The 1983 film “A Christmas Story” has become one of the most beloved holiday classics of all time. The reason: Jean Shepard’s story, the film, the casting, the writing — is all timeless. But film is truly a snapshot in time because all actors, voice actors, do evolve and change. And so it is with “The Christmas Story” — which celebrates its 30 year…an occasion for four of the movie’s cast members to get together on Good Morning America. MUST VIEWING FOR MOVIE FANS:
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.