1983 film by Bob Clark A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on the 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd, with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters. It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley, and follows a young boy and his family's misadventures during Christmastime in 1940. It is the first installment in the Parker Family Saga. 220,212 views on December 25, 2017 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Local-density approximation, Tiger Zinda Hai, Christmas, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Wiki link