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.
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
Jim Hunter
Freight Man
Patty Johnson
Head Elf
Drew Hocevar
Male Elf
David Edward
Kid with Goggles
Dwayne McLean
Black Bart
Helen E. Kaider
Wicked Witch
John Wong
Chinese Father
Johan Sebastian Wong
Waiter #1
Fred Lee
Waiter #2
Dan Ma
Waiter #3
Rocco Bellusci
Street Kid
Tommy Wallace
Boy in School
Court Benson
Pierre Andre (uncredited)
Leigh Brown
Red Hatted Curly Haired Woman in Line for Santa (uncredited)
Bob Clark
Swede (uncredited)
Giada Dobrzenska
Little Girl at Parade (uncredited)
Dave Duff
Firefighter (uncredited)
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio
Boy visiting Santa (uncredited)
Gary A. Jones
Christmas Shopper (uncredited)
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
Crowd person (uncredited)
Don Geyer
The Scarecrow (uncredited)
Kathryn Hayzer
Churchgoer (uncredited)
John Kennedy
Fire Chief at Schoolyard (uncredited)
Bill Kravitz
Billy (uncredited)
Julie Matthews
Caroler (uncredited)
Christine Powrie
Screaming Girl on Slide After Ralphie (uncredited)
Quinn Smith
Flagpole Bully Sudent (uncredited)
Crew
Bob Clark
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Leigh Brown
Screenplay
Jean Shepherd
Screenplay, Novel
Stan Cole
Editor
Neil Grieve
Assistant Editor
Richard Cadger
Assistant Editor
Reginald H. Morris
Director of Photography
Stephen R. Sheridan
Color Timer
Ken Goch
First Assistant Director
René Dupont
Producer
Gary Goch
Associate Producer
Reuben Freed
Production Design
Harald Ortenburger
Camera Operator
Gordon Langevin
Assistant Camera
Kenneth Heeley-Ray
Post Production Supervisor, Sound Supervisor
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Marci Liroff
Casting
Linda Kemp
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mary E. McLeod
Costume Design
James D. Brown
Hairstylist
Ken Brooke
Makeup Artist
Carmi Gallo
Assistant Art Director
Steven Cole
Sound Effects Editor
David Evans
Sound Effects Editor
Gudrun Christian
Assistant Sound Editor
Ann Heeley-Ray
Assistant Sound Editor
Tom Hanrath
Assistant Sound Editor
Alan Bernard
Sound Mixer
Joe Grimaldi
Sound Recordist
David Appleby
Sound Recordist
Martin Malivoire
Special Effects
Paul Zaza
Original Music Composer
Carl Zittrer
Original Music Composer
Joanne Jackson
Production Accountant
Wayne Griffin
Dialogue Editor
Mark S. Freeborn
Set Decoration
Shin Sugino
Still Photographer
Blanche McDermaid
Script Supervisor
Suzanne Lore
Production Office Coordinator
J. Tracy Budd
Property Master
Ron Gillham
Key Grip
Chris Holmes
Gaffer
Marilyn Stonehouse
Production Manager
Janice Kaye
Unit Publicist
Gavin Mitchell
Art Direction
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