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Format: DVD
Oct 2003
Rated PG
Recording Mode: (unknown)
Closed Captioned
95 min.
Color
Extra Info: 20th Anniversary 2-Disc Special Edition
UPC: 012569576421 |
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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.", This vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in 1940s Indiana follows nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas--and is waging an all-out campaign to convince his reluctant parents that the toy will be safe in his hands. By turns warped and winsome, the comedy follows Ralphie as he prepares for the big day with his rather idiosyncratic family. Based on the novel by humorist Jean Shepherd (who also narrates the film), A CHRISTMAS STORY gained popularity long after its theatrical run, through frequent holiday broadcasts that turned its schoolyard "triple-dog" dares, family neuroses, and childhood indignities into a Yuletide tradition.
Synopsis
Humorist Jean Shepard's vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in Indiana during the 1940s.
The main story involves nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas -- and is waging an all-out campaign to convince his reluctant parents that the toy will be safe in his hands. Meanwhile, Ralphie prepares for the big day with his rather idiosyncratic family. For example, his brother has a strange relationship with food, and his dad is obsessed with a crossword puzzle contest. But the most important question of all is...when Christmas Day arrives, will Ralphie be the proud (and careful) owner of a Red Ryder BB Gun?
Film Notes
Color by Medallion.
Additional cast: Ian Petrella (Randy), R.D. Robb (Schwartz), and Tedde Moore (Miss Shields).
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
2-Disc Set
Widescreen - 1.85
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Cast, Filmmakers
Featurettes - 1. "Another Christmas Story" Documentary
2. "Get a Leg Up"
3. "A History of the Daisy Red Rider"
Interactive Features: "Triple Dog Dare" Interactive Trivia
"Little Orphan Annie" Decoder Match Challenge
Industry 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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