A Christmas Story

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Melinda Dillon

Mother

Darren McGavin

The Old Man

Peter Billingsley

Ralphie

Jean Shepherd

Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Ian Petrella

Randy

Scott Schwartz

Flick

R.D. Robb

Schwartz

Tedde Moore

Miss Shields

Yano Anaya

Grover Dill

Zack Ward

Scut Farkus

Jeff Gillen

Santa Claus

Leslie Carlson

Christmas Tree Man

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Jim Hunter

Freight Man

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Patty Johnson

Head Elf

Drew Hocevar

Male Elf

David Edward

Kid with Goggles

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Dwayne McLean

Black Bart

Helen E. Kaider

Wicked Witch

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John Wong

Chinese Father

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Johan Sebastian Wong

Waiter #1

Crew

Art

• Reuben Freed Production Design
• Mark S. Freeborn Set Decoration
• Gavin Mitchell Art Direction
• Carmi Gallo Assistant Art Director
• J. Tracy Budd Property Master

Camera

• Reginald H. Morris Director of Photography
• Harald Ortenburger Camera Operator
• Gordon Langevin Assistant Camera
• Shin Sugino Still Photographer
• Ron Gillham Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Mary E. McLeod Costume Design
• Ken Brooke Makeup Artist
• James D. Brown Hairstylist
• Linda Kemp Wardrobe Supervisor

Crew

• Kenneth Heeley-Ray Post Production Supervisor
• Martin Malivoire Special Effects
• Janice Kaye Unit Publicist

Directing

• Bob Clark Director
• Ken Goch First Assistant Director
• Blanche McDermaid Script Supervisor

Editing

• Stan Cole Editor
• Stephen R. Sheridan Color Timer
• Richard Cadger Assistant Editor
• Neil Grieve Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Chris Holmes Gaffer

Production

• Bob Clark Producer
• Mike Fenton Casting
• Marilyn Stonehouse Production Manager
• Marci Liroff Casting
• Jane Feinberg Casting
• Joanne Jackson Production Accountant
• Suzanne Lore Production Office Coordinator
• René Dupont Producer
• Gary Goch Associate Producer

Sound

• Carl Zittrer Original Music Composer
• Paul Zaza Original Music Composer
• Steven Cole Sound Effects Editor
• Ann Heeley-Ray Assistant Sound Editor
• Tom Hanrath Assistant Sound Editor
• Gudrun Christian Assistant Sound Editor
• Alan Bernard Sound Mixer
• David Appleby Sound Recordist
• Wayne Griffin Dialogue Editor
• Kenneth Heeley-Ray Sound Supervisor
• Joe Grimaldi Sound Recordist
• David Evans Sound Effects Editor

Writing

• Bob Clark Screenplay
• Jean Shepherd Novel
• Leigh Brown Screenplay
• Jean Shepherd Screenplay

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