A Christmas Story - 25 Behind the Scenes Facts
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5 жыл бұрынIn this video about A Christmas Story, I'm going to share with you 25 behind the scenes facts about how this enduring holiday classic was made.
CLARIFICATIONS:
- Peter Billingsley was actually 12 years old during filming, but in the DVD audio commentary he mentioned he was 13, so that number was used in good faith that Peter would remember his own age correctly.
- All exterior shots of the house were filmed in Cleveland, but it should be noted that some other exterior scenes were filmed on location in Canada.
- The word "mall" was used out of habit due to the cultural association in America with Santas and shopping malls, but to be more accurate they filmed the Santa scene at an old department store called Higbee's.
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@FunFactFilms 5 жыл бұрын
For clarifications on facts #2 and 5, please check out the details I left in the descriptions.
@ZeroMass 4 жыл бұрын
That fight scene looks like queen st TTC street car hub in Toronto..
@nationalrocketleagueassoci4432 4 жыл бұрын
You forgot one thing, when Ralphie tackled Scott into toe snow, the snow was actually mashed potatoes (no kidding)
@kagemaru259 2 жыл бұрын
I always feel that the best part of this movie was how excited Dad was when Ralphie gets the bb gun. Dad was the only person that Ralphie didn't ask for it, give him the dreaded "You'll shoot your eye out" line and only one who listened to him despite not saying a word to Ralphie.
@charliewerchan7252 2 жыл бұрын
You got that right......that was something him and his dad shared.....dads always seem to be so intimidating to you, but when you find out theyre on your side, can be the feeling he got, like what he said, it was his best Christmas gift ever, and isnt it amazing, from the guy he feared the most....
@jamespgray6928 2 жыл бұрын
Dads somehow always know 😗
@dhenderson1810 Жыл бұрын
@@charliewerchan7252 Ralphie remembers his father's gift to him in the new movie "A Christmas Story Christmas".
@williamjones7163 6 ай бұрын
This has become one of my family's favorite Christmas 🎄 movies 🎬.
@jennifercook2856 4 жыл бұрын
Christmas is not Christmas without this movie. One of the greatest Christmas movies of all time
@e.b.1728 4 жыл бұрын
My family hates me at Christmas because I keep the TV on TNT for the Christmas Story 24 hour marathon. It ain't Christmas if this movie isn't on the TV!!!
@jennifercook2856 4 жыл бұрын
@@e.b.1728 That's hilarious because I would do exactly the same thing LOL
@larry-of9kh 4 жыл бұрын
I so agree, this is a real Christmas classic movie
@jennifercook2856 4 жыл бұрын
@Michael Richmond Jr oh no. Well I guess everyone has their preference. Happy holidays
@jennifercook2856 4 жыл бұрын
@Michael Richmond Jr oh I'm sorry.
@jongon0848 4 жыл бұрын
I love Jack Nicholson but Darren McGavin was absolutely perfect as the Old Man. He was hilarious, intimidating, relatable, & a very loveable character. Bob Clark has even said that even though Nicholson was interested in the script, McGavin was always his first choice.
@morganwildwood6168 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, I love Jack too but I feel he might've stolen every scene. He has such a powerful presence!
@k.j.paasche6523 2 жыл бұрын
I agree that Darren McGavin was perfect. At the time, I think audiences still associated Nicholson with "The Shining" (it came out 3 years prior) and would have found him too intense and dark for the role.
@dhenderson1810 Жыл бұрын
Also, if Nicholson was in it, you wouldn't see the old man, you would see Jack Nicholson. Also, Nicholson seems sneering in most movies, whereas McGavin captured the firm but fair father more.
@teriandjacobsworld Жыл бұрын
I agree 💯 I can't imagine Jack Nicholson playing the old man. Yes he's a great actor but he doesn't fit the part. RIP Darren McGavin 🙏
@georgevincent1834 Жыл бұрын
@@morganwildwood6168 Nicholson would've sucked. Too over the top.
@burtreynolds2969 5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad they didn't use Nicholson. Darren McGavin was perfect for that role.
@ALT-vs6qy 5 жыл бұрын
Crazy how that works out. Like they didn't want to use Ed O'Neil for married with children and that worked out too. Funny how that stuff works out.
@ericsumnicht7829 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@AdrianJayeOnline 5 жыл бұрын
agreed
@footofjuniper8212 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but how cool would it have been to see Nicholson in the scene where he says, "You used up all the glue...ON PURPOSE!"
@ffjsb 5 жыл бұрын
If Jack had done the part, it would've turned into a Christmas version of The Shining... Think of how many kids would've had Christmas induced PTSD...
@blindavocado 5 жыл бұрын
I love how Darren McGavin scats instead of using real swear words. It just makes this movie more awesome.
@blaws6684 4 жыл бұрын
Botta-feengahhh!!!!
@buckjohnson1119 4 жыл бұрын
B Laws 😂😂😂 Wouldn’t it be swell if that was all that came out of deniro’s mouth, in all his movies?
@barbarachieppo8290 4 жыл бұрын
@@blaws6684 not a finger
@blaws6684 4 жыл бұрын
Listen when the furnace has a klinker. He cusses jibberish through the whole movie though
@oonioomphs9440 4 жыл бұрын
Not a finger? Noddafingah!
@Zapp__Brannigan 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot one of my favorites: In that last scene at the Chinese restaurant, the Mother screams and laughs when she sees the duck still has its head. That was a real reaction from the actress as Bob Clark chose to leave her in the dark about the gag in order to capture her surprise when she saw the head for the first time. It works so well.
@blakeburton3137 5 жыл бұрын
For years I’ve thought Peter did such a great job acting/crying when he gets hit with the snowball and now I understand why. Such a great scene!
@steveng.willis618 5 жыл бұрын
Darren McGavin was my favorite in this movie. His expressions were priceless!
@crixxxxxxxxx 4 жыл бұрын
Weird department store kid is priceless.
@jsivco3sivco785 4 жыл бұрын
For 30 years, I thought that it was a GIRL !! It turns out that the kid with the aviator goggles is a boy.
@johnboehmer6683 4 жыл бұрын
There are countless little nuances to this movie, including this kid, that's what makes it so great!
@TikiKrissy 4 жыл бұрын
@@jsivco3sivco785 In the book it's a girl though.
@tomshiba51 5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha...I never noticed the Chinese restaurant owner hiding his face in the caroling scene until you pointed it out.
@juliefuraitor5610 5 жыл бұрын
tomshiba51 Me either! 😂
@cramirez3833 4 жыл бұрын
@@juliefuraitor5610 I noticed it, but I thought he was just putting his hands on his face in embarrassment. I like this better. A better time when nothing was offensive and people could all take a joke.
@juliefuraitor5610 4 жыл бұрын
C Ramirez Exactly. People are too PC today. Can’t take a joke without getting triggered.
@seanhalloran4286 4 жыл бұрын
tomshiba51 it’s even better: The asian actors who played the restaurant workers in this scene actually ad-libbed much of their own script, and came up with much of their own “broken english” mispronounced song lyrics for the Carols. They had such a fun time doing it that they asked if there was going to be a sequel they could be in.
@juliefuraitor5610 4 жыл бұрын
Sean Halloran 😂
@jeremiahallyn4603 4 жыл бұрын
Love this movie. Even though I've seen it countless times, I must watch it at least once every Christmas. I hope Hollywood never feels the need to remake this classic! Hard to believe it's almost Christmas 🎄
@MADMAX-vd8pr 4 жыл бұрын
Jeremiah Allyn there’s a a sequel ralphie gets a car in part 2
@jeremiahallyn4603 4 жыл бұрын
@@MADMAX-vd8pr I knew that. I meant I hope they don't update the original movie with new actors, and CGI, all that unnecessary crap.
@naturalpro2003 4 жыл бұрын
The live musical from last year sucked.
@sb4040 4 жыл бұрын
There was a re-make of this film. It was too terrible for words.
@naturalpro2003 4 жыл бұрын
@@sb4040 It was not a remake, but an "unofficial sequel" not really based on the original. In other words, it was not based on Jean Shepherd's work.
@jameshughes6049 4 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for Christmas eve on TBS....24 hours of A Christmas Story!!!
@sportsygirl8 4 жыл бұрын
I can't wait either!!! I love watching A Christmas Story at least twice on Christmas Eve.
@sportsygirl8 4 жыл бұрын
@VuDuVampirNinjaWitch That's awesome! Sounds like a nice tradition.
@jenntip 4 жыл бұрын
Yep...it stay's on the entire time! Do NOT touch my channel ;)
@kareneastman9695 4 жыл бұрын
@@sportsygirl8 Me too.:-):-DI watch it 3 or 5 times in a row.:-):-D:-O
@sportsygirl8 4 жыл бұрын
@@kareneastman9695 WOW! Sounds like you stay up pretty late watching. My streak was 2 and 1/2 times before I was tired and ready for bed.
@daughterofolaf 4 жыл бұрын
Aw, the scene where Ralphie beats up on Scott is great because his sadness feels so genuine. I always tear up when his mom comes and stops the fight and he cries. ❤️
@allenharper2928 4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the first time I ever got into a fight at 5 or 6. I can relate so HARD with this whole movie.
@victoria-su9uj 5 жыл бұрын
I watch this movie every year at night on Christmas Eve with my family! And we are about to watch it right now!
@wurly164 5 жыл бұрын
Our family too, it’s a tradition for us to watch the first one at 8:00
@ALT-vs6qy 5 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas!
@thomaskemer8109 5 жыл бұрын
Yea🎄
@mrbadhabit73 5 жыл бұрын
I've been to the actual house in Ohio where parts of the film were made.
@freedomring4813 5 жыл бұрын
Me too,every year
@taurnguard 4 жыл бұрын
The mom scream at the end when the duck's head gets chopped off was one of the best parts of the movie.
@walkergillette3918 4 жыл бұрын
really? the best, you're more weird than the kid in the department store
@Noneya2023 Жыл бұрын
My husband loves everything Randy says in this classic. “Hey kid…”. “I can’t get up! “. He especially loves Randy’s laugh when Ralphie comes downstairs in the bunny pajamas 🤣🤣🤣
@teresamanley7154 4 жыл бұрын
this is my favorite Christmas movie, and I wouldn't have wanted anything changed....thank you Darren McGavin for being the old man...you were the best one in it.
@invaliduser9397 4 жыл бұрын
The fact that Peter Billingsley still has the pink bunny suit is crazy
@morganwildwood6168 2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't you keep it if you had the chance? I sure would!
@citigirlcountrified1927 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if he made his kids wear it every year. What a family heirloom
@JasonNation72 4 жыл бұрын
"Deck the halls with bows of horry. Ra ra ra ra rah...." That Chinese restaurant scene slays me every year I watch it.
@IAMBENNYBLANCO. 4 жыл бұрын
Thee best Christmas movie ever. We luv watching it in Wakanda.
@bishopp14 4 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right! They'll never top this one and that's okay with me!
@JamesHarris- 4 жыл бұрын
Of all the classic Christmas Movies this one is right up there with the best of them.
@JamesHarris- 2 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@garfixit 5 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the most iconic movies of all time I love to watch it and it never gets old
@FunFactFilms 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Gary. It definitely is a classic.
@heidifedor 4 жыл бұрын
Jean Shepard always made cameos, as well as narrated all of movie adapted stories.
@davidprice5563 4 жыл бұрын
30 or so years to finally own it on DVD was well worth the wait.
@panowa8319 4 жыл бұрын
I first remember Peter Billingsley as "Messy Marvin" in the Hershey chocolate syrup commercial.
@howardkerr8174 4 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the few movies that was a classic the day it first hit theatres. Watching this I still crack up. My favorite scene is when Ralphie gets the boot from Santa. And need I say it? EXCELLENT VIDEO. The 1st "behind the scenes" video where I didn't already know the "facts" beforehand.
@missmandolinaa 4 жыл бұрын
After all my years of watching this movie I never realized the bearded man was Jean Shepherd!
@randomthings9926 4 жыл бұрын
Another fun fact: the mom, when the duck head was cut off, hwr reaction was real and she had no idea that it was in the script. Everyone else knew about it, though.
@nounclejesse 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact...I lived in Cleveland during the filming and my neighbor across the street had his '40 (or '41, can't remember) Ford in the movie. He was paid $25 a day to park his car on the street.
@S.E.C-R 4 жыл бұрын
Our all time favorite Christmas movie! The first watch of the year is Thanksgiving Day... 10 more days, I can’t wait!!
@ScanMan1967 4 жыл бұрын
I didn't even see this movie for a few years after it came out but it instantly became my favorite Christmas movie. I think it's because it reminds me so much of an old-time Christmas when I was a kid in the 70's. Where I grew up looked extremely similar to this movie.
@jayski9410 4 жыл бұрын
It always amazes me when I hear that this or that actor was not the director's first choice, yet now we can't imagine the film without them. I think I'm becoming a fan of second choices.
@johnathanwright8948 4 жыл бұрын
" Its a major award "
@carlspackler91 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah but what IS it???
@naturalpro2003 4 жыл бұрын
"Frah-gee-lay. It must be Italian."
@Rockhound6165 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this movie. My all time favorite Christmas movie. I not only own the deluxe edition DVD, I make sure I watch it on the loop on TBS every Christmas. My wife and daughter are lukewarm to it. Also, the house in Cleveland is now a tourist attraction and the owners make it look like the house, inside and out. Sadly, I had forgotten it was there on my trip to Ohio in 2012.
@FunFactFilms 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Studa!
@rocdeca77 4 жыл бұрын
I love this movie, it brings childhood memories and it has become a classic up there with the sand lot for all of us 80s kids!!!
@mindeloman 5 жыл бұрын
I was a kid in the 80's and my parents got this movie on vhs to watch with my grandparents. They would roar with laughter at this movie. My granddad would be holding his stomach in pain with tears running down his cheeks. I never got the humor. I was too young. I avoided the movie somehow for another 20 years. When i watched it again i couldn't control myself laughing so hard. What's so funny is there is nothing zany or outlandish here. It's too close to reality. I'm convinced the leg lamp had to have happened in real life. You can't make that stuff up. And i can't remember how many times in my life hearing "don't shoot an eye out." gene shepherd really captured a treasure of americana here. Yeah, and i remember my mom going to bat for me when i got into a fight at school one day. I knew i was going to get a whooping when he got home and i waited for his car to pull-in. Mom never said a word.
@FunFactFilms 5 жыл бұрын
Fun stories. Thanks for sharing!
@bigwillietheb 5 жыл бұрын
my mom is the only person I know who does not like this movie,
@caesar349 5 жыл бұрын
William B lol and my dad. He hates this movie. How could anyone not get the humor?!
@paperdain 4 жыл бұрын
True story, we would watch this movie every Christmas and everyone but my dad loved it. We could never understand why he got real quiet and left the room without saying a word when Ralphie broke his glasses. Fast forward to twenty years later when he goes in for laser surgery on his eyes to remove cataracts. The doctor asks him, "By any chance did you ever have an eye injury as a child? There was old scarring we were able to repair, but couldn't explain." Dad answers sheepishly, "I might have shot myself in the eye with a bb gun when I was 10." Apparently, he'd been hiding that fact from everyone for over 50 years.
@stevebutkovic3365 4 жыл бұрын
paperdain, too much... sorry, but I had to laugh!!
@johnnycochran6128 4 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh. Back in a time, long ago and far away when people had a sense of humor.
@kittygaillot2286 5 жыл бұрын
The dogs stealing and eating the turkey was one of the funniest scenes ever.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 5 жыл бұрын
I feel bad that's a real dog fight they instigated. I'm a dog expert.
@TheCaveman46 5 жыл бұрын
"Sunsabeechin Bumpases!" 😂
@stephanies6740 5 жыл бұрын
The music makes it even funnier
@melissacooper4482 4 жыл бұрын
That would be something my four dogs would do. And they're not hound dogs! 😂
@howardkerr8174 4 жыл бұрын
@@melissacooper4482 My sister's Dachshund did something similar: she ate nearly half a pot roast that was sitting on the dining room table while my folks were outside. She didn't eat again for nearly a week.
@kaiohhai8812 5 жыл бұрын
How did I never notice the guy laughing at the restaurant? lol. I need to watch this movie soon. Nostalgia.
@FunFactFilms 5 жыл бұрын
That’s part of the fun of doing these videos is the nostalgia trip. I’m glad you enjoyed it Kai.
@MontanaKat1912 5 жыл бұрын
I've seen this movie since I was a kid. I have never notices. Lol
@cgraham6 5 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was scripted cringing at the terrible singing. That's exactly how a Chinese person would probably sing that song.
@MelicaEighty8 5 жыл бұрын
I never noticed the laughing either even though I've been watching the 24 hour marathon of it from Christmas Eve to Christmas night for years
@kateburns9011 4 жыл бұрын
My teacher was Peter’s date to his senior prom. She always brags about it every Christmas season.
@FunFactFilms 4 жыл бұрын
Lol. Her claim to fame that she’ll never let anyone else live down.
@RUBIZEN 5 жыл бұрын
My family watches this movie right after Thanksgiving dinner. Sort of an official start to the holiday season.
@siriusgd4753 5 жыл бұрын
This became the best movie ever for Christmas!
@silasleeks2324 4 жыл бұрын
Who's ready for the 24 hour marathon?!! I know I am.
@barbarachieppo8290 4 жыл бұрын
I love it 😊
@totesmygoats-bq8mk 4 жыл бұрын
My mom just loves it! 🌲🛷🎄🎅🏼🤶🏼⭐️
@dixiegordon9162 4 жыл бұрын
I am. I look forward to seeing it every year....I love that movie!
@MsDisneylandlover 4 жыл бұрын
they sure will do that too i have it on dvd
@advancedhell42069 4 жыл бұрын
On TBS
@rynsmnsmovies 5 жыл бұрын
I still crack up at this movie. Love it.
@bigwillietheb 5 жыл бұрын
my mom is the only person I know who does not like this movie, can't understand why
@stevenroland7472 5 жыл бұрын
@@bigwillietheb I knew someone that didn't like it because the Adults acted over the top. I reminded him that the Movie is filmed from the perspective of Ralphie. So you see them as Ralphie saw them not as they really were.
@HardyGirl66 5 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Christmas Eve traditions, watching this movie and eating brownies.
@finchborat 5 жыл бұрын
I never knew the exact year the movie was set in, but I noticed while watching it last night during the marathon that the year 1940 was on Ralphie's decoder. My mom told me that Wizard of Oz was released in 1939 and after checking Google, I was right. I learn something new every Christmas regarding A Christmas Story. Such a classic!
@joanpashinsky-greve8760 4 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait till the day after thanksgiving all the Christmas movies are coming out in my house first one up of course A CHRISTMAS STORY can’t get enough of it🎅🏻🎄
@gregmiller9710 4 жыл бұрын
..why wait?!?..:D
@nobody-ly9ef 5 жыл бұрын
I just realized, with a sudden feeling of sadness, while enjoying your video that I failed to observe my yearly tradition of watching this most wonderful masterpiece of a film for the very first time in the handfuls of years since it first appeared on television a lifetime ago.
@freedomring4813 5 жыл бұрын
It might still be on....On demand.....if you have it.....its not to late
@deeds517 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best Christmas movies ever
@SirParcifal 4 жыл бұрын
P.S. my grandfather was EXACTLY like a father - and I miss him so much - a big kid!
@alejandrosool 4 жыл бұрын
I watch this movie every December 🤣
@MystressXOXO 5 жыл бұрын
As if I needed anymore reasons to love this movie. ❤️❤️ It’s just perfect.
@WrenFamFun 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine being the guy who got cast as the weird kid because he was actually weird
@GiveMeYourNachosButthead 4 жыл бұрын
It’s like the Banjo inbred hillbilly kid from Deliverance! I believe they found him out of random working at some place in Georgia, and liked him cause he naturally looked like an inbred hillbilly, lol. He got the job, and is still stoked on it! There’s a few interviews on KZfaq of him talking about his experience. Being the weird kid can pay off 🤪
@angeliquehammond2996 4 жыл бұрын
No wonder that scene was so authentic!! Everyone has a weird kid experience! 😂
@jongon0848 4 жыл бұрын
I always wondered who tf that kid was. I never got why he was in the movie but it was bizarrely uncomfortable & hilarious
@laurensvoboda5960 4 жыл бұрын
that is my dad!!!!!!!!!
@jongon0848 4 жыл бұрын
@@laurensvoboda5960 does he ever randomly turn to you and say "I like Santa..." or "I like the Wizard of Oz...I like the Tin Man"?
@dixiegordon9162 4 жыл бұрын
Now that's what I call fun facts. Love a Christmas story movie. I look forward to the 24 hour marathon every year.
@ticketyboo2456 2 жыл бұрын
Was it released in the movie theaters in America? It's weird it is completely unknown outside America if it was.
@dixiegordon9162 2 жыл бұрын
@@ticketyboo2456 not sure
@SurferJoe1 Жыл бұрын
Darren McGavin was a fine actor with no limitations except one: he could not exit a scene without being hysterically funny. Him going out of the shot- always with some determined purpose- is just priceless. The Old Man forever.
@SurferJoe1 Жыл бұрын
And how did no one discover until 1983 how brilliant he was with kids?
@powellmountainmike8853 4 жыл бұрын
I had been a Jean Shepherd fan for years before this movie came out. I had been listening to him on WOR since the mid 1960s, and had read his books. I already knew all of the stories which Shep spun into the script for the movie. I liked the movie too, and the fact that Shep was the narrator. I highly recommend it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. Jean Shepherd was probably the greatest humorist of the 20th century. I say humorist, not comedian, but humorist, in the vein of Mark Twain. He was a consummate story teller, who could keep you spellbound and amused by his tales.
@Ursaminor31 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly everyone was brilliantly cast. It’s flawless
@Dartman6 5 жыл бұрын
A Chritmas Story is a great film, but merely the tip of the Iceberg when it comes to Jean Shepherd. Jean was an amazing storyteller and writer. I grew up listening to him tell stories on radio as my parents used to tune in his show every night. He also made several PBS specials which are well worth looking up.
@newstarcadefan 5 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, if you look up Jean Shepherd's WOR shows...the funniest ones actually were his days in the Army.
@anndeefam 4 жыл бұрын
everybody should read and listen to his works.
@mando7851 5 жыл бұрын
This Is my favorite Christmas movie
@FunFactFilms 5 жыл бұрын
Nice! I'm glad that I could give you some facts about your favorite.
@thexwarrior143 5 жыл бұрын
The school in this movie was my grandpa's
@juliefuraitor5610 4 жыл бұрын
TheXWarrior No way? Really? A lil info please. Ty.
@bighuge1060 4 жыл бұрын
This was an extremely enjoyable video. Thank you. I don't know of any other Christmas movie that lends itself so well to an annual 24 hour marathon. No matter where you pop in, you're sitting there to watch.
@billace90 4 жыл бұрын
Such a classic. Unforgettable! Looking closely, I notice Persol has very similar eyeglasses in their line of products.
@beanman2981 5 жыл бұрын
I am watching this tonight because me and my family watch it every Christmas Eve Edit: thanks never had this many likes
@MikeR65 5 жыл бұрын
Daniel Treadwell now that’s funny!!
@chiefkookums9397 5 жыл бұрын
FRA-GEE-LEE....must be Italian...😎
@danielschneider1504 5 жыл бұрын
I always read 'fragile' that way, now
@stevenroland7472 5 жыл бұрын
@@danielschneider1504 Then I say "hmm must be Italian".
@cgraham6 5 жыл бұрын
@@danielschneider1504 Everybody I know, including myself, reads it that way now.
@forrestcreek1598 5 жыл бұрын
No honey, I think that’s says “fragile.”
@andrewpetik2034 4 жыл бұрын
8^{}
@juliefuraitor5610 5 жыл бұрын
I ❤️A Christmas Story!!
@ThunderingGames 5 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to everyone! Happiness, health & prosperity in the New Year!
@jamesbond9873 5 жыл бұрын
Aww fudge!
@juliefuraitor5610 5 жыл бұрын
Turkey Man “Only I didn’t say fudge. I said “the” word, the big one, the Queen Mother of dirty words, the f-- word” lol!
@bettywatts311 4 жыл бұрын
Turkey Man i
@sidgallegos7143 5 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this movie...my favorite!
@Paranormalin416 4 жыл бұрын
LOVE this movie...and as a Torontonian, I knew that was my city (the old red street cars, which use to be used until the 60’s, were a dead giveaway)!
@FunFactFilms 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you know your city well!
@TheLocutus70 5 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this Christmas classic right now.
@keaco73 5 жыл бұрын
I always wondered how they made his tongue stick to the pole. A vacuum, genius!
@PCCphoenix 4 жыл бұрын
2:23--Nice dramatic effect! ("What, are you gonna cry now?")
@makinoahcelloduo9008 4 жыл бұрын
This is the greatest holiday movie.
@jillhuddle7379 5 жыл бұрын
I watch this over and over and over from Christmas Eve to day after Christmas ....love it ... Merry Christmas , Happy New Year
@FunFactFilms 5 жыл бұрын
Same to you Jill!
@stevenflogerzi1955 5 жыл бұрын
"It was ...Soap.. Poisoning"
@zoomiesx3632 4 жыл бұрын
The goggle kid freaked everyone out even parents....Best movie ever though!!
@GaryTBuffalo24 4 жыл бұрын
I LIVE for this movie. It just would not be Christmas without it.
@DenitaArnold 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite Christmas movie
@TheRoadhammer379 4 жыл бұрын
1,476 times I have watched this movie, IMO its the perfect Christmas movie.
@thomasryan5736 2 жыл бұрын
Everybody should read Shepard’s short stories. Fabulous writing. This movie has parts of his stories. I used to read his stories every year for 10 years. That is how good they are. He would always refer to “the old man” and I always associated it with my dad. As I got older I realized that I am the “old man” now
@Axlenut Жыл бұрын
That Chinese restaurant scene still kills me. My whole family sings it when it comes on.
@AlastorAltruist1 5 жыл бұрын
The woman who played the mom was not told about anything about the scene in the restaurant with the cooked goose so her reactions are real
@resdog851 5 жыл бұрын
She appears topless in the movie Slapshot with Paul Newman. I watched it years later after watching A Christmas Story a million times and remember thinking "Oh my God! Thats Ralphies mom....and she is hot!"
@ohiosmartydempinkhat9684 5 жыл бұрын
I heard that too about that scene. She wasn't told about chopping off the ducks head. Awesome authentic reaction!!!
@chrisowens7873 5 жыл бұрын
26
@stevematz7354 5 жыл бұрын
Ironic that Melinda Dillion during filming was 43yrs old (10/13/1939 and Darren McGavin was 61yrs old (5/7/1922) Ralphie is supposed to be 9yrs old so The Old Man and Mother weren't youngsters when Ralphie was Born...LOL ! R.I.P. Darren McGavin (1922-2005)
@MikeR65 5 жыл бұрын
Daniel Treadwell not anymore!!
@nhmooytis7058 5 жыл бұрын
Much filmed in my hometown of Cleveland where there is a museum now in the house. I lived a few blocks from the school they showed.
@sb4040 4 жыл бұрын
Shocking how many people have no idea this movie exists. I've watched it every year at least once since 1988.
@cookingwithcarrus 4 жыл бұрын
This and Christmas vacation are my favorite Christmas movies Btw please do Christmas vacation
@juliefuraitor5610 5 жыл бұрын
My neighbor’s display a full size replica of the leg lamp in their front window every year for Christmas lol!
@gregcoates4305 4 жыл бұрын
So do I.
@juliefuraitor5610 4 жыл бұрын
Greg Coates 😎
@buckjohnson1119 4 жыл бұрын
Darren McGavin was perfect, in his part. Jack Nicholson - I’m glad he wanted too much money.
@majorpayne100 2 жыл бұрын
Jack Nicholson is into dark movies 🎥
@dhenderson1810 Жыл бұрын
Jack Nicholson being in this would have been as bad a miscast as if Gene Hackman had played the dad in "The Brady Bunch" (he was first choice for the role).
@buckjohnson1119 Жыл бұрын
@@dhenderson1810 Yes, to both commenters. He (Jack) did make some movies of endearment, but as you mention, is a dark character. He sealed that with the shining. My comment was meant to highlight, Darren McGavin. I always enjoyed his characters.
@dhenderson1810 Жыл бұрын
@@buckjohnson1119 Oh, McGavin is great in this. Missed him in "A Christmas Story Christmas" ( but then, he had passed in real life, so couldn't have been in it anyway). I love his outbursts with the radiator, and he was the one who got Kevin the BB Gun, even though he was the only adult he didn't mention it too.
@jamessancimino 5 жыл бұрын
Never miss this on TBS every Christmas..hope to go see the house someday.
@danielmarinucci9342 2 жыл бұрын
Me too. My sister went last month but didn't get any interior shots just the outside.😢
@vigal79 2 жыл бұрын
My very favorite Christmas movie. I’m glad they went with the actors they did. I still laugh at this movie, even though I’ve been watching it since I was a kid. And yes, I was a kid and the late 80s.
@rossw73 4 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact #26 - The house used for the movie in Cleveland has been restored to how it appeared in the movie (even the interior which was hardly used for filming)and is open to visit year round. You can purchase an authentic leg lamp there as well!
@roselanemable3141 5 жыл бұрын
Christmas Story is my favorite Christmas movie.
@bigwillietheb 5 жыл бұрын
I always like to watch when it comes on every year
@Mascotal 4 жыл бұрын
What a pleasure it was to be a kid in them days.
@jimmyj2563 2 жыл бұрын
The restaurant scene.. the duck..it’s smiling at us then whack of comes it’s head is absolutely gold.
@onceinabluemoon593 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting facts! This has always been one of my favorite Christmas movies. Thanks for sharing this!
@FunFactFilms 5 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed my work.
@onceinabluemoon593 5 жыл бұрын
@@FunFactFilms It was the first time I've seen your channel's videos in my timeline, had to check it out. I subbed and will check out more soon. Have a good one.
@stormykeep9213 5 жыл бұрын
"I like santa." "I like the Wizard of Oz." "I like turtles."
@teop7887 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best Christmas movies ever.
@kimanderson8556 5 жыл бұрын
Every Christmas, I LOVE watching this movie. It just brings out the true meaning of the Holiday spirit and SOOOO MANY GREAT MEMORIES!! Plus this year marks the 35th anniversary of this movie which is SO HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE. I've ALWAYS liked Peter Billingsley. He played an EXCELLENT "Ralphie"!! I also thought that Melinda Dillon and Darren McGavin did a GREAT job playing parts in the movie also. One of the BEST movies during the Holiday season.
@moviemaniac2159 5 жыл бұрын
Another fun fact is that Jean Shepherd also voiced the Father in the current version of the "Carousel of Progress" at Disney World.
@bigwillietheb 5 жыл бұрын
really
@moviemaniac2159 5 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@kevinhewitt163 5 жыл бұрын
Movie Maniac I go to Disney all the time and didn't know that,that's very interesting
@barrymonroy7138 5 жыл бұрын
This my favorite Christmas movie... Epic Classic...
@BuddWolf 4 жыл бұрын
I love this movie. Every year, Christmas Eve 8pm - Christmas Day 8pm it’s on TV (24 hours straight) I try to watch every showing. Drives my wife and other family members nuts (that’s kind of why I do it). Christmas Day I mute the sound, change the channel for football, eat supper with family, then watch the 8pm showing. 4. years ago my wife bought me a Red Rider daisy for Christmas. I cried.😂
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