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 is yet another celebrity sibling, Christian Culkin.
Jean Shepherd himself narrates, as he did in the earlier film, while the direction is in the hands of
A Christmas Story's
Bob Clark. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide