When the movie showed the Tupperware in the refrigerator, each container had the last name of the family who donated the meal. One of the meals was labeled "Shepherd."

@joshuaa1605

Жыл бұрын

Nice catch

@janecopher4734

Жыл бұрын

I caught that and loved it!

@grap3juic3blu3s

7 ай бұрын

and shields!

@MrMJmusicLover

6 ай бұрын

Did they even have Tupperware back then? 🤔

@Rockhound6165

6 ай бұрын

@@MrMJmusicLover in the early 70's? You bet but the difference is that back then Tupperware came in hideous colors like most kitchens of the time.

I appreciate that this was more of a tribute to the original and not something nostalgic that tried to make it seem like the characters didn't matter a la the disney way. HBO did a really good with this, and I think it's a new classic

@aruglaempire2518

Жыл бұрын

You are right. Finally a show that has no woke nonsense and garbage. Just good writing, good fun and good memories.

@nonyabidness5708

Жыл бұрын

This will become an annual movie for me in the lineup! So good.

@NordicDan

Жыл бұрын

@@aruglaempire2518 The newer Peanuts/Snoopy series (es?) on Apple TV are good too, for the same reasons. Grateful that the Schultz family has final say of anything that goes into them.

@tr7198

Жыл бұрын

@@NordicDan I Think Jean Shepherd's ( Ralphie) Little brother (Randy) has a say in the characters.of Christmae Story.

@Rezplz

Жыл бұрын

No it was a nostalgia cash in

The Old Man's bowling ball was prominently displayed in the attic as well.

@kevinthomas4930

Жыл бұрын

You're the first person I've seen that's mentioned that! I saw it, but after no one else has mentioned it I was beginning to think I imagined it.

@TimEric4d3d3d3

Жыл бұрын

(high voice) thanks a lot

It was sad seeing Ralphie's Red Ryder sticking out of an old box up in the attic, completely forgotten.

@aruglaempire2518

Жыл бұрын

I know. Ralphie loved the present so much.

@hunterolaughlin

Жыл бұрын

You know what they: Kids demand, beg and plea to have a certain present, they get it for Christmas and after a few weeks it sits unused. Like the Grinch put it best: “I want a pony, so I can ride it twice, get bored and sell it to make glue!”

@Thornn1

Жыл бұрын

He’s a Korean War veteran. Probably has had his fill of combat, or he’s got the upgrade back at the apartment.

@jaceyp.8457

Жыл бұрын

that should of been the thing he found in the attic that caused him to breakdown about his dad which made him write the obituary

@tr7198

Жыл бұрын

if He was remembering his life in hindsight. Most likely as he grew up his parents simply stored it away as he outgrew it. In the follow up "my summer story" Randy shoots him in the ars with it as they are running down the stairs and out the house. The mother probably just put it away so no one shoots their eye out. In memory it remains his favorite gift, but its eventual outcome isn't so important.

Fun Fact: The kid making awkward comments to Ralphie in the original movie wasn't supposed to have a speaking part but Peter Billingsley playing off of him was so genuine(including the looks of disbelief) they were left in.

Well caught facts. It was a treasure trove of call backs. I loved it. They captured the 70's well. Finally a movie sequel that held true to the original. It was like visiting an old friend from childhood with the understanding that growing up and losing one's parents is also a type of mourning for that childhood and the realisation of time passing. Just like this movie. It was a delight

The Parker house was in Cleveland in real life, but the name of the town in the movie was Hohman which was the fictitious name Jean Shepherd invented for Hammond, Indiana.

@savage_edu

Жыл бұрын

I thought in the movie the house was on Cleveland Street too right?

@AwesomeEvan9

Жыл бұрын

@@savage_edu The ACTUAL house is on Cleveland street in Hammond, IN. The movie renames Hammond to Homan (Homan, however is an actual street name in Hammond).

@laurad2442

Жыл бұрын

@@AwesomeEvan9 The Christmas Story house is actually located in Cleveland Ohio. The film takes place in a fictional town called Hohman, Indiana, which is based on Jean Shepherd's real home town of Hammond Indiana. Most exteriors were shot in Cleveland Ohio and the interior scenes were done on a sound stage in Toronto. The Christmas Story House is now a tourist attraction and museum located at 3159 West 11th Street in Ohio's Tremont neighborhood.

@AwesomeEvan9

Жыл бұрын

I was talking about Jean shepherds actual house, in Hammond (I live in the area). It's actually on Cleveland Street. I'm aware they filmed in Toronto and Ohio.

@lissadawes4243

Жыл бұрын

Ok good I was hoping someone caught that mistake.

Fun Fact: The music used during the sequence where the drunken barflies annihilate themselves sledding down the hill was the music Jean Shepherd used as the theme song for his WOR radio program ("Bahn Frei" by Eduard Strauss).

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

Wow, THAT is a deep cut. Thanks for that!

I found myself really enjoying the new movie. Seemed to really give justice to the first. It was a pleasant surprise seeing Scut Farkus had redeemed himself after Ralphie whooped him as a kid too.

@martinlutherbling424

7 ай бұрын

Scott Farkus. SCOTT !

@NordicDan

7 ай бұрын

@@martinlutherbling424 commonly referred to by Ralphie, and known colloquially, as "Scut"

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

Agree. After seeing it twice and reflecting, I think it's the master stroke of the whole movie. Didn't see it coming and it works quite well.

I'm 40 years old and I still watch A Christmas Story(1983) every year at the age of 7 I was born in 83 too. Love it can't wait to watch again.

An element of this movie that hit home for my sisters and me was Ralphie losing his father so soon before Christmas. The same thing happened to us three years ago. The first Christmas without a loved one is difficult enough as it is but when it is just a little over a week after their passing it's all the more a struggle. I can tell you too how bittersweet it is to open presents and read the cards from your recently departed loved one. It's heartbreaking but at the same time makes you feel like they have pulled through for you one last time.

Love this and Thank you… great finds….I’ve noticed another one… while Ralph is in the attic, there is a quick shot of the toy fire engine truck Randy got for Christmas.

I'm so pleased with how this movie turned out. It truly felt like a love letter to the original movie and it was so satisfying how the characters were handled. I will be watching this every year along with the first one 🎄

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

Yep. TBH, in the first ten minutes I was a bit worried it would rely TOO much on those, but no, overall I think it did a good job of creating its own story yet blending in all the homages.

Their house was NOT in Cleveland, it was in NW Indiana on Cleveland Street. Hence the references to the Chicago Bears, tapestry of the old man's bad language hanging over Lake Michigan.

@JrGoonior

Жыл бұрын

It was a fictional town named "Homan". Similar to Jean Shepard's hometown of Hammond, IN.

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

What he meant was the original house IS a real house that exists, now as a museum, in Cleveland, OH.

The one thing that really stood out to me was at the end when he reads the obituary he wrote. If you listen, it is almost a retelling of the intro narration of the first movie.

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

It IS a retelling. It's meant to do exactly that: loop back to the original because that IS what the "obituary" is.

I absolutely love all three of these movies. They've become part of Christmas for me. The catch phrases are used yearly, and a leg lamp blazes right in the middle of the front room window.

@Sea2TC

5 ай бұрын

Good to see somebody else didn't forget about My Summer Story 👍

All good catches. This sequel does hit home as Ralphie loses his "Old Man" right before Christmas. As with just about every holiday some family somewhere loses a member. I lost both my parents around 2 holidays. My mother after the 4th of July, she passed away on the 11th in 2016. My father before Thanksgiving on the 22nd in 2019. And just like Ralphie, I accepted the family monarch status since I'm the only boy in my family. Albeit the younger child of 3. I have a daughter of my own who is 6 years old. Unfortunately my wife passed away June 3, 2016, a month and 8 days before my mother. I cry for my loved ones around the holidays, I'm human after all. Life hasn't been kind but I press on for my daughters sake.

@souperstar7050

Жыл бұрын

God Bless you. I pray the New Year brings you many blessings!

@wilclark9486

Жыл бұрын

@@souperstar7050 Thank you. I hope you and your family have a joyous and safe Christmas and a Happy New Year.

@souperstar7050

Жыл бұрын

@@wilclark9486 Thank you.

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Appreciate you sharing; glad it held that extra meaning for you. The cast--all of them--have repeatedly expressed that such personal connections from the audience are EXACTLY what they hope for. Thank you for this.

You just know that they all had so much fun making this film!

On top of these callbacks to the first movie, there are several more little details those of us from Hammond Indiana and familiar with Jean Shepherd and his hometown which "Homan" is based on, could spot as well. Great job to A Christmas story Christmas set director.

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

Especially since they created the entire neighborhood. Eleven houses are built from scratch in Bulgaria. Amazing.

I think it’s pretty cool how he makes his impressions so much like young Ralphie’s. Especially the daydreaming. And that brother tricking grin too! 😊

Great job! I noticed a lot of these but you pointed out a lot that I missed.

Loved this!!

Loved the movie! New subscriber!

They look like they are having fun making this movie. I will have to check it out, I was in 1st grade when the original came out.

Dad's blue bowling ball was in the attic too

I loved the movie! It’s a great new tradition to add to our Christmas Day! Watching both Christmas morning!!

@drundub73

5 ай бұрын

It is our favourite Christmas eve movie . In the UK it isn't that well known , I tell people I want a leg lamp for my man cave and they look at me like " why " 😂.

Welcome back fun fact

Impressive video well done.👏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻😃

This is a great movie. Im / we (family) are watching it again this weekend 😅 the first one i saw when i was 8, still on my list of favourite holiday movies.👍🏻💯 It's Nov 23 happy early holidays everyone. Cheers from Southampton England.

The Leg lamp shade in the attic doesn’t make sense. In the original, Ralph says the Old Man buried the lamp in the backyard. I also don’t think the Mother would keep the shade in the house, considering how much she hated the lamp.

@radroy92

Жыл бұрын

I bet she felt bad after destroying the old man's major award. She just didn't want the lamp in her front window. The poor shade could stay in the attic. Something of the leg lamp had to be in this movie. It's the most desired prop from the original movie.

@blue2335

6 ай бұрын

It’s not difficult to allow it to make sense. He buried the part that broke 🦵🏿 To get even more analytical, the leg looks like an actual body part, that one might feel obligated to give a proper burial other than the trash.

I hope this gets a physical release on dvd or blu-ray later. HBO will not get a cent from me.

@LymanPhillips

Жыл бұрын

If you buy it on DVD/blu-ray, you think HBO - the producer of the film - won't get a cut of it? I don't think you thought that statement through.

@derek-64

Жыл бұрын

@@LymanPhillips sure they would still get some money that way but i'm still not interested in streaming so i would prefer to buy a dvd or blu-ray.

@LymanPhillips

Жыл бұрын

@@derek-64 yeah, BR always looks and sounds so much better. I still have a BR player connected to my video system.

@derek-64

Жыл бұрын

@@LymanPhillips that's not the point. I don't like streaming and i don't support it so i would rather buy a physical copy than rent through a service.

@unfabgirl

7 ай бұрын

It has just come out on dvd

I'm kinda sad its only on HBO max!! 😢

@CoroaEntertainment

Жыл бұрын

You don't need to have HBO to see it. It's been uploaded to the web in 1080p and 4K as a torrent. If you don't know what that is, use Google. ;-)

@Herbie11

Жыл бұрын

I signed up for one month just to watch this movie, then canceled. Don't use any "torrents". I was fined $561 for downloading pirate movies. Caught me after only three movies.

Good list, you did miss the use of the Bahn Frei Polka in one of the scenes. That recording was Jean Shepherd's theme song for many years on his WOR radio programs. Otherwise, a good job on catching most of the Easter eggs, thanks!

I never get tired watching A Christmas Story its such a great film time and time again each year. funny note to say that the makers of The Christmas Story Bob Clark was the maker of the Canadian slasher film from the 70s Black Christmas.

Quite a surprise that Ralphie was arrested by his childhood bully.

It's a real shame they couldn't tempt Melinda Dillon out of retirement to do this film considering she just passed away . It would have been a fitting tribute to both actors .

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

Think she was ill at the time. She died only a week or two after the movie was released. To hear Peter Billingsley tell it, it seems she briefly considered it, but it was wasn't doable.

The Christmas story Christmas was awesome 👏

Scut Farkus's toadie wasn't named "Toadie." His name was Grover Dill.

I had no idea that Ralphie beat up Scott in the Bumpasses back yard. I really hope this movie comes out on DVD! Thank you Fun Facts. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 🙏

@valentinoesposito3614

Жыл бұрын

I just got the 4K Blu-Ray

@monicajane7888

Жыл бұрын

It’s Scut not Scott

@angryshadowdrummer

Жыл бұрын

Me neither but it explains how his mom came so quickly.

@STho205

Жыл бұрын

They ran a garage junkyard. You see that better in A Summer Story (MGM film with Charles Groden and Mary Steenburgen that followed A Christmas Story)...however if you watched that you'd know the Bumpasses moved away just before Ralphie took on Scut with battling tops as a kid.

Hungry, Hungry Hippos didn't come out until 1978! How could it have been on Ralphie's shopping list in 1973! I call foul!

@radroy92

Жыл бұрын

Just like in the first movie not all props are correct as to the time period. Don't go digging in Mrs. Shields drawer unless you want more problems.

Scut Farkus’ actor Zack Ward is also Pam Hyatt’s son. Pam Hyatt is the voice of Noble Heart Horse in Care Bears 2: A new generation, And the voice of Kaede from the Anime Inuyasha, Before Linda Darlow took over in Inuyasha: The Final Act and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.

To bad they didn't spoof that he was a fired scientist for a company called Stark industries. Except due to legal issues have the name of the company ryme with Stark.

Great movie saw it last night

Ralphie lives on Cleveland St, Indiana The actual house is in Cleveland, OH

You missed one! One of the casserole’s had the name shields on it!

The house that they filmed at is in Cleveland, but it takes place in the fictional town of Hohman Indiana. Jean Shepard was from Hammond Indiana.

I didn't want to see this movie cause I was a afraid it would be just another lousy sequel. Thanks for changing my mind, it looks great and true to the original.

@AC-ih7jc

Жыл бұрын

Longtime Jean Shepherd fan here. Nah, this one's a *good* one (not like the direct-to-video abomination from 2012). This one was more of a love letter to Shep and the original movie. Was it perfect? No, but it was still good enough to get a thumbs-up from me. It improved upon a second viewing. Definitely see it.

I'd go to a movie theater to watch "A Christmas Story and A Christmas Story Christmas" double feature.

They nailed the second one. It had everything that you wanted it to have to follow up from the first one.

@jasonrusso9808

Ай бұрын

My Summer Story 1994

This was such a good tribute movie.

I thought it was "not ONE finga!"

u forgot to mention the bowling ball his dad got for Christmas in the 1st movie. it was in the same shot with the bb gun

Haven't seen the new movie but I noticed that you said he returned home "To Cleveland". The actual house the exterior shots were filmed at IS in Cleveland however the original movie did not take place in Cleveland. It was a small town in Indiana.

The Red Ryder BB gun should've been cherished by Ralphie all throughout his life.....He wanted it so badly when he was little.......The story could've had Ralphie being a collector of BB guns....That would have only had to be a small part of the film...Just a glimpse of his collection with his Red Ryder front and center........I still have my air rifle that I had when I was 12 and I cherish it as if I were still 12.......Good times.

@forsakenjones4695

Жыл бұрын

I finally got my Malibu Barbie 40 years later.

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

Disagree. The idea that a 40ish man with a wife and kids keeps his BB gun (where? by his bedside?) is... kinda silly. Nope. They gave a LOT of thought about 1) to show the gun and 2) where/how. What they showed was a way to make the audience happy but not seem absurd. Ralphie still toting a BB gun around at age 42 (or, more implausibly making it into some cherished item. Maybe a shrine? Please) would've been ridiculous.

The rifle had to be handmade for the movie. They never made a model like that, before. The original gun was given to "Ralphie" by the movie's producers, forever. I've seen more than a few of these show up on YT. Go read the detailed description of what the show used and what you are seeing. The one Ralphie held in his hands is the only one in existence.

@mctaguer

5 ай бұрын

Well, we're not talking about "original" anything. None of those artifacts are the actual ones from the first movie. Was anyone saying they were or should have been?

Actually, the narrator was Joseph Al Ahmad, who sounds quite a bit like the late Jean Shepherd who narated the original.

The Old Man was an Oldsmobile man. My Dad was a Buick man. Can you imagine any dad today being a, "Kia Man" or a, "Tesla Man"?? Nope, I can't either.

Why does the sequel have such duller colors compared to the original? I love your channel btw!

@hakrj12

Жыл бұрын

It was the early 70's and disco hadn't taken over yet

Anachronism: on a window of the front of Flick's bar is a big Budweiser poster with the current logo @ 3:09.

Ralphie's coat at the store is identical to the one he wore when he was 9.

Ralphie looks like the warden in Shawshank Redemption. They should have left a good movie alone.

I was really hoping Santa would be played by Vince Vaughn.

Hidden references, huh? Oh, you mean when Ralphie says 'Old Man'? He means his dad?

Very good movie

What?! When did this happen?! I didn't even know that this movie existed! 😮 How did I NOT know this?!

Well adult Ralphie would say: don’t let him kick 🦵🏽 you in the face. 5:48

Wait, the original was set in 1940?! I suppose, but I always thought of it taking place in the late 40s. Post-WWII but pre-television. I couldn't image it happening right before the war, it's too purely happy a film!

@kathyo9420

Жыл бұрын

The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939 so it would have still been prominent for kids. The women wore hairstyles, especially Miss Shields, that were circa 1930s, with finger waves still worn 1939-1940. It highlights the post Depression/pre WW2 era.

@HailAnts

Жыл бұрын

@@kathyo9420 - Ok, what's a finger wave?!

@radroy92

Жыл бұрын

@@HailAnts Google it. A woman's hair fashion.

@radroy92

Жыл бұрын

The Radio Orphan Annie decoder has 1940 stamped in the rear. There is a good shot of it in the original movie. The old man's car is a 1937 Oldsmobile.

I missed the "pulverize" carryover, nor did I glean the casserole-to-red cabbage/Randy allusion, but otherwise, yep, got'em all.

I wanted to see the new movie, curious though, in your side by side shots, why was the new movie such low res compared to the original movie clips? I was like wow look how much better the new movie looks in HD then I realized the HD side was actually the original move. also I nearly cried when you showed the fathers hat.

The kid the was offering them candy in the Santa line looks a lot like the kid who also plays uh huh in the movie the little rascals

Well, it's a sequel. Any references would not be "hidden."

@FunFactFilms

Жыл бұрын

Hidden in the sequel

I already heard this before

It wasn't actually Cleveland. The house in Cleveland was just a backdrop for Indiana where he was supposed to live.

You missed the Old Man's blue bowling ball in the attic and the part when Ralphie throws a snowball at his daughter Julie's face leaving her with an eyepatch.

I fell asleep 4 times during this movie

You said he returned to his house in Cleveland. He lived on Cleveland Street in Holman Indiana.

Ralphie lived on Cleveland Street in Indiana, not Cleveland.

Wait. I thought that leg lamp was destroyed(ran out of glue) and buried in the backyard in the first movie.

I have no clue why Ralphie would keep his pink bunny pajamas if he dislikes them so much

@blue2335

6 ай бұрын

His mom kept it.

@MrZackavelli

6 ай бұрын

@@blue2335 Ahhh, that makes sense

I love this movie

This spoiled the whole movie for me 😂

Scott Farkus. SCOTT !

Question... in the original Christmas Story, the leg lamp was buried, who dug it up to put it in the attic???

@monicajane7888

Жыл бұрын

Just the leg was buried not the lamp shade.

@hunterolaughlin

Жыл бұрын

@@monicajane7888 Which I find odd as in the last scene we see the Old Man carrying the lamp shade with him, implying he buried it with the pieces. My dad, who’s a lover of the original, gave his own explanation: He might have kept the lamp shade as a memento, which does make sense I guess considering how attached the Old Man was to his “major award”.

Wasn't the story about living in a house in northern Indiana on Cleveland street?

Sane elf on the slide

Not Cleveland!! Northern Indiana

Same elf

Ralphie has ADD

A christmas story live

Why does the new one look like it's shot through a screen door?

What do you think of this sequel? Some say it’s unnecessary while others say it’s great seeing them again! While I have not seen it yet, I heard good things about it so far. I feel like we’ve been getting more and more legacy sequels that have been done the right way.

@FunFactFilms

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s great. It’s still a sequel, so don’t expect it to stand up to the original. But it’s a respectable movie that carries the same spirit of the original in its story.

@julianloht9651

Жыл бұрын

@@FunFactFilms I can respect that. Another legacy sequel I’m looking forward to is Avatar: The Way of Water. I recently watched the first Avatar movie in theaters with a college friend because they rereleased it in prep for the sequel. In fact, you should do behind the scenes facts for that movie after Christmas season is over.

@Raygi96

Жыл бұрын

This is so cool!! I watched this movie it was not too bad. I like it.

@tomdotson6053

Жыл бұрын

I loved it..the only down fall I wish melinda Dillon would have cane out of retirement for this one because if you think about it she's the heart of the first one

@ShaesWays

Жыл бұрын

I liked it! While possibly unnecessary, I enjoyed it for what it was. It's not like the original where I would watch it every year, but I loved seeing all the references and the actors back!

Watched this last night it was ok not as good as the first.

Ralphie’s old home is in Indiana, not Cleveland. They lived on Cleveland Street.

no vid on the screen for the first one.

The first half of the movie I was feeling a little let down. Felt like it was missing the mark. Then the 2nd half I completely fell in love with it.

@hakrj12

Жыл бұрын

I concur. At first I was like, crap they ruined it. Then when I was done watching I was like, I want to watch it again.

@EthanTRM

Жыл бұрын

I guess you could say… they had you in the 1st half?

Am i the only one who takes showers with their socks on?

@radroy92

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

Was Randy, the little brother, not in the second movie? 🤔

He didn't live in Cleveland...

So it's gonna be cheezy???

@FunFactFilms

Жыл бұрын

It's actually quite good, so I don't think the references make it cheesy.

You forgot about the bowling ball.

@radroy92

Жыл бұрын

I read that they didn't make blue bowling balls in the late 30s/early 40s.