A Christmas Story (1983)
A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.
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.
- Jean ShepherdNovel, Screenplay
- Bob ClarkScreenplay
- Leigh BrownScreenplay
- Bob ClarkDirector
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Original titleA Christmas Story
Budget$3,300,000.00
Revenue$20,700,000.00
Casts
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
Dwayne McLean
Black Bart
Helen E. Kaider
Wicked Witch
John Wong
Chinese Father
Johan Sebastian Wong
Waiter #1
Fred Lee
Waiter #2
Dan Ma
Waiter #3
Rocco Bellusci
Street Kid
Tommy Wallace
Boy in School
Court Benson
Pierre Andre (uncredited)
Leigh Brown
Red Hatted Curly Haired Woman in Line for Santa (uncredited)
Bob Clark
Swede (uncredited)
Giada Dobrzenska
Little Girl at Parade (uncredited)
Dave Duff
Firefighter (uncredited)
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio
Boy visiting Santa (uncredited)
Gary A. Jones
Christmas Shopper (uncredited)
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
Crowd person (uncredited)
Don Geyer
The Scarecrow (uncredited)
Kathryn Hayzer
Churchgoer (uncredited)
John Kennedy
Fire Chief at Schoolyard (uncredited)
Bill Kravitz
Billy (uncredited)
Julie Matthews
Caroler (uncredited)
Christine Powrie
Screaming Girl on Slide After Ralphie (uncredited)
Quinn Smith
Flagpole Bully Sudent (uncredited)