Fudge Cleveland Achristmas
December 1, 2013 by staff
Fudge Cleveland Achristmas, Nothing says the holidays like jingle bells, eggnog and the classic movie “A Christmas Story.” The film is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and fans are celebrating in a big way. NBC’s Joelle Garguilo reports.
Forget the pseudo-space travelers with their pointy ears and Worf masks. If you want to experience true fandom, consider a trip to Cleveland this weekend, where several thousand people are expected to gather to celebrate the 30th anniversary of that kitschy classic of holiday cheer and childhood trauma: “A Christmas Story.”
“Star Trek has its trekkies,” says Tyler Schwartz, who may just be the world’s biggest fan of the movie. “‘A Christmas Story’ has its Ralphies.”
For those who have never seen the 1983 film, the original Ralphie is Ralphie Parker, the bespectacled 9-year-old who wants nothing for Christmas except a “Red Ryder carbine-action, 200-shot Range Model air rifle.”
His efforts, as told via voiceover by author Jean Shepard, generate the oft-quoted adult response – “You’ll shoot your eye out!” – and form the backdrop for a series of universal childhood experiences involving tongues and flagpoles, the distasteful consequences of using the “f-dash-dash-dash word” and confrontations with neighborhood bullies and menacing department-store Santas.
Courtesy Brian Jones
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