"A Christmas Story Christmas" has a full trailer released.

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The much-loved Christmas film seems to believe that the lack of Christmas in its sequel is a problem that needs to be fixed.

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The new movie takes place in the 1970s, when an adult Ralphie goes back to his Cleveland Street home to offer his own children a perfect Christmas like the one he experienced as a child.

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You'll recall a lot of it from A Christmas Story, but adult Ralphie is now essentially instructing his children to avoid the department store Santa's face-punching.

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It makes sense for HBO Max to release a film that expressly states, "Here's some Christmas Story material," since A Christmas Story is comfort food and plays on TV nonstop during the holiday season.

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The 1970s will be the setting for the sequel, and an adult Ralphie will bring his family to his childhood house on Cleveland Street to give his children a fantastic Christmas just like he did when he was a youngster.

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Ralphie will reconnect with old friends from his youth, lay the groundwork for the timeless holiday classic, and come to terms with his grandfather's passing.

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Four other actors from the 1983 original will make appearances in A Christmas Story Christmas in addition to Billingsley: Ian Petrella as Randy, Zack Ward as Scut Farkus, Scott Schwartz as Flick, and R.D. Robb as Schwartz.

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Billingsley attributes his smooth shift to working behind the camera to the late Bob Clark, who was also the director of A Christmas Story.

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