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23 September 1994 (USA)
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It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives...
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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My Summer Story
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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).
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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.
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Ralph as an Adult:
The Old Man was having the time of his life being miserable. It was what he did best.
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References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
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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.