A Christmas Story (1983)
In the quintessential holiday classic, A Christmas Story, young Ralphie Parker narrates the story of Christmas time when he was nine-year-old, and his relentless quest to attain the highly coveted Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas - despite everyone, including a mall Santa, telling him it's too dangerous to own.
A Christmas Story
- Director
- Bob Clark
- Release Date
- November 18, 1983
- Studio(s)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Distributor(s)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cast
- Darren McGavin , Zack Ward , Peter Billingsley , Scott Schwartz , Melinda Dillon
- Writers
- Jean Shepherd , Bob Clark , Leigh Brown
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- A Christmas Story 2 , It Runs in the Family
- Budget
- $3.3 million
Summary
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
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