Overview
This vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in 1940s Indiana follows nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas--and is waging an all-out campaign to convince his reluctant parents that the toy will be safe in his hands. By turns warped and winsome, the comedy follows Ralphie as he prepares for the big day with his rather idiosyncratic family. Based on the novel by humorist Jean Shepherd (who also narrates the film), A CHRISTMAS STORY gained popularity long after its theatrical run, through frequent holiday broadcasts that turned its schoolyard "triple-dog" dares, family neuroses, and childhood indignities into a Yuletide tradition.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Bob Clark - Director
Peter Billingsley
Melinda Dillon
Darren McGavin
Scott Schwartz
Jean Shepherd
Ian Petrella
Tedde Moore
R.D. Robb
Zack Ward
Details
- Format: DVD (Amaray Case)
- Run Time: 98
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 012569796287
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: PG (MPAA)
- Release Date: November 2007
Movie Reviews
Notes:
Color by Medallion.
Additional cast: Ian Petrella (Randy), R.D. Robb (Schwartz), and Tedde Moore (Miss Shields).
Reviews:
"...A version of Christmas as it exists only in the imagination....Shepherd has always been best at evoking the texture of life as it used to be in his midwest childhood..." - 11/16/1983 Variety
"...There are many small but perfect moment in A CHRISTMAS STORY....There is a real knowledge of human nature beneath the comedy..." - 12/24/2000 Chicago Sun-Times, p.3
"...Think of it as IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE for post-Reagan generations as it morphs from cult to classic 20 years down the road..." - 10/10/2003 Entertainment Weekly, p.107
"...[A] modern-classic telling of Jean Shepard's '40s-based Midwest yarn..." - 10/10/2003 USA Today, p.6E