A Christmas Story

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PG,1hr 35min

Genres:

Comedy,Drama

Released:

November 18, 1983

Director:

Bob Clark

Distributor:

MGM

Starring:

Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley ... More

Synopsis: Nine years after the Yuletide slasher flick Black Christmas, Porky's director Bob Clark once again took on the holiday genre, switching from gasps to laughs with A Christmas Story. Adapted from a memoir by humorist Jean Shepherd (who narrates), the film centers on Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), a young boy living in 1940s Indiana, desperately yearning for a Red Rider BB gun for Christmas. Despite protests from his mother (Melinda Dillon) that he'll shoot his eye out, Ralphie persists, unsuccessfully ... Full Synopsis

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	Melinda Dillon Mother Darren McGavin The Old Man Peter Billingsley Ralphie Ian Petrella Randy

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