A Christmas Story
The Original Leg Lamp Story
The Leg Lamp story has become almost as famous as the movie the Leg Lamp story comes from, A Christmas Story, filmed in a house in Cleveland, Ohio. The Leg Lamp from A Christmas Story is one of the most iconic and recognizable movie props of all time. Replicas of the leg lamp have become prized "Major Awards" for fans everywhere. A Christmas Story author, Jean Shepherd was inspired to create the leg lamp after seeing an illuminated Nehi Soda advertisement. The design of the leg lamp for A C...
A Christmas Story is about young Ralphy Parker and what he wants for Christmas more than anything else, a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. Ralphy wants this gift more than anything and many obstacles are in his way from his Mother, to Santa and to his teacher all telling him, "You';ll Shoot Your Eye Out." This movie is truly a classic, and can anyone forget that famous leg lamp? The movie has become a timeless, heartwarming classic that is a Christmas tradition and is...
A Christmas Story - The Movie
I watch A Christmas Story at least once a year around Christmas. The cult classic has gained status as one of the most loved and watched Christmas movies right up there with It's A Wonderful Life. Who knew this rough-edged film about a boy's longing for a Red Ryder range-model BB gun starring a foul-mouthed family and friends would become a "family" movie? Fans of the movie all somehow find a way to relate to the film and I think it is because it is not a Christmas movie showing the "perfec...
"You'll Shoot Your Eye Out! You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!"
Who doesn't recognize that line from the classic Christmas movie, A Christmas Story? If you don't recognize it, you've clearly been living under a rock for the last 30 years! A Christmas Story was released into theaters in November of 1983. Despite the fact that it didn't do very well in the theaters, and was not looked upon very nicely by movie critics, the movie gained momentum it's first few years and became more and more popular--with kids and adults alike. Now, almost 30 years later, i...
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