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It Runs in the Family (My Summer Story) (1994)

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Release Date: Sep 23, 1994 Wide

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My Summer Story is the video title for It Runs in the Family. Based on the writings of humorist/raconteur Jean Shepherd, the film was the long-awaited sequel to the 1984 "sleeper" A Christmas Story. Set in the 1940s, the story is told from the point-of-view of Ralphie Parker (Kieran Culkin), who watches in bemusement as "The Old Man" (Charles Grodin) carries on a long-running feud with their hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpus family. Mary Steenburgen is cast as Ralphie's ditsy mom. Also appearing

PG, 1 hr. 25 min.

Comedy, Kids & Family

Directed By: Bob Clark (III) , Bob Clark

In Theaters: Sep 23, 1994 Wide

On DVD: Aug 1, 2006

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Charles Grodin
The Old Man
Mary Steenburgen
Mom
Kieran Culkin
Ralphie Parker
Christian Culkin
Al Mancini
Zudoc
Troy Evans
Gertz
Roy Brocksmith
Assessor
Bernard Canepari
Neighbor #1
Frank Collison
Floyd Bumpus
Robert Dickman
Clovis Bumpus
Wayne Grace
Emil Bumpus
Whitby Hertford
Lug Ditka
Ida Lee
Grandma Bumpus
T.J. McInturff
Grover Dill
Tedde Moore
Miss Shields
Michael Mott
Fisherman
Dick O'Neill
Pulaski
Jack Ong
Mr. Won Lung
William Preston Robertson
Grandpa Bumpus
Antonia Rey
Gypsy Woman
Glenn Shadix
Leopold Doppler
Darwyn Swalve
Big Dickie Bumpus
Scott Thomson
Delbert Bumpus
John Voldstad
Ace Bumpus
Jean Shepherd
Narrator
Ken West
Neighbor #3
Chris Owen
Scott Farkus

Critic Reviews for It Runs in the Family (My Summer Story)

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Pleasant and often amusing without ever recapturing the charm of A Christmas Story.

August 16, 2006 Full Review Source: FulvueDrive-in.com

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Chuck O'Leary

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Somehow this movie almost entirely revolves around the phenomena known as "tops". It's very similar to A Christmas Story without the christmas element. There's another obsession, almost sexual, with an inanimate object that is so overdone that it gets annoying really fast. The child acting is obviously better, almost

March 17, 2010

Conner Rainwater

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THIS is what they consider to be the sequel to one of the absolute best Christmas movies of all time: "A Christmas Story". The worst possible 'sequel' they could've possibly made.

September 14, 2009