It Runs in the Family (1994)

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers (WGA):

Jean Shepherd (novels)
Jean Shepherd (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives...

Plot Keywords:

Fishing | Hillbilly | Top | Neighbor | Dog

Cast

Charles Grodin	...	Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
Kieran Culkin	...	Ralph 'Ralphie' Parker
Mary Steenburgen	...	Mrs. Parker (Mother)
Christian Culkin	...	Randy Parker
Al Mancini	...	Zudoc, The Old Man's fishing buddy
Troy Evans	...	The Old Man's fishing buddy
Roy Brocksmith	...	Mr. Winchell the Assessor
Glenn Shadix	...	Leopold Doppler, Manager of Orpheum Theater
Dick O'Neill	...	Pulaski, Shopkeeper
Wayne Grace	...	Emil Bumpus
Tedde Moore	...	Miss Shields, Ralphie's Teacher
Whit Hertford	...	Lug Ditka (as Whitby Hertford)
Geoffrey Wigdor	...	Flick
David Zahorsky	...	Schwartz
Darwyn Swalve	...	Big Dickie Bumpus

Also Known As:

My Summer Story

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Spain:T | USA:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Carolco Studios - 1223 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Tedde Moore, who plays Miss Shields, is the only person from A Christmas Story (1983) to reprise her role for the sequel (that is, outside of Jean Shepherd narrating as an adult Ralphie).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the gravy boats are being thrown at the theater, they make sounds as if shattering on the floor but are obviously bouncing and intact.

Quotes:

Ralph as an Adult: The Old Man was having the time of his life being miserable. It was what he did best.

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Godawful

Really bad. Why anyone thinks this is a good film let alone funny is a true mystery. I like comedies as much as the next man and I LOVED "A Christmas Story." The fact that it has the same director and was based on the same writer's memoirs has me completely puzzled as to why this film is such a complete failure on every level. Charles Grodin is woefully miscast as the father for starters. For another it does not seem to have the same pacing -- it just doesn't flow well. Everything seems tired and forced. The joy of life that permeated the first film is completely absent here -- you just want the movie to end. I wouldn't even recommend this movie for curiosity-seekers who enjoyed "A Christmas Story." It's that bad. 1/10.