A Christmas Story
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Released
- 1983
- Country
- United States, Canada
Details
Release year: 1983
Storyline
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Top credits
Peter Billingsley — Ralphie Parker
Melinda Dillon — Mother Parker
Darren McGavin — The Old Man Parker
Scott Schwartz — Flick
Did you know
• For the scene in which Flick's tongue sticks to the flagpole, a hidden suction tube was used to safely create the illusion that his tongue had frozen to the metal.
• Darren McGavin ad-libbed the profane rants while fighting with the furnace. He said he speaks gibberish the entire time because it was almost impossible for him to ad-lib angry words without actual profanity. He did this in order to ensure a PG rating and it would be deemed inappropriate for a family friendly film.
• According to Peter Billingsley (young Ralphie) in the DVD commentary, the nonsensical curses that Ralphie exclaims while beating up Scut Farkus were scripted, word for word.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $20,778,141
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $2,072,473 (1983-11-20)
User reviews
A timeless Christmas film
Pure joy!
Christmas is Not Complete Without Watching This
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color