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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 18, 1983
Box Office
$20.7M
Budget
$3.3M
Return
6.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 29, 1997
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Quotes
See all →The Joy of Giving Over Receiving
Taglines
Tis Better To Give Than To Receive.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Hopeful Outlook for Future Peace
Taglines
Peace, Harmony, Comfort, And Joy... Maybe Next Year.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
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Cast
Full credits →M
Melinda Dillon
Mother
D
Darren McGavin
The Old Man
P
Peter Billingsley
Ralphie
J
Jean Shepherd
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
I
Ian Petrella
Randy
R
R.D. Robb
Schwartz
T
Tedde Moore
Miss Shields
Y
Yano Anaya
Grover Dill
Z
Zack Ward
Scut Farkus
J
Jeff Gillen
Santa Claus
L
Leslie Carlson
Christmas Tree Man
J
Jim Hunter
Freight Man
D
Dwayne McLean
Black Bart
F
Fred Lee
Waiter #2
C
Court Benson
Pierre Andre (uncredited)
L
Leigh Brown
Red Hatted Curly Haired Woman in Line for Santa (uncredited)
B
Bob Clark
Swede (uncredited)
J
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio
Boy visiting Santa (uncredited)
K
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
Crowd person (uncredited)
B
Bill Kravitz
Billy (uncredited)
