Movie connections for
A Christmas Story (1983) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976) (TV)
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982) (TV)
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (1983) (TV)

Followed by

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) (TV)
It Runs in the Family (1994)

Remake of

The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976) (TV)
 -  "A Christmas Story" is a remake (same story/storyline) of "Phantom of the Open Hearth"

References

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
 -  While Ralphie and Randy are waiting in line for Santa, people dressed as the wicked witch and tinman greet them
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
 -  In both movies, Melinda Dillon is a Mom who prepares a meal for her family and in each case, a member of her family uses her mashed potatoes to make a structure of some kind
Annie (1982)
 -  When Grover Gill is bullying the kids, he says "Alright, who's next" in exactly the same way that Annie did when fighting the boys over the dog Sandy

Referenced in

"Growing Pains: A Christmas Story (#1.12)" (1985)
 -  title reference
Home Alone (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (#4.1)" (1991)
 -  Crow: "It's a super-secret, double-dog entry."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Monster A-Go-Go (#5.21)" (1993)
 -  Crow: "My brother and I looked like two ticks ready to pop!"
"Step by Step: Christmas Story (#3.11)" (1993)
 -  episode title reference
Lost Vikings 2 (1994) (VG)
 -  The level names form the sentence "Be sure to drink your ovaltine" from A Christmas Story
The Flintstones (1994)
 -  Toward the end, when Wilma is breaking things in the house, one item is a "leg lamp".
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
 -  Harry is dared to stick his tongue on the chairlift pole and it becomes stuck.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)
 -  Mike: "A Daisy repeating red rifle! Thanks, Dad!"
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) (V)
 -  Max wishes for a snowboard with a really long name, just like Ralphie wanted the BB gun with the long name.
"Futurama: A Bicyclops Built for Two (#2.13)" (2000)
 -  Leela speaks of a "kid with a BB gun" when she's talking about people with one eye. Ralphie in this movie wants a BB gun for Christmas, but everyone tells him, "you'll shoot your eye out" and he does, sort of.
The Laramie Project (2002)
Retarded Animal Babies (2003) (V)
 -  In RAB7 Cat wants a red rider BB gun for christmas just like the kid in A Christmas Story,Also they talk about it in RAB5
Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2003) (V)
 -  Buttercup's description of the air rifle she wants for Christmas, and Princess' response, are taken almost word-for-word from this film.
Elf (2003)
 -  snowball fight appears to be a reference
Secret Santa (2003) (TV)
Sonikku hiirôzu (2003) (VG)
 -  Dr. Eggman says an exact line from it.
The Break-Up (2006)
 -  Addie tells her kid to take the soap out of his mouth saying, "we'll save that for when you're 12." This is a clever nod to the Christmas classic starring Peter Billingsley, her husband in this film.
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006)
 -  Peter Billingsley movie mentioned
Black Christmas (2006)
 -  The leg lamp can be seen in the sorority living room.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
 -  Also in the sequence while leaving the house
Reign Over Me (2007)
 -  Discussion of a broken lamp (Melinda Dillon played the mom who broke the leg lamp in A Christmas Story)
The Simpsons Game (2007) (VG)
 -  The ice sumo Comic Book Guys say "I can't get up. I can't get up!" just like Randy in this movie when they are knocked down.
"Psych: Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy (#2.10)" (2007)
 -  Buzz is given an air rifle and Gus says he is going to shoot his eye out. In A Christmas Story, the kid wants a toy rifle but is told he will shoot his eye out.
Munch (2008)
 -  The last voiced line is a dedication to 'A Christmas Story' and director Bob Clark, who had just past away.
"Saturday Night Live: Tim McGraw/Ludacris/T-Pain (#34.9)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by Mark Payne
Clarkworld (2009)
 -  Bob Clark's Holiday film classic
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.13)" (2009)
 -  Conan mentions it.

Features

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Featured in

A Hollywood Christmas (1996) (V)
 -  extended clips and brief discussion
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997) (TV)
Retarded Animal Babies (2003) (V)
 -  Cat is watching A Christmas Story on TV
Another Christmas Story (2003) (V)
 -  Documentary
Daisy Red Ryder: A History (2003) (V)
 -  clips
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006)
 -  clip
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Shown during the In Memoriam tribute (Bob Clark)
Clarkworld (2009)
 -  Documentary about life & death of Director, Bob Clark.

Spoofs

Peter and the Wolf (1946)
 -  When Toady and the bully were attacking Ralphie and his friends, and Ralphie was describing their yellow eyes (just like animals), the music of Peter and the Wolf played, and the bully's description (yellow eyes) resembled a wolf.

Spoofed in

Jingle All the Way (1996)
"Futurama: Xmas Story (#2.8)" (1999)
 -  this episode spoofs the film in several ways: the title is similar, Santa Claus laughs slowly and ominously, and the music as the end credits roll is the same
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) (TV)
Hoodwinked! (2005)
 -  Twitchy mispronounces Dynamite the same way The Old Man mispronounces Fragile and then says "Must be Italian" just like in A Christmas Story
"How I Met Your Mother: How Lily Stole Christmas (#2.11)" (2006)
 -  "But I didn't say Grinch"/"But I didnt say fudge" gag.
Epic Movie (2007)
 -  When Lucy gets to Narnia, she sticks her tongue to a pole and says, "Stuck. It's stuck. Stuck!"

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