Directed by:
Bob ClarkCinematography:
Reginald H. MorrisCast:
Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Scott Schwartz, Peter Billingsley, R.D. Robb, Ian Petrella, Zack Ward, Jeff Gillen, Colin Fox, Leslie Carlson, Yano Anaya (more)VOD (4)
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Set in a 1940s-era Midwestern town and told from the viewpoints of a seven-year-old boy, who only wants one thing for Christmas - a Red Ryder BB gun - the episodic tale chronicles not only his schemes to convince his mother and father to buy him one, but also offers a warmly nostalgic look into 1940s middle-class American life. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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I was wondering why this film has such high ratings, but that child's perspective on Christmas, especially a Christmas centered around one specific toy that isn't entirely safe, but mainly focusing on a family that's eccentric but not excessively so, makes it worthwhile. It's entertaining, it doesn't stop, and in the end, it has a funny and Christmas-themed conclusion. ()