ComedyFamily
Theatrical November 18, 1983
A Christmas Story poster

A Christmas Story (1983)

A Christmas Story is a book-based movie adapted from "In God We Trust (All Others Pay Cash)" by Jean Shepherd. This Comedy/Family film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is November 18, 1983.

The Source Material

In God We Trust (All Others Pay Cash)

All Others Pay Cash

by Jean Shepherd

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Overview

Before Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant—and utterly hilarious—works of comic art. In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash repres…

About The Movie

Description

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.

Details

Title
A Christmas Story
Original Title
A Christmas Story
Original Language
EN
Genres
Comedy, Family
US Theatrical
November 18, 1983 · Rated PG