 A Christmas Story 1983  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R.D. Robb, Leslie Carlson, Zack Ward, Tedde Moore, Yano Anaya, Jim Hunter, Jeff Gillen, Patty Johnson, Jean Shepherd, Helen E. Kaider
Nine-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants a Red Ryder BB-gun for Christmas more than anything else, but he encounters all sorts of opposition to the idea, especially from his mother (Melinda Dillon). A warm, hilarious, nostalgic film, in particular for anyone who had grown up in the Midwest during the 1940's. Narrated by Jean Shepard who also wrote the novel on which it was based.
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The Toy 1982  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Ned Beatty, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Annazette Chase, Virginia Capers, Don Hood, Tony King
When Eric Bates (Scott Schwartz) visits his father U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason), the millionaire takes his lonely son to a department store and offers the precocious boy anything he wants. Eric chooses a store janitor, Jack Brown (Richard Pryor), and takes the man home as his new "toy." But roles reverse as Jack gradually teaches Eric empathy for others and becomes his devoted friend.
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