<P> A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark , and based on Jean Shepherd 's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust : All Others Pay Cash , with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey 's Night of Golden Memories . A seasonal classic in North America , it is shown numerous times on television , usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System . Since 1997 , a marathon of the film titled `` 24 Hours of A Christmas Story '' has aired annually on TNT and / or TBS , comprising twelve consecutive airings of the film on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day each year . </P>
<P> A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark , and based on Jean Shepherd 's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust : All Others Pay Cash , with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey 's Night of Golden Memories . A seasonal classic in North America , it is shown numerous times on television , usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System . Since 1997 , a marathon of the film titled `` 24 Hours of A Christmas Story '' has aired annually on TNT and / or TBS , comprising twelve consecutive airings of the film on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day each year . </P>
when did the christmas story movie come out
when did the christmas story movie come out
1983
1983