The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully with, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpus, while eagerly awaiting the discovery of the perfect fishing spot, and the Mother is attempting to collect all of the pieces of a glass china set at a local movie theater.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Metacritic45/100
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Bob ClarkDirector
- Leigh BrownScreenplay
- Bob ClarkScreenplay
- Jean ShepherdScreenplay
- Paul ZazaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kieran CulkinRalph "Ralphie" Parker
- Charles GrodinMr. Parker (The Old Man)
- Mary SteenburgenMrs. Parker (Mother)
- Christian CulkinRandy Parker
- Al ManciniZudoc
- Troy EvansGertz
- Roy BrocksmithMr. Winchell, the Assessor
- Glenn ShadixLeopold Doppler
- Dick O'NeillPulaski
- Wayne GraceEmil Bumpus
- Tedde MooreMiss Shields
- Whit HertfordLug Ditka
Stills
Themes
based on novel or book