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The definitive guide to everything fans want to know about A Christmas Story shares the inside story behind the film's production, release, and unlikely ascent to the top of popular culture. From Jean Shepherd's original radio broadcasts to Bob Clark's 1983 sleeper hit film and beyond, A Christmas Story has become a beloved Yuletide tradition over the last three decades. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of its theatrical release, this is the untold story of the making of the film, and what happened afterwards. Ralphie Parker's quest for a Red Ryder air rifle didn't end with the movie's release; the tale inspired massive VHS sales, a Broadway production, and a mountain of merchandise. Complete with rare and previously unreleased photographs, now fans of the movie and film buffs alike can lean all they didn't know about the timeless classic.



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Caseen Gaines

Caseen Gaines is the author of Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way, which will be published in May 2021 by Sourcebooks.His previous books include We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy (Plume, 2015) , which was featured by NPR, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Tonight, People Magazine, and other media outlets worldwide. He is also the author of The Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History (Insight Editions, 2017) , which was produced with the participation of The Jim Henson Company. Gaines's first book, Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse (ECW Press, 2011) , received a Silver Medal at the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Its follow up, A Christmas Story: Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Classic (ECW Press, 2013) , includes a foreword from Wil Wheaton.He has written for Rolling Stone, The A.V. Club, and Decider, among other publications. He can be found on social media @caseengaines.



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