
A Christmas Story(1983)
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.


“How far would you go to score the ultimate gift?”
In suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

Neil Patrick Harris
Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator

Winslow Fegley
Jake Doyle

Steve Zahn
John Doyle

June Diane Raphael
Kathy Doyle

Bellaluna Resnick
Lizzy Doyle

Sophia Reid-Gantzert
Annie Doyle

Che Tafari
Mikey Trotter

Santino Barnard
Evan Olsen

Max Malas
Jeff Farmer

Brielle Rankins
Tammy Hodges
8-Bit Christmas is a family, comedy, fantasy film released in 2021 exploring themes of video game, holiday, christmas tree, nostalgic, suburban chicago, christmas. Directed by Michael Dowse, it stars Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, Steve Zahn. In suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.
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