A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) | MOVIE REACTION

[@LuisM1416]

I have no shame. I have a lamp leg in my living room window. I put it out every Christmas.

[@theruzzmon1066]

Be proud. That's a major award

[@hawkeyegeorge]

​@theruzzmon1066 a major award like this needs to be left out year round. People need to know!

[@mikemckague9506]

I need to get one lol

[@stephenmiller2544]

Thats badass, if I had one I'd do the exact same thing.

[@stephenhornback9051]

I have one too... and my neighbors always look forward to seeing it every year... lol

[@hisdudeness8328]

Ralph’s dad working on the furnace sounds exactly like all the times I had to work with my dad on a house project. The man wove a tapestry of obscenity that hung in the air over the house for weeks. 😂

[@michaelanderson5301]

A lot of people feel an error in this movie was the fire already burning in the fireplace before the family walked downstairs to open presents. I feel this was not an error, as the mom or dad woke up at 5 am or so, to use bathroom, and started fire to make the room cozy as he or she knew boys would be opening presents in a couple of hours.

[@keimtheactor1865]

Makes sense

[@theConquerersMama]

Like lots of us who only got a few hours if that of sleep before our kiddos are up.

[@lizardkingof1968]

Back then boilers were notoriously finicky and broke down often, fire places were still used more than less, to heat rooms 😉

[@caligirlmarti]

I think when mama came down to start cooking the turkey very early in the morning she started the fire in the fireplace.

[@GregorySnipe]

Who even spent a second thinking about this? It doesn't take deductive powers to realize someone got up and started a fire.

[@tionak]

The older I get the more I appreciate the parents because their comedic timing was great! I was lucky enough to have a silly dad so it was cool seeing that and I’m glad you shouted out the mom being the mvp because she really was.

[@monicamaza5843]

The leg lamp & santa's boot pushing him down the slide will always crack me up 😂

[@johnmguzman7491]

Exactly! Me too. Have you watched this movie more than once?

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Ho ho ho!

[@ButteredToast32]

As if Santa crushing his spirit wasn't bad enough 😆

[@rjbalbuena7789]

"His hands are part time jobs and they got work to do" goes so hard LMAO

[@Ksamp313]

Fun fact: In the Chinese restaurant scene at the end, nobody told Melinda Dillon (the Mom) what was happening, so her reactions were completely unscripted.

[@Terp311]

_……and there it is._

[@mamakat114]

Classic

[@SurvivorBri]

"Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense." My favorite line from the narrator. Also, the mom was played by Melinda Dillon. She was also the mom in "Harry and the Hendersons." I recall your reaction to that. She has the best laugh.

[@ornotgortwormiii8731]

She was also the mom in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and was in 'Absence of Malice'. She died in Jan '23.

[@michele36618]

That is my favorite line too 😂😂 I laugh out loud every time 😂

[@SurvivorBri]

@@ornotgortwormiii8731 yea I knew that but there was no need to mention those. I know J has seen Harry but I don't think he has seen the others. At least, he hasn't reacted to them.

[@theConquerersMama]

"not a finger" remains our kid friendly curse to this day since this movie came out. 😂

[@timlois]

Not a fing ah!

[@0okamino]

Darren McGavin delivers that line with such perfection. 🤣

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I had heard that the director and producers originally had wanted Jack Nicholson to play the dad. But for some reason either Nicholson wasn’t available or he was too expensive, and Darren McGavin ended up getting the role. But they later realized that McGavin was perfect for this role. They said, “He really WAS the old man.”

[@persephonebasilissa5109]

Tinkertoys are a building toy. Back in the day, they were Oreo-shaped wooden pieces with multiple holes for wooden rods to fit into. By the 1970s, the rods came brightly painted. Those are the ones I played with. By the mid-90s, the pieces were plastic. Those are the ones my kids played with.

[@lordofasketill9410]

This has been my favorite Christmas movie for years. I get a huge kick out of the cartoony cussing, the eloquent descriptions of childhood thought, the melodramatic acting in childhood imaginations, the showing of common school moments, the goofiness of some traditions, family spats, and American Midwest family tropes, ... all of it wrapped around Christmas.

[@jfwalden2105]

It's great how his mom said she turned the lamp off to save electricity and every other light in the house is on. 😂

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Lol I noticed that too 😂

[@lanolinlight]

I am a movie reaction junkie and I gotta say, this is the best channel out there. Equal parts hilarity, seriousness, original insights and-- the rarest of all-- _paying close attention_ . A lot of reactors superficially crack on movies, but you always seem to show respect for each film on its own terms, even when joking. 🙏🏾

[@willowfalls7528]

J dancing along with Jingle Bells is everything Christmas is and should be.

[@ThanxNo]

Will never not be funny to me that Bob Clark did both this and Black Christmas. Two stone-cold holiday classics that couldn’t be more different

[@tonycarlson9956]

She was basting the turkey when Ralph was crying about the shooting his eye out that is why the turkey was out of the oven.

[@tiffanywaldon4875]

A friend of mine saw that lamp in Walmart a few years ago. He glanced at it and his wife said, “Don’t even think about it.” 😂

[@JohnVinylGen]

I find it really funny that the girl that points outside where Flick is stuck to the pole tries to do it as covertly as possible to not seem like the class snitch and she still finds the whole thing funny because she has a smile on her face. By the way, when the father is outside looking at the lamp in the window, the guy that comes up to him and asks him what it is is the director of the film Bob Clark. Just a bit of pointless trivia. Merry Christmas everyone!

[@michaelanderson5301]

Pretty sure she was the one in the green hat when flick was freaking out at the pole. Only girl there with the boys. We knew a girl like her, in elementary school, who always played with the boys. We adored her as she was fun.

[@JohnVinylGen]

@@michaelanderson5301 I always thought it was the same girl but was never 100% sure. In the book she's actually a more prominent character.

[@nEthing4Her]

Holy moley I never knew that was Bob Clark that scene! I'll give you one in return - you might already know, In _Jaws_ the reporter on the beach is a momentary cameo by Peter Benchley - the author of the book the film was based upon. I remember reading that book as kid in the early 70's. Scared the hell out of me. I was 14 when it came out in theaters that summer and everyone in the place was terrified. When that head rolled, popcorn and soda went EVERYWHERE. I'll never forget it.

[@JohnVinylGen]

@@nEthing4Her Are you talking about the scene where Hooper, Richard Dreyfuss' character goes to investigate the destroyed boat and a head pops out. That scared the bejesus out of me as an 8 year old. Probably my first "jump scare".

[@nEthing4Her]

@@JohnVinylGen Haha yep that very one. I remember a few couples and singles leaving the theater immediately after that one, lol. And the bloody Kitner death was another one that left us all aghast. Prime theater cinema.

[@Terp311]

_25:33__ Mom’s a real one._

[@nEthing4Her]

R.i.P. Melinda Dillon

[@rebo2610]

Merry Christmas to all of you! The turkey might have been out of the oven for basting - spooning hot fat over it to help with browning.

[@MorriganAtwood]

The turkey thing is that for a lot of recipes, for the best taste, most even cook, etc you are supposed to let it rest for as long as you had it in the oven. It is not finished cooking yet until you have done that! There is usually gravy served with because even if the bird has cooled, the gravy is still hot!

[@stegwise]

Merry Christmas J, Blank, all the EOM families and the whole EOM family and all the copilots around the world!

[@christi776]

I'm 37, I've never seen this movie. I don't know how many times I've caught glimpses on TNT or TBS but I've never seen this movie. This reaction is probably the most I've ever seen of this movie consistently.

[@michaelnuzzo5698]

One of the problems with household electrical was that they used fuses that would be screwed in to the circuit. Not only could you put the wrong sized fuse in, you could put a penny in the back of the receptacle to keep the circuit live regardless of if the fuse popped. Given they could overload the circuit without the fuse popping, I can guarantee they've either got the wrong sized fuse or a penny in there.

[@stormtrooper9338]

Most of this movie was filmed in Toronto, Canada. The Chinese restaurant building is still the same today, and if you look in the window, you will indeed see the leg lamp in the location the family ate as a hommage to the film.

[@EShelby2127]

20:30 YUP, early toilets had the tank up above and a pipe to the bowl. You can see the chain a wood handle. It made a bigger flush, creating more water pressure.

[@Chefcorky]

Back in the day, the flush box was on the wall. And you pulled a chain above your head to flush.

[@Kronical69420]

I lived next to that Chinese food place for 10 years. No duck but great combo plates.

[@adamfisk9312]

There's nothing in the world like Chinese food. My family and I get it every Christmas Eve.

[@nikkimacaulay3831]

My absolute favorite Christmas movie an as I've gotten older an have my own kiddos i appreciate it even more, his mom not making the fight a big deal so the dad shrugs it off 😊 the dad being the one to get Ralphie the BB gun 🥺 it's so tender ❤❤❤

[@milostewart8738]

When I was a kid I saw the commercial for this movie when it was going to play on TV and thought it was going to be scary. I saw the wicked witch, Santa pushing him down the slide with his foot, and the kid getting his tongue stuck to the pole so I was freaked out. It wasn’t until I was in my twenties when I finally watched the movie and found it to be delightfully hilarious. It’s one of my favorite Christmas movies and I totally have a leg lamp that is out year round. 😅 Thanks for another awesome reaction!

[@endoraismygma]

I love reading all the Fun Facts in the comment section! I was a teen when this came out, my dad grew up in the 40s and we would crack up together watching this. Merry Christmas y'all!

[@reservoirdude92]

To J, Blank, and the rest of the EOM family, I wish the merriest, happiest, and most filling Christmas to you and yours! Very few better Christmas films than this iconic gem, that's for sure! Much love, as usual, from Windsor, Ontario 🇨🇦✊🏽

[@TheotheHusky]

Tell the pups I said Merry Christmas

[@animaldawg]

Those leg lamps are for sale at the house store across the street from it. My sons 3rd grade teacher was in this, at the top of the slide after Ralphie went down

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Lived inn the midwest most of my 52 years nab does this film nail the tone and dialog we who grew up in the Midwest all know far to well lol. Loved @EOM the reaction and discussion of it :)

[@stacycoy5437]

Fun fact the writer of this movie also wrote the original Black Christmas

[@raymondcronce6901]

The dude that was the narrator used to do a radio show. His name is Jean Shepherd, and his show is worth listening to he had a lot of good stories.

[@tionak]

He was also the guy in line who told Ralphie where the end was. Very cool cameo.

[@ahappyshow]

The entire story is based on Jean Shepard's story and childhood.

[@busimagen]

He also co-wrote the script and there are 4 more movies (titles are way too long to list) where the same family from this one are included (all also narrated by JS). On top of that, there is a 1994 sequel to this movie ("My Summer Story", none of this movie's cast), a 2012 sequel ("A Christmas Story 2" which ignores My Summer Story, also none of this movie's cast), and then a 2022 sequel ("A Christmas Story Christmas" which ignores both of the previous sequels, but includes most of the original movie's cast). The first 4 movies and the original "A Christmas Story" (this one, from 1983) are somewhat based on Jean Shepherd's own childhood.

[@busimagen]

Forgot to mention... I bought one of the JS movies from eBay, and the seller included all of Jean Shepherd's other movies along with it as a bonus! Best eBay DVD purchase experience I've had.

[@kyledubbya0925]

Flick in The Toy w/ Richard Pryor is GOATed

[@emmabauer1906]

Yeah, & Jackie Gleason.

[@busimagen]

LOL! He pulled out a British Knights reference. BK and Adidas high tops were big for a minute back in the day.

[@alexhaas9653]

A very Merry Christmas, J. To you, your lovely dogs and your loved ones. And to everyone here in the community. Btw, my English Bulldog Girl loves to see your dogs when we watch your reactions together 😊😊

[@adamfisk9312]

Hey bro. Merry Christmas. Glad you enjoyed this flick. My family has been watching it every year since I was a kid. And fun fact: That weird kid with the goggles in line to see Santa wasn't even in the script. He happened to be there while they were filming and the filmmakers thought it would be great to put him in the movie, lol.

[@damedamsel3300]

"I'm big Ralphie! They need to f**kin learn!!" 🤣🤣🤣✌️

[@TheBigLlamaShow]

6:50 the fact you double tapped the elbow before dropping it shows me we can be friends! We share a common bond! Lol

[@DankHillCometh]

The tree lamp is iconic, you can get mini leg lamps for your tree ornaments, they also have them every year in the Neca Toy section of Target and Walmart and you have mugs and cups with the leg lamp on them.

[@toomanyaccounts]

there is the christmas story house site selling them

[@angelavalentino5146]

You can not only buy the lamp, but also take a tour of the “Christmas Story” house. It’s fun, and cute, very nostalgic

[@toomanyaccounts]

you can stay at it. you can also buy the pink bunny suit

[@miraclefred]

Merry Christmas, J, Blank, and EOM family

[@ZacCostilla]

To this day, when I’m frustrated and don’t know what to say, I’ll shout out “NOTAFINGAH!”

[@J_Rossi]

I always used to imagine that even thought the movie doesn't show it to us, that Ralphie's da might have overheard Ralphie the first time he told his mother what he wanted. It could have happened after Old Man Parker had gotten up from the table and left the room saying that he was "running late already". That way the dad could have gotten it for him and wrapped it in secret.

[@toomanyaccounts]

it shows he was listening.

[@Castlependragon]

Not the B K's!!😂😂😂takin me back. Dunno if anybody said, but the toilet tank was raised and on a pipe. You pulled the chain to flush

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Merry Christmas Jay! Diggin that sweater, like those colors man. -Such a fun film that resonates in so many ways. The family dynamics, the holiday times, bullies at school…even the soap ! 😝it brings up a nostalgia that warms the heart.

[@devineone4849]

That house is in Cleveland Ohio and you can Tour it. There is a gift shop across the street with B B guns and different size leg lamps plus a lot other stuff you can buy. There is also a website Google Christmas story house.

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

Fun fact: Ralphie played in the movie Elf with Will Ferrell. He was the Supervisor elf that was always trying to help Elf find a dept that fit him.

[@EShelby2127]

This is based on Jean Shepard's radio stories and his novel: "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" - well worth listening to his "Christmas stories on KZbin just search "Jean Shepard Christmas"... btw Jean Shepard was also the narrator in this movie! A great voice to just sit/lay and listen to.

[@EShelby2127]

Merry 2 days after Christmas, *HAPPY NEW YEAR!* - JEAN SHEPARD SHOW: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKO8ZGZ9hrNpmqM

[@Dublin.655]

Merry Christmas all!

[@simoliz03]

Merry Christmas! 🥳

[@lordwalker71]

Peter Billingsley (Raplhie) has gone on to become a successful movie producer who works with Jon Favreau alot, they produced Iron man and Elf in which Peter made a cameo as Ming Ming the elf. The toilet tank is higher up, th3 chain is hanging down from it.

[@JohnVinylGen]

No way! Our Ralphie worked on Elf? lol. Nice.

[@theConquerersMama]

And yes, our family got one of those hoochie lamps immediately after this came out for our Christmas display. We lived on Christmas Tree Lane. One of those streets that decorate every year and people make a special trip to drive by. Over the years our displays dedicated to this movie became bigger and bigger but I still love the covert early years when it was an inside joke not on the lawn but in our actual front window.

[@ButteredToast32]

16:52 my man vibing to the Christmas music 😂

[@Kyle-rq7et]

Merry Christmas! We love you too J.

[@mildredpierce4506]

It's hard to believe that this movie is over 40 years old.

[@Ottawajames]

Is it?

[@ML-dz5ix]

Part 2 is titled “Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss”. It’s about their summer vacation. It’s on KZbin.

[@TRAVELLEROFWORLDS]

The acting and narration was top notch. Caught a marathon of the show on Christmas 🎁. *"You'll shoot yer eye out, kid!"*

[@hippiechic6772]

Hey J. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas . Your reactions and comments for A Christmas Story was top tier . Your facial expressions got me laughing so much... Flick's friends were cut throat . I am so glad I watched this here in your channel . Oh! A little fun fact.... the boy that played Flick in A Christmas Story 1983 had his film debut in 1982 with Richard Pryor in The Toy 1982 . Thank you J so much for your channel . 😊

[@timd.3837]

Back when I was growing up, there was nothing open on Christmas Day..... if you forgot to get something at the grocery store, you were checking with all your neighbors to see if they has extras you could borrow..... and if something like that happened..... it was Chinese food or bust..... as you had to rely on someone who didn't celebrate Christmas owning a business..... so that was basically your only bet for restaurants.

[@auntiecreeps1414]

Tinker toys was a bunch of colored wooden sticks and a series of round wooden blocks with holes for the sticks and kids would build things with them. They were a thing before Legos. All us kids in the 70s had them. I guess they were fairly new in the 50s.

[@thomasripley1548]

The dad was famous for playing Kolshak the night stocker....

[@JohnVinylGen]

He's plays Billy Madison's dad. I don't know him from much else.

[@emmabauer1906]

Kolchak the Night Stalker. Bob Clark had wanted Jack Nicholson for the part, but Darren McGavin was perfect.

[@thomasripley1548]

@emmabauer1906 yes loved that show, and I think was like a fill in show or something along those lines.

[@LowellUpchurch-pv1uk]

You're the man. You've admitted every time that you've seen a movie so when you say you haven't, I trust ya! I'll tell you what, though....Damn I wish you and those dogs a Merry Christmas. Thank you for the content you work hard to produce, and on top of that and being a genuinely decent person. Hope you and the dogs are well and stay that way. Much love and much peace

[@selfrealeyes]

The kid who got his tongue froze to the pole was also in "The Toy" w/ Richard Pryor & Jackie Gleason.😂

[@Neeneros]

So glad you reacted to my favorite Christmas movie🎉 Merry Christmas J

[@maddogmorgan70]

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄

[@dcamaraman939]

This mom is one of the best mother's in cinema history.

[@AmyC-j4p]

Merry Christmas ❤ Thanks for a wonderful year of reactions ❤

[@theruzzmon1066]

Oh, Fudge!

[@0okamino]

No, not that!!!!

[@EvanSchatz]

Only I didn't say fudge

[@nicholasjenkins6217]

Merry Christmas to everyone love the channel keep doing your thing brother . Thanks for all the laughs

[@Christian-g6q]

Favorite Christmas movie. I make sure to watch it every Christmas. Happy holidays J, I hope you and your copilots are having a good day and have an awesome start to the new year🎉.

[@SubterrelProspector]

Laughing my a** off at you having no patience for the little bro's whining. "Drop a elbow on him." 😂 This movie cracks me up and your commentary was fantastic. Merry Christmas! 🎅🤶🎁☃️❄️🎄

[@spencergrady4575]

Easily my favorite Christmas movie, and it's not even close.

[@Jack_10654]

Merry Christmas jay mate have a good one, love from the uk 🇬🇧❤

[@TheBigLlamaShow]

12:05 you know that this isn’t a house of belt whooping lol

[@gregkirby9059]

if home alone was made in the early 1980s he would have made a perfect Kevin

[@zeigbert1743]

My leg-in-a-stocking lamp is why I get outta bed in the morning.

[@johnhutchins4157]

Happy Holidays to you! Thanks for all of your hilarious takes on movies of all sorts!

[@mandersshmanders8402]

Merry Christmas y’all🎄Hope everyone’s day has been great!

[@everyonelovesmajima]

Scut Farkus was Bobby in Freddy vs. Jason. The director Bob Clark also directed another uplifting Christmas classic, Black Christmas.

[@jermainemartinez8282]

He was also in the baseball movie Ed and Resident Evil: Apocalypse

[@matt5415]

I’ll watch this a couple times each season. I pay attention to Santa for the whole scene. He has such great expressions! He’s maybe even overdoing it, trying to act around the costume.

[@MarkPiekacz-j4u]

The best Christmas movie ever.

[@Christian-g6q]

@@MarkPiekacz-j4u Damn right it is!!!

[@Lindy-s9c]

Hell yeah 🎄🎁🧑‍🎄👍

[@shallowgal462]

Of course! You have to pull the chain so the tank up at the ceiling will let the water down to flush the toilet. How else would you flush a toilet in 1939? You take the turkey out to baste it, to stop it from drying out, then back in to bake some more. And yes, it was _Die Hard 2: Die Harder._ The actor from _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_ who played the mom wasn't warned about the duck or its beheading so the director could get her natural reactions, which were priceless!

[@apmab4198]

Merry Christmas!!!!!

[@DaTooSweetWrestlingVideoPodaca]

Merry Christmas and God bless you my friend, much love!!!

[@dolandblanford4641]

Zack Ward played the bully, Scott Farkus. He also played the older brother in the bathtub scene in Freddy vs Jason.

[@gregkirby9059]

MERRY belated CHRISTMAS JAY!!!

[@noneyourbiz8886]

Yay! I made it to a Premier one for once. Love this channel. Merry Christmas to you and the fur babies.

[@miles1886]

Fun fact, this was filmed in Cleveland. You can still visit Ralphie's house.

[@JohnVinylGen]

I heard its a museum now dedicated to the movie.

[@miles1886]

@JohnVinylGen it is

[@MrVvulf]

You neglected the most important question. Is the leg lamp visible from the street at night?

[@JohnVinylGen]

@@MrVvulf Yes, I want to know too.

[@jimodonnell5330]

Merry Christmas J!! Love your vids!!!

[@philmakris8507]

Tinker Toys were a wooden modular construction type toy. Kind of like an erector set if you remember those.

[@dawggirl]

No joke, I was out on 12/23 shopping for gifts (yes, I am a born procrastinator and will always wait until the last minute). In a sports and film/television memorabilia store, they had a giant poster of "Flick" in this scene with the actor's autograph. It was pretty cool, and I almost got it for my brother - who would quote this movie religiously. But I held off for something a little more practical and cheaper.

[@zipporahlewis4908]

I wish Jay would've watched Almost Christmas I just love when he talks about Danny Glover and his knees

[@sharonjoan1970]

Yes! Love that movie🎅🎄🎅

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Merry Christmas, guys!🎄🎅🏼🎄

[@BigGator5]

"No, no! I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!" "You'll shoot your eye out, kid. Merry Christmas. Ho! Ho! Ho!" Merry Christmas! ✝️ 🙏 🎄 🎁 Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Zack Ward. Historical Fact: Red Ryder was a character from comic books and radio in the 1930s/40s, akin to popular western heroes like Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and the Lone Ranger. Gun Enthusiast Fact: Due to this film's popularity, the Daisy Rifle Company has started producing Red Ryder BB Guns for sale during the Christmas season. It has become one of Daisy's best selling rifles. Movie Magic Fact: For the scene in which Flick's (Scott Schwartz) tongue sticks to the flagpole, a hidden suction tube was used to safely create the illusion that his tongue had frozen to the metal pole. Author Cameo Fact: Jean Shepherd (author of In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash (1966) which forms the basis of this movie) is not only the voice of a narrator, but is also the irate man waiting in the Santa line at the department store. The woman standing behind him is his wife, Leigh Brown. Toy Enthusiast Fact: The doll in the store window is NOT AN ANNABELLE DOLL! Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) that appeared in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Her brother, Raggedy Andy, is similar to his sister, but he has a sailor cap and overalls. Automobile Enthusiast Fact: The people of Cleveland were incredibly cooperative during filming, donating antique vehicles from every corner of the city. These vintage vehicles helped to enhance the authenticity of the production design. During the filming in downtown Cleveland, the antique automobile club members whose cars were used were given a route to follow on Public Square. They were instructed to continue circling the square until otherwise instructed. Road salt was a major concern for the car owners and the cars were pressure-washed after each day's filming and parked underground beneath the Terminal Tower. Fixer Upper Fact: In 2005 the original home used for the exterior shots of the family home was put up for auction on eBay, and avid fan of the movie Brian Jones purchased it directly from the seller for $150K. Jones then spent the following year restoring the home to the way it looked on screen. The exterior was completely restored and the interior was renovated to match the interior of the home shown in the movie (parts of the interior were actually filmed in a Toronto studio). On November 25, 2006, the home finally opened its doors as a tourist attraction. Jones spent close to $500K in preparation for this grand opening. In addition, he also purchased a house across the street and converted it to a gift shop and museum dedicated to the film and the house.

[@BigGator5]

I won't be able to make the live premiere. I have family here. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍

[@Christian-g6q]

Additional trivia: Comic book characters Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless were written to appear in this movie in one of Ralphie's fantasies where he'd save the former from the latter, but the fantasy scene was cut due to time issues. Both characters were still listed in the cast credits at the end of the movie. Peter Billingsley, the actor who played Ralphie, would later become an executive producer for the Iron Man movie and star in it and Spider-Man: Far From Home

[@Christian-g6q]

Further trivia: Yano Anaya, Grover Dill's actor, was in Van Halen's Hot For Teacher music video.

[@frauleinmona]

Who in the world would have thought that the Raggedy-Ann doll was the Annabelle doll? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@BigGator5]

frauleinmona ...You'd be surprised. The cultural rot is real. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍

[@psychoween]

On the 21st, my younger brother took me to see this, and Peter Billingsley (Ralphie) was the special guest and he did a question & answer session after the film and he had some very funny stories to tell about the making of the film. It was a great time! Merry Christmas! BTW, I also have the leg lamp, which stays out all year. :)

[@Kim-hc5si]

British Knight prints 😆☠️