It Runs in the Family (1994)
It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully with, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpus, while eagerly awaiting the discovery of the perfect fishing spot, and the Mother is attempting to collect all of the pieces of a glass china set at a local movie theater.
Director:
Bob Clark
Writers:
Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, Bob Clark.
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Charles Grodin as Mr. Parker (The Old Man) |
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Kieran Culkin as Ralph "Ralphie" Parker |
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Mary Steenburgen as Mrs. Parker (Mother) |
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Christian Culkin as Randy Parker |
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Al Mancini as Zudoc |
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Troy Evans as Gertz |
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Roy Brocksmith as Mr. Winchell, the Assessor |
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Glenn Shadix as Leopold Doppler |
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Dick O'Neill as Pulaski |
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Wayne Grace as Emil Bumpus |
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Tedde Moore as Miss Shields |
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Whit Hertford as Lug Ditka |
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Geoffrey Wigdor as Flick |
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David Zahorsky as Schwartz |
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Darwyn Swalve as Big Dickie Bumpus |
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Marilyn Pitzer as Ma Bumpus |
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Ida Lee as Grandma Bumpus |
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John Voldstad as Ace Bumpus |
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Frank Collison as Floyd Bumpus |
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Robert Dickman as Clovis Bumpus |
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William Preston as Grandpa Bumpus |
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Scott Thomson as Delbert Bumpus |
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Anne Sayre as Cassie Bumpus |
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Antonia Rey as Gypsy Woman |
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Chris Owen as Scut Farcus |
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T.J. McInturff as Grover Dill |
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Annie Kitral as Mrs. Kissel |
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Jack Ong as Mr. Won Lung |
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Jean Shepherd as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice) |
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Cindi Verbelun as Orpheum Theatre Attendee |
| Directing | Bob Clark | Director |
| Writing | Jean Shepherd | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leigh Brown | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bob Clark | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean Shepherd | Novel |
| Production | René Dupont | Producer |
| Production | Gary Goch | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jean Shepherd | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Stan Cole | Editor |
| Camera | Stephen M. Katz | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Wyatt Knight | Stunts |
| Sound | Paul Zaza | Original Music Composer |