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It’s a dark and rainy Monday night in December, and as you slowly drive northwest up a slanted street, a festive mustard-yellow house at the corner gradually comes into view. Cheerful holiday lights line the porch roof, while a warm, yellow-orange glow illuminates the upper floors. As you get closer, the real star of the house becomes visible in the green-trimmed front window: a shapely leg lamp. A major award. Electric sex gleaming in the window.

This scene doesn’t take place on good old Cleveland Street in the years preceding World War II — but on West 11th Street in modern-day Tremont, a historic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. In a case of life imitating art, the house with the fishnet-clad leg lamp is the very same residence bespectacled Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) and his family occupy in the 1983 film A Christmas Story. The beloved holiday season staple follows Ralphie as he dodges bullies,...

Fans of A Christmas Story will remember the snot-nosed bully Grover Dill, and the actor who plays him, Yano Anaya, must have had a great time on set, considering how he wanted to purchase the original A Christmas Story house. A Christmas Story is a classic of the Christmas movie canon and as much a part of the holidays as Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Miracle on 34th Street. It's synonymous with the season and a heartwarming and hilarious tale about a young boy and his family's misadventures during Christmastime in the 1940s.

The third installment in the Parker family saga, which includes the first film in the series, The Phantom of the Open Hearth from 1976, and the latest film, A Christmas Story Christmas, which arrived in 2022. A Christmas Story is by far the most memorable movie in the holiday franchise, with incredible quotes, hilarious scenes, and lovable characters.

Some Christmas stories are timeless classics. Ebenezer Scrooge learns the meaning of the holiday by way of ghastly visitors. The Grinch goes from Christmas thief to hero of Whoville. Buddy the Elf spreads Christmas cheer by singing loud for all to hear. And Ralphie Parker yearns for an official Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. Yes, the 1983 movie A Christmas Story is an essential entry in the Christmastime cinematic canon. It’s also a holiday tradition, especially because TNT and TBS have shown the movie in 24-hour marathons regularly on Christmas Eve for years — with millions of TV viewers rooting for Ralphie (Peter Billingsley), younger brother Randy (Ian Petrella), and parents Mrs. Parker (Melinda Dillon) and “Old Man” Parker (Darren McGavin). But you might be surprised to know that A Christmas Story wasn’t the first time that Ralphie was seen onscreen, and it certainly wasn’t...

A Christmas Story was initially overlooked upon its release but has since become a national treasure and a top 100 film in American Cinematic History. Zack Ward, who played bully Scut Farkus in the film, faced challenges with people starting fights with him after its release. Recent interactions with fans have been positive, with people recognizing Ward and bringing him joy by mentioning his character's defeat in the movie.

A Christmas Story is one of the most beloved holiday films of all time, and November 18th marked the 40-year anniversary of the movie hitting theaters. While it may be an iconic Christmas film today, such wasn't always the case, and Zack Ward, who played notorious bully Scut Farkus in the production, took to X to reflect on the success of A Christmas Story.

Released in theaters on November 18, 1983, A Christmas Story was directed by Bob Clark, who up until that time...

From yellow-eyed bully to blue-clad police officer, Scut Farkus made one miraculous turnaround since we were first introduced to him in 1983’s A Christmas Story. Now, the actor who portrayed him, Zack Ward, is spreading Christmas (Story) cheer by commemorating the film’s 40th anniversary.

Taking to X over the weekend, Zack Ward noted the special anniversary and how wild the size of the legacy the movie developed over the years is. “40 years ago today “A Christmas Story” was released and honestly, nobody cared. Now, it is in the Library Of Congress as one of the top 100 most Important films of American Cinematic History from the 20th Century and in the Smithsonian as a national treasure. Wow.” Don’t forget the annual 24-hour marathons, either, Farkus!

40 years ago today "A Christmas Story" was released and honestly, nobody cared.

Now, it is in the Library Of Congress as one of the...

One of the stars of A Christmas Story is reflecting on the legacy of the iconic holiday film in honor of its 40th anniversary.

Directed by Bob Clark, A Christmas Story was first released in theaters on Nov. 18, 1983. It was not an immediate box office success, but through home video and airings on television, it has since become one of cinema history's most popular Christmas movies. Taking to X on the film's 40th anniversary, actor Zack Ward, who played the bully character Scut Farkus, noted how the movie has grown to be highly revered despite having an initial release that was underwhelming.

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40 years ago today "A Christmas Story" was released and honestly, nobody cared. Now, it is in the Library Of Congress as one of the top 100 most Important films of American Cinematic History from the 20th Century and in the Smithsonian as a national treasure.

The made-for-tv movie was a programming staple for the broadcast networks in the 1970s and 1980s. While it fell out of favor in the 1990s and was even dropped as an Emmy Awards category for three years beginning in 2011, it has been on an upswing as of late. This year, a whopping 61 telefilms are in contention for the five nominations that will be revealed on July 12. Last year, there were only 48 options, compared to 41 in 2021 and 28 in 2020.

All 20,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 26 to cast their 2023 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. A new rule change will require each voter to make no more than five selections in this category, whereas there was previously no limit. As opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.

Just like on the limited series ballot,...

Melinda Dillon, who received supporting Oscar nominations for her turns in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice and portrayed the doting mom in the holiday perennial A Christmas Story, died Jan. 9, her family announced. She was 83.

Right out of the gate, Dillon earned a Tony nomination and Theatre World award in 1963 for her debut performance on Broadway as the childlike wife Honey in the original production of Edward Albee‘s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Later, the Arkansas native played two characters opposite David Carradine — Woody Guthrie’s first wife, Mary, and a dark-haired folk singer named Memphis Sue — in the biopic Bound for Glory (1976), directed by Hal Ashby; was a lesbian hockey wife in George Roy Hill’s Slap Shot (1977); and portrayed John Lithgow’s wife in the family film Harry and the Hendersons (1987).

Her big-screen résumé also included Norman Jewison’s F.I.S.T. (1978), as...

Holiday favorite “A Christmas Story” is the tale of a typical boy Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) as he deals with the typical struggles kids face during the Christmas season. One of the many thorns in his side during the film is his issues with bullies Scut and Grover Dill, played by Zack Ward and Yano Anaya, who harass him throughout the movie. In order to create real tension between the two and the other child actors, they were kept separate from the rest of the cast, as Ward revealed in a recent interview with Insider.

“Most of the time Yano and I were not hanging out with the other kids. They had different shooting schedules than we did,” Ward said. “[Director Bob Clark] told our parents, ‘I just want Yano and Zack to hang out and be friends, and if possible, without being rude to the other kids, don’t really...

If you are one of the people who watch "A Christmas Story" yearly as a holiday ritual, you are in good company — really good company.

Peter Billingsley, who starred as Ralphie Parker in the 1983 film, and his Wild West Picture Show Productions partner Vince Vaughn have started a new video podcast called "A Cinematic Christmas Journey." They're tackling films like "Home Alone," "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," "Four Christmases," "It's a Wonderful Life," and "The Grinch." Of course, they're also breaking down "A Christmas Story."

Joining this episode are Ian Petrella, who played Randy, Scott Schwartz, who played Flick, and R.D. Robb, who played Schwartz, with Billingsley as co-host, along with Nick Schenk, who wrote the script for the new sequel "A Christmas Story Christmas."

The guys begin by talking about how the film did at the box office, and despite good reviews, it wasn't expected to do well, it seems.

If you grew up anywhere around cold weather and snow, you might already know this, but if you're new to icy conditions, here is a public service announcement: Do not touch your tongue to a flagpole when it drops below freezing. Even if someone triple-dog dares you. Of course, if you've seen the 1983 film "A Christmas Story," you probably already know this. You likely have, as TNT and TBS do a marathon of the film every holiday. 

This was one of those moments that fills me with remembered dread, as I almost attempted this before I saw "A Christmas Story" for the first time. I wondered how they did this and if poor Scott Schwartz, who played the unfortunate Flick, was okay. 

Wild West Picture Show Productions partners Peter Billingsley (who starred as Ralphie in the film) and Vince Vaughn, have started a new podcast called "A Cinematic Christmas Journey,...

"A Christmas Story" is a staple of the holiday season, with annual 24-hour marathons on TBS and TNT. This year we have double the Ralphie fun because a sequel, "A Christmas Story Christmas," is streaming on HBO Max. Not only that, but Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie, and his Wild West Picture Show Productions partner Vince Vaughn, have started a new video podcast called "A Cinematic Christmas Journey." The first episode is about "A Christmas Story," and we're getting some fun tales from the set.

It's hosted by Billingsley and Nick Schenk, the screenwriter for the Clint Eastwood films "Gran Torino," "Cry Macho," and "The Mule," as well as the new sequel "A Christmas Story Christmas." For this episode, Schenk and Billingsley welcome Ian Petrella, who played Ralphie's little brother Randy, R.D. Robb, who played Schwartz, and Scott Schwartz, who played Flick. There are stories about the cursing Ralphie did and where it came from,...

It's the holiday season, which means you're probably enjoying your favorite Christmas movies, whether it's a new favorite worth seeking out like "Christmas with the Campbells" or an old favorite like "A Christmas Story." Well, if you're looking for a little more Yuletide fun this year, the filmmakers behind both of those movies have a new podcast series out that will be digging into the legacy of some of your favorite films, and they're starting with Christmas movies. 

Vince Vaughn has teamed up with his Wild West Picture Show Productions partner Peter Billingsley, star of "A Christmas Story" and writer/producer of the recent sequel that hit HBO Max (seen above), for the podcast called "A Cinematic Christmas Journey." Of course, the podcast begins with an episode looking back at "A Christmas Story" with some of the film's original cast members reminiscing about the making of the movie and the...

Exclusive: It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas.

So much so that Peter Billingsley, star of A Christmas Story, is to host a new podcast celebrating the nostalgia of classic holiday films.

A Cinematic Christmas Journey was co-created by Vince Vaughn, whose podcast network Audiorama, which he launched with former NFL Pro Bowlers Greg Olsen and Ryan Kalil earlier this year, is producing with his Wild West Picture Show Productions.

Billingsley will host with Nick Schenk. Billingsley is best known for starring as Ralphie Parker in the 1983 and is set to reprise his role in the sequel film A Christmas Story Christmas, which was co-written by Schenk, and was recently released on HBO Max.

The podcast will ask why do people love holiday movies so much.

Over six episodes, Billingsley and Schenk will explore the holiday traditions highlighted in iconic movies such as Home Alone, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for A Christmas Story Christmas.As a sequel to a beloved holiday classic, the 2022 film A Christmas Story Christmas reveals what happened to all the main characters from the original film. While fondly remembered today, A Christmas Story was not a blockbuster success when it was first released in theaters in 1983. It became a holiday standard thanks to repeated reruns on cable television and is now a family favorite for many households when it comes to movies about the holiday season and the magic of childhood.

A Christmas Story Christmas spins a different tale, with a grown-up Ralphie Parker trying to fill the shoes of The Old Man in planning the perfect Christmas celebration just days after his father's death. Hilarity ensues as Ralph deals with one setback after another, running into several characters from the original A Christmas Story along the way. Here is a complete...

When Bob Clark’s “A Christmas Story” hit theaters the week before Thanksgiving 1983, no one could have foreseen the cultural impact the family comedy would have on the holiday film canon. A modest box office showing (it took in 2 million its first week and failed to crack 20 million during its full run), mixed reviews, and some awards attention from Canada’s Genie Awards added up to a hazy picture of a film that was good enough but hardly a game-changer. Later, of course, came the television airings, landing the film in near-constant rotation during the holiday season and turning it into an unexpected holiday favorite. Familiarity, it seems, didn’t breed contempt when it came to this TNT and TBS staple; it only inspired outright adoration.

Nearly 40 years after the film’s initial release — and just in time to capitalize on those same TV showings that will carry it through...

Take a look at more new footage from "A Christmas Story Christmas”, the sequel to the 1983 feature "A Christmas Story", directed by Bob Clark.

Now actor Peter Billingsley, who played 9-year old 'Ralphie' in the original film, whose only wish was for 'Santa' to gift him with a 'Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model' air rifle, returns to play adult 'Ralphie Parker' in the new film directed by Clay Kaytis, for producers Billingsley and Vince Vaughn, streaming November 17, 2022 on HBO Max:

"...set in the 1970's, 'A Christmas Story Christmas' follows an adult Ralphie as he returns to the house on 'Cleveland Street' to deliver his kids a magical 'Christmas' like the one he had growing up, while reconnecting with childhood friends..."

Cast includes Ian Petrella as Ralphie's younger brother, 'Randy', R.D. Robb as the triple dog-daring 'Schwartz', Scott Schwartz as the frozen-tongued 'Flick' and Zack Ward as the yellow-eyed bully 'Scut Farkus'.

The first clip from HBO Max's upcoming A Christmas Story sequel shows the first look at its triple dog dare scene. Titled A Christmas Story Christmas, the sequel will see Peter Billingsley reprise his role as Ralphie Parker, who returns to his childhood home with his wife (Erinn Hayes) and two children (River Drosche and Julianna Layne). The film is also planned to be a legacy sequel to the original A Christmas Story, which will re-tread many sequences that made the first film so special and reunite the original cast with some newer additions.

Now, HBO Max has released the sequel's first exclusive clip, in which Flick (Scott Schwartz) triple dog dares Schwartz (R.D. Robb) into sliding down on an icy, and closed-down waterslide. In the original film, Schwartz triple dog dared Flick on sticking his tongue on a frozen flagpole, which inevitably saw him getting his tongue stuck,...

A Christmas Story‘s Flick is finally getting his payback, 39 years after Schwartz triple dog dared him to stick his tongue to the school flagpole.

In a newly released clip from HBO Max’s forthcoming movie A Christmas Story Christmas, it’s Flick who triple dog dares Schwartz to take a sled and make his way down what appears to be an abandoned (and extremely icy) waterpark slide. As Schwartz contemplates whether or not to risk his life for the sake of the dare, Flick, standing beside Ralphie and Ralphie’s son Mark, eggs him on from below.

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A Christmas Story Christmas Trailer — Clay Kaytis‘ A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) movie trailer has been released by HBO Max. The A Christmas Story Christmas trailer stars Peter Billingsley, Julie Hagerty, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R. D. Robb, Zack Ward, Erinn Hayes, River Drosche, and Julianna Layne. Crew Nick Schenk wrote the screenplay for [...]

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There are several A Christmas Story returning characters in the 2022 sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas. Originally released in 1983, Bob Clark's movie is heralded as one of the best Christmas movies ever made. Starring Peter Billingsley as Ralphie, A Christmas Story followed one fateful holiday for the Parker family when Ralphie was 9 years old and wanted a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle from Santa. Despite the film's iconic status, A Christmas Story Christmas represents a chance to return to the story nearly 40 years later. The film is an HBO Max original and releases on the streaming service on November 17, 2022.

As a sequel to A Christmas Story, the movie obviously features a handful of characters from the original film. The first A Christmas Story Christmas trailer provided a look at the returning characters and their roles in Ralphie's next Christmas adventure. While the sequel includes several cast...

Take a look at more new footage from "A Christmas Story Christmas”, the sequel to the 1983 feature "A Christmas Story", directed by the late Bob Clark who was killed in his SUV along with his son, by a drunk, illegal immigrant, who crashed into them on an LA freeway. Now actor Peter Billingsley, who played 9-year old 'Ralphie' in the original film, whose only wish was for 'Santa' to gift him with a 'Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model' air rifle, returns to play adult 'Ralphie Parker' in the new film directed by Clay Kaytis, for producers Billingsley and Vince Vaughn, streaming November 17, 2022 on HBO Max:

"...set in the 1970's, 'A Christmas Story Christmas' follows an adult Ralphie as he returns to the house on 'Cleveland Street' to deliver his kids a magical 'Christmas' like the one he had growing up, while reconnecting with childhood friends..."

Cast includes Ian Petrella as Ralphie's younger brother,...

Streaming on HBO Max November 17 is A Christmas Story Christmas.

From Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max comes the long-awaited follow-up to annual holiday favorite, “A Christmas Story.” This time, Ralphie is all grown up and must deal with Christmas and all that comes with it…as a dad. Peter Billingsley returns to the role that has made kids of all ages anticipate Christmas morning like no other.

In the original 1983 film, set in the 1940s and showed annually for 24 hours on TBS & TNT, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model Bb gun for Christmas, only to hear, “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” TNT began the Christmas Story marathon in 1997, and TBS took it over in 2004 when TNT shifted to drama programming.

Peter Billingsley plays Ralphie, a boy who desperately wants a Bb gun for Christmas. Melinda Dillon plays his mother and Darren McGavin his father.

Ralphie gets the gang, including Flick and Schwartz, back together for more holiday adventures in A Christmas Story Christmas. The 2022 sequel to the 1983 holiday classic finds Ralphie, still in possession of both eyes, returning home and now with kids of his own. The trailer shows the Parker family paying tribute to their late beloved dad and getting into more family-friendly mischief.

In addition to Peter Billingsley as Ralphie Parker, the comedy’s cast includes Erinn Hayes (Bill & Ted Face the Music) as Ralphie’s wife, Sandy; Julianna Layne (Prodigal Son) as their daughter, Julie; River Drosche (Miracle Workers) as son Mark; Scott Schwartz returning as Flick; Rd Robb returning as Schwartz; Ian Petrella reprising his role as Ralphie’s brother, Randy; Davis Murphy (Looking for Dr. Love) as Delbert Bumpus; Zack Ward returning as Scut Farkus; and Julie Hagerty (Instant Family) as Ralphie’s mom, Mrs. Parker. Melinda Dillon played Mrs.

HBO Max and Warner Bros. have released a new trailer for the upcoming sequel A Christmas Story Christmas, and viewers will recognize that the grown-up Ralphie has found a new set of holiday troubles. The sequel comes thirty-nine years after the original A Christmas Story debuted in 1983. It is directed by Clay Kaytis, whose past ventures include the animated films The Angry Birds Movie and The Christmas Chronicles.

A Christmas Story Christmas follows Ralphie's return home for the holidays after his father's death. He is all grown up, a father to his own children. The film is set in the 1970s and promises a reunion with a host of characters from the original movie, with Peter Billingsley returning as Ralphie, Ian Petrella as younger brother Randy, and Zack Ward as the bully Scut Farkus. One notable casting change is in the role of Ralphie's mother, with Julie Hagerty replacing Melinda Dillon.

Perhaps you've watched the 1983 film "A Christmas Story" over and over again. It would be no surprise. It's often on a loop on Christmas Day. Heck, it might have been on enough in the background of your holiday celebrations that you've seen it more than "Star Wars." From the leg lamp that graces so many of our windows around the holidays, to the terrifying store Santa Claus, to saying, "You'll shoot your eye out" in reference to a rather dangerous Christmas toy, you've definitely heard of it. Today we have a new trailer for the sequel from Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max, "A Christmas Story Christmas," a name that could be a theme for many of our actual Christmases. 

(Let's not dwell on the fact that there were a few other sequels, including "My Summer Story" in 1994, or the direct-to-dvd sequel that takes place six years after the original...

Beware of the Bumpass’ dogs and protect your face from Santa’s mighty boot because HBO Max is unwrapping A Christmas Story Christmas trailer that triple dog dares you to feel the nostalgia of this long-awaited holiday sequel.

The anticipated sequel stars Peter Billingsley, now 51, reprising his role as Ralphie Parker. The A Christmas Story Christmas trailer takes us back to Ralphie’s stomping grounds, where familiar faces await and chaos reigns. Joining Billingsley for the 70s-set sequel are Ian Petrella (Randy), Zack Ward (Scut Farkus), Scott Schwartz (Flick), and R.D. Robb (Schwartz). Erinn Hayes (Kevin Can Wait) plays Ralphie’s wife, River Drosche (Miracle Workers) and Julianna Layne (Prodigal Son) star as their son and daughter, with Julie Hagerty (What About Bob?) playing Ralphie’s mom, originally played by Melinda Dillon.

In A Christmas Story Christmas, an adult Ralphie “returns to the house on Cleveland Street to deliver his...

Ralphie’s (Peter Billingsley) back and dealing with bigger problems than potentially shooting his own eye out with a Red Ryder Bb Gun in the new trailer for HBO Max‘s A Christmas Story Christmas. The film arriving Thursday, November 17, follows the beloved character as he navigates the challenges of delivering a perfect holiday as the new man of the house in the wake of his father’s death. The follow-up to the 1983 classic, A Christmas Story, arrives nearly 40 years after the original movie and features Billingsley’s all-grown-up Ralphie alongside fellow returning stars Scott Schwartz as Flick, Rd Robb as Schwartz, Ian Petrella as Ralphie’s brother Randy, and Zack Ward as Scott Farkus. (Credit: HBO Max) Meanwhile, Julie Hagerty steps in to play Ralphie’s mom, Mrs. Parker (previously portrayed by Melinda Dillon), and Erinn Hayes joins the ensemble as Ralphie’s wife, Sandy. The trailer, above, makes...

HBO Max has dropped the first full-length trailer of Peter Billingsley in his return as Ralphie in the upcoming A Christmas Story Christmas, the sequel to the classic holiday pic A Christmas Story. The film begins streaming on HBO Max on November 17. The poster and photos are below.

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The film follows an adult Ralphie (Billingsley) in the 1970s, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to deliver his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had growing up. Ralphie reconnects with childhood friends like Flick, Schwartz, encounters childhood bullies like Scut and reconciles the passing of his Old Man.

“Ralphie, promise me we’re going to make this a wonderful Christmas,” pleads his mother in the trailer. “That would make your father so happy.”

So begins a journey worthy of the kid who once quested after a fabled Red Ryder Bb gun as Ralphie,...

Almost 40 years after the release of the original, HBO Max dropped the official trailer for “A Christmas Story Christmas,” heralding the start of the holiday season and the return of original star Peter Billingsley as Ralphie Parker.

No longer an adorable tween, the trailer shows the 51-year-old actor attempting to reconnect with his inner child and reconcile with the death of his father by returning to Cleveland St. with his new family. With the goal of giving the kids in his hometown the same type of magical Christmas he once had, Ralphie will encounter childhood friends and make new ones to spread holiday cheer. The upcoming release is set in the 1970s, given the 1983 film, “A Christmas Story,” was set in the 1940s.

Other returning actors from the original film include Ian Petrella as Randy, Zack Ward as Scut Farkus, Scott Schwartz as Flick and R.D. Robb as Schwartz. The...

"My Dad made this all look so easy." "That doesn't mean it was easy…" WB & HBO have debuted the full official trailer for A Christmas Story Christmas, the "long-awaited, highly anticipated" follow-up to the beloved holiday classic A Christmas Story. Did anyone actually want a sequel…? Then again, it's no surprise because they're bringing everything back from the past. This film will take place in the 1970s following an adult Ralphie catching up with his old childhood friends. Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R. D. Robb, and Zack Ward will reprise their roles of Randy Parker, Flick, Schwartz, and Scut Farkus, respectively. Erinn Hayes, River Drosche, and Julianna Layne will play Ralphie's wife and his kids while Julie Hagerty will play Mrs. Parker in a role originated by Melinda Dillon (who retired from acting in 2007) in the original film. The film will be dedicated to the memory of Darren McGavin (who...

"A Christmas Story Christmas" is the sequel to the 1983 feature "A Christmas Story", directed by the late Bob Clark who was killed in his SUV along with his son, by a drunk, illegal immigrant, who crashed into them on an LA freeway. Now actor Peter Billingsley, who played 9-year old 'Ralphie' in the original film, whose only wish was for 'Santa' to gift him with a 'Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model' air rifle, returns to play adult 'Ralphie Parker' in the new film directed by Clay Kaytis, for producers Billingsley and Vince Vaughn, streaming November 17, 2022 on HBO Max:

"...set in the 1970's, 'A Christmas Story Christmas' follows an adult Ralphie as he returns to the house on 'Cleveland Street' to deliver his kids a magical 'Christmas' like the one he had growing up, while reconnecting with childhood friends..."

Cast includes Ian Petrella as Ralphie's younger brother,...

One of the most famous Christmas films of all time is getting a sequel. HBO Max released the first teaser for “A Christmas Story Christmas,” set to release on the streamer November 17.

The repetitively titled film is a sequel to 1983’s “A Christmas Story,” directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepard’s 1966 novel “In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash.” Set in the ’40s, the original film starred Peter Billingsley as Ralphie Parker, an ordinary 9-year-old boy engaging in various hijinks around Christmastime while desperately yearning to get a Bb gun for the big holiday. Shepard narrated the film as an adult Ralphie reminiscing about his childhood. The film was a moderate success during its original theatrical run, grossing about 69 million against a 3 million budget, but became a seasonal classic thanks to repeated television airings, and receives annual 24-hour marathons on cable channels such as TNT and TBS.

The teaser trailer for the long-awaited “A Christmas Story” sequel is jam-packed with holiday nostalgia. From dusty “fragile” leg lamps to triple dog dare mistakes, the first look at the HBO Max movie sequel, officially titled “A Christmas Story Christmas,” promises all the holiday retread you could shake a turkey leg at.

The original Ralphie, Peter Billingsley, returns to his iconic role now looking a lot more like “the old man” than the young little glasses-wearing kiddo who hungered for one thing, a Red Ryder air rifle. The 51-year-old actor joins past cast members as he returns to his hometown in hopes of recreating the magical Christmases from his past, this time for his own kids.

Additional stars reprising their roles from the 1983 original include Zack Ward, playing the former town bully Scut Farkus who is now a police officer, plus R.D. Robb and Scott Schwartz as the double dog...

Oh, fudge! Pour yourself a mug of Ovaltine, and make sure you don’t shoot your eye out because HBO Max‘s A Christmas Story Christmas teaser trailer is here! The nostalgia is running high with this one, folks, so hold onto your bunny pajamas and don’t get on the mall Santa’s naughty list. The long-gestating sequel stars Peter Billingsley, now 51, reprising his role as Ralphie Parker. The A Christmas Story Christmas teaser brings us on a tour of the Parker family living room before including a shot of Billingsley adjusting his character’s signature glasses.

In A Christmas Story Christmas, an adult Ralphie “returns to the house on Cleveland Street to deliver his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had growing up,” says the official logline. “With the same attention-to-real-life tone of the first, Ralphie reconnects with childhood friends, reconciles the passing of his Old...

HBO Max has dropped the first footage of Peter Billingsley in his return as Ralphie in the upcoming A Christmas Story Christmas, the sequel to the classic holiday pic A Christmas Story.

The brief teaser trailer opens with a panoramic look at the Parkers’ living room, an exact replica of the way it appeared in the 1983 movie, and ends with Ralphie as an adult slipping on his signature plastic-rimmed glasses.

The film follows an adult Ralphie (Billingsley) in the 1970s, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to deliver his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had growing up. With the same attention to real-life tone of the first, Ralphie reconnects with childhood friends, reconciles the passing of his Old Man and sows the seeds for the origins of the beloved holiday classic.

Ian Petrella, Zack Ward, Scott Schwartz and R.D. Robb also are reprising their roles from the original,...

If "8-Bit Christmas" didn't tickle your nostalgic holiday bone last year, HBO Max is going to try again with a more direct approach. In November, the streaming service is bringing a sequel to the beloved 1983 holiday classic "A Christmas Story," complete with a redundant title and the return of the film's original cast members.

"A Christmas Story Christmas" is bringing back Peter Billingsley as the air rifle-loving Ralphie, both eyes and glasses intact, but he's all grown up now with a family of his own. When the holidays roll around this time, Ralphie is taking his family back to the Cleveland Street house in Indiana to "deliver his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had growing up." The first teaser for "A Christmas Story Christmas" has just arrived online, and while it only gives us a sneak peek of what's to come, it's leaning heavily on how beloved...

Ralphie Returns!! HBO Max has revealed a teaser, without any footage, for the sequel A Christmas Story Christmas. This was inevitable - we all knew one day they'd continue the story from A Christmas Story, the beloved holiday classic, especially in this nostalgia streaming era where anything from the past is being rebooted again. (Everything!!). This film will take place in the 1970s following an adult Ralphie catching up with his old childhood friends. Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R. D. Robb, and Zack Ward will reprise their roles of Randy Parker, Flick, Schwartz, and Scut Farkus, respectively. Erinn Hayes, River Drosche, and Julianna Layne will play Ralphie's wife and his kids while Julie Hagerty will play Mrs. Parker in a role originated by Melinda Dillon (who retired from acting in 2007) in the original film. The film will be dedicated to the memory of Darren McGavin (who played Ralphie's Old Man...

The first teaser for HBO Max’s A Christmas Story sequel triple dog dares you not to bask in the nostalgia.

Set for release on Thursday, Nov. 17, A Christmas Story Christmas sees Peter Billingsley, now 51, reprise his role as Ralphie Parker. The above footage shows the former child star slip on Ralphie’s signature glasses — but not before we’re treated to a tour of the Parkers’ living room, which looks exactly the same as it did in the original 1983 film. We even get a glimpse of the lampshade that came with the Old Man’s extremely fragile leg lamp!

We haven’t even picked up our charcoal for our Labor Day cookout yet and already HBO Max has announced a quartet of four holiday movies! According to Deadline, HBO Max will release four such movies between November and December, starting with a sequel to 1983’s annual staple A Christmas Story.

The lineup as of now:

A Christmas Story Christmas (some title!), due out on November 17

Holiday Harmony and A Christmas Mystery, both on November 24

A Hollywood Christmas, set for December 1

A Christmas Story Christmas, which was announced earlier this year, isn’t the first A Christmas Story sequel. First came 1994’s My Summer Story (originally released as It Runs in the Family), also directed by the late Bob Clark. A decade ago came A Christmas Story 2, with Daniel Stern as The Old Man. This upcoming HBO Max sequel will ignore A Christmas Story 2…just like the rest of us.

Ralphie and the gang are coming home for Christmas as HBO Max has announced the release date for its much-anticipated A Christmas Story sequel, alongside three other holiday specials. According to Deadline, A Christmas Story Christmas, a sequel to the 1983 holiday favorite, will premiere on the streamer on Thursday, November 17. Directed by Clay Katis and written by Nick Schenk (Gran Torino), the long-awaited sequel sees the original child actor, Peter Billingsley, now 51, reprising his role as Ralphie Parker. Billingsley will be joined by several other of his co-stars from the original film, including Ian Petrella (Randy), Zack Ward (Scut Farkus), Scott Schwartz (Flick), and R.D. Robb (Schwartz). New additions include Erinn Hayes (Kevin Can Wait) as Ralphie’s wife, River Drosche (Miracle Workers) and Julianna Layne (Prodigal Son) as their son and daughter, and Julie Hagerty (Airplane!) as Ralphie’s mom, filling the role originally played by Melinda Dillon. According...

Ralphie’s coming home for the holidays.

A Christmas Story Christmas, a sequel to the 1983 cult classic A Christmas Story, will be released Thursday, Nov. 17 on HBO Max, our sister site Deadline reports.

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The ’70s-set movie sequel, which hails from screenwriter Nick Schenk (Gran Torino, Cry Macho), will see original child actor Peter Billingsley,...

Exclusive: Erinn Hayes, River Drosche and Julianna Layne are set to join the cast of the Warner Bros. and Legendary’s A Christmas Story Christmas, the sequel to the classic holiday pic A Christmas Story, which will premiere on HBO Max. Deadline first reported that Julie Hagerty was in talks to join and sources now confirm she has also closed a deal to join the cast. Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in the original, is set to return with Ian Petrella, Zack Ward, Scott Schwartz and R.D. Robb also reprising their roles from the original. The script was written by Nick Schenk, who also will executive produce, with Clay Kaytis on board to direct. Billingsley and Vince Vaughn will produce through their Wild West Picture Show productions. Cale Boyter and Jay Ashenfelter will oversee for Legendary.

The film follows an adult Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) in the 1970s, who returns to...

Legendary and Warner Bros Pictures have closed deals for four original cast members of “A Christmas Story” — Ian Petrella (Randy), Zack Ward (Scut Farkus), Scott Schwartz (Flick), and R.D. Robb (Schwartz) — to join the sequel to the holiday classic, according to an individual with knowledge of the project. The film’s original child star Peter Billingsley is set to reprise his role as Ralphie in the film.

The new film, intended for HBO Max, is titled “A Christmas Story Christmas” and will take place in the 1970s, 30 years removed from the original film, which was set in the 1940s. It will see an adult Ralphie bringing his own kids to his home on Cleveland Street to give them the same Christmas he had growing up. The film will aim to have the same period attention to detail in re-creating the ’70s as the original film did with the 1940s, and...

Exclusive: A Christmas Story Christmas, Warner Bros. and Legendary’s sequel to A Christmas Story for HBO Max, continues to ramp up its cast, adding four actors from the original 1983 film: Ian Petrella (Randy), Zack Ward (Scut Farkus), Scott Schwartz (Flick) and R.D. Robb (Schwartz).

The film follows an adult Ralphie in the 1970s as he returns to the house on Cleveland Street to deliver his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had growing up. With the same attention-to-real-life tone of the first, Ralphie reconnects with childhood friends, reconciles the passing of his Old Man and sows the seeds for the origins of the beloved holiday classic.

The script was written by Nick Schenk, who also will executive produce, with Clay Kaytis on board to direct. Billingsley and Vince Vaughn will produce through their Wild West Picture Show productions. Cale Boyter and...

Zack Ward almost didn’t play Scut Farkus, the bully he made famous in the 1983 holiday classic A Christmas Story.

“I had like eight auditions for it and finally, I got the role as the sidekick,” the actor, 49, tells People. “I wasn’t the bully. I only had like two lines and I showed up on set right beside Yano Anaya and met [director] Bob Clark for the first time. He saw that I was a foot taller than Yano and said, ‘You get his lines, he gets yours.’ So Scut Farkus became the bully and I became the beloved jackass of Christmas.

Warner Home Video Triple Dog Dares You! The studio is inviting fans to create their favorite scene from the classic A Christmas Story for a chance to win a trip to the A Christmas Story Museum.

Ian Petrella who starred in the movie as Ralphie’s little brother explains the details:

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We also have a DVD copy of the movie to give away. All you need to do is comment by 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, December 14 and tell us your favorite Christmas story. The judgment of ComicMix‘s judges will be final. The lucky winner will be notified by e-mail.

Alright superfans of A Christmas Story, I've got news for you. You can win a trip to the real A Christmas Story House in Cleveland, Ohio, with a VIP Chinese dinner included. The contest, available at www.AChristmasStoryScene.com calls for you to recreate a scene from the film (see an example below).

You don't want to miss your chance here, because I've been there, and it's fantastic. I even met Ian Petrella while I was there, and he's going to be the celebrity judge of the contest. Check out more info below, and get those creative juices flowing.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products, invites everyone to get into the holiday spirit by recreating their favorite scene from the classic holiday comedy, A Christmas Story, with the “A Christmas Story: I Triple Dog Dare You! Video Contest.” The contest features celebrity judge Ian Petrella, who starred as the lovable and hilarious Randy Parker,...

The holidays are just around the corner, and one of the movies that is often revisited during this festive time is the 1983 classic A Christmas Story. Warner Bros. has launched a contest for A Christmas Story, which invites fans to recreate a scene from the movie themselves. The winner receives a two-night trip to the actual house used in A Christmas Story, with cast member Ian Petrella, who played Randy, judging the contest. We have an exclusive video clip where Ian Petrella shows us an example of how to re-create a scene from this holiday classic. Click on the video player below to watch this exclusive sample.

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You can visit AChristmasStoryScene.com to enter this video contest for A Christmas Story and win a trip to the actual house used in the movie.

We are also giving away copies of A Christmas Story on DVD to our readers.

It's that time of year again, and whatever holiday you may celebrate, the gifts a being wrapped, and the seasonal anarchy is upon us. Just like last year, Are You Screening? is putting together a jumble of goodies for you, and hopefully some of your loved ones.

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