A Christmas Story (1983)

Cast

Peter Billingsley
as Ralphie
Zack Ward
as Scut Farkus
Melinda Dillon
as Mother Parker
Darren McGavin
as The Old Man Parker

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Genres & Description

Action Comedy Family

8.0 / 10

Christmas is approaching and 9 year-old Ralphie wants only one thing: a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun. When he mentions it at the dinner table, his mother's immediate reaction is that he'll shoot his eye out. He then decides on a perfect theme for his teacher but her reaction is like his. He fantasizes about what it would be like to be Red Ryder and catch the bad guys. When the big day arrives he gets lots of present under the tree including a lovely gift from his aunt that his mother just adores. But what about the BB gun?

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Comments on this trailer
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Justin Fencsak

Happy 35th - @Wednesday, December 26, 2018 1:10 AM

Kelly Johnson

Why is the boy wearing a bib? 0:42 My 3 yr old wears one, but then again... she’s 3 - @Friday, December 7, 2018 2:41 PM

razafazawazaMANN

*does anyone else remember this trailer at the beginning of some of the Tom and Jerry VHS tapes or was that just me?* - @Wednesday, November 7, 2018 12:33 PM

shawn eldridge

We only have 19 more days until Christmas Eve & until they play a 24-hour marathon of A Christmas Story. Yes I'm so hyped up and I'm so excited and I cannot wait to watch this on TBS channel. Even though I have the 30th anniversary of the Christmas Story on Blu-Ray disc. I'm still actually looking forward to watch this on television. Yeah I know you don't have to say it doesn't make sense. Why watch on television when I have the 30th anniversary of Christmas Story on Blu-Ray disc. However the one movie I will not watch his The Christmas Story 2. This movie was waste of time and waste of money and waste of energy. A Christmas Story 2 was total Destruction. it was a terrible movie. Don't ask me why they made it. cuz I don't even know. - @Tuesday, December 5, 2017 6:22 PM

Contakum

The Christmas Story (1983) has proven that it deserves a perfect rating by the test of time, whether it deserves four stars or five stars it deserves all the stars you can give a movie. Every Christmas we watch this movie and we are getting tired of that blank star to the right disrespecting this movie. - @Wednesday, June 7, 2017 4:38 AM

Contakum

This movie is the perfect balance between the idealistic Christmas and reality. - @Sunday, December 25, 2016 8:14 AM

Jason Charbonneau

lol - @Saturday, December 10, 2016 6:27 PM

Scrody McBoogerballs

"Fragile, Must be Italian!" LOL - @Thursday, December 8, 2016 3:03 AM

MusicBlastingPsycho

Watch this every year! Roll on december - @Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:51 PM

Patty Russell

my favorite part was that Ralphie said ohhhh fudge flick stuck the tongue on the flagpole - @Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:45 PM

Patty Russell

I bought DVD too and other Christmas movie - @Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:43 PM

jessicagray51

I brought the Dvd and other Christmas movies - @Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:26 PM

DrGamesAlot

One of the most nostalgic movies of all time no matter how old you are. - @Monday, September 19, 2016 11:09 PM

marzio bergagna

Well... FRAGILE is an italian word. - @Saturday, April 30, 2016 12:28 AM

Vivian Chen

I love this movie! My school Wydown had it as a school play! - @Friday, December 18, 2015 8:17 PM

JazawaToad

+XxDragonballZx4X hates this movie - @Saturday, December 12, 2015 3:54 AM

Kevin Cannon

Such a happy movie-- I see people saying stuff on here bashing Christmas etc... Sad,miserable people... They think they are smarter or have a greater divine than us fools.... NO--we just recognize joyful things and respect their simplicity.. Christmas is a happy thing... I guess that just pisses some people off. Merry Christmas - @Sunday, December 6, 2015 7:41 AM

Travis H

Probably not a good movie to play at schools for Christmas ;( - @Sunday, November 15, 2015 8:44 PM

Dezzyar WATKINS

You can watch it every Christmas eva - @Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:08 AM

The Marvel & DC Report

SONS OF BITCHS!!!!!!! - @Friday, June 5, 2015 11:05 PM

szabo bendeguz

Seems like a cool movie... How come, we have to see home alone every fucking year, instead of films like this? - @Sunday, May 31, 2015 10:29 PM

bukowski20

I finally saw this movie last year and thought it was terrible. Not funny or amusing. It might be a "classic", but that doesn't make it any good. - @Friday, May 29, 2015 10:33 PM

Contakum

A Christmas Eve several years ago on Las Vegas Boulevard at Encore, I should have took you back and made love to you. - @Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:17 PM

Frank Albarran

My favorite christmas time is when I lived with my foster parents in co-op city, bronx. I always wished that i would stay and live with them instead of my aunt and uncle in brooklyn.I enjoyed this movie when i saw it their! - @Thursday, December 25, 2014 11:20 PM

Boogster Su

Ohhhhhhhhh fuuuuuuuuuuudge - @Thursday, December 25, 2014 2:46 PM

Country_Dipper_91

I cant wait to watch it tonight - @Wednesday, December 24, 2014 6:41 PM

Ritsukaberry

You'll shoot your eye out, kid. - @Monday, December 22, 2014 9:43 PM

Mike Human

JESUS IS AGAINST ALL HOLIDAYS!!!! Holidays are wicked traditions of MEN, not of GOD! Hello, suicide rates go up during Christmas and valentines day and possibly even more! Gues what else! Christmas was never about JESUS until Constantine decided to convert to Christianity. Before that, this christmas feast was something totally pagan and it was probably about the pagan roman god, mithra, and so he changed it to make it easier for pagans to convert, but still he shouldn't have forced them to convert if they didnt want Jesus....you see? Jesus never commanded us to celebrate His birthday in the bible, NOR does it record himself celebrating His birthday in there.....guess what else, if you look deep into all of these holidays that you think are supposedly "Christian" you will see that THEY ARE OF SATAN! Jesus is against these holidays, for they are against Him and His sheep won't be found partaking in them, if you are in these holidays and you say that you know Jesus, look into it, and repent before JESUS! Ask Him to forgive you! He loves you! Ask Him to share His heart with you on WHY HE HATES THESE HOLIDAYS! Also read Jeremiah 10:2-4 it's talking about a Christmas tree....also, Amos 5:2 I believe, I could be wrong, but in the verse God says "I despise, yes I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies" it says something like that, just look it up......anyway Christmas another thing wrong with it is that people waste sooooo much mine to decorate their house and trees and stuff and like public places like malls and stuff buy huge ornaments that COULD HAVE GONE TO MUCH BETTER USES!!!! Please seek Jesus about this!!!!! God bless you! Also, if you're praying to saints, Marry, etc, please repent because they can't hear you! You can't communicate with the dead! You should only pray to God! Jesus is the only interceder between God and man....another thing that I wanna say, just because someone is a pastor, priest, etc, it doesn't mean that they know Jesus! All these people did was go to a school to learn some stuff so they could get a job in RELIGION, but guess what? JESUS/GOD IS NOT IN RELIGION!!!!! These people did not fully repent before Jesus and fully submit themselves to Him, no, they just went to buy some religious course to be an "ordained minister" but it's plastic and it's NOT of God's kingdom! Anyway, seek JESUS about this you guys, love you all, God bless you! - @Monday, December 22, 2014 5:17 PM

gmaqwert

A perfect movie - @Saturday, December 13, 2014 2:26 AM

xele fonte

this is so damn gay. - @Sunday, November 23, 2014 12:13 PM

Disney Guardian

does anybody know the version of jingle bells in this trailer? - @Saturday, October 11, 2014 1:16 AM

Katherine Jaconello

I loved this movie. Saw it on TCM just by accident. It reminds me of so many things about my childhood and my kids. I used to force them to go to see Santa Claus every year so I could get a photo. It wasn't pretty but I do have a chronological photo album of Christmas. It was a fun time watching that movie. - @Thursday, August 28, 2014 12:43 PM

Galileo21

Looking for these! - Mr Timothy Wilson - @Friday, July 11, 2014 12:19 AM

Ben Hendershott

I watch this movie every Christmas.One of the best movies ever made. - @Monday, December 30, 2013 7:46 AM

Josedaniel Ortiz

Its never a complete Christmas without watching "a Christmas story" - @Wednesday, December 25, 2013 11:24 PM

Jon Knecht

Who else is watching the 24 special of this movie on TBS? - @Wednesday, December 25, 2013 10:53 AM

SKSer45

Happy 30th Anniversary A Christmas Story! - @Wednesday, December 25, 2013 6:28 AM

Ziah Von Heyneman

They should've had the actor who played Ralphie actually say fuck instead of fudge cause when I was in middle school seeing this movie for the very first time i got totally confussed on why he said fudge and not fuck. I mean the word bitch is said in the film. Bitch is a bad word to. - @Sunday, December 22, 2013 1:12 AM

Victoria C.

Disturbing movie. - @Saturday, December 21, 2013 10:42 AM

Matt Pressman Pressman

The director Bob Clark went to my high school. - @Thursday, December 19, 2013 6:36 AM

ChillblaineFilms

This is an excellent trailer just by itself! except for the racism tho - @Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:49 AM

lolizorz

i love this movie so much - @Sunday, December 8, 2013 6:02 PM

David Simonetti

My favorite christmas movie - @Wednesday, December 4, 2013 2:37 PM

Thanasoukos87

One of the BEST BEST BEST christmas movies! All time classic! - @Monday, December 2, 2013 4:41 PM

Chelsea French

My favorite:) happy holidays everyone! - @Monday, December 2, 2013 12:56 AM

Linda Tran

My favourite! - @Sunday, December 1, 2013 7:26 AM

Sir laughsalot

"Fra-gee-le must be Italian", "I think it's called fragile honey". This movie is unlimitedly quotable. :) - @Monday, November 25, 2013 9:05 AM

3Dartist247

Right up there with Miracle on 34th Street, but funnier. Love Jean Shepherd's narration...a great story-teller. Glad he was given the job, since he wrote the stories the movie drew from. I'm still waiting for my major award. - @Thursday, November 21, 2013 6:57 AM

Ulysses North

It's not Christmas til I've watched this one. - @Friday, November 15, 2013 3:00 PM

michaeljfiorito

<3 - @Friday, November 8, 2013 5:16 AM