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A Christmas Story (1983)

Directed by


Starring (View all)
Melinda Dillon Melinda Dillon
Mother Parker
Darren McGavin Darren McGavin
The Old Man Parker
Jean Shepherd Jean Shepherd
Ralphie as an Adult
Ian Petrella Ian Petrella
Randy Parker
Tedde Moore Tedde Moore
Miss Shields
R.D. Robb R.D. Robb
Schwartz
Zack Ward Zack Ward
Scut Farkus


Written by
Bob Clark Bob Clark
(screenplay)


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Wonderful Christmas classic!!!

15 years, 9 months ago at Jun 2 9:46
2 votes
"I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!"

A Christmas Story is one of cinema's most superb Christmas movies: a film that children and parents alike frequently watch towards the end of December each year. All and sundry can recall a Christmas movie that possesses a special place in their heart. A Christmas Story is a heart-warming and cha... read more

all time great Christmas movies...

17 years, 3 months ago at Dec 18 21:18
1 vote
If you have the right channel, you can watch this for 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve. Yes, America is a wonderful place, and no, I don't triple-dog-dare you to watch the whole thing.

You'll Shoot Your eye out!!

15 years, 1 month ago at Jan 22 19:18
1 vote
The 1983 classic tale of a kid and his hopes for the perfect Christmas gift. Not every child in the world wants a Red Ryder BB gun for that special end of the year holiday, but the drive that young Ralphie has is the same as all of us when we were his age. Think back, to when you saw that commercial or that ad in the paper and you became fixated on that present; wanting to open that and that speci... read more
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Description: It's Christmas time and there's only one thing on Ralphie Parker's Christmas list this year: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-Shot, Range Model Air Rifle, but many obstacles stand in the way of his dream because every adult that he confronts keeps telling him he'll shoot his eye out. Meanwhile The Old Man just got a major award (a lamp shaped like a woman's leg), and Mom is making sure The Old Man doesn't come near her turkey, Ralphie's friend gets his tongue stuck to a flag pole, and Ralphie utters the f-word infront of his father. Christmas is drawing nearer and Ralphie visits Santa at the department store in hopes of asking him ... (more)
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“What a wonderful movie! I didn't realise Bob Clark had a movie in him like this. In fact I had to double check that it was Bob Clark who directed this, because while Black Christmas was good, he also did the atrocious Baby Geniuses movies and the lacklustre Rhinestone. Here in A Christmas Story though, this is not only the best I've seen Clark direct but I think it is his best film too.

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A classic

“Since this movie is a classic, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of such Christmas flicks but I have to admit that this one was not bad at all. There has been some discussion about when the damned thing was actually taking place and I was myself struggling to figure it out but, apparently, it took place at some point in the 40’s. Well, the US audience has always been so fond about looking back on how everything was great back then in the 40’s-50’s-60’s but, to be honest, it’s not a fascination/obsession that I really share with them. Anyway, the damned thing didn’t really have a real plot, it was more a succession of small stories/anecdotes involving the main character and it was, as a result, rather episodic. Anyway, as far as I was concerne” read more

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