Synopsis
It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully with, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpus, while eagerly awaiting the discovery of the perfect fishing spot, and the Mother is attempting to collect all of the pieces of a glass china set at a local movie theater.
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Cast
- Charles GrodinMr. Parker (The Old Man)
- Kieran CulkinRalph "Ralphie" Parker
- Mary SteenburgenMrs. Parker (Mother)
- Christian CulkinRandy Parker
- Al ManciniZudoc
- Troy EvansThe Old Man's fishing buddy
- Roy BrocksmithMr. Winchell, the Assessor
- Glenn ShadixLeopold Doppler
- Dick O'NeillPulaski
- Wayne GraceEmil Bumpus
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
Imagine Garrison Keillor narrating a series of Norman Rockwell paintings and you’ll have a very good idea of what My Summer Story is all about. Nostalgic and gently humorous, this sequel to 1983’s A Christmas Story continues the adventures of Ralph Parker in the prepubescent universe of bullies, parents, best friends, and no girls. - 50
USA Today
Recapturing magic proves elusive -- or maybe the late Darren McGavin was just irreplaceable -- in an OK follow-up to 1983's beloved A Christmas Story. [11 Aug 2006, p.15D] - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The sequel retains only vestiges of the charm and bizarre humor which made the original a surprise cult favorite. - 38
The Seattle Times
Unfortunately, everyone's trying too hard to recapture the original's wry tone, and Culkin lacks the gawky, impish charm that Billingsley brought to Shepherd's childhood alter ego. [06 Jul 1995, p.E1] - 25
Baltimore Sun
Derived from the folksy, avuncular works of Jean Shepherd, it's a movie in search of a story, characters and a reason to exist. In this quest, it goes 0 for 3. It's like watching Jell-O harden, then melt, only not quite so much fun. [23 Sep 1994]
