WHAT: A Christmas Story (1983)
WHEN: December 17, 2025 1 PM & 7 PM
WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL
WHAT ELSE: pre-show music at 6 PM– a half hour earlier; short subject
HOW MUCH: $12/$10 advance or $10 for the 1 PM matinee
Advance Tickets: Click Here and select day and time (7 PM)
Set in 1940s Indiana, A Christmas Story is the tale of nine-year-old Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), who wants only one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and “this thing which tells time”(a sundial). Ralphie’s wish is dismissed by his mother, his teacher Miss Shields, and even a department store Santa Claus, all giving him the same warning: “You’ll shoot your eye out.” The film, told in a series of nostalgic vignettes by director Bob Clark (and based on the recollections of writer Jean Shepherd), has become an American classic, often airing continuously on cable stations for twenty-four hours just before Christmas. Here is your opportunity to see it theatrically on the MEGA-screen.
1983 vs. 2025 at the Pickwick Theatre
