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A Christmas Story (1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd 's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters. It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley ...
- Peter Billingsley as Ralphie Parker. By the time he made hearts melt at age 11 in A Christmas Story, Billingsley had a fair amount of acting experience, including in the 1981 comedies Honky Tonk Freeway and Paternity.
- Melinda Dillon as Mrs. Parker. Before starring as the matriarch of the Parker family, Melinda Dillon was an established actress onstage and on the big screen.
- Darren McGavin as Mr. Parker. Darren McGavin's portrayal of Ralphie's grouchy yet loving father, known simply as "The Old Man" in the film, has touched generations of fans.
- Jean Shepherd as Adult Ralphie. The voice presenting each A Christmas Story vignette is more than just a narrator — it's Jean Shepherd, a broadcast personality, humorist and the closest thing there is to a real-life Ralphie Parker.
A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Mother (Melinda Dillon) “Oh, Ralphie!” These are the words that you associate with Melinda Dillon when you think of her as the mop-headed, kooky mom of Ralphie and Randy.
- The Old Man (Darren McGavin) No one looked at plastic leg lamps and the word “fragile” the same after Darren McGavin put his spin on them as the crotchety, curse-mumbling Old Man.
- Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) Who could forget the piercing blue eyes and cherubic face of Ralphie as he salivated over the thought of having a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas?
- Randy (Ian Petrella) Although we’ll forever remember him as the snort-giggling, mummified-by-puffy-coat younger brother of Ralphie, actor Ian Petrella has come full circle in his career.
But even though Bob Clark's A Christmas Story still feels like a moment frozen in time, its main characters—or rather, A Christmas Story's cast members—have aged and evolved well beyond 1983.
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A Christmas Story - Full Cast & Crew. 77 Metascore; 1983; 1 hr 38 mins Family, Comedy, Kids PG Watchlist. Where to Watch. Holiday favorite set in 1940s Indiana about Ralphie, a 9-year-old boy who ...
