Posted on 12/26/2012 10:34:14 AM PST by US Navy Vet
'A Christmas Story' It wouldn't be Christmas without 'A Christmas Story,' the 1983 movie that became an instant holiday classic thanks to its winning cast and quotable scenes. The film is as time-honored a tradition as getting your tongue stuck to a pole in freezing weather. Here's a then-and-now look at the gang from fictional Hohman, Indiana, who brought the 'original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas' tale to life ...
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Thought Aldo Ray was a dud. Loved Peter Ustinov quoting about his stay in Marseille, France. Something like “It was the most depraved place I ever saw - loved every minute of it.”
Reminded me of pre-Castro Cuba in my Navy days.
Scut is the “new” Obama. Ralphie needs to beat the crap out of him.
Were No Angels is one of my favorites! Wasn’t the snake they let loose called Adolph? Peter Ustinov was a treasure of of course Bogie was Bogie.
You people piss me off. Why can’t anybody on my list be so rich as that. Merry Christmas!
I've read most of his stories several times over or the better ones anyway. My dad had me read them in my late teens.
The dad in the movie was not even close to being like the dad in the written stories LOL. I live in East Tennessee. But my uncle lived and grew up close to Gary, Indiana. Yea he was like The Old Man in the stories even down to the Lucky in his mouth and scalding hot black coffee and that stare in the mornings. LOL.
Although the cars we had in my your were 1950's vintage mainly I can relate to jumping on the bumper to get the solenoid to engage on our old 59 Rambler wagon that acquired a taste for them.
My ad wasn't the old man in the stories though. :>} He just taught me such things like cars as I grew.
Ollie Hopnoodles Haven of Bliss was my favorite of his written stories. "I wanna peanut butter and jelly sandwich" LOL
I've read most of his stories several times over or the better ones anyway. My dad had me read them in my late teens.
The dad in the movie was not even close to being like the dad in the written stories LOL. I live in East Tennessee. But my uncle lived and grew up close to Gary, Indiana. Yea he was like The Old Man in the stories even down to the Lucky in his mouth and scalding hot black coffee and that stare in the mornings. LOL.
Although the cars we had in my youth were 1950's vintage mainly, I can relate to jumping on the bumper to get the solenoid to engage on our old 59 Rambler wagon that acquired a taste for them. My dad wasn't like the old man in the stories though. :>} He just taught me such things like cars as I grew. Ollie Hopnoodles Haven of Bliss was my favorite of his written stories. "I wanna peanut butter and jelly sandwich" LOL
As is often the case, the book is better than the movie.
As I watched it the first time, being very familiar with the written stories, I kept waiting for my favorite moments, many of which never came. I was very disappointed.
Example:
When Ralphie was sitting on Santa’s lap, he observed:
“Santa smoked Camels, like my Uncle Charles.”
LOL yea a lot is left out. I also liked his story about the Polish Wedding. Pricelass.
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Indeed he did. Not all child stars are that fortunate.
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