Film

A Christmas Story

1983 · 1h 33m · Comedy · Family

A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Metacritic

77

The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.

Melinda Dillon

Mother

Darren McGavin

The Old Man

Peter Billingsley

Ralphie

Jean Shepherd

Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Ian Petrella

Randy

Scott Schwartz

Flick

R.D. Robb

Schwartz

Tedde Moore

Miss Shields

Yano Anaya

Grover Dill

Zack Ward

Scut Farkus

Jeff Gillen

Santa Claus

Leslie Carlson

Christmas Tree Man

Jim Hunter

Freight Man

Patty Johnson

Head Elf

Drew Hocevar

Male Elf

David Edward

Kid with Goggles

• Bob ClarkDirector · Producer · Screenplay
• Jean ShepherdNovel · Screenplay
• Leigh BrownScreenplay
• René DupontProducer
• Reginald H. MorrisDirector of Photography
• Paul ZazaOriginal Music Composer
• Carl ZittrerOriginal Music Composer
• Stan ColeEditor
• Jane FeinbergCasting
• Mike FentonCasting

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Release date

November 18, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Budget

$3,300,000

Revenue

$20,700,000

Genres

Comedy, Family

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