This movie is absolutely iconic in the US. In fact it’s usually played back to back for 24 hours from December 24-25. It didn’t really start off that way, but over the years it obtained cult status. Some of the references might not make sense to people outside the US & Canada, but here we absolutely adore this movie.
my brother and i grew up watching this movie as kids and now as adults in our 40's and 50's, we still reference this randy scene every once in a while lol
Fun fact, the scene where Flick sticks his tongue to the pole was done by drilling a small hole in the pipe, and pulling a vacuum so it created suction making it seem like his tongue was stuck, without hurting him. Movie magic!!
@@Soule6 Ha! Well here's another fun fact. At the end when the family goes to the Chinese restaurant, and Mom has such a hilarious reaction to the duck, it was genuine. The whole cast and crew didn't tell her that the duck was going to have the neck and head still attached, so when she saw it that was her real reaction 🤣
There's a reason that TBS plays this one for 24 hours straight every Christmas. This is about as classic a Christmas movie as you can get, right up there with It's a Wonderful Life and Rudolph.
I ALWAYS KNEW ELLIE WAS MY FAVORITE! 😂😂🥰 I LMAO'ed through the whole thing, just watching Ellie laugh, empathize, relate and generally seem delighted by the film while the other 3 girls looked mostly bored and a bit confused lol. It made the end of a pretty crappy day a lot better! Much love to all 4 of you this holiday season from an 80s girl who'll always adore this weird, goofy movie 😊💖
RIP Melinda Dillon, the actress who played Ralphie and Randy's mother. We lost her earlier this year. She will be missed. And, of course, RIP to the late, great Darren McGavin. Ralphie and Randy's father, probably better known as ace reporter Carl Kolchack in "Kolchack: The Night Stalker," the show that inspired "The X Files." He also acted in "The X Files," playing retired FBI Agent Arthur Dales, the agent who, fittingly, was Fox Mulder's mentor.
Kolchak was the shit...in the 90s I was on the road alot, listened to alot of books on tape and he was a proliferate reader and I listened to everything he read, he was the best
She was also in Close Encounters, the quirky characters, who seemed so familiar, were priceless. The narration was hilarious. Some tried to make a race thing about it but funny is funny in any race. We all know people like this.😄
The film was made on the 80's but it was set in the 1940's after WWII. The man in the department store (directing Ralphie to the end of the Santa line) is the narrator and wrote the story for the film.
Every American kid born before 1975 heard their mother say, “you’ll shoot your eye out,” watched someone try to stick their tongue to a light pole, had his dirty mouth mouth washed out with soap for swearing, and dreamed of going blind to get back at his parents. That iconic stuff is why it’s still so popular in the U.S. today.
This is one of the Christmas classics, one of the best Christmas comedies. Here in the US two TV networks run this show for 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I know I have it on all night and day as it goes so well with my family's Christmas. Glad you saw it.
Well ya know... up all night gyrating and swinging from poles, and now they have to come in during daylight hours and watch a movie? It's gotta be tough.
Love the expression of the one with the pointy ears when she first saw the lamp. Like someone told her a naughty joke, and she knows she should be horrified, but she can't help laughing
In the Chinese restaurant, when the duck arrived at the table, the mother had a different script and wasn't aware of what was going to happen regarding the duck. Instead, she sold the moment without realizing it by turning to the father and saying, "I'm sorry!" before the waiter loped off the duck's head. Rather than reshoot or remove the scene, the director liked the response and kept it in the film.
My favorite Christmas movie, and the funniest of the lot. Jean Shepherd wrote a brilliant story. It's a Major Award for anyone who likes a good Christmas movie / comedy.
All of you as usual gave out great responses and reactions. Thought I'd leave you with the fact that if you look in the credits the man narrating was in fact, Jean Shepherd, the author of "A Christmas Story" and another story titled "A Ferrari in the Bedroom" both based on his childhood experiences growing up in post WWII midwest America
Not only that, Shepherd has a cameo in the movie. He’s the man who directs Ralphie to the end of the line to see Santa. His real wife is even standing there with him.
I just met the cast of this movie last weekend at a meet-and-greet event. I hung out with Ralphie for a bit. Many don't know that he produced and acted in the first "Iron Man" movie! I also hung out with Yano Anaya (the short bully). He also played young Michael Anthony in the Van Halen music video "Hot for teacher". Another easter egg in this movie is a cameo by the author/narrator Jean Shepherd. He's the man at the Santa event that says "The line ends here, it begins there". That's the man narrating the entire movie. :)
There are A LOT of classic Christmas Movies that are beloved in the States, and this one is right there at the top of the list! Christmases Vacation, Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Elf, and yes... DIE HARD! And then there are dozens of amazing Christmas Cartoons that we all love here, but this movie is different. It is the favorite of so many Americans. Even if you don't celebrate the Holiday. It is just a perfect Christmas Movie. And the movie is endlessly quotable! Do many classic lines from this movie, and we know everyone one of them! Really happy you decided to react to this one!
Ralphie asked his mom, told his teacher, and asked Santa claus. He never asked his dad, but his dad was listening and got him the one thing he really wanted. He is a really good dad in this movie.
hahahaha ELLE has the best wide eye reactions, lol And her story of her grandad and his naked mermaid during the reveal of the leg lamp from the BOX 🤣😅 I know the girls prob dont get all the inside jokes but they are precious about the xmas scnes
If you were born in the 70's or 80's in the states then this is a staple of the holidays. It's played non-stop in syndication on TV. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation is easily becoming the contender.
This is my all-time favorite Christmas movie because 75% of it was my childhood. I have an artificial leg and I dress it as the leg lamp every December. There is a fun documentary called 'Roadtrip for Ralphie' in which a couple visit all the filming locations from the film.
The house where this was filmed is in Cleveland, Ohio, and is restored to look exactly like the movie. You can tour it! The house across the street is a museum to honor the movie and has many props, including the Red Rider BB gun.😊
Parts of this movie, the outside shots of the house, the beginning scene looking at the display window, the parade, and visiting Santa, were filmed in my area of Cleveland Ohio. My high schools marching band was the band you heard playing Santa Claus is coming to town. The house was renovated into a museum featuring props and sets from the movie.
My pop used to love this movie, he would watch it, even after Christmas, channels like TBS would do a marathon of it all throughout Christmas Day! lol 🎄
At the end, the mom is laughing her ass off because they didn't tell her the duck was still going to have it's neck and head, so she was genuinely surprised. The asian fellows in the restaurant did not mind acting in such a stereotypical way, everyone was having a good time at the last scene :)
only liberals who are white supremacists with a guilt complex object to that scene. give you a hint Larry is often spelled Rarry by the Japanese in just one example of r/l issuse
Growing up by the house it's always been our favorite Christmas movie. Our neighbors owned the bar that's on the corner. That's where they found the delivery guy to the major award. Told everyone that i want the leg lamp for a gift. Don't want anything else
Ovaltine is a brand name for a powdered Chocolate flavored vitamin drink you would mix with milk for breakfast. They have instant breakfasts now that are much alike. Ovaltine was a big deal in the day
You may be able to find them online but in the US we have a lot of novelty ornaments including this little leg lamp as little ornament that you can hang on a tree. It's hilarious
"And that's why you're not getting a BB gun" the best and most unique reaction to this movie I laughed out loud, and then I thought,, hey wait a minute great point!
Hi Homies! I loved this so much! I have a twin sister, and naturally, my mom LOVED giving Christina (guess my, male, name) matching gifts and just generally doing twin stuff with us. A kid in the 1980s, received the Raggedy Anne doll, and I, of course, got Raggedy Andy. I'm not ashamed to say, I became thoroughly attached to that little guy ♥, to the point the family got together and decided that, at the age of 12 or so, mom had to take him away! 😢 I'm over it, I am!
@@MitchClement-il6iq Yes some of the movie filmed in Canada the House is located in Cleveland Ohio you can still tour it and set to be a town in Indiana. The movie did a accurate job of the look and feel at the time.
The ol man battling the furnace is my favorite xD and seeing the old toys in the beginning the wind up tanks, and trains that was like every kids dream god i wish i was there.
1. Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) grew up to the Producer of Iron Man 2008. 2. It's important to remember that the film is written from a childs, Ralphie's, point of view.
@@Stogie2112 Not really. In fact, Vicki has said explicitly that watching old movies is "usually brutal", and called a movie from 2009 "good for when it was made".
Kind of like A Miracle on 34th Street, this is simple just A Christmas Story set during a period in American history long passed and growing up in it as a kid through the eyes/life/imagination of Ralphie only wishing for that BB for Christmas.
About the Chinese duck part...the entire cast in crew did NOT fill Melinda Dillon (The mom) in that the duck would still have it's head. That's why she reacted the way she did (and if you watch, Ralphie and Randy seem usually excited...they couldn't wait to see Melina's reaction)!
Ladies Last year before Christmas, Peter Billingsley aka Ralphie has return in sequel when Ralphie and his friends are grown up. Sequel is A Christmas Story Christmas. I read that Peter aka Ralphie watches the classic.
Ladies Actual house in Cleveland, Ohio was sold this year to new owners. House is mostly now a tourist and museum attraction. I believe famous Leg Lamp is in there.
There's technically been multiple sequels to this, and even a musical remake, but none have been able to top the orignal. Most recently the original actor who played Ralphie returned for A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS (2022). But I think A CHRISTMAS STORY 2 (2012) is underrated.
This movie has a lot of nostalgia that I fear is mostly lost on younger generations especially when you didn’t grow up with the “American “ experience this portrays.
Just as an aside, the flagpole scene was achieved by having a hole in the pole hidden by the perpendicular camera angle and a vacuum attached simply and safely sucked his tongue into the tiny hole to give the illusion of being frozen to the pole.
this is my favorite movie. i grew up near the house which is exactly the same to this day and you can go thru it. also in america this movie plays on 2 channels for 24 hours on xmas eve day
Although exaggerated, many of Jean Shepherd's stories were based on real people and events. On his radio show in the sixties he said his little friends, Flick, Bruner, and Shwartz were not only real people but he didn't even change their names. Sadly Flick died in the war when his bomber was shot down over Italy.
Poor Vicki was bored for most of the movie. Better luck next time I'm impressed that everybody understood the movie so well. It is terribly American, and it's set in the 1940s, This confused many young Americans too when the movie was released in 1983. But I guess being a kid with operatic levels of emotion is universal. "When I die everybody will be so sad that they weren't nice to me when they had the chance", Yep Ellie, we all did that. And that the BB gun was "the best gift" that Ralphie would ever receive was just because of that feeling a kid has of wanting a thing so, so much and the magic of actually getting it. Ovaltine is a powdered malt and sugar mix that you can add to milk to flavor and sweeten it. To sell more product they used to sponsor prize giveaways that required you to send in labels and such. Ralphie's prize from the Ovaltine company was a ring that spelled out "Drink your Ovaltine."
Okay now you need to watch the sequel that was made 2 years ago. The original cast and sets are back. I normally LOATH sequels but "Christmas Story Christmas" is perfect and a bit more heart felt.
This movie was a flop in the theaters, but took off after it came out on VHS tape. I read the book the movie was based on. All these things actually happened to the boy in the story, but they didn't all happen at the same Christmas season. For example, the dogs getting the dinner actually happened at Easter, and it was a ham.
26:00 funny enough, the mom and the kids didnt know anything about the duck scene as it was something only the dad, the chief and the producers were aware of. So the moms reaction is real lmao
The Actor that played Ralphie also played the bald engineer wearing white coat in Iron Man Movie. Remember the line “I’m sorry I’m not Tony Stark” that was him. Amazing right!
A Christmas Story One of my all-time favorite Christmas Classics! I sometimes watch this as early as July (for Christmas in July). It gets me ready for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!🎅🎄
I’ve seen her like this in another reaction before. When she doesn’t like it she’s done. She hast to learn to go with the flow and try to have a good time.
Gotta do , Home Alone, next.... Bad Santa, Home for the Holidays, Just Friends, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Elf, Serendipity, The Night Before, ...Office Christmas Party!
This movie is absolutely iconic in the US. In fact it’s usually played back to back for 24 hours from December 24-25.
It didn’t really start off that way, but over the years it obtained cult status.
Some of the references might not make sense to people outside the US & Canada, but here we absolutely adore this movie.
I remember back in the 90s seeing this movie and It's a Wonderful Life playing on 24-hour marathons
My TV is set to it for all 24.
Set in the 40's, made in the 80's, still being watched in the (20)20's. A CLASSIC!
1937
@@thissailorja 1940. Wizard of Oz came out 1939
“Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense” The best line of this movie
my brother and i grew up watching this movie as kids and now as adults in our 40's and 50's, we still reference this randy scene every once in a while lol
Although I'm willing to agree with your perspective my favorite line of the movie was when Ralphie screamed "...oh my God! I shot my eye out!!!"
Believe me! From personal experience, it isn't the pain that's making him afraid, it's the shame that's making him afraid
My favorite line and fav part of the entire movie 😂
“You used up all the glue on purpose!”
"Some men are Catholics. Others Baptist. My father was an Oldsmobile man."
Funny movie.
Fun fact, the scene where Flick sticks his tongue to the pole was done by drilling a small hole in the pipe, and pulling a vacuum so it created suction making it seem like his tongue was stuck, without hurting him. Movie magic!!
I've been to that school. My mom lives right across the street from it
@@Soule6 Ha! Well here's another fun fact. At the end when the family goes to the Chinese restaurant, and Mom has such a hilarious reaction to the duck, it was genuine. The whole cast and crew didn't tell her that the duck was going to have the neck and head still attached, so when she saw it that was her real reaction 🤣
That's pretty creative! Always wondered that
There's a reason that TBS plays this one for 24 hours straight every Christmas. This is about as classic a Christmas movie as you can get, right up there with It's a Wonderful Life and Rudolph.
I ALWAYS KNEW ELLIE WAS MY FAVORITE! 😂😂🥰
I LMAO'ed through the whole thing, just watching Ellie laugh, empathize, relate and generally seem delighted by the film while the other 3 girls looked mostly bored and a bit confused lol. It made the end of a pretty crappy day a lot better! Much love to all 4 of you this holiday season from an 80s girl who'll always adore this weird, goofy movie 😊💖
RIP Melinda Dillon, the actress who played Ralphie and Randy's mother. We lost her earlier this year. She will be missed.
And, of course, RIP to the late, great Darren McGavin. Ralphie and Randy's father, probably better known as ace reporter Carl Kolchack in "Kolchack: The Night Stalker," the show that inspired "The X Files." He also acted in "The X Files," playing retired FBI Agent Arthur Dales, the agent who, fittingly, was Fox Mulder's mentor.
Also RIP Bob Clark, the director, who passed away tragically in a car wreck that also took his younger son’s life.
Melinda Dillon was such a fantastic mother character in her films
Kolchak was the shit...in the 90s I was on the road alot, listened to alot of books on tape and he was a proliferate reader and I listened to everything he read, he was the best
She was also in Close Encounters, the quirky characters, who seemed so familiar, were priceless. The narration was hilarious. Some tried to make a race thing about it but funny is funny in any race. We all know people like this.😄
The film was made on the 80's but it was set in the 1940's after WWII. The man in the department store (directing Ralphie to the end of the Santa line) is the narrator and wrote the story for the film.
Every American kid born before 1975 heard their mother say, “you’ll shoot your eye out,” watched someone try to stick their tongue to a light pole, had his dirty mouth mouth washed out with soap for swearing, and dreamed of going blind to get back at his parents. That iconic stuff is why it’s still so popular in the U.S. today.
This is one of the Christmas classics, one of the best Christmas comedies. Here in the US two TV networks run this show for 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I know I have it on all night and day as it goes so well with my family's Christmas. Glad you saw it.
RIP Melinda Dillon. "A Christmas Story" is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
You could tell Vicki was in no mood for a movie 😆
I don't think the girls really related to this one all that much.
The utter contempt on her face for the entire duration, lol
Yeah, Vicki looked disinterested from the start.🥱
Well ya know... up all night gyrating and swinging from poles, and now they have to come in during daylight hours and watch a movie? It's gotta be tough.
@@Mr.Ekshin😂
Love the expression of the one with the pointy ears when she first saw the lamp. Like someone told her a naughty joke, and she knows she should be horrified, but she can't help laughing
A classic American Christmas film. Ellie's excited expressions are always the highlight!
In the Chinese restaurant, when the duck arrived at the table, the mother had a different script and wasn't aware of what was going to happen regarding the duck. Instead, she sold the moment without realizing it by turning to the father and saying, "I'm sorry!" before the waiter loped off the duck's head. Rather than reshoot or remove the scene, the director liked the response and kept it in the film.
5:27 I like that the bully's sidekick looks like the singer from AC/DC.
He was "THUNDERSTRUCK!!"
My favorite Christmas movie, and the funniest of the lot. Jean Shepherd wrote a brilliant story.
It's a Major Award for anyone who likes a good Christmas movie / comedy.
Well 1 of you understood it
All of you as usual gave out great responses and reactions. Thought I'd leave you with the fact that if you look in the credits the man narrating was in fact, Jean Shepherd, the author of "A Christmas Story" and another story titled "A Ferrari in the Bedroom" both based on his childhood experiences growing up in post WWII midwest America
Not only that, Shepherd has a cameo in the movie. He’s the man who directs Ralphie to the end of the line to see Santa. His real wife is even standing there with him.
This is a great movie. Thank you all for reacting to it. Can’t wait to see what other Christmas movies you’ll be watching this year.
This movie is coming back to theaters for it’s 40th anniversary this Sunday (12/10) 😊
I just met the cast of this movie last weekend at a meet-and-greet event. I hung out with Ralphie for a bit. Many don't know that he produced and acted in the first "Iron Man" movie! I also hung out with Yano Anaya (the short bully). He also played young Michael Anthony in the Van Halen music video "Hot for teacher". Another easter egg in this movie is a cameo by the author/narrator Jean Shepherd. He's the man at the Santa event that says "The line ends here, it begins there". That's the man narrating the entire movie. :)
There are A LOT of classic Christmas Movies that are beloved in the States, and this one is right there at the top of the list!
Christmases Vacation, Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Elf, and yes... DIE HARD!
And then there are dozens of amazing Christmas Cartoons that we all love here, but this movie is different.
It is the favorite of so many Americans. Even if you don't celebrate the Holiday.
It is just a perfect Christmas Movie.
And the movie is endlessly quotable! Do many classic lines from this movie, and we know everyone one of them!
Really happy you decided to react to this one!
Ralphie asked his mom, told his teacher, and asked Santa claus. He never asked his dad, but his dad was listening and got him the one thing he really wanted. He is a really good dad in this movie.
I always assumed that the dad was secretly reading the Look magazine, and found the ad that Ralphie hid inside the magazine.
@@heidifedor the dad had one as a kid
hahahaha ELLE has the best wide eye reactions, lol And her story of her grandad and his naked mermaid during the reveal of the leg lamp from the BOX 🤣😅 I know the girls prob dont get all the inside jokes but they are precious about the xmas scnes
If you were born in the 70's or 80's in the states then this is a staple of the holidays. It's played non-stop in syndication on TV. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation is easily becoming the contender.
This is my all-time favorite Christmas movie because 75% of it was my childhood. I have an artificial leg and I dress it as the leg lamp every December. There is a fun documentary called 'Roadtrip for Ralphie' in which a couple visit all the filming locations from the film.
A Christmas story is always a timeless classic.
The house where this was filmed is in Cleveland, Ohio, and is restored to look exactly like the movie. You can tour it! The house across the street is a museum to honor the movie and has many props, including the Red Rider BB gun.😊
THIS IS A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC!
Parts of this movie, the outside shots of the house, the beginning scene looking at the display window, the parade, and visiting Santa, were filmed in my area of Cleveland Ohio. My high schools marching band was the band you heard playing Santa Claus is coming to town. The house was renovated into a museum featuring props and sets from the movie.
In America as a kid everyone had these. The Daisy bb gun was one of my favorite presents I ever got.👍🏼
You know it is Christmas time when this comes on!
I almost always watch TV with my hand to my face the way Viki does. She looks like she was trying to stay awake for this. 😅
I couldn't wait to see how you all reacted to the father pulling the leg lamp out of the box. 😂
Fra--GEEE-lee...#hilarious ❤❤
Lia face was great lol, she was dumbfounded.
My pop used to love this movie, he would watch it, even after Christmas, channels like TBS would do a marathon of it all throughout Christmas Day! lol 🎄
Still do.
At the end, the mom is laughing her ass off because they didn't tell her the duck was still going to have it's neck and head, so she was genuinely surprised. The asian fellows in the restaurant did not mind acting in such a stereotypical way, everyone was having a good time at the last scene :)
only liberals who are white supremacists with a guilt complex object to that scene. give you a hint Larry is often spelled Rarry by the Japanese in just one example of r/l issuse
Viki doesn’t look like she likes the movie
she looked hella tired
Great movie and reaction. I'm 76 yrs old and sooo remember these times. So accurate it's hilarious. Thanx
Growing up by the house it's always been our favorite Christmas movie. Our neighbors owned the bar that's on the corner. That's where they found the delivery guy to the major award.
Told everyone that i want the leg lamp for a gift. Don't want anything else
Ovaltine is a brand name for a powdered Chocolate flavored vitamin drink you would mix with milk for breakfast. They have instant breakfasts now that are much alike. Ovaltine was a big deal in the day
Ovaltine is still around
Ovaltine is more popular outside the US. it came from the Swiss back in 1904
The soap in the mouth. My Mother used that on me when I was little. I did not go blind from soap poisoning
yup i got the soap once from my grandmother , my mother wasn't happy she did it but it still happened and i didn't swear too much after
You may be able to find them online but in the US we have a lot of novelty ornaments including this little leg lamp as little ornament that you can hang on a tree. It's hilarious
"And that's why you're not getting a BB gun" the best and most unique reaction to this movie I laughed out loud, and then I thought,, hey wait a minute great point!
Hi Homies! I loved this so much!
I have a twin sister, and naturally, my mom LOVED giving Christina (guess my, male, name) matching gifts and just generally doing twin stuff with us.
A kid in the 1980s, received the Raggedy Anne doll, and I, of course, got Raggedy Andy.
I'm not ashamed to say, I became thoroughly attached to that little guy ♥, to the point the family got together and decided that, at the age of 12 or so, mom had to take him away! 😢
I'm over it, I am!
R u really over it??
Lol❤
According to my father, this is an accurate telling of his Christmas experience... also, i enjoy this movie so very much!
Having grown up where this movie is based Northwest IN. this is a pretty accurate account of how it looked and felt at the time.
Yet it was filmed in canada lol
@@Indiana_Jones-Z parts of it were filmed in Toronto so don't tell me otherwise
@@Indiana_Jones-Z and u jus said it was filmed in Cleveland alone which it wasn't.
@@MitchClement-il6iq Yes some of the movie filmed in Canada the House is located in Cleveland Ohio you can still tour it and set to be a town in Indiana. The movie did a accurate job of the look and feel at the time.
@@Indiana_Jones-Z The house is in Cleveland you can tour it.
This is my Most favorite Christmas movie of the world!!! Great job for reaction to this and I love y'all reactions, It's Perfect.
The ol man battling the furnace is my favorite xD and seeing the old toys in the beginning the wind up tanks, and trains that was like every kids dream god i wish i was there.
I love this movie so much. Growing up as a kid it was my favorite👍🏼 "Randy lay there like a slug, it was his only defense" 😂😂
1. Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) grew up to the Producer of Iron Man 2008.
2. It's important to remember that the film is written from a childs, Ralphie's, point of view.
This is probably the movie I’ve seen the most in my life. Every Christmas it’s on repeat.
When Vicki doesn’t like a movie, it’s not very hard to tell lol
It's more than seven seconds old, so she's going to.
@@thorstrebla980 ...... What does "seven seconds old" mean?
@@Stogie2112 Extremely recent.
@@thorstrebla980 .... That's an ignorant thing to say. All of the Homies have really liked many older films.
@@Stogie2112 Not really. In fact, Vicki has said explicitly that watching old movies is "usually brutal", and called a movie from 2009 "good for when it was made".
Kind of like A Miracle on 34th Street, this is simple just A Christmas Story set during a period in American history long passed and growing up in it as a kid through the eyes/life/imagination of Ralphie only wishing for that BB for Christmas.
This is my dad’s favorite Christmas movie! He even has a leg lamp ornament on his Christmas tree! 😂
13:03 Ellie's childhood story. 🤣 And I can relate to that too. 🤣
The mother broke the lamp on purpose. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
About the Chinese duck part...the entire cast in crew did NOT fill Melinda Dillon (The mom) in that the duck would still have it's head. That's why she reacted the way she did (and if you watch, Ralphie and Randy seem usually excited...they couldn't wait to see Melina's reaction)!
14:26 - Ovaltine was powder for making Chocolate Milk. Kid's loved it. I think the product was discontinued decades ago.
Ladies
Last year before Christmas, Peter Billingsley aka Ralphie has return in sequel when Ralphie and his friends are grown up. Sequel is A Christmas Story Christmas.
I read that Peter aka Ralphie watches the classic.
Ladies
Actual house in Cleveland, Ohio was sold this year to new owners. House is mostly now a tourist and museum attraction. I believe famous Leg Lamp is in there.
Hope Viki is ok didnt look to happy to be there.
Its her lady Time I think
She looks ill, pale, bags under her eyes. Flu? Cold?
She has to learn to go with the flow. You’re not going to love every movie you see, but you have to go with it and do your best to try and have fun.
She looks miserable haha
Vicky looks like she is going to fall asleep !! :D
I can hardly say she's had "flu or cold" but something tells me she looks bored seeing this movie.
So glad you ladies reacted to this movie, such a classic for Christmas time, amazing reactions! Can’t wait for more Christmas movies from you guys!!❤😊
There's technically been multiple sequels to this, and even a musical remake, but none have been able to top the orignal. Most recently the original actor who played Ralphie returned for A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS (2022). But I think A CHRISTMAS STORY 2 (2012) is underrated.
Ovaltine was a chocolate flavored powder to mix into a glass of milk. It had vitamins and minerals, so it was like drinking a chocolate vitamin pill.
I live in Cleveland Ohio where this was filmed. You can tour the whole house. It’s a tradition here to go visit it every year.
This movie has a lot of nostalgia that I fear is mostly lost on younger generations especially when you didn’t grow up with the “American “ experience this portrays.
Just as an aside, the flagpole scene was achieved by having a hole in the pole hidden by the perpendicular camera angle and a vacuum attached simply and safely sucked his tongue into the tiny hole to give the illusion of being frozen to the pole.
I can never watch this movie too many times, so much fun
this is my favorite movie. i grew up near the house which is exactly the same to this day and you can go thru it. also in america this movie plays on 2 channels for 24 hours on xmas eve day
for a bunch of ladies with only fans accounts you sure seem taken back by that lamp...
Although exaggerated, many of Jean Shepherd's stories were based on real people and events. On his radio show in the sixties he said his little friends, Flick, Bruner, and Shwartz were not only real people but he didn't even change their names. Sadly Flick died in the war when his bomber was shot down over Italy.
Yep, I grew up with this movie as a child, and now as an adult. This is popular in America.
Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas season. The ladies and the viewers.
I spent the first 31 years of my life avoiding this movie until I met my life. 15 years later I love this movie.
There was a hole cut out the flagpole with a mini vacuum inside, the character of Flick did not actually have his tongue stuck to the pole.
11:24/The ladie wearing her plack tank-top, wearing her black bunny ears...said the word "FUCK"!!! Then she covers her mouth...surprise 😲!! ❤ ❤
The actress who played "Mom" passed away not long ago. Rest In Peace and thanks for all the laughs.
This movie must be watched every Christmas in my house. The original Grinch cartoon and Rudolph are must-watch as well.
Ovaltine is a powder you mix with milk. It's made from malt and usually cocoa flavor. I tried it once as a kid and thought it was awful.
Poor Vicki was bored for most of the movie. Better luck next time
I'm impressed that everybody understood the movie so well. It is terribly American, and it's set in the 1940s, This confused many young Americans too when the movie was released in 1983. But I guess being a kid with operatic levels of emotion is universal. "When I die everybody will be so sad that they weren't nice to me when they had the chance", Yep Ellie, we all did that. And that the BB gun was "the best gift" that Ralphie would ever receive was just because of that feeling a kid has of wanting a thing so, so much and the magic of actually getting it.
Ovaltine is a powdered malt and sugar mix that you can add to milk to flavor and sweeten it. To sell more product they used to sponsor prize giveaways that required you to send in labels and such. Ralphie's prize from the Ovaltine company was a ring that spelled out "Drink your Ovaltine."
Like a fine wine , better and better with time 🦉🧠🌻🍷
Okay now you need to watch the sequel that was made 2 years ago. The original cast and sets are back. I normally LOATH sequels but "Christmas Story Christmas" is perfect and a bit more heart felt.
This movie was a flop in the theaters, but took off after it came out on VHS tape.
I read the book the movie was based on. All these things actually happened to the boy in the story, but they didn't all happen at the same Christmas season. For example, the dogs getting the dinner actually happened at Easter, and it was a ham.
VIKI LOOKS SO TIRED!
26:00 funny enough, the mom and the kids didnt know anything about the duck scene as it was something only the dad, the chief and the producers were aware of. So the moms reaction is real lmao
The fudge scene is still the funniest out of the whole movie! Even though Ralphie didn’t say fudge. 😂😂😂
Great Reaction Ladies,Now This Is Definitely My All Time Favorite Christmas Movie, I Watch This Movie,All Christmas Day, That's My Tradition
There is a permanent 50 foot leg lamp statue modeled after this lamp in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Lia smiling at the beginning of this video just melted me. Jesus tap dancing Christ.
OMG HIS TONGUE GOT STUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Actor that played Ralphie also played the bald engineer wearing white coat in Iron Man Movie. Remember the line “I’m sorry I’m not Tony Stark” that was him. Amazing right!
May be the most popular Christmas movie ever... So glad you did this one.
Ralphie grew up and went to work at Stark Industries
the one on the left middle couldn't wait for this movie to be over
My family's Christmas Eve tradition! 🎄
A Christmas Story One of my all-time favorite Christmas Classics! I sometimes watch this as early as July (for Christmas in July). It gets me ready for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!🎅🎄
Vicky effing hated it, and was completely unable to hide her disdain.
I think maybe she is sick. Looks like she's got the flu or a cold or something
I don't think she hated it. More like something else going on with her.
I’ve seen her like this in another reaction before. When she doesn’t like it she’s done. She hast to learn to go with the flow and try to have a good time.
she fudging hated it.
@@markmac2206Only he didn't say fudge...
Gotta do , Home Alone, next....
Bad Santa, Home for the Holidays, Just Friends, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Elf, Serendipity, The Night Before, ...Office Christmas Party!
They already done quite a few of those.
One of the must watch of the season in my opinion. It's such a classic that I quote to this day