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- However, in 1997, due to the movie's ever-increasing popularity (and rising merchandise sales), TNT began airing a 24-hour marathon, officially titled "24 Hours of A Christmas Story." The marathon would begin either at 8pm Eastern on Christmas Eve and run for a total of 12 airings.
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Dec 17, 2021 · However, in 1997, due to the movie's ever-increasing popularity (and rising merchandise sales), TNT began airing a 24-hour marathon, officially titled "24 Hours of A Christmas Story." The marathon would begin either at 8pm Eastern on Christmas Eve and run for a total of 12 airings.
"A Christmas Story" opened in theaters in November 1983 to modest box office success, but it was the film's TV run – particularly the 24 hour marathon, now in its 17th year – that cemented...
- Ralphie Doesn’T Know How to Spell “Christmas.”
- Jean Shepherd Makes An On-Screen appearance.
- Bob Clark Has A Cameo, too.
- Ralphie’s Dad Is Never Given A name.
- Speaking of The Leg Lamp …
- Is The Leg Lamp Really A Lamp?
- One Final Thing About The Leg Lamp …
- Is It Toronto Or Is It Indiana?
- Bolts Versus Nuts.
- Scott Schwartz Is Not Schwartz. But He is.
At least it doesn’t appear that way when he gets his Christmas theme—or shall we call it a Chistmastheme—back from Mrs. Shields, who also didn’t notice the “R” missing from the word.
If the voice of the man who brusquely informs Ralphie and Randy that the line to sit on Santa’s lap begins about 2 miles further back than they had anticipated sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the voice of the narrator, a.k.a. Adult Ralphie, who also happens to be Jean Shepherd, the man upon whose short stories the film itself is based. The wom...
Not to be outdone, director Bob Clark pops up in front of the camera, too, as Ralphie’s neighbor, Swede. He’s the guy who seems awfully curious about how Ralphie’s dad managed to snag himself a leg lamp. When The Old Man Parker informs him that it’s a Major Award, Swede responds: “Shucks, I wouldn’t know that. It looks like a lamp."
Over the years, a gaggle of sharp-eared A Christmas Story fans have pointed out that in Bob Clark’s scene, Ralphie’s dad is given a name: Hal. This is because they believed that in the brief exchange between the two neighbors, Swede asks of the leg lamp, “Damn Hal, you say you won it?” But a quick confer with the film’s original screenplay confirms...
The continuity folks must have been taking a coffee break during the unveiling of the leg lamp. Watch closely as the amount of packing debris covering The Old Man’s back and head changes from shot to shot. In one shot, his back is covered in the stuff; cut back and there’s nothing there.
In addition to being stumped by the word fragile, The Old Man—and the rest of the family—is initially confused as to what the leg’s purpose is. Is it a statue? (“Yeah, statue!”) One can’t blame them, as there’s no electrical cord to be seen. It’s just a leg. Yet, once the lampshade is discovered, the Parker clan is magically able to plug that titil...
After witnessing the moment that Ralphie explains would become “a family controversy for years”—the breaking of the leg lamp—Mrs. Parker balks at her husband’s accusation that she would be jealous of a plastic lamp. But just moments before the “accident” in question, we hear the sound of breaking glass. And lots of it. Plastic doesn’t sound (or bre...
Though the film is set in Hohman, Indiana—a fictionalized town based on Shepherd’s hometown of Hammond, Indiana—parts of the film were shot in Toronto. This becomes apparent in some of the outdoor scenes, such as when the family is shopping for a Christmas tree, as one of the Toronto Transit Commission’s signature red trolley cars zooms by.
We all remember Ralphie’s reaction when his attempt to help his father fix a flat tire goes terribly awry. But here’s a fun fact that only true motorheads would pick up on: In the scene, Ralphie’s dad implores him to hold the hubcap horizontally so that he can put the “nuts” in it. But the 1938 Oldsmobile that he’s driving actually uses removable b...
Ralphie’s two best friends are Schwartz, played by R.D. Robb, and Flick, played by Scott Schwartz. As if this tale of two Schwartzes weren’t confusing enough, when Ralphie tells his mom that it’s Schwartz who taught him how to drop the F-bomb, Mrs. Parker immediately calls the boy’s mother. But the voice we hear of fictional Schwartz taking a whoop...
Due to the increasing popularity of the film, in 1997, TNT began airing a 24-hour marathon dubbed "24 Hours of A Christmas Story," consisting of twelve consecutive showings of the film running from 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Christmas Eve until 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Day.
- René Dupont, Bob Clark
- Paul Zaza, Carl Zittrer
- November 18, 1983
Dec 21, 2023 · In 1995, it was aired over the three different channels a combined six times from Dec. 24 to Dec. 26. It increased to eight separate broadcasts in 1996. In 1997, thanks to the rising...
- Lauren Sarner
- 2 min
Dec 15, 2021 · In the nearly 40 years since its release, A Christmas Story has become one of the most beloved holiday movies and its annual 24-hour marathon on TBS and TNT has become a tradition for millions of ...
Dec 22, 2022 · Published: 12:40 PM EST December 21, 2022. Updated: 7:25 AM EST December 22, 2022. CLEVELAND — “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” One of the most beloved Christmas movies of all time will be...
