Christmas Story

UPC: 883929034604

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Excellent For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Nine years after the Yuletide slasher flick Black Christmas, Porky's director Bob Clark once again took on the holiday genre, switching from gasps to laughs with A Christmas Story. Adapted from a memoir by humorist Jean Shepherd (who narrates), the film centers on Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), a young boy living in 1940s Indiana, desperately yearning for a Red Rider BB gun for Christmas. Despite protests from his mother (Melinda Dillon) that he'll shoot his eye out, Ralphie persists, unsuccessfully trying to enlist the assistance of both his teacher and Santa Claus. All the while, Ralphie finds himself dealing with the constant taunts of a pair of bullies and trying to not get in the middle of a feud between his mother and father (Darren McGavin) regarding a sexy lamp. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best Picture – Genie Awards Best Supporting Actress – Genie Awards Best Costume Design – Genie Awards Best Cinematography – Genie Awards Best Director – Genie Awards Best Editing – Genie Awards Best Screenplay – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound – Genie Awards Best Sound – Genie Awards Best Sound – Genie Awards

Features: Commentary by Peter Billingsley and Director/Co-Writer Bob Clark
20th- Anniversary Documentary Another Christmas Story
2 Festive featurettes: Daisy Red Ryder: A History and Get a Leg Up Script Pages
Theatrical Trailer

Christmas Story

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 11/04/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 93 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Keith Phipps

Marketed somewhat confusingly as a family film by the director of Porky's, Bob Clark's A Christmas Story took a while to catch on. But video and cable have conspired to boost its reputation into that of a latter-day holiday classic, and deservedly so. Its secret may be its ability to appeal to both children and adults. Clark wonderfully captures both Jean Shepherd's period detail (that's not just any BB-gun, it's a Red Ryder BB Gun) and, even more importantly, his ability to tell the story from a child's point of view. The film is plenty nostalgic, but it also captures the frustration and occasionally the outright terror of childhood and the absurdity of adult behavior. Of course, the earthy, bawdy humor doesn't hurt nor does the fact that Shepherd himself provides the near-constant narration. ~ Keith Phipps, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jim Hunter  Actor 
Dwayne McLean  Actor 
Colin Fox  Actor 
Jeff Gillen  Actor 
Jean Shepherd  Actor 
Les Carlson  Actor 
Chad Dowdell  Actor 
Tommy Lee Wallace  Actor 
Paul Hubbard  Actor 
Patty Johnson  Actor 
Fred Lee Own  Actor 
Bob Clark  Director 
Bob Clark  Producer 
Bob Clark  Screenwriter 
Rene Dupont  Producer 
Paul Zaza  Composer (Music Score) 
Carl Zittrer  Composer (Music Score) 
Jean Shepherd  Screenwriter 
Leigh Brown  Screenwriter 
Carl Ziffrer  Composer (Music Score) 
Melinda Dillon  Actor 
Darren McGavin  Actor 
Peter Billingsley  Actor 
Ian Petrella  Actor 
Scott Schwartz  Actor 
R.D. Robb  Actor 
Tedde Moore  Actor 
Zack Ward  Actor 
Yano Anaya  Actor 

Country: Canada,USA