The one person Ralphie never directly asks for the BB Gun is his dad, who is the one who gets him the gun. I love how happy he is seeing his son get his wish.
Fun fact: Peter Billingsley (Ralphie) grew up and became a bigshot producer. He works a lot with John Favreau and he produced "Made", "Zathura" and "Iron Man". He's in Iron Man, he's the tech who tells Jeff Bridges "I'm not Tony Stark," a part he reprised in "Spider-man: Far From Home" and he also has a small part in "Elf."
He was also in a movie shortly after this one called "The Dirt Bike Kid," which I saw back in the day. It's very much an '80s kiddie flick, but I recall enjoying it at the time.
Also at this young age he was a co host of a fun evening show called REAL PEOPLE, a light hearted show that showed stories of unique, talented and a bit eccentric every day people in America in the early 80s...
Jean Shepherd, who wrote & narrated the movie, had such a way with words! He could make the most normal, mundane things seem super-dramatic, and, magical.
One of the things I love about this movie is the father's "cursing," which is just a bunch of random syllables. And of course when Ralphie curses, he does the same thing. Except when he says "fudge."
Watching your reaction, especially the ‘little piggy eating’ scene, I came to the conclusion that you are going to make a great mom someday, Duaffy. Loved hearing your laughter throughout. Some people just don’t get this movie. There’s not enough of a story for them. It’s mostly just a kid’s recollections. But you really got into it. It’s nice to know someone like you can really appreciate this film.
At the beginning the part about Dad's "tapestry of obscenities" was about him fixing the furnace or heating source of their home. Not sure if this is true in the rest of the world, but in the US furnaces are typically found in the basement/ sótano of the home. Back in the 1950s furnaces ran on oil or or even coal still. If they malfunctioned you could expect black smoke to actually come up into your home. It was common and typical that a working class family like Ralphie's in the American Midwest region would have an old model furnace that would malfunction in the winter.
You heard wrong. He is clearly not holding a fake tongue in his teeth as he is crying, shouting, and speaking as he is stuck to the pole. The vacuum thru the hole in the pole is correct.
@@toecutterjenkins I know, it seems like it would be far simpler, and less potentially harmful, to actually do it, than to use the vacuum trick, but I gotta remember they likely needed to do it a lot, what with child actors and multiple takes, and all.
A few years ago, I showed this movie to my mother for the first time. The next Christmas, she gave me that very same pink bunny suit in my size.... I'm in my 30s.
Director Bob Clarke did so many great films: “Porky’s”, “Black Christmas”, “Murder by Decree”. He and his son were killed by a drunk driver. Such a tragic loss!
This is my favorite reaction video I've ever seen. I didn't think there was a way for me to love this movie more than I did, but your reaction somehow made it even better for me. This has been a favorite for me and my family since it first came out, and I'm glad people are still discovering it and appreciating it now.
I'll always remember the _Night Stalker_ franchise. Without Darrin McGavin's early work there would have been no X-Files. He even had cameos in that show too.
They had a coal furnace, you would have to shovel coal Into it every so often. A clinker was a melted mineral deposit from the coal it would mess up the fire. My old house still had a coal shute in it and the old ducts in the walls.
A friend of mine lived, for a while, in a house that was originally built around 1800. The first time I visited there I noticed what looked like half of a window sticking out of the ground. Turns out, it was originally a door to the coal bin in the basement, and there was a chute from the outside. The wagon would pull up, open the door, then shovel coal down the chute into the bin. They upgraded the furnace a long time ago but the window/door is still there.
the house I grew up in had a coal furnace that had been converted to natural gas. Still had the door for access and could look in to see the flame on the burner. Big, beast of inefficiency. They finally replaced it either right before or right after I graduated. Even had a so-called humidifier add on. It was a small door at the bottom that you could pour water in and it would evaporate thru the heated air. (didn't really work that well).
Not just a kid's mind, it was my mother's favorite Christmas movie and she said it was an accurate description of Mothers, Fathers and Christmas in the 1940s
Same for my mom who actually grew up in 1940’s Indiana. Ironically I begged her to take me when it came out, and she reluctantly took me. But it ended up being her favorite movie.
Darren McGavin was the only one who could play the old man. The lovable menace of him is absolutely perfect. 15:48 this is his most memorable Christmas not just because of the BB gun, but also because it was when he came to see his parents in a different way.
Fun fact: I also got my mouth washed out with soap as a child. Another fun fact: when Ralphie is the sheriff, a person in the prop department gave him actual chewing tobacco.
Ralphie asks his mom, his teacher, and Santa for a red rider BB gun. He never asked his dad, but his dad heard any way and wanted to come through for his son. My favorite part is how happy his dad is giving him this gift
Fun Fact about a scene that you didn't show in the reaction (and absolutely understand why): When they are at the Chinese restaurant for Christmas dinner, only Darren McGavin (who played the "Old Man") and the actors playing the restaurant staff knew what was to happen in the scene. Melinda Dillon (who played the mother), Peter Billingsley (who played Ralph) and Ian Petrella (who played Randy) were not let in on that information. So all the laughing those three characters are doing, plus the scream the mother lets out upon seeing the duck, was all genuinely coming from the actors' real reaction to what was going on.
So glad you also noticed when Ralphie said his brothers name wrong as "Brandy" on Christmas morning. For decades it always confused me because he and everyone always said his Randy name correctly except only in that one scene he got it wrong.
It has been a tradition in my family to watch this every christmas. I even remember getting a BB gun when I was kid back in the 90's. I loved this movie as a kid and still do Where does the time go lol.
The actor that plays Scutt Farkus, the bully, is Zack Ward. He also played the brother on Titus, a hilarious tv series and is a very cool, kind guy. If you're on Twitter, I recommend following him.
@@Logan_Baron I actually liked Dave better than Titus in some episodes. :-D Zack had great comic timing on that show, he really held his own with Titus, and I loved it. :-D
Growing up Near Cleveland Ohio, where some of the exterior shots took place, this is film has a special place in my heart. The Christmas story house still exists, s decorated as the movie set was has a leg lamp in the window. You can spend the night in the house.
Ralphie called him Brandy as a barb - big brothers often tease their younger brothers by calling them girl names. Also, about 5 years ago, my dad handed my sister a Christmas present from a mysterious “Aunt Clara” and she got the full pink Easter bunny onesie. That might have been the hardest I ever laughed 😂😂😂
I agree with you. I think the charm and appeal of A Christmas Story (1983) is that it tells the story through the eyes of children, something that we can all relate to and transports us back to the simple, carefree days of childhood. In such regard it reminds me of To Kill A Mockingbird (1962), although Mockingbird deals with sensitive mature issues.
The actor who played Ralphie has become a successful movie producer and director, he was an executive producer on the movie Iron man and he directed the movie couples retreat and he works with Jon Favreau a lot. He also made a cameo in the movie ELF as one of the elf’s. Some people get so grossed out by the eating scene but she got him to eat, parents have get creative sometimes.
4:00 - He's saying his father elevated cursing to a higher art form. FYI, the narrator is Jean Shepherd- He wrote several books of these kinds of stories about growing up in post-WWII America, and several of his other stories were made into movies, too. (A Christmas Story is far and away the most popular of them) Jean Shepherd also did a radio show for many years, which was more of the same sort of thing- just him telling stories about living in the Americana era.
Coal furnace in the basement. The "clinker" he refers to is a chunk of unburnt coal that sticks in the feeder auger. The control on the wall controlled the damper on the chimney flue, that controls the air flow in the furnace. Also the narrator, Jean Shepherd is also the author of the stories that the movie is taken from. He is also the man in the line to see Santa that tells them to go to the back. His middle name was Parker, Ralphie's family name.
For the scene with the flag pole, a hole was drilled in the pole and suction tube was connected. So when the kid stuck his tongue over the hole the air from the suction tube kept his tongue attached to the pole. Also that actual pole was bought by a fan. It was sold on auction. I also met the kid at a Comicon. He was in his 40's. Just thought you might like to know these things. Terry
"Fra gi le... Must be Italian! Such a funny movie. I had a Red Rider B-B gun when I was a kid. Never shot my eye out with it... But, few other things were safe.😁
One, I loved your reaction to this movie. Two, I cannot believe you were beaten up in high school! You tell me who it was and they'll have to answer to me! I think you are an amazing person! 🙂
"Three blocks away, Schwartz was getting his." Ralphie bears false witness against his friend, just to get the bar of soap out of his mouth for a minute. What a great kid!
This classic is based of multiple Jean Shepard stories about his time growing up. He is one of my favorite writers of all time, cause of the wonderful descriptions of what his life was like, Man, could that guy write. You can actually find clips of him reading some of his stories on line. Recommend checking him out.
Jean Shepard, who narrates the film, wrote the story “In God We Trust, All Other’s Pay Cash” for which this film was based on. He also plays the guy at the head of the line. Director Bob Clark who also directed Porky’s and another Christmas classic, Black Christmas, played the neighbor at the street corner.
Great reaction to a great movie. And it's not weird that you feel a little bit sorry for the bully. My cousin was a bully, he was really mean, but he had some issues that no one knew about. We're all human. Merry Christmas and Happy New year. :)
This movie is definitely a Christmas tradition. My wife and I were fortunate enough to get to see a live production of it at a local theatre this year as well. And our Christmas tree wouldn't be complete without a replica leg lamp ornament.
Great reaction Duaffy, I'm so glad you liked it! This is my absolute favorite Christmas movie of all time, and the one that I watch every year. I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and that you got to spend a lot of quality time with your loved ones!
The slider thing was a old timey thermostat. Now they'd be either sliders or digital. Our house is over 100 years old and we had our as a midway slider before needing a new light switch and moving to digital. Theirs is old as probably 20's or older.
Loved your reaction. You nailed it. This is a movie from the perspective of a child and much of the humour is because it is narrative of the child's adult self. I watch this movie every Christmas and never get tired of it
As an adult I realize how traumatizing this flick is 🤣 Best xmas movie ever! I never even got the chance to shoot out my eye. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you Duaffy!!! 🥂
Kudos on a great reaction to my favorite Christmas movie of all time! My Dad and I used to laugh like crazy watching it every Christmas Eve, and now my daughter and I laugh watching it to carry on the tradition.
this movie for us in the USA is like Donald duck in Sweden. Starting on the 24th and running non-stop until the 26th this movie plays on TV. every year. AND EVERY YEAR YOU CAN BUY THE AIR RIFLE AT WALMART AND SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT!
I did have a BB gun as a kid and I didn't shoot my eye out, but I did shoot one into my younger brother's wrist and it didn't come out for a decade after that
what was behind that door? Older days some houses were heated by coal; A Klinker is left over after coal is done; I used to play with them when I was living in France.
blaming a falling icicle legit works..I got into a fight after school and jumped up and knocked down a big icicle off my house and blamed it for hitting my in the face.."almost in the eye"..it so worked..
She laughs as much as I do watching this movie. I love it so much and I laugh at every detail even though I’ve seen it so many times. Glad to see she enjoyed it so much! 😂
The soap in the mouth scene was realistic in that patents did actually do that. When I was around Ralphies age I had my mouth "washed out with soap" not for swearing, but for telling a lie. I doubt parents do that today.
I love your makeup, the red nose is cute! I just can't imagine Christmas shopping at the only department store downtown like they did, with the whole family, in one go. Many people can't imagine shopping without the internet today, but shopping downtown in a Skyscraper, then carrying everything across multiple streets to where you parked, in the winter, is just crazy to me.
So many great moments in this movie, truly a classic. First off Ralphie and Schwartz would have looked a lot less guilty if they had run to the window with the other kids. Secondly, all the father wanted was a new tie and you could tell by his reactions he didn't like the can of Simoniz or the bowling ball.
Hi Kiddo. Oldsmobile was a brand of car, like Ford. The arrow thing on the wall was the control for the furnace in the basement. It wasn't working right so the father was trying to fix it and cussing the whole time. This has always reminded me of my Dad. Mom never had to ask us where we got that word from, we got it from our Dad yelling it at us. One of my Mom's favorite saying was "You want something to cry about? I'll give you something to cry about!". And yes, I've had my mouth "Washed Out" with soap for cussing at my little brother. My Mom's Mom didn't know we cussed like sailors. It was the first time she watched us while Mom went shopping. Mom came home to me bent over the utility sink in the laundry room with a chunk of my Grandmother's homemade Lye soap in my mouth. I was red as an apple and cussing around the soap. Mom thought it was funny. I didn't. I spent the next week spitting pieces of the skin from the inside of my mouth. I sure as hell didn't cuss around that Grandmother anymore!
Other people have probably said, and I don't know from experience because I'm from California, and that technology is even probably too old for me, but it's the furnace in the basement that burns whatever to provide heat for the house.
The solution to the tongue stuck to the pole is very simple. Go into the teacher's lounge, grab one of their cups of coffee, go out to the pole, tell him that when you start pouring he's to pull his tongue back. Then pour the coffee on the pole above his tongue. Or you could call the fire department and make a federal case out of it.
Yeah, they just ripped his tongue off the pole too🤣 I basically did the same thing when I stuck my tongue to the metal frame of my Flexible Flyer sled. I freaked out when it stuck & my panicked reaction was to pull it back really fast. I could see my flesh & individual tastebuds on the metal. My tongue was sore for a couple days, lol.
The black smoke coming out the vent is because it is a coal burning furnace. One lever is to open and close the damper which will control the flow up the chimney
Their house is in Cleveland Ohio. It is called the Christmas Story House and it is a place that you can visit 12 months a year and even Buy a Leg Lamp if you want one.
Also, you totally nailed it with the thumbnail (guess you... thumbnailed it 😉). Red and green are complimentary colors for being opposite in the color wheel and are used in the vast majority of Christmas movie posters (blue and orange are the most used in other stuff though). Here though, the red dress with the greens in the background looks effortless and it makes you stand out. You really do think of everything haha
Yes it was soap. Parents used to threaten to wash kid's mouths out with soap if they said a dirty word. I was surprised to learn that this idea crossed borders. After I got married in 2006, I was preparing a sermon. In it, I used the word, "damnation". I did not use it in an explitive sense but in the technical theological sense. My wife, who is Korean, freaked out and insisted that I wash my mouth out with soap. I refused because I did not think I had done anything wrong and she left in a huff. I was surprised that evening that she had fixed one of my favorite recipes, an Italian meatloaf that my mom used to make. I poured a lot of sauce on it and took a bite and then began to choke. She had poured dish washing soap into the sauce. She calmly told me that she would not tolerate "dirty words" from her husband. The kid was right. Palmolive is better than the alternatives.
The one person Ralphie never directly asks for the BB Gun is his dad, who is the one who gets him the gun. I love how happy he is seeing his son get his wish.
Every time that duaffy giggles an angel gets his wings
That's a lot of angels!
Totally adorable.
You know, I heard the same thing growing up.
Yep.
Fun fact: Peter Billingsley (Ralphie) grew up and became a bigshot producer. He works a lot with John Favreau and he produced "Made", "Zathura" and "Iron Man". He's in Iron Man, he's the tech who tells Jeff Bridges "I'm not Tony Stark," a part he reprised in "Spider-man: Far From Home" and he also has a small part in "Elf."
I love Zathura, it's one of my favorites.
Had no idea. That’s awesome
He was also in a movie shortly after this one called "The Dirt Bike Kid," which I saw back in the day. It's very much an '80s kiddie flick, but I recall enjoying it at the time.
But he will always be Messy Marvin to me.
Also at this young age he was a co host of a fun evening show called REAL PEOPLE, a light hearted show that showed stories of unique, talented and a bit eccentric every day people in America in the early 80s...
Jean Shepherd, who wrote & narrated the movie, had such a way with words! He could make the most normal, mundane things seem super-dramatic, and, magical.
One of the things I love about this movie is the father's "cursing," which is just a bunch of random syllables. And of course when Ralphie curses, he does the same thing. Except when he says "fudge."
In 'Home Alone' Joe Pesci adopted this to prevent himself from swearing during takes.
Watching your reaction, especially the ‘little piggy eating’ scene, I came to the conclusion that you are going to make a great mom someday, Duaffy.
Loved hearing your laughter throughout. Some people just don’t get this movie. There’s not enough of a story for them. It’s mostly just a kid’s recollections. But you really got into it. It’s nice to know someone like you can really appreciate this film.
At the beginning the part about Dad's "tapestry of obscenities" was about him fixing the furnace or heating source of their home. Not sure if this is true in the rest of the world, but in the US furnaces are typically found in the basement/ sótano of the home. Back in the 1950s furnaces ran on oil or or even coal still. If they malfunctioned you could expect black smoke to actually come up into your home. It was common and typical that a working class family like Ralphie's in the American Midwest region would have an old model furnace that would malfunction in the winter.
I can still remember those crazy, old octopus furnaces, lol. What a nightmare they were!
The tongue-stuck-to-the-pole bit was a special effect created by vacuuming his tongue to a small hole in the pole.
Glad to hear someone else knows that info. Not many people believe it. :)
I did it for real I was 10 or so when this came out tongue did get stuck but came off easy. Just frozen saliva stuck to the pole.
I heard it was a fake tongue that he gripped with his teeth. I know that is how it was done in Dumb & Dumber.
You heard wrong. He is clearly not holding a fake tongue in his teeth as he is crying, shouting, and speaking as he is stuck to the pole. The vacuum thru the hole in the pole is correct.
@@toecutterjenkins I know, it seems like it would be far simpler, and less potentially harmful, to actually do it, than to use the vacuum trick, but I gotta remember they likely needed to do it a lot, what with child actors and multiple takes, and all.
A few years ago, I showed this movie to my mother for the first time. The next Christmas, she gave me that very same pink bunny suit in my size....
I'm in my 30s.
Did it look like a pink nightmare?
What really sticks with me after watching this for every xmas for 17 years, is that his parents are genuinely good people.
what really sticks to me is the tongue on the flag pole
I'm really hurt to learn you were beaten up as a kid. This is the most accurate American nostalgia film ever made, IMO. So glad you enjoyed the movie.
This movie reveals a lot about the viewers. You see bits of yourself in the characters. Thanks Duaffy for sharing it with us.
Director Bob Clarke did so many great films: “Porky’s”, “Black Christmas”, “Murder by Decree”. He and his son were killed by a drunk driver. Such a tragic loss!
This is my favorite reaction video I've ever seen. I didn't think there was a way for me to love this movie more than I did, but your reaction somehow made it even better for me. This has been a favorite for me and my family since it first came out, and I'm glad people are still discovering it and appreciating it now.
I'll always remember the _Night Stalker_ franchise. Without Darrin McGavin's early work there would have been no X-Files. He even had cameos in that show too.
This movie deserved a Major Award.
They had a coal furnace, you would have to shovel coal Into it every so often. A clinker was a melted mineral deposit from the coal it would mess up the fire.
My old house still had a coal shute in it and the old ducts in the walls.
A friend of mine lived, for a while, in a house that was originally built around 1800. The first time I visited there I noticed what looked like half of a window sticking out of the ground. Turns out, it was originally a door to the coal bin in the basement, and there was a chute from the outside. The wagon would pull up, open the door, then shovel coal down the chute into the bin.
They upgraded the furnace a long time ago but the window/door is still there.
the house I grew up in had a coal furnace that had been converted to natural gas. Still had the door for access and could look in to see the flame on the burner. Big, beast of inefficiency. They finally replaced it either right before or right after I graduated. Even had a so-called humidifier add on. It was a small door at the bottom that you could pour water in and it would evaporate thru the heated air. (didn't really work that well).
My house was built in 1900, I still have a coal flu to the basement.
Not just a kid's mind, it was my mother's favorite Christmas movie and she said it was an accurate description of Mothers, Fathers and Christmas in the 1940s
Bro same. I shit you not every December when they do marathon for this movie my mom always watches it when she can😂😂
@@richarddollar4912 In her last few years, we even had a tradition of going out to a Chinese restaurant for Christmas dinner in honor of the movie
Same for my mom who actually grew up in 1940’s Indiana. Ironically I begged her to take me when it came out, and she reluctantly took me. But it ended up being her favorite movie.
Darren McGavin was the only one who could play the old man. The lovable menace of him is absolutely perfect.
15:48 this is his most memorable Christmas not just because of the BB gun, but also because it was when he came to see his parents in a different way.
Fun fact: I also got my mouth washed out with soap as a child.
Another fun fact: when Ralphie is the sheriff, a person in the prop department gave him actual chewing tobacco.
And he was so sick afterwards!
16:28 That's Jean Shepherd, the narrator of the movie and the author of the book the movie is based upon.
Ralphie asks his mom, his teacher, and Santa for a red rider BB gun. He never asked his dad, but his dad heard any way and wanted to come through for his son. My favorite part is how happy his dad is giving him this gift
That slider thingy she was moving on the wall was the thermostat. she turned up the heat a little, and the furnace went on the fritz immediately :)
Actually, that lever was the damper control on the flue of their coal-fired furnace.
Fun Fact about a scene that you didn't show in the reaction (and absolutely understand why): When they are at the Chinese restaurant for Christmas dinner, only Darren McGavin (who played the "Old Man") and the actors playing the restaurant staff knew what was to happen in the scene. Melinda Dillon (who played the mother), Peter Billingsley (who played Ralph) and Ian Petrella (who played Randy) were not let in on that information. So all the laughing those three characters are doing, plus the scream the mother lets out upon seeing the duck, was all genuinely coming from the actors' real reaction to what was going on.
So glad you also noticed when Ralphie said his brothers name wrong as "Brandy" on Christmas morning. For decades it always confused me because he and everyone always said his Randy name correctly except only in that one scene he got it wrong.
It has been a tradition in my family to watch this every christmas. I even remember getting a BB gun when I was kid back in the 90's. I loved this movie as a kid and still do Where does the time go lol.
My favorite scene is when Ralphie beats up Scut... The yelping noises the bully makes always makes me laugh!
Yes, the mom actually handles things beautifully.
The actor that plays Scutt Farkus, the bully, is Zack Ward. He also played the brother on Titus, a hilarious tv series and is a very cool, kind guy. If you're on Twitter, I recommend following him.
His bully shorts on TH-cam are great. Very funny guy.
He was hilarious on Titus.
@@Logan_Baron I actually liked Dave better than Titus in some episodes. :-D Zack had great comic timing on that show, he really held his own with Titus, and I loved it. :-D
_Titus_ was definitely another one of those shows that was ahead of its time. It's a wonder it lasted 3 seasons.
Growing up Near Cleveland Ohio, where some of the exterior shots took place, this is film has a special place in my heart. The Christmas story house still exists, s decorated as the movie set was has a leg lamp in the window. You can spend the night in the house.
Ralphie called him Brandy as a barb - big brothers often tease their younger brothers by calling them girl names.
Also, about 5 years ago, my dad handed my sister a Christmas present from a mysterious “Aunt Clara” and she got the full pink Easter bunny onesie. That might have been the hardest I ever laughed 😂😂😂
Zack Ward, who played the bully, is a brilliant comic actor. He played the brother for three seasons on the sitcom Titus.
I agree with you. I think the charm and appeal of A Christmas Story (1983) is that it tells the story through the eyes of children, something that we can all relate to and transports us back to the simple, carefree days of childhood. In such regard it reminds me of To Kill A Mockingbird (1962), although Mockingbird deals with sensitive mature issues.
The actor who played Ralphie has become a successful movie producer and director, he was an executive producer on the movie Iron man and he directed the movie couples retreat and he works with Jon Favreau a lot. He also made a cameo in the movie ELF as one of the elf’s.
Some people get so grossed out by the eating scene but she got him to eat, parents have get creative sometimes.
The actor that played Ralphie is also in the movie "Elf" as the workshop manager elf
4:00 - He's saying his father elevated cursing to a higher art form.
FYI, the narrator is Jean Shepherd- He wrote several books of these kinds of stories about growing up in post-WWII America, and several of his other stories were made into movies, too. (A Christmas Story is far and away the most popular of them) Jean Shepherd also did a radio show for many years, which was more of the same sort of thing- just him telling stories about living in the Americana era.
Coal furnace in the basement. The "clinker" he refers to is a chunk of unburnt coal that sticks in the feeder auger. The control on the wall controlled the damper on the chimney flue, that controls the air flow in the furnace. Also the narrator, Jean Shepherd is also the author of the stories that the movie is taken from. He is also the man in the line to see Santa that tells them to go to the back. His middle name was Parker, Ralphie's family name.
For the scene with the flag pole, a hole was drilled in the pole and suction tube was connected. So when the kid stuck his tongue over the hole the air from the suction tube kept his tongue attached to the pole. Also that actual pole was bought by a fan. It was sold on auction. I also met the kid at a Comicon. He was in his 40's. Just thought you might like to know these things. Terry
"Fra gi le... Must be Italian! Such a funny movie. I had a Red Rider B-B gun when I was a kid. Never shot my eye out with it... But, few other things were safe.😁
One, I loved your reaction to this movie. Two, I cannot believe you were beaten up in high school! You tell me who it was and they'll have to answer to me! I think you are an amazing person! 🙂
“Don’t bother me. I’m…thinking.”
GENIUS!
"Three blocks away, Schwartz was getting his."
Ralphie bears false witness against his friend, just to get the bar of soap out of his mouth for a minute. What a great kid!
A Christmas Story is my favorite Christmas movie and your pure joy watching it, made it that much more enjoyable.
This classic is based of multiple Jean Shepard stories about his time growing up. He is one of my favorite writers of all time, cause of the wonderful descriptions of what his life was like, Man, could that guy write. You can actually find clips of him reading some of his stories on line. Recommend checking him out.
One of my favorite Christmas movies! A must watch every year. Your reaction was perfect!
😂 This is a classic here in the States. Especially during Christmas. I Still Love it 👌😂
Jean Shepard, who narrates the film, wrote the story “In God We Trust, All Other’s Pay Cash” for which this film was based on. He also plays the guy at the head of the line. Director Bob Clark who also directed Porky’s and another Christmas classic, Black Christmas, played the neighbor at the street corner.
Great reaction to a great movie. And it's not weird that you feel a little bit sorry for the bully. My cousin was a bully, he was really mean, but he had some issues that no one knew about. We're all human. Merry Christmas and Happy New year. :)
I feel like sending Duaffy a leg lamp for Christmas. 😉🦵
This movie is definitely a Christmas tradition. My wife and I were fortunate enough to get to see a live production of it at a local theatre this year as well. And our Christmas tree wouldn't be complete without a replica leg lamp ornament.
Great reaction Duaffy, I'm so glad you liked it! This is my absolute favorite Christmas movie of all time, and the one that I watch every year. I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and that you got to spend a lot of quality time with your loved ones!
The slider thing was a old timey thermostat. Now they'd be either sliders or digital. Our house is over 100 years old and we had our as a midway slider before needing a new light switch and moving to digital. Theirs is old as probably 20's or older.
Duaffy measuring the size of the rifle with her hands at the end sent the shivers down me spine.
When the boys tongue got stuck to the poll, he put his tongue over a small hole and a slight suction was applied to hold the tip of his tongue there!
Another classic movie no Christmas can pass without being seen 😀 awesome video 👍 glad you love it ❤️🌹
Just heard that there is a sequel being made with the same actor. He's producing & staring in it. He returns to the same house with his wife & kids
Another amazing review! Your laugh is utterly adorable!
Loved your reaction. You nailed it. This is a movie from the perspective of a child and much of the humour is because it is narrative of the child's adult self. I watch this movie every Christmas and never get tired of it
This is my favorite Christmas movie
You were adorable watching this adorable film.
One of the best reactions I've seen for this movie! 😊❤️🎄
As an adult I realize how traumatizing this flick is 🤣 Best xmas movie ever! I never even got the chance to shoot out my eye. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you Duaffy!!! 🥂
Kudos on a great reaction to my favorite Christmas movie of all time! My Dad and I used to laugh like crazy watching it every Christmas Eve, and now my daughter and I laugh watching it to carry on the tradition.
3:58 The heater controls.
This was a must watch movie for our family. This was my father's childhood.
DUAFFY! the fact that you have every reason in the world to break out the piggy noise in EVERY movie you do is truly astounding! lol
Childhood classic. There are channels that play this film non-stop for a full 24 hours.
this movie for us in the USA is like Donald duck in Sweden. Starting on the 24th and running non-stop until the 26th this movie plays on TV. every year. AND EVERY YEAR YOU CAN BUY THE AIR RIFLE AT WALMART AND SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT!
I did have a BB gun as a kid and I didn't shoot my eye out, but I did shoot one into my younger brother's wrist and it didn't come out for a decade after that
Donald Duck in Sweden?
@@DeltaAssaultGaming Donald Duck (I think its ”From us all to you all”) is aired every christmas in Sweden. Its tradition.
thanks to that riffle ralphie became an evil man and a bad stark industries employee. working with two bad guys.
The father was trying to fix the furnace, and an Oldsmobile was a car the became defunct in the 1990’s.
I'll be honest I'm in love with you and your laugh.
what was behind that door? Older days some houses were heated by coal; A Klinker is left over after coal is done; I used to play with them when I was living in France.
Great reaction. In my top 3 favorite Christmas movies. I was just like Ralphie at one time. ❤ and best wishes and a belated Merry Christmas. 💕
blaming a falling icicle legit works..I got into a fight after school and jumped up and knocked down a big icicle off my house and blamed it for hitting my in the face.."almost in the eye"..it so worked..
What an awesome reaction Duaffy. Loved your water gun impression. 🤣
What a treat! I love this one, and Duaffy's sure to be tickled.
I'm happy you enjoyed that so much. May the New Year bring you joy and prosperity. I like your reviews, you pick up on lots of nice subtleties.
I had a BB gun when I was 5. Been bullied most of my childhood and had my mouth washed out at least once.
For the stuck tongue they used a hole with a small amount of suction.
One of the best movies and one of the best reactions. Thank you. Very spirit lifting.
She laughs as much as I do watching this movie. I love it so much and I laugh at every detail even though I’ve seen it so many times. Glad to see she enjoyed it so much! 😂
The soap in the mouth scene was realistic in that patents did actually do that. When I was around Ralphies age I had my mouth "washed out with soap" not for swearing, but for telling a lie. I doubt parents do that today.
I love your makeup, the red nose is cute!
I just can't imagine Christmas shopping at the only department store downtown like they did, with the whole family, in one go. Many people can't imagine shopping without the internet today, but shopping downtown in a Skyscraper, then carrying everything across multiple streets to where you parked, in the winter, is just crazy to me.
So many great moments in this movie, truly a classic. First off Ralphie and Schwartz would have looked a lot less guilty if they had run to the window with the other kids. Secondly, all the father wanted was a new tie and you could tell by his reactions he didn't like the can of Simoniz or the bowling ball.
I always love listening to you laugh.
Duaffy has the sweetest laugh. Hope she gets to share that with a significant other, someone that treats her well.
@@billt8504 She deserves to have someone who treats her well.
Hi Kiddo. Oldsmobile was a brand of car, like Ford. The arrow thing on the wall was the control for the furnace in the basement. It wasn't working right so the father was trying to fix it and cussing the whole time. This has always reminded me of my Dad. Mom never had to ask us where we got that word from, we got it from our Dad yelling it at us. One of my Mom's favorite saying was "You want something to cry about? I'll give you something to cry about!". And yes, I've had my mouth "Washed Out" with soap for cussing at my little brother. My Mom's Mom didn't know we cussed like sailors. It was the first time she watched us while Mom went shopping. Mom came home to me bent over the utility sink in the laundry room with a chunk of my Grandmother's homemade Lye soap in my mouth. I was red as an apple and cussing around the soap. Mom thought it was funny. I didn't. I spent the next week spitting pieces of the skin from the inside of my mouth. I sure as hell didn't cuss around that Grandmother anymore!
The actor didn’t actually have his tongue stuck to the flagpole, there was a tiny vacuum in a hole inside of the pole.
Other people have probably said, and I don't know from experience because I'm from California, and that technology is even probably too old for me, but it's the furnace in the basement that burns whatever to provide heat for the house.
The solution to the tongue stuck to the pole is very simple.
Go into the teacher's lounge, grab one of their cups of coffee, go out to the pole, tell him that when you start pouring he's to pull his tongue back. Then pour the coffee on the pole above his tongue.
Or you could call the fire department and make a federal case out of it.
Yeah, they just ripped his tongue off the pole too🤣
I basically did the same thing when I stuck my tongue to the metal frame of my Flexible Flyer sled. I freaked out when it stuck & my panicked reaction was to pull it back really fast. I could see my flesh & individual tastebuds on the metal. My tongue was sore for a couple days, lol.
a "he wove a tapestry of obscenity" is just a fancy way of saying he strung together a bunch of cusses
Ralphie is such a Sesquipedalian😂😂 I had to Google "a person that uses too many big words"
19:47 the look on her face priceless
"What was that?" That was the furnis. Lol it was in real disrepear.
The black smoke coming out the vent is because it is a coal burning furnace. One lever is to open and close the damper which will control the flow up the chimney
Duaffy, your reaction to this movie was _adorable._
Their house is in Cleveland Ohio. It is called the Christmas Story House and it is a place that you can visit 12 months a year and even Buy a Leg Lamp if you want one.
I genuinely love your reactions and your kind and joyful personality. 😊 Keep on doing this, we all adore it. ✌🏻
A must watch in our house every year, it captures childhood so well. Your reaction was so good as it is a hilarious movie.
Also, you totally nailed it with the thumbnail (guess you... thumbnailed it 😉). Red and green are complimentary colors for being opposite in the color wheel and are used in the vast majority of Christmas movie posters (blue and orange are the most used in other stuff though). Here though, the red dress with the greens in the background looks effortless and it makes you stand out.
You really do think of everything haha
Yes it was soap. Parents used to threaten to wash kid's mouths out with soap if they said a dirty word. I was surprised to learn that this idea crossed borders. After I got married in 2006, I was preparing a sermon. In it, I used the word, "damnation". I did not use it in an explitive sense but in the technical theological sense. My wife, who is Korean, freaked out and insisted that I wash my mouth out with soap. I refused because I did not think I had done anything wrong and she left in a huff. I was surprised that evening that she had fixed one of my favorite recipes, an Italian meatloaf that my mom used to make. I poured a lot of sauce on it and took a bite and then began to choke. She had poured dish washing soap into the sauce. She calmly told me that she would not tolerate "dirty words" from her husband. The kid was right. Palmolive is better than the alternatives.
this is one of my fave movies ever. glad to see you enjoying it. (this is supermacho)