Christmas Story, A - Special Edition (1983) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Peter Billingsley Melinda Dillon Darren McGavin Movie Details Genre Christmas; Comedy; Family Director Bob Clark Producer Bob Clark; Rene Dupont Writer Leigh Brown; Bob Clark Studio Warner Bros. Language English Audience Rating PG Running Time 93 mins Country USA Color Color Plot Peace. Harmony. Comfort and Joy...Maybe Next Year. The Christmas spirit isn't served up with more observant hilarity than in this beloved adaptation of Jean Shepherd's holiday story. In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle. But when gruff dad (Darren McGavin) and doting mom (Melinda Dillion) regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale Santa-begging campaign. He encounters a slew of calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit. We triple-dog-dare you to unwrap a more welcome Yultide classic! Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 560 Collection Status In Collection Links DVD Empire Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) UPC 012569576421 Release Date 10/7/2003 Subtitles English; French; Spanish Packaging Custom Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono Nr of Disks/Tapes 1 Extra Features Disc One-The Movie All-New Digital Transfer Feature Length Commentary by Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon and Director/Co-Writer Bob Clark Disc Two-20th Anniversary Extras! Original Readings by Jean Shepherd, Voice Narrator of A Christmas Story Another Christmas Story Documentary with Cast Members and Director Bob Clark, Narrated by Peter Billingsley Get a Leg Up and A History Of the Daisy Red Ryder Featurettes Triple Dog Dare Interactive Trivia Decoder Match Challenge Hidden Easter Eggs Original Theatrical Trailer