Features |
Interactive Menus |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital Mono - English |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Dolby |
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