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Dec 7, 2017 · A hard lesson, to be sure. But then, A Christmas Story is chock full of such barbed, hard-earned wisdom. Far from sugar-coating its seasonal truths, a franker consideration of this heartwarmingly nostalgic, Middle American Christmas reveals deliciously bittersweet depths to its chortling cheer.
Nov 30, 2016 · It hasn’t been since 1983, the year of A Christmas Story —the now classic film about nine-year-old Ralphie Parker’s thwarted desire for a forbidden Christmas present: an official Red Ryder...
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- Although Set In Indiana, A Christmas Story Was Filmed In Cleveland And Toronto. The events of A Christmas Story all take place in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, but the movie was actually filmed in two different cities, neither of which were in the Hoosier State.
- All Of The Snow In A Christmas Story Had To Be Made For The Production. Practically every exterior scene in A Christmas Story features snow-covered ground (or snow falling like in the final sequence), but there was one problem, there was no snow in the forecast in Cleveland.
- Bob Clark Initially Passed On Peter Billingsley Because He Thought The Actor Was Too Obvious Of A Choice For Ralphie. It is hard to imagine anyone but Peter Billingsley taking on the role of Ralphie in A Christmas Story, but that was almost the case.
- The Hilarious Flagpole Scene Was Pulled Off Thanks To A Hole And A Vacuum Tube. The triple-dog dare flagpole scene is not only one of the most memorable scenes from A Christmas Story, it’s also one of the most iconic moments in the history of cinema.
- All Three Leg Lamp Props Were Broken On Set. Since the leg lamp has become such an iconic image not just for A Christmas Story, but Christmas in general, many people would love to have their own lamp for the holiday season.
- A Second Fantasy Scene With Black Bart Was Cut. Many scenes in A Christmas Story are fondly remembered, but among these scenes is the fantasy sequence.
- The Success Of Porky’s Allowed A Christmas Story To Be Made. While A Christmas Story is a heartwarming tale that the entire family can enjoy, Bob Clark’s previous film was not.
- Bob Clark Thought Of The Film While Picking Up A Date. Filmmakers often have odd inspirations for why they make a film, but Bob Clark actually thought of A Christmas Story while he was picking up a date.
A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on the 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd, with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters.
The movie’s high point comes at Christmastime, when Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) goes to visit Santa Claus. Visits to Santa Claus are more or less standard in works of this genre, but this movie has the best visit to Santa I’ve ever seen. Santa is a workaholic, processing kids relentlessly.
Based on the childhood memoirs of radio humorist Jean Shepherd about growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s, A Christmas Story is as heartwarming and nostalgic as its title suggests. Like many Christmas-themed movies, it offers no insight into the true meaning of Christmas, but it brims with insight into the human condition — particularly the ...
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