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A Christmas Story

Movie (1983)

"Peace. Harmony. Comfort and Joy... Maybe Next Year."

A Christmas Story is a classic Christmas film about a young boy who wants an air rifle for Christmas yet his parents won't allow it saying “you’ll shoot your eye out.” The film illustrates the comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph in the winter in a small town in America in the 1940’s.

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Released:	Nov 18th, 1983
Budget:	N/A
Revenue:	$19,294,144.00

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Melinda Dillon
plays Mrs. Parker

Darren McGavin
plays The Old Man - Mr. Parker

Peter Billingsley
plays Ralphie Parker

Ian Petrella
plays Randy Parker

Scott Schwartz
plays Flick

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Director Bob Clark (III) mentions in the commentary on the 2003 DVD that he worked with writer Jean Shepherd for nearly ten years on the concept of 'A Christmas Story' before the film was made.
Movie Goof (continuity error): After Flick is removed from the flagpole, the teacher then gives the class an assignment to write a theme. While she's saying this, the blackboard behind her says "The brown fox jumped over the lazy dog". Seconds later the blackboard says "A Theme What I Want for Christmas".
Movie Goof (crew or equipment visible): When Black Bart is escaping from Ralphies' backyard, you can see a crew member's head skimming the top of the fence as they are leading the horse from left to right then again from right to left as they leave the horse for Black Bart.
The Radio Orphan Annie decoder pin that Ralphie receives is the 1940 "Speedomatic" model, indicating that the movie takes place in December, 1940. Different decoder badges were made each year from 1935-1940. By 1941, the decoders were made of paper.

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