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A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)

A Christmas Story Christmas poster
Directed by
Clay Kaytis
Genre
comedy film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 166 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Ralphie Parker, now an adult and struggling novelist, returns to his childhood home in 1973 after his father dies. He tries to create a magical Christmas for his own family while dealing with the loss.

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What happens

A Christmas Story Christmas is a 2022 American Christmas comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis from a script by Nick Schenk. It is a direct sequel to the 1983 film A Christmas Story, ignoring the events of the prior sequels My Summer Story and A Christmas Story 2. Peter Billingsley reprises his role as Ralphie Parker alongside Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R. D. Robb, and Zack Ward. Additionally Erinn Hayes, River Drosche, and Julianna Layne play Ralphie's wife and children, with Julie Hagerty in the role of Mrs. Parker. The film follows Ralphie Parker, now an adult and a struggling novelist, who returns to his childhood home in Hohman, Indiana in 1973 following the death of his father, the Old Man, to deliver a magical Christmas for his own family. Principal photography began in late February 2022 in Hungary and Bulgaria. A Christmas Story Christmas was released in the United States on November 17, 2022, by Warner Bros. Pictures on HBO Max. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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