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February 15, 2022
Updated: 02-19-2022
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Then and now
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| A Christmas Story Christmas |
| Additional Cast Annoucements |
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| Joining Peter Billingsly will be former cast members Randy (Ian Petrella), Flick (Scott Schwartz), Schwartz (R.D. Robb) and Scut Farkas (Zack Ward). Also joining the cast in new roles will be Erinn Hayes, River Drosche, Julianna Layne, and Julie Hagerty. |
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| More: The Movie
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| January 20, 2022 |
Hopefully this sequel will not be an "Oh, Fudge" moment for Peter Billingsly.
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| A Christmas Story Christmas |
| Another sequel(?) planned |
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| So, at first there was "My Summer Story" (aka" It Runs in the Family") which was entirely miscast, then there came "A Christmas Story 2" which was absolutely horrible. Now Warner Brothers has announced a new sequel "A Christmas Story Christmas" with Peter Billingsley recreating his role as Ralphie. So far so good. Hopefully, some of the others in the original cast will also appear, although Darren McGavin will be sorely missed here. I hope that, in writing the script, they will review Shepherd's works, not just the books, but his radio shows which were a big part of the evolution of the original movie. There needs to be a careful balance of 'looking back' at some of the original topics, and introducing new ones based on other stories Shep told. Which leads to another important point. It was Shepherd's narration of the original movie which brought the stories to life. For this movie to succeed, it will need good insight into writing the script from Shep's viewpoint, and then overcoming the two major obstacles of Shep's narration and Darren McGavin's perfomance. Fortunately, the original house used in the movie has been preserved and if they're smart, it will be used in some form. It is a tourist attraction and many people can relate to it personally having been there. Here's hoping that the writers get a visit by 3 ghosts and heed their advice. |
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| More: The Movie
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| March 9, 2017 |
Cutting a deal
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| Leg Lamp For Sale |
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| On Season 6 Episode 11 of AMC's Comic Book Men, a leglamp and crate is brought into the shop and sold for $650. |
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| December 2016 |
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| The Man Behind the LEG LAMP |
| Jean Shepherd's Innovation Reflected His Crazy, Conflicted Genius |
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| The December 2016 issue of Inventor's Digest contains a story about the famous Leg Lamp, it's inspiration and creation by Reid Creager. |
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| December 7, 2016 |
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| The Making of A Christmas Story |
| by Sam Kashner |
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| The Holiday Issue of Vanity Fair features a story about the making of A Christmas Story |
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| December 23, 2015 |
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| The Leg Lamp |
| by Steve Glazer |
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| Steve Glazer has written an essay about Shep's use of the Leg Lamp and how it was conceived from advertisements for the Nehi company. |
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| More: More on The Leg Lamp
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| December 18, 2014 |
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| A Christmas Story |
| Cinefix - 8 Bit Cinema |
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| Cinefix answers the question: What if 'A Christmas Story' was an 8-bit video game?
Follow the link below. . . |
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| October 29, 2013 |
Scott Schwartz (Flick) poses next to the statue
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| Hammond statue to immortalize 'A Christmas Story' prank |
| By Andy Grimm Tribune reporter |
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| Visitors to the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond will get a special treat now after the unveiling of a statue of Flick in the famous "Triple Dog Dare" scene from A Christmas Story. The statue was cleverly placed right up against the existing flagpole in front of the center to complete the scene. |
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