The cast of ‘A Christmas Story’ then and now: See how Ralphie et al have changed nearly 40 years later

• a christmas story It first aired in 1983.
• The film stars Peter Billingsley, Ian Petrella, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin and Zack Ward.
• Original cast members reunited for 2022 sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas.

“You’re going to shoot yourself in the eye!” “The Triple-Dog-Dare Ya!” “Fraa-jeel-aay! It must be Italian! Since when a christmas story First released in 1983, the film has long been a family vacation classic. The film continues to be shown in homes across the United States thanks to the annual 24-hour marathons. Also, in 2022, it got a long-awaited sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas. The HBO Max Movie reunited most of the surviving cast members from the original film.

Directed by Bob Clark is based on by Jean Shepherd book, We trust God – Everyone else pays in cash🇧🇷 a christmas story shows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) in the holiday spirit and that all he wants is a 200-round Red Ryder Carbine Action air rifle. As we try to make sure the BB gun is under the tree on Christmas morning, we are treated to the adventures of Ralphie, his younger brother Randy (Ian Petrella), and their beleaguered parents (darren mcgavin Y melinda🇧🇷

There are also clashes with neighborhood thugs, Scott’ Scut’ Farkus (zack room) and Grover Dill (Yano Anaya) and an unforgettable scene with Santa Claus (Jeff Gillen🇧🇷 Not to mention The Old Man and his “main prize”, the now iconic floor lamp. Although the film was moderately successful – it grossed $ 19 million at the box office – it has become a classic.

The cast went on to do other things as well.

Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley recited The Dirk Bike Kids, Russians, Y Video games🇧🇷 He even returned to Christmas movies with 2003. Elf, co-producing the film and playing Ming Min the elf. Peter also had roles in Iron Man, four Christmases, Y Spider-Man: Far From Home🇧🇷 He also directed some movies like couples retire Y term of life🇧🇷

In the 1990s, Billingsley began working more behind the scenes as a producer and project writer. In 2005, he was nominated for an Emmy for the show, dinner for five🇧🇷 He was also executive producer of the first one Iron man movie.

Peter also co-wrote 2022 A Christmas Story Christmas🇧🇷 “We’ve been developing this film for almost four years,” Peter tells Collider. “A few years ago it seemed like the right time to start exploring this. A lot of things had to line up to get it right. We were able to collaborate with (writer) Nick Schenk. I was able to write history with him.

“The original is irreverent. It was a little petty at times, but it’s real,” Billingsley added. “So to get it right, Clay Kaytis, our director, had to produce with my longtime producing partner, vince vaughn🇧🇷 We made many movies together. Time aligned, for many of the right parts. And most importantly, Ralphie as a father was a great way to explore this movie. What would he be like as a father? What would your family be like? Where is he in your life?

Ian Petrella

Ian Petrella would later appear in a handful of TV shows a christmas storyIncluded Diff’reny Strokes, Who’s the Boss?, Road to Heaven, Y Beverly Hills, 90210. However, he fell in love with acting, only to find that his passion was the art of puppetry. However, Ian reprized his role as Randy A Christmas Story Christmas.

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Melinda Dillion was one of the few surviving actresses from the 1983 original. Christmas story that hasn’t returned A Christmas Story Christmas, but in 2022 he is 83 years old. Her role as Mrs. Parker was played by Julia Hagerty in the sequence.

Melinda, who has received critical acclaim for her roles in Close encounters of the third kind Y Absence of malice – Had leading roles in Harry and the Hendersons, Magnolia, Reign over me, Y To Wong Foo, thank you for everything! julie newmar🇧🇷 He stopped acting after 2007, with his last film roles. reign over me and three episodes of heart🇧🇷

darren mcgavin

Darren McGavin appeared on The man with the golden arm and in several television programs (Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Mike Hammer by Mickey Spillane) Before A Christmas story. He continued acting until his death in 2006.

Scott Schwarz

Scott Schwartz appeared in another 80s classic, playing alongside Richard first inside The toy🇧🇷 After a Christmas tale, Scott has had a roller coaster career. After receiving the documents undead hunters and 1988 Fear, Scott has worked in the adult film industry. He left the industry in the early 2000s and focused on acting in more mainstream non-glamorous films. Appeared in the TV series, The return of the childrenin the movie A Christmas wrestling miracleIt’s inside killer doll 2🇧🇷 In 2022, he reprized the role of Flick in the sequel.

rd robb

Like Peter, RD Robb found success behind the camera following a christmas story🇧🇷 He was the executive producer of siren Series and movies 2018-2019 produced What goes up, Triple Dog and April Apocalypse.

As an actor, Robb had sporadic roles in the 80s and 90s. He voiced Miguel in He-Man and Re-Ra: A Christmas Special, appeared in The Brady Gang movie and in three episodes of the goldbergs, to name a few. He reprized his role as Schwartz in the 2022 film, A Christmas Story Christmas.

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Perhaps the greatest brilliance is Zack Ward. The yellow-eyed bully a christmas story has appeared in TV shows such as Titus🇧🇷 NCIS, Lost, Y cross the Jordan🇧🇷 Also appeared on Repo, Transformers, don’t blink! Y survive the game🇧🇷 It is also available for guest appearances if you want to get something special for someone.

It’s amazing how this sleeper hit has become an annual tradition. One of the ways the film has endured over the decades, and arguably the key to its longevity, is through the 24-hour marathons that aired on TBS and TNT. Networks began airing the film around the holiday season in the 1980s, but in 1997, TNT cemented the film’s legacy by kicking off the first 24-hour marathon. “Starting in 2014, we started airing it on both TBS and TNT.” michael thursdaygley, then executive vice president of network optimization, programming and content strategy, said Variety in 2018. Marathons at the time were reaching “more than 40 million viewers,” which Quigley described as “impressive in terms of performance, and we consistently find it among the best-performing films on our network, year after year.” ” year. ′′ 🇧🇷

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