A Christmas Story A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas. Release date: 1983-11-18 Genres: Comedy, Family Actors: Leslie Carlson, Scott Schwartz, Tedde Moore, Zack Ward, R.D. Robb, Melinda Dillon, Ian Petrella, Darren McGavin, Yano Anaya, Quinn Smith, Peter Billingsley, Jeff Gillen, Kristephan Warren-Stevens, Gary A. Jones, Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio, Leigh Brown, Fred Lee, Helen E. Kaider, Court Benson, David Edward, Drew Hocevar, Christine Powrie, John Wong, Patty Johnson, Dave Duff, Julie Matthews, Kathryn Hayzer, Tommy Wallace, Rocco Bellusci, Don Geyer, Johan Sebastian Wong, John Kennedy, Dan Ma Direction: Bob Clark, Giada Dobrzenska Production: Bill Kravitz Budget: $3,300,000Revenue: $20,700,000 Runtime: 1 h. 33 min. Score: 7.2/10 Votes: 1,310 Countries: United States of America Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Available* : Overview: 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.