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A Christmas Story (1983)

PG 94 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Family  -   18 November 1983 (USA)
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Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940's.

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Jean Shepherd (based on the novel "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" by), Jean Shepherd (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melinda Dillon ...
Mother
Darren McGavin ...
Scott Schwartz Scott Schwartz ...
Jean Shepherd Jean Shepherd ...
Ian Petrella Ian Petrella ...
Tedde Moore ...
R.D. Robb R.D. Robb ...
Zack Ward ...
Yano Anaya Yano Anaya ...
Jeff Gillen Jeff Gillen ...
Peter Billingsley ...
Colin Fox Colin Fox ...
Ming the Merciless (scenes deleted)
Paul Hubbard ...
Flash Gordon (scenes deleted)
Leslie Carlson Leslie Carlson ...
Christmas Tree Man (as Les Carlson)
Jim Hunter Jim Hunter ...
Freight Man
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Storyline

Ralphie, a young boy growing up in the '40's, dreams of owning a Red Rider BB gun. He sets out to convince the world this is the perfect gift. But along the way, he runs into opposition from his parents, his teacher, and even good 'ol Santa Claus himself. Written by Angela Anuszewski <axa143@psu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Christmas | BB Gun | School | 1940s | Department Store  | See more »

Taglines:

A Tribute to the Original, Traditional, One-Hundred-Percent, Red-Blooded, Two-Fisted, All-American Christmas... See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Uma História de Natal See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,072,473 (USA) (20 November 1983) (886 Screens)

Gross:

$19,294,144 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (20th Anniversary)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The Parker's Oldsmobile is a 1937 Model 6, four-door sedan with Indiana license plate 56 498. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The numbers on the radio to be decoded don't match what is written by Ralphie. The last number spoken is 25 but written down is 11. See more »

Quotes

Ralphie: I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!
Mrs. Parker: No, you'll shoot your eye out.
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Crazy Credits

"Ming the Merciless" and "Flash Gordon" are listed as characters despite being cut from the general release. See more »


Soundtracks

"Hamlet"
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky See more »