# A Christmas Story (1983)

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**Runtime**: 93 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Family
**Directed by**: Bob Clark
**Written by**: Jean Shepherd, Bob Clark, Leigh Brown
**Starring**: Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, Jean Shepherd, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz

> *A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Hohman, Indiana, winter, a Red Ryder B.B. gun advertisement. A young boy's fixation on the gun sets off a series of humorous misadventures with his parents and teachers. Bob Clark balances nostalgia with slapstick humor.

**Mood tags**: comfort-cult, cozy

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