Ralph stories in film & TV
"Excelsior, you fathead!" - Jean Shepherd (presenter of the apocryphal Brass Figlagee award).
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- DirectorsFred BarzykDavid R. LoxtonStarsDavid ElliottBarbara BoltonJames BonnellTeenager Ralph Parker faces his junior prom while fantasizing about his dream date Daphne Bigelow, and dealing with the ups and downs of life as a teen in a working-class neighborhood in the early-1950's Midwest.
- DirectorRichard BartlettStarsMatt DillonJames BroderickBarbara BoltonMatt Dillon plays a young Jean Shepherd (author and narrator of A Christmas Story). Through Matt, Shep tells several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsPeter BillingsleyMelinda DillonDarren McGavinIn the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
- DirectorFred BarzykStarsJean ShepherdPeter KowankoGeorge CoeThe story of young Jean Shepherd ("A Christmas Story")'s life and obsession with a beautiful Polish girl he dreamed of dating.
- DirectorDick BartlettStarsJean ShepherdJames SikkingDorothy Lyman14-year-old Ralph and his All-American family head off on their annual trek to summer resort Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsCharles GrodinKieran CulkinMary SteenburgenIn this sequel to A Christmas Story (1983), it is now summer in the Parker family and the usual number of events is happening in their separate lives.
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsDaniel SternBraeden LemastersStacey TravisSix years later, Ralphie has his eyes fixed on a car. But trouble is sure to follow.
- DirectorsScott EllisAlex RudzinskiStarsMaya RudolphChris DiamantopoulosAna GasteyerA live broadcast of the Broadway musical "A Christmas Story".
- DirectorClay KaytisStarsPeter BillingsleyErinn HayesRiver DroscheFollows the now-adult Ralphie as he returns to the house on Cleveland Street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old Man.
