It Runs in the Family

"In 'A Christmas Story' Ralphie raised the roof. This Summer, the whole family is bringing down the house."

Sep 23 1994 PG 1h 25m
Comedy, Family

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.

Plot

In this second sequel to A Christmas Story (1983), it is now summer in the Parker family and the usual number of events is happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly neighbors (the Bumpuses) while eagerly awaiting the discovery of the perfect fishing spot, and Mother is attempting to collect all of the pieces of a glass china set at a local movie theater.

Written by

Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, Bob Clark

Directed by

Bob Clark

Cast

Charles Grodin, Kieran Culkin, Mary Steenburgen

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
My Summer Story (1994) Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,966
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
45
Popularity
NA