Comments on: 12 Things You Might Not Know About A Christmas Story (even though you’ve seen it 90 times)

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:03:00 +0000

Stacy, you always have the best lists!

By: Quenfis

Quenfis — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:02:00 +0000

In response to JP: It’s actually Favreau who got his directors chair via Billingsly. Billingsly had contacts to get funding for Favreau’s movies, therefore allowing to actually make the films he wanted. I would go as far as to say that neither of them would be successful right now without each other. But, Billingsly had already made key connections for producing before he met Favreau.

By: LostBoy68

LostBoy68 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:35:00 +0000

Scott Schwartz got into porn movies all of his own chosing, so I don’t see what’s so sad about that.

By: Dijon

Dijon — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:07:00 +0000

I saw “Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss” and about a year later relived it. On a summer trip to Northern Minnesota (very similar terrain). We saw lots of the souvenir stands, many with those little lawn windmills, silver balls, etc. There was a terrible thunderstorm at night when we stayed in a cabin. Very reminiscent of the film. Also saw “The Great American 4th of July” and others, but GA4J was the best. They ran on CBS in the 1980s. I ordered one from the Jean Shepherd website but the quality was as bad as my own video tape of it. Still it was hilarious with the Old Man setting off fireworks and the town drunk setting off his homemade “bomb” of a firecracker. Jean Shepherd was a genius at reminiscing about childhood, He was a “child of the 40s” and I was a “child of the 50s” and loved his stuff, but obviously his works hit home with all generations.

By: JP

JP — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:25:00 +0000

Why is there no mention of Jon Favreau? If it weren’t for him, I doubt Peter Billingsly would have much of a career post-Christmas Story. Sure, Vince Vaughn may have been the stepping stone, but it was he who kept Billingsly in the game. Favreau is long overdue for becoming a household name and more worthy of mentioning since he directed “Iron Man” and “Elf” with a cameo of Billingsly as the elf manager. But I understand if the focus was more of things that I *didn’t* know.

By: MC

MC — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:10:00 +0000

Peter Billingsley played the nearly-bald lab-coat employee of Stark Industries who helps Jeff Bridges create Iron Monger. Bonus features on the DVD show him having his head shaved for the part.

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:48:00 +0000

Don’t think I saw this mentioned anywhere, but in Ollie Hopnoodle (which is great) Ralphie is played by Jerry O’Connell.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:45:00 +0000

The husband and I went to Cleveland over the Thanksgiving holiday and checked this place out. It’s awesome. We came home from the gift shop with a 6ft, inflatable, light up, leg lamp lawn ornament. I’d have to say we’re the only ones in our town with a leg lamp in our front yard.

By: Tuesday Mason

Tuesday Mason — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:52:00 +0000

#13. Bob Clark was never paid for any of the marathons on TBS or any of the Warner channels. Warner own Christmas Story and broadcasts it on cable for a ridiculously low rate so Bob died without a dime.

By: james

james — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:45:00 +0000

There is a lesser known sequal called “phantom of the open hearth”. My family and I watched one knight thinking it was a horror(not slasher) movie. It was listed by title only on the tv guide during the creature feature. We were disapointed but mainly because we thought it going to be something else and we saw it before a christmas story came out.

Rahlphie is a teenager going on a blind date, that’s about all I remember. clips are on you tube