The Radio Orphan Annie decoder pin that Ralphie receives is the
1940
“Speedomatic” model, indicating that the movie takes place in December, 1940. Different decoder badges were made each year from 1935-1940. By 1941, the decoders were made of paper due to World War II metal shortages.
What year does A Christmas Story 2 take place?
The film takes place in
1946
, six years after the events of the original film. Ralphie is now fifteen years old, and all he wants is a used 1939 Mercury Eight convertible for Christmas.
What grade was Ralphie in A Christmas Story?
When Ralphie gets his Christmas theme paper back at school there is a close-up of the grade his teacher bestowed upon his masterpiece:
a lowly C+
. But below that in Ralphie's kid-like cursive we can see that he spelled “Christmas” as “Chistmas.” Wonder if that counted against his grade? 2.
Was there a sequel to Christmas story?
My Summer Story
(originally released in theaters as It Runs in the Family) is a 1994 comedy film directed by Bob Clark that serves as a sequel to his 1983 film A Christmas Story.
How many sequels are there in a Christmas story?
A Christmas Story (1983) had
2 sequels
& 4 prequels!
Did flick really stick his tongue?
Scott Schwartz to appear at Wize Guys Collectibles
In the 1983 holiday classic “A Christmas Story,” his character, Flick, acted on a triple-dog dare, sticking his tongue to the school flagpole. Fortunately, the 14-year-old actor's
tongue wasn't really “thtuck
,” and no children were harmed filming the scene.
Do the actors in A Christmas Story get royalties?
“A Christmas Story”
actors still receive royalty checks from the hit holiday movie
. … “A Christmas Story,” the holiday classic flick filled with one-liners, is the gift that keeps on giving for its actors.
Does Netflix have runs in the family?
Watch It Runs in the Family on
Netflix Today
!
Where was A Christmas Story 2 filmed?
A Christmas Story 2 was filmed in
Vancouver in Canada
.
How can I watch my summer story?
Rent My Summer Story (1994) on DVD and Blu-ray – DVD
Netflix
.
Where was my summer story filmed?
And, like its predecessor, “My Summer Story” was filmed in
Cleveland
. In fact, most of it was shot here. People often forget that apart from the Christmas parade, scenes with Santa Claus and exterior shots of Ralphie's house, much of “A Christmas Story” was filmed somewhere else.
How did they get Flick's tongue to stick to the Paul?
It turns out it was
a a piece of plastic was wrapped around the pole with a hole in it; through the hole, and a suction tube was put in attached to a vacuum motor hidden in the snow
. The suction put a little tug on his tongue, but it wasn't actually “thtuck” to the pole.
Does tongue really stuck frozen pole?
As your tongue touches the flagpole, the moisture on your tongue is robbed of heat. The temperature of the moisture drops.
Water freezes inside tiny pores
and surface irregularities on your tongue and the pole. You're stuck!
