Fröhliche Weihnachten (1983)
Nicht mehr lange, dann heißt es Fröhliche Weihnachten! Und Ralphie weiß auch schon ganz genau, was er sich wünscht. Nicht etwa einen langweiligen Football wie jedes Jahr. Nein, diesmal soll es ein Red Rider Karabiner 200 Schussweite Luftgewehr sein. In Gedanken sieht sich Ralphie schon mit seiner stählernen Braut die Familie verteidigen. Leider stößt er nicht nur bei seiner Mutter jedes Mal auf den leidigen Satz: Du schießt dir die Augen aus! Also startet Ralphie eine Reihe von Manövern, um seine Eltern doch noch zu überzeugen. Nebenbei schlägt sich der Grundschüler mit den typischen Tücken des Alltags herum wie seinem kleinen Bruder Randy und älteren Rüpeln, die auf dem Schulweg lauern. Zum Glück ist die Vorweihnachtszeit aber auch voller Spannung - und dann ist der Weihnachtsmorgen endlich da…
Der Regisseur:
Bob Clark
Die Autor:
Bob Clark, Leigh Brown, Jean Shepherd.
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Melinda Dillon as Mother |
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Darren McGavin as The Old Man |
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Peter Billingsley as Ralphie |
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Jean Shepherd as Ralphie as an Adult (voice) |
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Ian Petrella as Randy |
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Scott Schwartz as Flick |
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R.D. Robb as Schwartz |
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Tedde Moore as Miss Shields |
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Yano Anaya as Grover Dill |
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Zack Ward as Scut Farkus |
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Jeff Gillen as Santa Claus |
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Leslie Carlson as Christmas Tree Man |
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Jim Hunter as Freight Man |
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Patty Johnson as Head Elf |
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Drew Hocevar as Male Elf |
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David Edward as Kid with Goggles |
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Dwayne McLean as Black Bart |
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Helen E. Kaider as Wicked Witch |
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John Wong as Chinese Father |
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Johan Sebastian Wong as Waiter #1 |
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Fred Lee as Waiter #2 |
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Dan Ma as Waiter #3 |
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Rocco Bellusci as Street Kid |
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Tommy Wallace as Boy in School |
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Court Benson as Pierre Andre (uncredited) |
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Leigh Brown as Red Hatted Curly Haired Woman in Line for Santa (uncredited) |
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Bob Clark as Swede (uncredited) |
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Giada Dobrzenska as Little Girl at Parade (uncredited) |
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Dave Duff as Firefighter (uncredited) |
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Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio as Boy visiting Santa (uncredited) |
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Kristephan Warren-Stevens as Crowd person (uncredited) |
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Don Geyer as The Scarecrow (uncredited) |
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Kathryn Hayzer as Churchgoer (uncredited) |
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John Kennedy as Fire Chief at Schoolyard (uncredited) |
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Bill Kravitz as Billy (uncredited) |
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Julie Matthews as Caroler (uncredited) |
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Christine Powrie as Screaming Girl on Slide After Ralphie (uncredited) |
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Quinn Smith as Flagpole Bully Sudent (uncredited) |
| Camera | Reginald H. Morris | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Bob Clark | Screenplay |
| Art | Reuben Freed | Production Design |
| Writing | Jean Shepherd | Novel |
| Art | Mark S. Freeborn | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Bob Clark | Director |
| Sound | Carl Zittrer | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary E. McLeod | Costume Design |
| Sound | Paul Zaza | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Gavin Mitchell | Art Direction |
| Production | Bob Clark | Producer |
| Editing | Stan Cole | Editor |
| Sound | Steven Cole | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Carmi Gallo | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Brooke | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Production | Marilyn Stonehouse | Production Manager |
| Camera | Harald Ortenburger | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Kenneth Heeley-Ray | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Marci Liroff | Casting |
| Production | Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Directing | Ken Goch | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Martin Malivoire | Special Effects |
| Sound | Ann Heeley-Ray | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Chris Holmes | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | James D. Brown | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Tom Hanrath | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Gordon Langevin | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Gudrun Christian | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | J. Tracy Budd | Property Master |
| Editing | Stephen R. Sheridan | Color Timer |
| Camera | Shin Sugino | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Kemp | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Joanne Jackson | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Alan Bernard | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Appleby | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Suzanne Lore | Production Office Coordinator |
| Editing | Richard Cadger | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Wayne Griffin | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kenneth Heeley-Ray | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Joe Grimaldi | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Janice Kaye | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | Blanche McDermaid | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | David Evans | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Ron Gillham | Key Grip |
| Editing | Neil Grieve | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Leigh Brown | Screenplay |
| Production | René Dupont | Producer |
| Production | Gary Goch | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Jean Shepherd | Screenplay |