Detailed item info | Movie description | Deliciously warped and winsome boyhood memories of Christmas are told by a typical American man revisiting his native Indiana during the 1940s. Among other childish pursuits, his overriding obsession to finally own a genuine Red Ryder BB gun consumes his feverish imagination. Based on Jean Shepherd's novel, "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash."
| | Credits | | Producer: | Bob Clark, Rene Dupont | | Cast: | Jeff Gillen, Peter Billingsley, Tedde Moore, Zack Ward |
| | Editorial reviews | "...There are many small but perfect moment in A CHRISTMAS STORY....There is a real knowledge of human nature beneath the comedy..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (12/24/2000)
"...Think of it as IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE for post-Reagan generations as it morphs from cult to classic 20 years down the road..." Entertainment Weekly - Alynda Wheat (10/10/2003)
"...[A] modern-classic telling of Jean Shepard's '40s-based Midwest yarn..." USA Today - Mike Clark (10/10/2003)
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