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Overview

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Director:
Bob Clark
Writers:
Jean Shepherd (novel)
Jean Shepherd (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 November 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Tagline:
A Tribute to the Original, Traditional, One-Hundred-Percent, Red-Blooded, Two-Fisted, All-American Christmas... more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 11 nominations more
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(50 articles)
Hallmark Offering Really Nerdy Christmas Tree Ornaments
 (From Cinematical. 10 November 2009, 9:02 AM, PST)

Holiday Preview: Anywhere But a Movie Theater
 (From IFC. 4 November 2009, 11:14 AM, PST)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min | USA:93 min (20th Anniversary)
Country:
USA | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Norway:7 (original rating) | Australia:G

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Trivia:
Ralph's school exteriors were filmed at Victoria School in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The wall clock in Ralphie's kitchen has no power cord. Battery-powered wall clocks did not exist in 1940. more
Quotes:
Ralphie as Adult: Mothers know nothing about creeping marauders burrowing through the snow toward the kitchen where only you and you alone stand between your tiny, huddled family and insensate evil. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Hamlet more

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63 out of 98 people found the following comment useful.
The 12 Days of A Christmas Story..., 9 December 2004
Author: evildead1978 from Whitesboro, NY

12 reasons that A Christmas Story is a modern Classic!

12: "Fa-Ra-Ra-Ra-Ra Ra-Ra-Ra-Ra" 11: "Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine" 10: "Nadafinga!!" 9: Ralphie's pink bunny outfit 8: Scut Farkus' yellow eyes 7: "Fuuuuuuuudddggee" 6: "Randy...how do the little piggies eat?" 5: "Fra-Gi-Le...it must be Italian" 4: "Where's the glue?" "We're out of glue!" "You used up all the glue on purpose!!" 3: "I triple-dog dare ya!" 2: "Alright, I'll get that kid to eat. Where's my screw driver and my plumber's helper? I'll open up his mouth and I'll shove it in" ... and, of course, the #1 reason: "You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"

A Christmas classic and tradition in every sense of the word!

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