20 Facts About A Christmas Story That You Need To Know Before Watching It With Your Family
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You have to know these facts about A Christmas Story before you sit down to watch it with your family this year.
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1. Scut Farkas' last name comes from the Norwegian word for wolf.
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2. People in Cleveland volunteered their vintage cars for the movie.
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3. Ralphie really wants a BB gun.
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He says he wants one 28 times throughout the movie.
4. Flick's tongue was never stuck to the pole. They used a suction cup to make it seem like it was.
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5. Chattering wind-up teeth were only invented a few years before the movie was set.
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6. One of the kids in Ralphie's class is wearing a digital Dukes of Hazard's watch.
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7. The book on Mrs. Shield's desk is from the 80s.
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8. Every word that was mumbled during Ralphie's fight with Farkas was scripted.
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9. The Davey Crockett that Farkas wears gained popularity in the 1950s.
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10. Jack Nicholson wanted to play the part of the father, but that would've doubled the studios budget.
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11. Bob Clark directed the movie "Porky's" and it was very successful. That allowed him to direct "A Christmas Story."
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12. The movie's leg lamp can be seen on Google Maps when you look up the house from the movie.
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Search 3159 W 11th Street, Cleveland, OH.
13. Bing Crosby's album can be heard in the background of the movie. The album was released 5 years after the movie takes place.
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14. The word "Christmas" is spelled incorrectly on Ralphie's school book. It says "What I Want For Chistmas."
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15. Wil Wheaton wanted to play Ralphie.
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16. The short stories that inspired the film were published in Playboy.
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17. The t.v. show The Wonder Years was inspired by the movie.
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18. The film's screenwriter and narrator appears in the movie.
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19. It took the writer and director 10 years to finalize the concept of the movie.
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20. The director makes a cameo in the movie. He plays Swede.
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