One of the greatest lines ever: "Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense."

@debbyemerson3877

7 ай бұрын

Mine too

@Ohiostatefan221985

7 ай бұрын

The whole movie is one giant group of memorable lines.

@RyneMurray23

7 ай бұрын

It's easily one of the best lines👍🏼 I also love "My father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in space over lake Michigan".

@janecrow1122

7 ай бұрын

My favorite is Mom asking Randy if she'll "See you later?" when he's under the sink. Peace, all 💕

@tree6787

7 ай бұрын

Me and my father would watch this every Christmas it's my favorite

Fun fact: In the scene at the Chinese restaurant, Melinda Dillon had no idea when the duck was brought out that the head would still be attached, or that they would chop it off like that, so her reaction is genuine.

Ralphie’s “I dunno, the bell rang!” is just perfect. And the expression on his face 😂 The true dilemma of being a kid and not wanting to get in trouble

They didnt freeze Flick's tongue to the pole for real. It was a little hole with some suction. He was fine.

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Great way to do that scene

@Gumgumgamer009

7 ай бұрын

lol ya know I guess I always wondered how they did that stunt xD I always thought if they did do it for real all they’d have to do to help the kid out would be to pour some warm water on it.

@KrazyKat007

7 ай бұрын

@@AwesomeUSMoviesIt’s movie magic James. Long before movies became CGI vomit canvasses, filmmakers had to think up clever tricks to sell illusions in the movies.

@DaleKingProfile

7 ай бұрын

I always say this movie makes you nostalgic for a time you never actually lived through

"A Christmas Story" is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. This film is truly iconic and a childhood favorite which was released in November 1983. RIP Melinda Dillon, who played Ralphie's mom. She also played the mom role in Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind".

@MUGTOWN4LIFE

7 ай бұрын

40 years old. Thanks for reminding me how old i am😞

@MrTommygunz420

7 ай бұрын

I was born 35 days after it premiered, and have lived 35+ years of my life less than an hour's drive from Ralphie's house

Rest in peace Jean Shepherd 1921-1999 Reginald H Morris 1918-2004 Darren McGavin 1922-2006 Bob Clark 1939-2007 Les Carlson 1933-2014 and Melinda Dillon 1939-2023, the actor who plays Ralphie he played Ming Ming in the Elf movie, the actor who plays Scut Farkus, he played Lt Dante in Z Nation

@MLJ7956

7 ай бұрын

And the actor who played Ralphie was also in sci-fi horror film in the 90s called 'Arcade' (and it also has the actor who played Scott Evil in the Austin Powers movies and the actor who played Q from Star Trek The Next Generation), the actor who played Flick was in 'The Toy' with Richard Pryor & Jackie Gleason, also the actor who played Scut Farkus was in Freddy Vs Jason as the nightmare image of the dead brother.

@user-mg5mv2tn8q

7 ай бұрын

The actor who played Ralph is was an executive producer of the first Iron Man movie, and also took a small role as the scientist that Obidiah Stane yells at: "Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! From a box of scraps!" He later reprised the same role in the second Spider-Man movie.

@AutoPilate

7 ай бұрын

The actor who played Ralphie often produces films directed by Jon Favreau. He also directed Couples Retreat, starring Favreau.

You just know that the grown-up actors were having a blast making this film! Especially the daydream sequences. And even the everyday stuff gave them things to do. One of my favorite moments I didn’t notice until years of watching it was after Ralphie says, “Fudge” (“only I didn’t say fudge…”). When the Old Man sends him into the car, as Ralphie turns his back and walks away, you see the Old Man start to smile just before the camera cuts away. Perfect!

Every Christmas, TBS shows 24 hours of A Christmas Story. It has been my tradition since I was 17 years old to watch it at least 3 times during that 24 hour period.

Jean Shepherd, the author on which the stories are based and a co-scriptwriter and the narrator, makes a cameo in the film. He's the father who breaks the news to Ralphie that he is not at the start of the line but the end of it.

When we were still a young family and didn't particularly have any special Christmas traditions established, our young daughter really wanted a tradition. She hadn't seen this movie yet and I had a copy, so on Thanksgiving weekend when we decorate for Christmas, I prepared to put the artificial tree up and fluff it. I asked if she wanted to watch this movie and she said she did. She absolutely loved it, but more importantly she declared that this was now a Christmas tradition. So now that she's grown and married, she still comes over to decorate the tree and we watch A Christmas Story while I put it up and fluff it. My sons come too, but not necessarily to watch the movie with me. This has turned out to be for me and my daughter.

@wmason1961

7 ай бұрын

That's true. My kids are all in their thirties. They probably don't know how many of their childhood traditions were started by themselves. But they know that the ones their kids love were started by my grandkids. This is something we should probably discuss with them.

Darren McGavin was in a short lived show called Kolchack the Night Stalker. Only lasted one season but it was good yet creepy. 1974-1975.

@oaf-77

7 ай бұрын

Such a talented performer, sadly underappreciated, his portrayal as the dad is so layered. It would have been easy to play it as a stereotype, but instead he's aloof and boorish and playful and sentimental all at once. Just such a dad.

@dr.burtgummerfan439

7 ай бұрын

Kolchak taught me a lot of valuable monster killing information!

I never get tired of seeing Ralphie kick that kid’s butt.

@user-mg5mv2tn8q

7 ай бұрын

They say that if you want to know who the best people in show business are, look to the ones who are known for playing antagonists and villains. And the actor who played Scut Farkus was no exception. He was apparently the nicest kid on set, and grew up to be a very good man.

Saw this one in the theater when I was about Ralphie's age, with my whole family. I remember my dad saying several times that this is EXACTLY like when he was growing up.

Fun! So many iconic lines but I think my favorite is “Don’t want to waste electricity” when the mom goes to turn off the leg lamp while every other light in the house is on full power 😛🤘

Grandpa always wanted to take the turkey out of the oven at the earliest possible time, and Grandma always thought it was under-cooked. "You'll get worms!" is exactly what she said to him to try to convince him to cook the bird a little bit longer.

I can confidently say that I have watched this movie at least 10 times every Christmas season for thr past 20 years straight.

@rebo2610

7 ай бұрын

You're not alone! Does watching this reaction count as the first watching? 😂

@tiffanyr2214

7 ай бұрын

Same!

Have the whole movie memorized but still smile watching it each Christmas season. 😊

This movie has been a part of my life for over 35 years. It feels so true to life and really captures that family Christmas feeling, especially through the eyes of a 9 year old. Jean Shepherd's writing and narration has that underlying cynicism, but never loses that sense of nostalgia for days gone by. Classic!

The line from the old man saying "he looks like a deranged Easter bunny" was improvised on the spot And the mothers resction during the whole chinese restaurant scene was genuine She was given a different script from the rest of the cast and had no idea what was happening 😂

There are a lot of great holiday movies out there that have become a tradition for me to watch (multiple times) annually in celebration of holiday nostalgia. For me, this is the most relatable and takes me back to a special Christmas (1982) when I really wanted an electric guitar. I swear, Ralphie and I lived parallel stories, dropping not-so-subtle hints to the parents and such, including parallel endings when, after all the other presents were opened, and it didn't look like I'd get my Christmas wish that year, my dad revealed that one more present was hidden in my sister's closet. It was a Peavey T-30, my first ever electric guitar.

I discovered old time radio shows when I was around ten or eleven in the form of cassette tapes at the local library. By the time my brother-in-law introduced me to A Christmas Story on vhs, several years later, I had listened to an unknown number of Lone Ranger episodes. Imagine his surprise when I knew the name of the Lone Ranger's Nephew's horse. 😉

@msmrsro

7 ай бұрын

Same. In the 80s my parents had some old radio shows on cassette we used to enjoy. 😊

@kenfreeman8888

7 ай бұрын

I love listening to old time radio shows online. They're so good!

My sister who was 8 years older, and didn't live with us, introduced me to this movie. She passed away 35 years ago, and this movie never fails to remind me of her. Miss you, Diane! ❤

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss

As a Cleveland girl - the square is downtown Cleveland public Square. The house has been made into a home you can tour and the houses around it have different things from the movie you can enjoy. You can go to a place in medina called castle Noel and you get to actually go down the slide as they take pictures. They have other things from Christmas movies for you to enjoy - including uncle Eddie's horrible rv!!

@MitchClement-il6iq

7 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention the house is in Toronto canada. :)

@andreadeamon6419

7 ай бұрын

@MitchClement-il6iq the house is in Cleveland the inside is a sound stage. The school is in Canada and where the boys are running from scut farkas and the toady The store is on public Square and is now a gambling place

@andreadeamon6419

7 ай бұрын

And the Chinese restaurant is in Canada

My great grandmother used to write Miss before my name and Master before my brother's when she wrote to us. I liked it.

This movie hits hard for those who can relate to that era and experience. Such a great film!

Hard to believe this movie is 40’s yrs old. I was in my first year of college when I first saw this magnificent movie in the theater. It IS the best Christmas movie EVER! My stepdad had a permanent scar on his tongue when was dared to 😂

This movie hits my nostalgia button and it transports me back to when I was a kid and all the excitement I felt waking up Christmas morning and celebrating it with my family. It was wonderful 🥰

I was born in 83, I was born 7 months before this film was made and always watched it as I got older

@MrTommygunz420

7 ай бұрын

I was born a month after it hit theaters, I'm 83 by a week😂

I love this movie. Ever since I was a kid, it holds a special nostalgic place in my heart. I’m not a Christian and don’t care for Christmas, but this movie is a whole mood. So many iconic lines and imagery.

I love the story about your wife kicking anyone out who makes trouble during peaceful holiday celebrations. 🙂

Absolutely love the movie!It was a family tradition while my parents were still alive but still watch it on my own now.

I adore this movie!!!! I was a junior in HS when it was released. I went on a double date with a boy I was newly dating & really liked, to see this & unbeknownst to me, another group of my friends were at the same show (they’d said they were going to a different show). About halfway through the movie I hear “Suz Kane we know you’re here, we recognize your laugh!” I was so embarrassed at the time. 😂 I grew up in a small town and we had store windows decorated and the Main Street decorated as well as an annual Christmas parade. My dad LOVED Christmas and gift giving. He and my mom spoiled us rotten on Christmas. But the best was that he would do things like the BB gun - get some super gift that my mom didn’t even know about and surprise us and it was from Santa. And he’d be just as excited for us as if he’d received it himself. Did you notice how excited Ralphie’s dad was and was acting out pouring the bb’s in himself? So makes me think of my dad. My folks grew up in the 30’s & 40’s, so this movie really felt like a mix of their childhoods and mine. And the mom telling Randy “well you can put your arms down when you get to school” was so something my mom would have said to me. I just love this one so much! Oh and we were a live tree family and we did both garland and tinsel cause each parent preferred one over the other. 😂 And while I was never given a BB gun, my brothers received them when they were young. 😉 I have since been skeet/trap shooting several times as an adult and love it.

Every year, we watch this. I celebrate a different holiday but this movie is just feel-good, laugh-out-loud, and we always loved Darren McGavin. He was such a wonderful actor. I had a pop gun when I was 5--back in 1966--and I snuck up behind my mom while she was canning something in the pressure cooker and pulled the trigger. She freaked, thinking the pressure cooker had exploded. I didn't get to play with my pop gun (it was a 'rifle' style) for awhile.

Since you liked this, you might also like "A Christmas Story Christmas" (2022). It is the only true sequel to this original. It's a bit sadder, but now you'll get all the jokes and callbacks.

My favorite Christmas move ever! We let it play on repeat all Christmas Day. Thank you TBS for creating this tradition 😆

@glasswhisperer

7 ай бұрын

We do too! Turn it on as soon as we get up and eventually you see the whole movie throughout the day

"you used up, All Of The Glue, ON PURPOSE!"

The significance of the blue bowling ball is that was the time of the introduction of space age plastic bowling balls. Previous to that bowling balls were made of hard rubber and were always black.

This is the an amazing movie, it's not just about a Christmas present, it's about how that Christmas changed his perception of things and along the way he developed a deeper understanding of his parents and himself as he grew through childhood.

when i was a kid, my "pink bunny suit" was a pair of red cowboy boots (ropers) from my granny. I bawled like a baby. never wore them again.

Was I the only one yelling HUSH while he was explaining tires??? YOURE GUNNA MISS THE FUDGE PART!!!!! THANKFULLY you heard it 😊

One of my go to Christmas films that I only discovered 5 years ago and must watch once every holiday season.

"The queen mother of dirty words" 😂😂😂

This is my husband's favorite movie! He would watch it every year with my father-in-law and I.

Haven’t watched it yet, but I needed this rescuing today. Was just thinking, I needed a good Christmas reaction. God bless you sir!

Peter Billingsley who played Ralphie is now Vince Vaughns business partner

My dad introduced me and my brother to this movie years ago and we watch it every Christmas. A classic! And yeah we also play Santa on Christmas morning. 😄 Loved the reaction! Thank you!

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Schwartz getting Pearl Harbor'd over the phone will always the funniest part to me, and I've seen this movie a hundred times and laugh my ass off everytime at that part!

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Poor Schwartz

@user-wl6yz6uc7g

7 ай бұрын

I always had the vision of him just laying on the couch or his bed reading a comic book just before his mom burst in and started to beat him, probably the only time in his life where he said he didn't do anything and was telling the truth.

One of my favorite Christmas movies. Watch it every year. Last year they made a really good sequel called "A Christmas Story Story". It is the best of the sequels. One cool thing about it is they brought most of the original cast back. And it is filmed in a similar fashion. Worth checking out.

@rickr442

6 ай бұрын

Weird that the sequel was produced in Bulgaria. Lots of CGI, including the too-clean '65 Plymouth, called a '66...

@GaryLBlakeley

6 ай бұрын

@rickr442 Which sequel? The one released in 2022? That was filmed in Ohio.

@rickr442

6 ай бұрын

Gary, look at the end credits of the '22 sequel. Cast interviews have mentioned it as well. Like the original used Canadian soundstages, the sequel went offshore, probably because of government subsidies.

@GaryLBlakeley

6 ай бұрын

@@rickr442 Ok. So no USA filming.

As a younger brother, I too cheered on Randy while he beat on Ralphie.

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Lol

They actually made a sequel a year or two ago. It was really good. Same family. Ralphie all grown up.

I randomly met Peter all grown up at a bar one night and hit it off...such a great guy...I didn't even know it was Ralphie until later , but it was definitely a night to remember! We had a great adventure akin to the movie's premise...I sure do miss him !

I watch this movie every time l come across it. It just makes me happy and nostalgic from when l was a kid. All the daydreams that runs through your head when you're that age.

The kid who played Ralphie, Peter Billingsly, is now a sucessful movie producer and has worked frequently with Vince Vaughn and John Favreau.

"Melinda Dillon, who plays Ralphie's mother, was completely caught off guard seeing the duck served with its head. In fact, she was intentionally given the wrong script so that her reaction - including every laugh and shriek that ended up being left in the film - is completely genuine."

My family always opens one gift at a time so everyone gets to see what everyone got and you get to watch the other people open what you got them. It’s so nice I can’t imagine doing it in a frenzy of everyone at once, it would be so quick and missing out on that connected feeling for me.

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Agreed

@Steve-gx9ot

7 ай бұрын

I would open my presents quietly because I really did not want much because I thought my p aren't could spend the money on needed thongs AND I did not want to pretend that I liked the present if I did not want it on the first place Strange but true = thought it was a "put on show"

"Randy lay there like a slug, it was his only defense"😂😂 that line kills me

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

It's a great line

I was shocked you didn’t tell Ralph to stop when he was beating that kid. Lol. You were as mad as he was! Lol

This movie's story takes place in 1939. The sequel made last year. Took place in Dec of 1973.

I also say our house is the only house decorated on our street so we go all out with lights& things.

Great reaction James. Thank you so much for doing this one. I love this movie you were so funny you always make me laugh with your reaction and I just sit here and laugh along with you. Thank you so much 😊

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I was almost in the store front scene, and I was standing at the store front window when I heard they were inside filming the santa slide scenes. I was about Ralphie's age at the time too. I wasn't in the movie but my family were walking around one of the nights they were filming in the city. my mother was a kid in the years that the film was set, so she was tripping out at the set design, taking our city back 35 years. it would be like walking into your town square tonight and it was 1988 again. They redid the signage, the cars, busses, bus stops, street lights, all of it.

My favorite line is the father when he says, 'dad gummit, blowout!'. 17:10

Came out in the 80’s. Takes place in the 40’s. The great humorist and author about his Midwest memories, Jean Shepard narrates. His lines are hilarious.

Mom died in 2013, but a few years before that Mom andcI went out for Chinese food on Christmas Day. I always remember that when I see the final scene.

This film is a true modern classic. Most of the classic Christmas movies were made in the 40s and 50s, so it's a little ironic that the movie is SET in the 1940s. My grandfather used to address letters to me as 'Master;' it's an archaic usage for pre-teen boys. This is one of two movies I ever tried to imitate, as a kid. I had never heard about sticking your tongue to frozen metal. When my tongue stuck, I panicked. Instead of waiting for it to warm up, I yanked my tongue off the metal, leaving behind 3 layers of taste buds.

The ending at the restaurant, the mom didn't know about the duck with the head on it, so her reaction to this is legit!

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

So funny

Duck is good for ALL occasions. That one at the restaurant looked like it was striking a pose in the oven.

You've gotta watch A Christmas Story Christmas next! A sequel that came out last year or something with most of the OG cast coming back! Cried like a baby

I love this movie. I feel you can't really appreciate it until you are an adult because it's all about nostalgia and a child's perspective (the flashbacks are silly, but spot-on for a kid). I also find that I get and appreciate his parents more since I became a dad. My 2 favorite parts are how the mom handles him beating up the bully and how upset he and his brother were (giving him milk and shutting the cabinet for example) and the pure elation on the dad's face when Ralphie is opening the bb gun.

I watched this every year. I would watch it while I wrapped gifts. Then I would have it on for the 24 hour marathon. I'm pretty sure I could recite this movie word for word.

The Wizard of Oz came out in 1939. It might have won the Academy Award if Gone With the Wind had not dominated the Oscars that year

this movie never gets old for me, I grew up in middle of nowhere too pretty much, Walla Walla WA, and got to love reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy in the mid 70s

TBS shows this movie for 24 hours on Christmas and we turn it on first thing in the morning and leave it on all day and eventually you see the whole movie.

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

I think this is the reason I've even seen bits and pieces here and there.

I never tire of this movie. I was ten when it came out and I watched it numerous times with my mom. She was a kid in the same time period the movie is set in so it was really nostalgic for her. I love putting the TV on TBS on Christmas Eve and Day and just letting it play over and over. I highly recommend A Christmas Story Christmas. It was released last year and has most of the original cast.

This is hands down my favorite Christmas movie. I watch it every year. I really love it.

People argue over when exactly this was set. I think it takes place in December 1940. We know it’s 1939 or later due to the prevalence of the Wizard of Oz characters, and 1940 would explain why there are people in uniform in the beginning but they don’t yet have wartime restrictions/rationing or blackouts. Since it is so close to the end of the depression, that also explains the ancient wiring and furnace in the house-it was probably built in the teens or ‘20s but they couldn’t afford to upgrade anything during the ‘30s, especially with a growing family.

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Didn't know there's a debate

I only recently discovered this movie about ten years ago. Ever sense, we watch this every Christmas day. We also watch Christmas Vacation, which is my very favourite.

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Oh I love that one. I reacted to it last year

The pole was a vacuum, it had a little hole that sucked the kid's tongue to the pole. Fun movie magic fact.

My brother and I saw this in the theater the year it was released and it's a Christmas tradition for us every year to watch it together. It was filmed in Cleveland Ohio and you can take a tour of the actual house, completely furnished as it was.

We open gifts one by one, youngest to oldest. Usually we pick one person to hand out the gifts. Great reaction!!

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Youngest to oldest. I get that. We just do it willy nilly but the youngs kids get one right away to keep them busy

While the movie was filmed in Cleveland and Toronto, it’s set in the fictional town of Hohman, IN, which is based on Jean Shepherd’s hometown of Hammond, which is across the state line from Chicago. The film is set in 1940.

A neighbor of mine used to have a replica of the leg lamp. It was the only thing they put out for Christmas decoration. So I can say for a fact that you very much can see it from the street.😊

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Oh my. Did his wife approve?

@gerhen4505

7 ай бұрын

@@AwesomeUSMovies lol they lived at the end of the street, so I never got to ask. The lamp just showed up in their front window in December. I just figured it was something of a tribute to this movie and left it at that.

Watch this every year. Fun watching it as a Hoosier

The tongue on the flagpole trick was very clever. The metal was heated from the inside and there was a small hole that had a tube that ran to a vacuum cleaner. As long as he didn't pull too hard or too far he stayed "stuck". Very sneaky!

I think we all had that one toy we desperately wanted but knew we had next to no chance of getting it at least once in our lives.

They actually sell the pink bunny suits and different sizes of the Leg lamp at the "A Christmas Story" house and museum here in Cleveland. I bought a leg lamp years ago, but never the bunny suit. Maybe that'll be next. Lol great reaction as always James.

The movie takes place in 1940….and “this thing which tells time” is a sundial…I remember getting my dad that gun after he bugged me for years…I think he was around 65 at the time lol.

They also came out with A Christmas Story 2 with same people

@andreadeamon6419

7 ай бұрын

Except for mom - she was played by the lady from airplane and just friends Julia hagart or something. Melinda wasn't able to do - her health was too far declined

This takes place in Hammond, IN and I live 40 minutes west of it... this totally encapsulates a Midwest Christmas. SO nostalgic!!!

I just can't believe you've never seen this. Amazing movie, my mom got my dad a leg lamp just like the one in the movie. They have a running joke where she criticizes it and my dad yells "your just jealous!" 😂.

*points to lion* "Oh look how old the tiger is!"

There’s now a wonderful sequel with Ralphie as the dad.

In high school, 2 years after my parents had divorced at a time when it was a rarity, there were 2 different coats/jackets I couldn’t decide between. I told my Mom I’d be thrilled to have either, but also didn’t have to have one at all- so ‘Santa’ could decide. When I opened the jacket ‘Santa’ had chosen, I was just as predicted- THRILLED🥰 When we were all done opening our gifts, Mama said- ‘What’s that one over there? I think someone missed one.’ It had my name on it. And yes- it was the other jacket. I know it may not sound like much now, but as a 15yo girl in a single parent home desperate to fit in- it meant so much. I burst into tears, told my mom she couldn’t do this, to which she in that very motherly voice promptly replied she could do what she wanted and already had. I could have never imagined in 15 more short years, she’d be gone🥺 Those jackets are long gone, but the memory never will be. It is a Forever Treasure💚❤️

No weaponry for anyone I know as kids. The most I had was a cap gun. Loved playing with caps as a kid.

I do have a bunny suit yes. I wear it and my family wears other onesie pajamas while we hit the Chinese buffet every Christmas.

I still pronounce fragile like the dad 😂 so excited for you to watch this!

I don't know why it was so funny listening to some kid get his ass beat over a phone!

@thegorn68

7 ай бұрын

It's a movie. Calm down. Try some of the dip.

It's def tradition for us to watch, it's exactly how it was for my dad and his brothers as kids lol.

I always thought about Randy trying to put the snowsuit back on at school; he would definitely need help.

@AwesomeUSMovies

7 ай бұрын

Sooo much help and Ralphy just had a coat WITH

Now you should watch the sequel ( A Christmas Story Christmas) that was made just last year. It stars the same kids, all grown up.