Babe Sargent

Matt Dillon plays a young Jean Shepherd (author and narrator of A Christmas Story). Through Matt, Shep tells several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.

A factory worker escapes the drudgery of his job for a weekend when he wins a free skiing trip to a New Hampshire resort.

A curmudgeonly resident of a hospital makes trouble for the staff as he plots his escape.