Set in the 40's, made in the 80's, still being watched in the (20)20's. A CLASSIC!

@thissailorja

6 ай бұрын

1937

@toomanyaccounts

6 ай бұрын

@@thissailorja 1940. Wizard of Oz came out 1939

This movie is absolutely iconic in the US. In fact it’s usually played back to back for 24 hours from December 24-25. It didn’t really start off that way, but over the years it obtained cult status. Some of the references might not make sense to people outside the US & Canada, but here we absolutely adore this movie.

@johnlundberg-ib5zj

7 ай бұрын

I remember back in the 90s seeing this movie and It's a Wonderful Life playing on 24-hour marathons

@WOLVERINE25TH

6 ай бұрын

My TV is set to it for all 24.

“Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense” The best line of this movie

@markwang77

7 ай бұрын

my brother and i grew up watching this movie as kids and now as adults in our 40's and 50's, we still reference this randy scene every once in a while lol

@johnlundberg-ib5zj

7 ай бұрын

Although I'm willing to agree with your perspective my favorite line of the movie was when Ralphie screamed "...oh my God! I shot my eye out!!!"

@johnlundberg-ib5zj

7 ай бұрын

Believe me! From personal experience, it isn't the pain that's making him afraid, it's the shame that's making him afraid

@erinkelly1877

7 ай бұрын

My favorite line and fav part of the entire movie 😂

@zimvader25

7 ай бұрын

“You used up all the glue on purpose!”

"Some men are Catholics. Others Baptist. My father was an Oldsmobile man." Funny movie.

RIP Melinda Dillon, the actress who played Ralphie and Randy's mother. We lost her earlier this year. She will be missed. And, of course, RIP to the late, great Darren McGavin. Ralphie and Randy's father, probably better known as ace reporter Carl Kolchack in "Kolchack: The Night Stalker," the show that inspired "The X Files." He also acted in "The X Files," playing retired FBI Agent Arthur Dales, the agent who, fittingly, was Fox Mulder's mentor.

@AutoPilate

6 ай бұрын

Also RIP Bob Clark, the director, who passed away tragically in a car wreck that also took his younger son’s life.

@wheelmanstan

6 ай бұрын

Melinda Dillon was such a fantastic mother character in her films

@AzamuggOG

6 ай бұрын

Kolchak was the shit...in the 90s I was on the road alot, listened to alot of books on tape and he was a proliferate reader and I listened to everything he read, he was the best

@deniseberman8633

4 ай бұрын

She was also in Close Encounters, the quirky characters, who seemed so familiar, were priceless. The narration was hilarious. Some tried to make a race thing about it but funny is funny in any race. We all know people like this.😄

There's a reason that TBS plays this one for 24 hours straight every Christmas. This is about as classic a Christmas movie as you can get, right up there with It's a Wonderful Life and Rudolph.

Fun fact, the scene where Flick sticks his tongue to the pole was done by drilling a small hole in the pipe, and pulling a vacuum so it created suction making it seem like his tongue was stuck, without hurting him. Movie magic!!

@thebrooder

7 ай бұрын

I've been to that school. My mom lives right across the street from it

@dbsagacious

7 ай бұрын

@@Soule6 Ha! Well here's another fun fact. At the end when the family goes to the Chinese restaurant, and Mom has such a hilarious reaction to the duck, it was genuine. The whole cast and crew didn't tell her that the duck was going to have the neck and head still attached, so when she saw it that was her real reaction 🤣

@lucassmith1886

7 ай бұрын

That's pretty creative! Always wondered that

I ALWAYS KNEW ELLIE WAS MY FAVORITE! 😂😂🥰 I LMAO'ed through the whole thing, just watching Ellie laugh, empathize, relate and generally seem delighted by the film while the other 3 girls looked mostly bored and a bit confused lol. It made the end of a pretty crappy day a lot better! Much love to all 4 of you this holiday season from an 80s girl who'll always adore this weird, goofy movie 😊💖

RIP Melinda Dillon. "A Christmas Story" is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

The film was made on the 80's but it was set in the 1940's after WWII. The man in the department store (directing Ralphie to the end of the Santa line) is the narrator and wrote the story for the film.

Every American kid born before 1975 heard their mother say, “you’ll shoot your eye out,” watched someone try to stick their tongue to a light pole, had his dirty mouth mouth washed out with soap for swearing, and dreamed of going blind to get back at his parents. That iconic stuff is why it’s still so popular in the U.S. today.

Well 1 of you understood it

5:27 I like that the bully's sidekick looks like the singer from AC/DC.

@Steve-gx9ot

6 ай бұрын

He was "THUNDERSTRUCK!!"

You could tell Vicki was in no mood for a movie 😆

@porflepopnecker4376

7 ай бұрын

I don't think the girls really related to this one all that much.

@threemarksat210

7 ай бұрын

The utter contempt on her face for the entire duration, lol

@bodog63

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, Vicki looked disinterested from the start.🥱

@Mr.Ekshin

7 ай бұрын

Well ya know... up all night gyrating and swinging from poles, and now they have to come in during daylight hours and watch a movie? It's gotta be tough.

@MasterCommanderBastid

6 ай бұрын

@@Mr.Ekshin😂

A classic American Christmas film. Ellie's excited expressions are always the highlight!

In the Chinese restaurant, when the duck arrived at the table, the mother had a different script and wasn't aware of what was going to happen regarding the duck. Instead, she sold the moment without realizing it by turning to the father and saying, "I'm sorry!" before the waiter loped off the duck's head. Rather than reshoot or remove the scene, the director liked the response and kept it in the film.

This is one of the Christmas classics, one of the best Christmas comedies. Here in the US two TV networks run this show for 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I know I have it on all night and day as it goes so well with my family's Christmas. Glad you saw it.

My favorite Christmas movie, and the funniest of the lot. Jean Shepherd wrote a brilliant story. It's a Major Award for anyone who likes a good Christmas movie / comedy.

Love the expression of the one with the pointy ears when she first saw the lamp. Like someone told her a naughty joke, and she knows she should be horrified, but she can't help laughing

I just met the cast of this movie last weekend at a meet-and-greet event. I hung out with Ralphie for a bit. Many don't know that he produced and acted in the first "Iron Man" movie! I also hung out with Yano Anaya (the short bully). He also played young Michael Anthony in the Van Halen music video "Hot for teacher". Another easter egg in this movie is a cameo by the author/narrator Jean Shepherd. He's the man at the Santa event that says "The line ends here, it begins there". That's the man narrating the entire movie. :)

Ralphie asked his mom, told his teacher, and asked Santa claus. He never asked his dad, but his dad was listening and got him the one thing he really wanted. He is a really good dad in this movie.

@heidifedor

6 ай бұрын

I always assumed that the dad was secretly reading the Look magazine, and found the ad that Ralphie hid inside the magazine.

@toomanyaccounts

6 ай бұрын

@@heidifedor the dad had one as a kid

All of you as usual gave out great responses and reactions. Thought I'd leave you with the fact that if you look in the credits the man narrating was in fact, Jean Shepherd, the author of "A Christmas Story" and another story titled "A Ferrari in the Bedroom" both based on his childhood experiences growing up in post WWII midwest America

@0okamino

7 ай бұрын

Not only that, Shepherd has a cameo in the movie. He’s the man who directs Ralphie to the end of the line to see Santa. His real wife is even standing there with him.

This movie is coming back to theaters for it’s 40th anniversary this Sunday (12/10) 😊

If you were born in the 70's or 80's in the states then this is a staple of the holidays. It's played non-stop in syndication on TV. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation is easily becoming the contender.

This is a great movie. Thank you all for reacting to it. Can’t wait to see what other Christmas movies you’ll be watching this year.

This is my all-time favorite Christmas movie because 75% of it was my childhood. I have an artificial leg and I dress it as the leg lamp every December. There is a fun documentary called 'Roadtrip for Ralphie' in which a couple visit all the filming locations from the film.

The soap in the mouth. My Mother used that on me when I was little. I did not go blind from soap poisoning

@James_Ford4815

6 ай бұрын

yup i got the soap once from my grandmother , my mother wasn't happy she did it but it still happened and i didn't swear too much after

"And that's why you're not getting a BB gun" the best and most unique reaction to this movie I laughed out loud, and then I thought,, hey wait a minute great point!

Ovaltine is a brand name for a powdered Chocolate flavored vitamin drink you would mix with milk for breakfast. They have instant breakfasts now that are much alike. Ovaltine was a big deal in the day

@blueboy4244

7 ай бұрын

Ovaltine is still around

@toomanyaccounts

6 ай бұрын

Ovaltine is more popular outside the US. it came from the Swiss back in 1904

At the end, the mom is laughing her ass off because they didn't tell her the duck was still going to have it's neck and head, so she was genuinely surprised. The asian fellows in the restaurant did not mind acting in such a stereotypical way, everyone was having a good time at the last scene :)

@toomanyaccounts

6 ай бұрын

only liberals who are white supremacists with a guilt complex object to that scene. give you a hint Larry is often spelled Rarry by the Japanese in just one example of r/l issuse

I almost always watch TV with my hand to my face the way Viki does. She looks like she was trying to stay awake for this. 😅

The house where this was filmed is in Cleveland, Ohio, and is restored to look exactly like the movie. You can tour it! The house across the street is a museum to honor the movie and has many props, including the Red Rider BB gun.😊

Parts of this movie, the outside shots of the house, the beginning scene looking at the display window, the parade, and visiting Santa, were filmed in my area of Cleveland Ohio. My high schools marching band was the band you heard playing Santa Claus is coming to town. The house was renovated into a museum featuring props and sets from the movie.

hahahaha ELLE has the best wide eye reactions, lol And her story of her grandad and his naked mermaid during the reveal of the leg lamp from the BOX 🤣😅 I know the girls prob dont get all the inside jokes but they are precious about the xmas scnes

You know it is Christmas time when this comes on!

There are A LOT of classic Christmas Movies that are beloved in the States, and this one is right there at the top of the list! Christmases Vacation, Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Elf, and yes... DIE HARD! And then there are dozens of amazing Christmas Cartoons that we all love here, but this movie is different. It is the favorite of so many Americans. Even if you don't celebrate the Holiday. It is just a perfect Christmas Movie. And the movie is endlessly quotable! Do many classic lines from this movie, and we know everyone one of them! Really happy you decided to react to this one!

Hi Homies! I loved this so much! I have a twin sister, and naturally, my mom LOVED giving Christina (guess my, male, name) matching gifts and just generally doing twin stuff with us. A kid in the 1980s, received the Raggedy Anne doll, and I, of course, got Raggedy Andy. I'm not ashamed to say, I became thoroughly attached to that little guy ♥, to the point the family got together and decided that, at the age of 12 or so, mom had to take him away! 😢 I'm over it, I am!

@Steve-gx9ot

6 ай бұрын

R u really over it?? Lol❤

There's technically been multiple sequels to this, and even a musical remake, but none have been able to top the orignal. Most recently the original actor who played Ralphie returned for A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS (2022). But I think A CHRISTMAS STORY 2 (2012) is underrated.

Having grown up where this movie is based Northwest IN. this is a pretty accurate account of how it looked and felt at the time.

@MitchClement-il6iq

7 ай бұрын

Yet it was filmed in canada lol

@MitchClement-il6iq

7 ай бұрын

@@Indiana_Jones-Z parts of it were filmed in Toronto so don't tell me otherwise

@MitchClement-il6iq

7 ай бұрын

@@Indiana_Jones-Z and u jus said it was filmed in Cleveland alone which it wasn't.

@Dgunner22

7 ай бұрын

@@MitchClement-il6iq Yes some of the movie filmed in Canada the House is located in Cleveland Ohio you can still tour it and set to be a town in Indiana. The movie did a accurate job of the look and feel at the time.

@Dgunner22

7 ай бұрын

@@Indiana_Jones-Z The house is in Cleveland you can tour it.

A Christmas story is always a timeless classic.

The ol man battling the furnace is my favorite xD and seeing the old toys in the beginning the wind up tanks, and trains that was like every kids dream god i wish i was there.

I couldn't wait to see how you all reacted to the father pulling the leg lamp out of the box. 😂

@ridl8006

7 ай бұрын

Fra--GEEE-lee...#hilarious ❤❤

@MitchClement-il6iq

7 ай бұрын

Lia face was great lol, she was dumbfounded.

My pop used to love this movie, he would watch it, even after Christmas, channels like TBS would do a marathon of it all throughout Christmas Day! lol 🎄

@christopherbascom1629

7 ай бұрын

Still do.

About the Chinese duck part...the entire cast in crew did NOT fill Melinda Dillon (The mom) in that the duck would still have it's head. That's why she reacted the way she did (and if you watch, Ralphie and Randy seem usually excited...they couldn't wait to see Melina's reaction)!

According to my father, this is an accurate telling of his Christmas experience... also, i enjoy this movie so very much!

In America as a kid everyone had these. The Daisy bb gun was one of my favorite presents I ever got.👍🏼

Hello Lia, Viki, Ellie, & Michelle!😊 Nice to see all you ladies reacting to this Christmas classic!🎄 Great reactions to this fun family film, Ladies!!!!🎬👏👏👏👏

The actress who played "Mom" passed away not long ago. Rest In Peace and thanks for all the laughs.

1. Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) grew up to the Producer of Iron Man 2008. 2. It's important to remember that the film is written from a childs, Ralphie's, point of view.

This movie has a lot of nostalgia that I fear is mostly lost on younger generations especially when you didn’t grow up with the “American “ experience this portrays.

@bobadsit9086

6 ай бұрын

Just as an aside, the flagpole scene was achieved by having a hole in the pole hidden by the perpendicular camera angle and a vacuum attached simply and safely sucked his tongue into the tiny hole to give the illusion of being frozen to the pole.

Kind of like A Miracle on 34th Street, this is simple just A Christmas Story set during a period in American history long passed and growing up in it as a kid through the eyes/life/imagination of Ralphie only wishing for that BB for Christmas.

Viki doesn’t look like she likes the movie

@James_Ford4815

6 ай бұрын

she looked hella tired

THIS IS A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC!

Growing up by the house it's always been our favorite Christmas movie. Our neighbors owned the bar that's on the corner. That's where they found the delivery guy to the major award. Told everyone that i want the leg lamp for a gift. Don't want anything else

14:26 - Ovaltine was powder for making Chocolate Milk. Kid's loved it. I think the product was discontinued decades ago.

13:03 Ellie's childhood story. 🤣 And I can relate to that too. 🤣

Although exaggerated, many of Jean Shepherd's stories were based on real people and events. On his radio show in the sixties he said his little friends, Flick, Bruner, and Shwartz were not only real people but he didn't even change their names. Sadly Flick died in the war when his bomber was shot down over Italy.

Great movie and reaction. I'm 76 yrs old and sooo remember these times. So accurate it's hilarious. Thanx

When Vicki doesn’t like a movie, it’s not very hard to tell lol

@jonalberts980

7 ай бұрын

It's more than seven seconds old, so she's going to.

@Stogie2112

7 ай бұрын

@@jonalberts980 ...... What does "seven seconds old" mean?

@jonalberts980

7 ай бұрын

@@Stogie2112 Extremely recent.

@Stogie2112

7 ай бұрын

@@jonalberts980 .... That's an ignorant thing to say. All of the Homies have really liked many older films.

@jonalberts980

7 ай бұрын

@@Stogie2112 Not really. In fact, Vicki has said explicitly that watching old movies is "usually brutal", and called a movie from 2009 "good for when it was made".

There was a hole cut out the flagpole with a mini vacuum inside, the character of Flick did not actually have his tongue stuck to the pole.

Ladies Last year before Christmas, Peter Billingsley aka Ralphie has return in sequel when Ralphie and his friends are grown up. Sequel is A Christmas Story Christmas. I read that Peter aka Ralphie watches the classic.

@MrTech226

7 ай бұрын

Ladies Actual house in Cleveland, Ohio was sold this year to new owners. House is mostly now a tourist and museum attraction. I believe famous Leg Lamp is in there.

This is my dad’s favorite Christmas movie! He even has a leg lamp ornament on his Christmas tree! 😂

Vicky looks like she is going to fall asleep !! :D

@SaRENRampaiger

7 ай бұрын

I can hardly say she's had "flu or cold" but something tells me she looks bored seeing this movie.

This is my Most favorite Christmas movie of the world!!! Great job for reaction to this and I love y'all reactions, It's Perfect.

this is my favorite movie. i grew up near the house which is exactly the same to this day and you can go thru it. also in america this movie plays on 2 channels for 24 hours on xmas eve day

Ovaltine was a chocolate flavored powder to mix into a glass of milk. It had vitamins and minerals, so it was like drinking a chocolate vitamin pill.

There is a permanent 50 foot leg lamp statue modeled after this lamp in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

This is probably the movie I’ve seen the most in my life. Every Christmas it’s on repeat.

I love this movie so much. Growing up as a kid it was my favorite👍🏼 "Randy lay there like a slug, it was his only defense" 😂😂

Okay now you need to watch the sequel that was made 2 years ago. The original cast and sets are back. I normally LOATH sequels but "Christmas Story Christmas" is perfect and a bit more heart felt.

26:00 funny enough, the mom and the kids didnt know anything about the duck scene as it was something only the dad, the chief and the producers were aware of. So the moms reaction is real lmao

Lia smiling at the beginning of this video just melted me. Jesus tap dancing Christ.

11:24/The ladie wearing her plack tank-top, wearing her black bunny ears...said the word "FUCK"!!! Then she covers her mouth...surprise 😲!! ❤ ❤

This movie was a flop in the theaters, but took off after it came out on VHS tape. I read the book the movie was based on. All these things actually happened to the boy in the story, but they didn't all happen at the same Christmas season. For example, the dogs getting the dinner actually happened at Easter, and it was a ham.

Leah, Vicki, Ellie, and Michelle sure do put me in the Christmas spirit. Unfortunately this movie puts tears and I do mean a gusher of tears in my eyes. The minute I heard the words air rifle, aka B*B gun I broke down. You see, I got a Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas around 1955. I was also an avid baseball and football card collector in my youth. I remember trading and gambling (using numbers on the back) cards with my friends. I amassed 2 shoe boxes of cards. My most precious cards (the ones I would never risk gambling) were Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Lenny Moore, Frank Gifford, and Y.A. Tittle are all I can remember. After I got my BB gun all my cards became HISTORY. I don't even dare to think of what they would be worth today. 😢 I'll watch the movie in hopes that doing so with the Homies will ease my pain. I do think it's a great Christmas movie and I can reconcile myself with the fact that my mother preserved my comic book collection from the Golden Age of comics and my 1949 American Flyer and 1952 Lionel train set, otherwise they might have fallen to my gun.😊😊

@Johnny_Socko

7 ай бұрын

When my dad was a kid, my grandfather took him and a friend to Ebbets Field to see an exhibition game of the Dodgers vs the Yankees. Players remained after the game to sign autographs, and my dad and his friend both had Mickey Mantle cards signed by the man himself. Somehow on the way home, his friend had lost his signed card and was grief-stricken. Grandpa told my dad to give his card to his friend, which he did. I'll bet he would still have that card today if he'd kept it. Also, my dad's mother did throw out all of his comic books, which he is still bitter about today. 😆

@mikealvarez2322

7 ай бұрын

@@Johnny_Socko Good heavens, your Dad was left with nothing!! So if ever I find myself feeling sorry for myself, I'll think of you and your Dad. Sorry didn't mean to make you feel bad...or did my subconscious takeover......misery does love company 😢😉

@markmac2206

7 ай бұрын

i had a fortune of cards stolen when i was 11. heart shattered.

@mikealvarez2322

7 ай бұрын

​@@markmac2206Sorry to hear that. Just pray that whoever stole your cards also had a Red Ryder BB gun.😉

FYI for you youngsters; Ovaltine was a chocolate powder to mix with milk. They were major sponsor of Little Orphan Annie, a popular kids radio program in those days

Ralphie grew up to become an elf, just to give Will Ferrell a hard time at not making those etch a sketches fast enough, then demoting him to test scary jack in the boxes. And just like the drama queen Ralphie is, he revealed the secret to Will Ferrell being a human instead of an elf! Loved that cameo of Peter Billingsley in the movie Elf!

@wheelz8240

7 ай бұрын

I didn't realize he was in there!!!! I gotta rewatch that this year.

@0okamino

7 ай бұрын

Recognizing him is a bit of an “Oh ffffffudge!” moment. 😄

I can never watch this movie too many times, so much fun

Poor Vicki was bored for most of the movie. Better luck next time I'm impressed that everybody understood the movie so well. It is terribly American, and it's set in the 1940s, This confused many young Americans too when the movie was released in 1983. But I guess being a kid with operatic levels of emotion is universal. "When I die everybody will be so sad that they weren't nice to me when they had the chance", Yep Ellie, we all did that. And that the BB gun was "the best gift" that Ralphie would ever receive was just because of that feeling a kid has of wanting a thing so, so much and the magic of actually getting it. Ovaltine is a powdered malt and sugar mix that you can add to milk to flavor and sweeten it. To sell more product they used to sponsor prize giveaways that required you to send in labels and such. Ralphie's prize from the Ovaltine company was a ring that spelled out "Drink your Ovaltine."

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas season. The ladies and the viewers.

Gotta do , Home Alone, next.... Bad Santa, Home for the Holidays, Just Friends, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Elf, Serendipity, The Night Before, ...Office Christmas Party!

@Indiana_Jones-Z

7 ай бұрын

They already done quite a few of those.

My 7th grade math teacher used to call me Ralphie because he thought I looked like him.

I live in Cleveland Ohio where this was filmed. You can tour the whole house. It’s a tradition here to go visit it every year.

The mother broke the lamp on purpose. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This movie must be watched every Christmas in my house. The original Grinch cartoon and Rudolph are must-watch as well.

So glad you ladies reacted to this movie, such a classic for Christmas time, amazing reactions! Can’t wait for more Christmas movies from you guys!!❤😊

Damn Vicki i cant remember a time you were looking miserable especially watching an all time favorite Christmas 😂

the one on the left middle couldn't wait for this movie to be over

Like a fine wine , better and better with time 🦉🧠🌻🍷

You may be able to find them online but in the US we have a lot of novelty ornaments including this little leg lamp as little ornament that you can hang on a tree. It's hilarious

The Actor that played Ralphie also played the bald engineer wearing white coat in Iron Man Movie. Remember the line “I’m sorry I’m not Tony Stark” that was him. Amazing right!

I spent the first 31 years of my life avoiding this movie until I met my life. 15 years later I love this movie.

Great Reaction Ladies,Now This Is Definitely My All Time Favorite Christmas Movie, I Watch This Movie,All Christmas Day, That's My Tradition

We have a statue of bronze statue of Flick nearby...tongue stuck to the flagpole, for all eternity. The actor even came out to dedicate it.

for a bunch of ladies with only fans accounts you sure seem taken back by that lamp...

Est lines in movie were at Santa scene with ralphie in li n e and kid next to him sats " i like the Wizard of K z! I like the Tin man!"

Happy holidays, The Homies! 😍

I used to hate this movie as a kid because my dad made us watch it every Christmas. Now, i cant imagine not loving it. Odd how things change as you grow up...

They made a sequel, with most of the original cast, a year ago. I liked that one too.

One of my favorite Christmas movies