It Runs in the Family (1994)

Directed by

Bob Clark

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy film follows the Parker family during one summer in their hometown. The main character Ralphie gets into various misadventures while dealing with his parents and everyday life.

light-heartednostalgicwhimsicalcomedicwarmfamily-orientedrelaxedplayful

What happens

My Summer Story (originally released in theaters as It Runs in the Family) is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Bob Clark that serves as a sequel to his 1983 film A Christmas Story. Like the previous film, it is based on semi-autobiographical stories by Jean Shepherd, primarily from his book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash. The opening makes direct reference to the events of A Christmas Story, and the ending narration strongly parallels it; production delays forced most of the characters to be recast. Charles Grodin stars as the Old Man (Mr. Parker), Mary Steenburgen plays Mrs. Parker, and Kieran Culkin is Ralphie Parker. Shepherd provides the narration, just as he had done for A Christmas Story. My Summer Story was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 23, 1994. The film received mixed reviews and was a box office bomb, grossing $71,000 against a $15 million budget. Two sequels followed the film. The first, A Christmas Story 2, was released straight to DVD in 2012. The second, A Christmas Story Christmas, was released on HBO Max in 2022 and features most of the original cast from the original 1983 film returning. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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