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Holiday favorite set in 1940s Indiana about Ralphie, a 9-year-old boy who desperately yearns for a Red Rider BB gun for Christmas. Despite protests from his mother that he'll shoot his eye out, Ralphie persists, unsuccessfully trying to enlist the assistance of both his teacher and Santa Claus. All the while, Ralphie finds himself dealing with the constant taunts of a pair of bullies and trying to not get in the middle of a feud between his mother and father regarding a certain lamp.
1983
English
Stereo
Comedy
Children
Pop Culture Classic
Adaptation
Family
Christmas
Cast & Crew
Peter Billingsley
(Actor)
.. Ralphie Parker
Darren McGavin
(Actor)
.. Mr. Parker
Melinda Dillon
(Actor)
.. Mrs. Parker
Ian Petrella
(Actor)
.. Randy Parker
Scott Schwartz
(Actor)
.. Flick
R. D. Robb
(Actor)
.. Schwartz
Tedde Moore
(Actor)
.. Miss Shields
Yano Anaya
(Actor)
.. Grover Dill
Zack Ward
(Actor)
.. Scut Farcus, The Bully
Tommy Lee Wallace
(Actor)
.. Boy in School
Jeff Gillen
(Actor)
.. Santa Claus
Colin Fox
(Actor)
.. Ming the Merciless
Paul Hubbard
(Actor)
.. Flash Gordon
Leslie Carlson
(Actor)
.. Tree Man
John Wong
(Actor)
.. Chinese Father
Jim Hunter
(Actor)
.. Freight Man
Fred Lee Own
(Actor)
.. Waiter #2
Patty Johnson
(Actor)
.. Head Elf
Drew Hocevar
(Actor)
.. Male Elf
David Svoboda
(Actor)
.. Goggles
Les Carlson
(Actor)
Dwayne McLean
(Actor)
.. Black Bart
Tommy Wallace
(Actor)
.. Boy in School
Helen E. Kaider
(Actor)
.. Wicked Witch
Rocco Bellusci
(Actor)
.. Street Kid
Johan Sebastian Wong
(Actor)
.. Waiter
Fred Lee
(Actor)
.. Waiter
Dan Ma
(Actor)
.. Waiter
More Information
Did You Know..
Peter Billingsley
(Actor)
.. Ralphie Parker
Born:
April 16, 1971
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Trivia:
Many know actor, director, and producer Peter Billingsley for the role he played when he was just nine years old, portraying young Ralphie in the classic 1982 holiday film A Christmas Story, but Billingsley's career actually dates back even further. He began appearing in TV commercials from the age of two, and by the time he auditioned for A Christmas Story, he'd already become popular with audiences all over America, providing the "children's angle" on the popular TV series Real People.He continued to act in projects throughout the '80s, appearing on TV shows like Who's the Boss? and in films like Russkies, as well as in a handful of after-school specials, but Billingsley was never able to duplicate the fame he garnered as Ralphie. In the late '90s, the film vet stepped behind the camera and began exploring a new avenue in his career, producing and executive producing a variety of projects like the Discovery Channel's A.R.K., and movies like Elf, The Break-Up, and Iron Man.
Darren McGavin
(Actor)
.. Mr. Parker
Born:
May 07, 1922
Died: February 25, 2006
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Died: February 25, 2006
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Trivia:
Darren McGavin dropped out of college after one year and moved to New York, where he trained for the stage at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Studio. In the mid '40s he began landing small roles in occasional films, but worked primarily onstage. He first made an impression onscreen as a painter in David Lean's Summertime and a drug pusher in Otto Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm (both 1955); nevertheless, his subsequent film work tended to occur in intermittent spurts, with long periods off-screen between roles. He is best known as a TV actor; he starred in the TV series Crime Photographer, Mike Hammer, Riverboat, The Outsider, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and also appeared in a number of TV movies. He occasionally directed episodes of his TV shows, and directed and produced the film Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973), whose title was later changed to Run, Stranger, Run.
Melinda Dillon
(Actor)
.. Mrs. Parker
Born:
October 13, 1939
Died: January 09, 2023
Birthplace: Hope, Alaska, United States
Died: January 09, 2023
Birthplace: Hope, Alaska, United States
Trivia:
Though best known for her intense, sensitive dramatic portrayals, Melinda Dillon first attracted attention as an improvisational comedienne. Her Broadway break came about when she played the hypertense Honey in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1962). Making her film debut playing a small role in The April Fools (1969). Since then Dillon has been Oscar-nominated for her portrayal of a mother whose young child is abducted by aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and her performance as a suicidal grade-school teacher in Absence of Malice (1981). After seeing Melinda Dillon so often afflicted with trembling lip and moistened eyes, it was somewhat a relief to watch her return to comedy full-force on the 1971 TV revue series Story Theatre and as Peter Billingsley's overbearing mother ("You'll put your eye out!") in A Christmas Story (1983). Dillon continues working in a wide variety of feature films like How to Make an American Quilt (1995); she also occasionally appears in television movies such as Shattered Innocence (1984).
Ian Petrella
(Actor)
.. Randy Parker
Born:
December 17, 1974
Scott Schwartz
(Actor)
.. Flick
Born:
May 12, 1968
R. D. Robb
(Actor)
.. Schwartz
Born:
March 31, 1972
Tedde Moore
(Actor)
.. Miss Shields
Yano Anaya
(Actor)
.. Grover Dill
Born:
July 13, 1972
Zack Ward
(Actor)
.. Scut Farcus, The Bully
Born:
August 31, 1973
Trivia:
Despite his immortalization as schoolyard bully Scott Farkus in A Christmas Story (1983), Zack Ward has a resumé spanning much further than the long-standing holiday favorite. The Canadian actor is well known for his role as Dave Scovil on the darkly humorous, Emmy-nominated sitcom Titus, and has participated in a number of prime-time dramas including Crossing Jordan, NCIS, and Lost. Ward can be seen in two video-game inspired films: BloodRayne 2, and Resident Evil: Apocalypse; he also appears briefly as an ill-fated soldier in director Michael Bay's blockbuster Transformers (2007).
Tommy Lee Wallace
(Actor)
.. Boy in School
Born:
October 08, 1949
Jeff Gillen
(Actor)
.. Santa Claus
Born:
November 02, 1942
Colin Fox
(Actor)
.. Ming the Merciless
Born:
November 20, 1938
Trivia:
Character actor Colin R. Fox has performed in wide variety of venues. In addition to his performances on stage, screen, and television, he has done audio books, radio, and documentary narration for the Discovery Channel. He has also provided voice characterizations for numerous cartoons. Fox made his film debut in The Reincarnate (1971), the story of a cat that really does have more than one life. Since then, Fox has appeared in many films, including Silence of the North (1981), On My Own (1991), Tommy Boy (1995), and The End of Summer (1997).
Paul Hubbard
(Actor)
.. Flash Gordon
Born:
June 12, 1985
Leslie Carlson
(Actor)
.. Tree Man
Born:
February 24, 1933
John Wong
(Actor)
.. Chinese Father
Jim Hunter
(Actor)
.. Freight Man
Fred Lee Own
(Actor)
.. Waiter #2
Patty Johnson
(Actor)
.. Head Elf
Drew Hocevar
(Actor)
.. Male Elf
David Svoboda
(Actor)
.. Goggles
Born:
October 25, 1973
Les Carlson
(Actor)
Dwayne McLean
(Actor)
.. Black Bart
Tommy Wallace
(Actor)
.. Boy in School
Helen E. Kaider
(Actor)
.. Wicked Witch
Rocco Bellusci
(Actor)
.. Street Kid
Johan Sebastian Wong
(Actor)
.. Waiter
Fred Lee
(Actor)
.. Waiter
Born:
July 10, 1930
Dan Ma
(Actor)
.. Waiter
