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A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

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

Genres

ComedyFamily

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$3300000

Revenue

$20700000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7.229/10

Release Date

18 November 1983

Country

United States of America

Cast

Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

Mother

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

The Old Man

Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley

Ralphie

Jean Shepherd

Jean Shepherd

Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Ian Petrella

Ian Petrella

Randy

Scott Schwartz

Scott Schwartz

Flick

R.D. Robb

R.D. Robb

Schwartz

Tedde Moore

Tedde Moore

Miss Shields

Yano Anaya

Yano Anaya

Grover Dill

Zack Ward

Zack Ward

Scut Farkus

Jeff Gillen

Jeff Gillen

Santa Claus

Leslie Carlson

Leslie Carlson

Christmas Tree Man

Jim Hunter

Jim Hunter

Freight Man

Patty Johnson

Patty Johnson

Head Elf

Drew Hocevar

Drew Hocevar

Male Elf

David Edward

David Edward

Kid with Goggles

Dwayne McLean

Dwayne McLean

Black Bart

Helen E. Kaider

Helen E. Kaider

Wicked Witch

John Wong

John Wong

Chinese Father

Johan Sebastian Wong

Johan Sebastian Wong

Waiter #1

Fred Lee

Fred Lee

Waiter #2

Dan Ma

Dan Ma

Waiter #3

Rocco Bellusci

Rocco Bellusci

Street Kid

Tommy Wallace

Tommy Wallace

Boy in School

Court Benson

Court Benson

Pierre Andre (uncredited)

Leigh Brown

Leigh Brown

Red Hatted Curly Haired Woman in Line for Santa (uncredited)

Bob Clark

Bob Clark

Swede (uncredited)

Giada Dobrzenska

Giada Dobrzenska

Little Girl at Parade (uncredited)

Dave Duff

Dave Duff

Firefighter (uncredited)

Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio

Boy visiting Santa (uncredited)

Gary A. Jones

Gary A. Jones

Christmas Shopper (uncredited)

Kristephan Warren-Stevens

Kristephan Warren-Stevens

Crowd person (uncredited)

Don Geyer

Don Geyer

The Scarecrow (uncredited)

Kathryn Hayzer

Kathryn Hayzer

Churchgoer (uncredited)

John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Fire Chief at Schoolyard (uncredited)

Bill Kravitz

Bill Kravitz

Billy (uncredited)

Julie Matthews

Julie Matthews

Caroler (uncredited)

Christine Powrie

Christine Powrie

Screaming Girl on Slide After Ralphie (uncredited)

Quinn Smith

Quinn Smith

Flagpole Bully Sudent (uncredited)

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