A Christmas Story
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A Christmas Story
0 is on its way to becoming an annual holiday classic, one to keep on the shelf with
f0i It's a Wonderful Life
0 , the puppet-animated
f0i Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
0 , and
f0i A Charlie Brown Christmas
0 . It may have been directed by Bob Clark (responsible for the
f0i Porky's
0 pictures), but it's based on the childhood memoirs of humorist Jean Shepherd (from his hilarious book
f0i In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash
0 ). And it is Shepherd's wry, deadly accurate and gently nostalgic comic sensibility that shines through in this kid's-eye-view of an all-American Christmas in the 1940s. All little Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants under the tree on Christmas morning is a Daisy Brand Red-Ryder BB rifle. He not only wants it, he's consumed with an aching desire for it. Unfortunately, his mother (Melinda Dillon) repeatedly crushes his dreams with the familiar, harsh mantra: "You'll put your eye out!" Among the movie's highlights are a surrealistic visit with little brother Randy to a department store Santa, and the childlike mixture of delight, pride, and awe with which Ralphie's dad (Darren McGavin) takes possession of a spectacularly gaudy prize he's won in a radio contest. McGavin should have won an award for his splendid comic work as a middle-aged-kid-turned-patriarch who alternates between grownup temper tantrums and unabashed juvenile joy.
f0i --Jim Emerson
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| upc: |
0012569504424 |
| title: |
A Christmas Story |
| theatricalDate: |
18-11-1983 |
| stars: |
Peter Billingsley |
| purchase date: |
07-06-2006 |
| publisher: |
Warner Home Video |
| published: |
26-09-2000 |
| price: |
$19.98 |
| net Rating: |
4.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG |
| minutes: |
98 |
| last lookup time: |
171438289.207056 |
| genre: |
3-6 Years
7-9 Years
10-12 Years
Adapted from Books
Canada
Christian & Gospel
Christmas
Family Films |
| fullTitle: |
A Christmas Story (Full Screen Edition) |
| features: |
Closed-captioned
Color
Dolby
Full Screen
NTSC
1.33:1 |
| currentValue: |
$5.40 |
| created: |
171438284.78099 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B00000JKNR
|
