"A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas." 18 November 1983 Comedy, Family 93 mins
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
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Melinda Dillon as Mother
Darren McGavin as The Old Man
Peter Billingsley as Ralphie
Jean Shepherd as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Ian Petrella as Randy
R.D. Robb as Schwartz
Tedde Moore as Miss Shields
Yano Anaya as Grover Dill
Zack Ward as Scut Farkus
Jeff Gillen as Santa Claus
Leslie Carlson as Christmas Tree Man
Jim Hunter as Freight Man
Patty Johnson as Head Elf
Drew Hocevar as Male Elf
David Edward as Kid with Goggles
Dwayne McLean as Black Bart
Reginald H. Morris Director of Photography
Bob Clark Screenplay
Reuben Freed Production Design
Jean Shepherd Novel
Mark S. Freeborn Set Decoration
Bob Clark Director
Carl Zittrer Original Music Composer
Mary E. McLeod Costume Design
Paul Zaza Original Music Composer
Gavin Mitchell Art Direction
Bob Clark Producer
Stan Cole Editor
Steven Cole Sound Effects Editor
Carmi Gallo Assistant Art Director
Ken Brooke Makeup Artist
Mike Fenton Casting
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Australia 15 November 1984
Canada 18 November 1983
Germany 23 November 1984
France 28 November 1984
United Kingdom 16 October 2007
Japan 17 December 1988
Netherlands 20 December 1984
Poland 21 February 2016
Portugal 23 December 1984
Sweden 16 November 1984
United States 21 November 1984
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When a dedicated jockey finds that the local politicians are not to be trusted and begins to feel his romance with a beautiful woman slowly slipping away, his last-ditch effort to risk it all for his trusted horse Palomo shows that sometimes animals are truly man's best friend.
09 December 1983
Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory.
01 January 1983
Mary Ocky, a beautiful girl from Mondonedo, Ohio, comes to seek the help of the famous PI Philip Marlboro in order to find her boyfriend Macho Jim who went missing three months earlier under obscure circumstances.
24 November 1983
1945. Peace still bears the traces of war everywhere. There meet the animated girl Xenia and the former boxer Henry.
25 May 1983
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station.
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