Warning: This articles contains spoilers aboutA Christmas Story Christmas.
“You don’t want to revert to a bunch of callbacks.
It was about allowing stuff to come out organically as much as we could.
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It was one year in the Parkers life.”
But there’s still plenty to be found, each delightful in their own way.
Here’s some of our favorites and the stories behind them.
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They’re here, tucked away in the Parker attic.
“There were definitely some bad pitches.
but why would Ralphie ever do something that he utterly hated?”
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“He finds them completely disgusting.
But that’s the kind of stuff that parents keep.
Why is it in the attic?
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That’s the mother character, who’s conditioned to not throw out anything.
That attic proved a boon for many Easter eggs tucked away in its recesses.
“It’s easy to move through and be able to see some things,” reflects Billingsley.
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Maybe witnessing that Peking duck get its head lopped off instilled a deep trauma.
Higbee’s Santa
“Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas.”
Here, Santa is actually nice.
But that doesn’t stop Ralphie from warning his kids about being kicked in the face.
“Because we were thinking how are we going to do a callback to that?
You’re not going to top that guy.
Buying the tree
InA Christmas Story,buying the Christmas tree is a complicated affair.
Will Ralphie have to answer for beating the snot out of him?
We won’t spoil it.
Ralphie once again imagines himself as the protector of his family inA Fistful of Snowballs.
“We wanted to evolve his fantasies.
The old Western was the old-timey serials, with the burglars and the striped shirt.
That was Ralphie’s cultural reference at the time.
“It was super fun to shoot,” he adds.
“Because it was like we were shooting a Western.
Those fantasies are in service of his kids: if his kids know how to protect themselves.
Unfortunately, they still live next door and have a penchant for dogs.
Fortunately, Ralphie’s daughter, Julie (Julianna Layne) is better equipped to deal with them.
I triple dog dare ya… you’re able to’t ignore a triple dog dare unless you want to be branded a chicken.
Thus, Schwartz (R.D.
He doesn’t emerge unscathed, making a crash landing.
But he does at least inspire everyone else in town to go sledding.
