"The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s."
Melinda Dillon
as Mother
Darren McGavin
as The Old Man
Peter Billingsley
as Ralphie
Jean Shepherd
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Ian Petrella
as Randy
Scott Schwartz
as Flick
R.D. Robb
as Schwartz
Tedde Moore
as Miss Shields
Yano Anaya
as Grover Dill
Zack Ward
as Scut Farkus
Jeff Gillen
as Santa Claus
Leslie Carlson
as Christmas Tree Man
Jim Hunter
as Freight Man
Patty Johnson
as Head Elf
Drew Hocevar
as Male Elf
David Edward
as Kid with Goggles
Dwayne McLean
as Black Bart
Helen E. Kaider
as Wicked Witch
John Wong
as Chinese Father
Johan Sebastian Wong
as Waiter #1
Fred Lee
as Waiter #2
Dan Ma
as Waiter #3
Rocco Bellusci
as Street Kid
Tommy Wallace
as Boy in School
Court Benson
as Pierre Andre (uncredited)
Leigh Brown
as Red Hatted Curly Haired Woman in Line for Santa (uncredited)
Bob Clark
as Swede (uncredited)
Giada Dobrzenska
as Little Girl at Parade (uncredited)
Dave Duff
as Firefighter (uncredited)
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio
as Boy visiting Santa (uncredited)
Gary A. Jones
as Christmas Shopper (uncredited)
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
as Crowd person (uncredited)
Don Geyer
as The Scarecrow (uncredited)
Kathryn Hayzer
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
John Kennedy
as Fire Chief at Schoolyard (uncredited)
Bill Kravitz
as Billy (uncredited)
Julie Matthews
as Caroler (uncredited)
Christine Powrie
as Screaming Girl on Slide After Ralphie (uncredited)
Quinn Smith
as Flagpole Bully Sudent (uncredited)
Director
Producer
Novel
Stan Cole
Editor
Screenplay
Paul Zaza
Original Music Composer
Reginald H. Morris
Director of Photography
Mark S. Freeborn
Set Decoration
Carl Zittrer
Gavin Mitchell
Art Direction
Mary E. McLeod
Costume Design
Reuben Freed
Production Design
Carmi Gallo
Assistant Art Director
Steven Cole
Sound Effects Editor
Ken Brooke
Makeup Artist
Marilyn Stonehouse
Production Manager
Martin Malivoire
Special Effects
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Harald Ortenburger
Camera Operator
Kenneth Heeley-Ray
Post Production Supervisor
Mike Fenton
Marci Liroff
Ken Goch
First Assistant Director
Linda Kemp
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gordon Langevin
Assistant Camera
Blanche McDermaid
Script Supervisor
Gudrun Christian
Assistant Sound Editor
J. Tracy Budd
Property Master
James D. Brown
Hairstylist
Chris Holmes
Gaffer
Wayne Griffin
Dialogue Editor
Joe Grimaldi
Sound Recordist
David Appleby
Neil Grieve
Assistant Editor
David Evans
Ron Gillham
Key Grip
Sound Supervisor
Janice Kaye
Unit Publicist
Joanne Jackson
Production Accountant
Shin Sugino
Still Photographer
Stephen R. Sheridan
Color Timer
Alan Bernard
Sound Mixer
Suzanne Lore
Production Office Coordinator
Richard Cadger
Ann Heeley-Ray
Tom Hanrath
René Dupont
Gary Goch
Associate Producer