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MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bob Clark
Genre: Americana, Domestic Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy, Holiday Film, Comedy Drama
Box Office: / $19,294,144
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Summary:
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 ... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Melinda Dillon - (Mother)
Darren McGavin - (The Old Man)
Peter Billingsley - (Ralphie)
Ian Petrella - (Randy)
Scott Schwartz - (Flick)
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Review:
Marketed somewhat confusingly as a family film by the director of Porky's, Bob Clark's A Christmas Story took a while to catch on. But video and cable have conspired to boost its reputation into that of a latter-day holiday classic, and deservedly so ... Continue >>

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