The 1983 film, an adaptation of Jean Shepard's memoir of a boy in the 1940s, was set in Indiana but largely filmed in Ohio. The movie starred Peter Billingsley as Ralphie Parker, a young boy determined to get a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas .
The film was a modest theatrical success, but critics loved it. It eventually joined " It's a Wonderful Life " and " Miracle on 34th Street " as a Christmas cult classic. "It's a film about being a kid and looking back," said Brian Jones , who owns the house where the movie was shot and the neighboring museum dedicated to the film.
Full Story: 'Christmas Story' fans celebrate film's 25th year (AP)
The film was a modest theatrical success, but critics loved it. It eventually joined " It's a Wonderful Life " and " Miracle on 34th Street " as a Christmas cult classic. "It's a film about being a kid and looking back," said Brian Jones , who owns the house where the movie was shot and the neighboring museum dedicated to the film.
Full Story: 'Christmas Story' fans celebrate film's 25th year (AP)
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