Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- based on novel or book
- holiday
- nostalgia
- young boy
- snow
- chinese restaurant
- tongue
- nostalgic
- christmas tree dealer
- mall santa
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Directed
- Bob Clark
- Written
- Bob Clark, Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 1,464 ratings
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1983 · You’re hereA Christmas Story
Where it starts.
A Christmas Story Christmas
2022
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
- movie · 2022
A Christmas Story Christmas
The closest of them.
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movie · 1988
The Snowman
movie · 1982
The Santa Clause
movie · 1994
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
movie · 1989
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
movie · 1999
A Flintstone Christmas
movie · 1977
One Magic Christmas
movie · 1985