The funniest thing about Christmas, according to Jean Shepherd's over-the-top holiday comedy, is spending it with your own family. In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle. But when his gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale, hint-dropping, Santa-begging campaign. In this tale you'll be caught up in all kinds of childhood calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the yellow-eyed Scotty Farkus affair to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit.
Synopsis: This mischievous holiday tale centers around a bespeckled boy, Ralphie, who dreams of getting a BB-gun for Christmas. In the weeks before the big holiday, Ralphie gets into all kind of situations?tongue stuck to a cold metal surface, bar of soap in the mouth, etc. Based on a Jean Shepherd novel.
Released:
Tue, 09/28/1999
Format Aspect Ratio:
4x3-Full Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Actors:
Darren McGavin - The Old Man
Actors:
Melinda Dillon - Mother
Actors:
Peter Billingsley - Ralphie
Actors:
Ian Petrella - Randy
Actors:
Scott Schwartz - Flick
Actors:
R. D. Robb - Schwartz
Actors:
Tedde Moore - Miss Shields
Actors:
Yano Anaya - Grover Dill
Actors:
Zack Ward - Scut Farcus
Actors:
Jeff Gillen - Santa Claus
Actors:
Colin Fox - Ming the Merciless
Actors:
Paul Hubbard - Flash Gordon
Actors:
Les Carlson - Tree Man
Actors:
Jim Hunter - Freight Man
Actors:
Patty Johnson - Head Elf
Actors:
Drew Hocevar - Male Elf
Actors:
David Svoboda - Goggles
Actors:
Dwayne McLean - Black Bart
Actors:
Helen E. Kaider - Wicked Witch
Actors:
John Wong - Chinese Father
Actors:
Johan Sebastian Wong - Waiter #1
Actors:
Fred Lee - Waiter #2
Actors:
Dan Ma - Waiter #3
Actors:
Rocco Bellusci - Street Kid
Actors:
Tommy Wallace - Boy in School
Actors:
Jean Shepherd - Ralphie as Adult / Man in L
