My Summer Story (1994)

The unforgettable outrageously off-beat family of A Christmas Story is back and summertime will never be the same. It s going to be a hot summer at the Parker house and not just because of the temperature! First Dad (Charles Grodin) is forced to start a war with the new neighbors when their antics and outhouse prove too much for him. At the same time young Ralphie (Kieran Culkin) engages in a battle of his own a championship spinning top challenge with the local bully. Not to be left out of the fray Mom (Mary Steenburgen) becomes the first family member ever to spend time in the pokey after she leads the great gravy boat rebellion in retaliation for being scammed out of a new dinnerware set. But through all the many mishaps of the summer there is one bright spot Ralphie gets his initiation into manhood when he and Dad embark on a fishing trip to search for the world s most elusive pollution-loving trophy fish the crappie. Sweet sunny and filled with smiles (Patrick Stoner Flicks PBS) My Summer Story is great entertainment for the whole family.System Requirements:Run Time: 109 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 027616152343 Manufacturer No: 15234 Product Description

Pleasurable. Family oriented entertainment.

The story of the Parker family continues. My family enjoyed this film, though not as much as the infamous Christmas story. From the blasting music to the early morning fishing, they related to the turn of events in the story just as if it had happened to them. May 19, 2008

Another touch of the midwest by Jean Shepherd

If you enjoyed "A Christmas Story", you'll love this story too. Different actors, same Jean Shepherd midwestern humor. Shepherd has a knack for telling the story of his childhood upbringing that is both nostalgic and humorous. Being a midwesterner myself, these stories are about as real as it can get.

Now if you can find it, try to also see "The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters." It too is a Jean Shepherd classic that you do not hear much about because it was made for TV. If you can find it, get it. I was lucky enough to find it, and it is as much a holiday tradition for us (In this case Independence Day) as "A Christmas Story" is at Christmas time.

Thank you Jean Shepherd for bringing back our childhood with good humor and in good taste. January 14, 2008

This movie is ok!

I saw this movie some years ago..it seemed better then than now. It was till funny in parts. Grodin overacts and is literally the worse actor in the movie... December 28, 2007

Great movie

Well-I think all the other reviewers have already said it.....a great movie, and finally on DVD. Any Jean Shepherd fan will enjoy it as well as any Christmas Story fan. And did you know the movie 'Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss' is also a Jean Shepherd movie...a continuation of Ralphies Life in his teenage years. Now-when will that one be out on DVD?? October 5, 2007

worthy successor

This movie tells the story of the summer after the events in "Christmas Story". I didn't expect it to be as good as the first movie, and it isn't, but this film has a lot of good moments of its own. No, Ralphie doesn't get his eye shot out, but he does get shot somewhere else in a moment of real hilarity.
Then there are the hillbilly neighbors (remember the dogs? they're ba-ack!). I,m still not sure why their back porch concealed a huge pool of mud, but we get some funny moments out of that. Charles Grodin as the Dad gives a different version than Darren McGavin, but funny in its own right, especially when gleefully shouting "son of a bitch" at the neighborhood cop.
Mary Steenburgen gives a really wild performance as the mother, especially in the tale of the gravy boats.
Kieran Kulkin is very good as Ralphie, but Christian Kulkin gives a good performance as the kid brother, especially in the scene where he shoots Ralphie in the somewhere else. for a part that is mostly mute, he still manages to steal a few scenes with just a handful of facial expressions.
If you loved "Christmas Story" you'll like this movie





May 26, 2007

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