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'A Christmas Story': 15 Holly Jolly Facts About The Beloved Holiday Classic

How many times have you seen A Christmas Story? It’s such an ingrained holiday tradition, you’d think the Magi brought a VHS copy to Jesus in the manger, along with a reel of It’s a Wonderful Life and a bunch of caroling children. Not so -- A Christmas Story doesn’t just go completely unmentioned in the Bible, but no one even paid a lot of attention to it for years after its release (just like Jesus). And yet, it eventually came to be the definitive Christmas movie -- the work of wisdom that taught us that dangerous toys and dysfunctional families are the true reason for the season.

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It took Bob Clark 12 years to get the movie made. A period movie about a kid wanting a BB gun for Christmas? Hard pass, studios kept saying. MGM relucSources: BuzzFeed, mySA.com

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A Christmas Story was out of theaters before Christmas. The movie opened the week before Thanksgiving - and by December 16th it was shown the way out,Sources: Variety, TV Overmind

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Peter Billingsley was the first to audition for Ralphie. Director Bob Clark thought it'd be too obvious to give the part to him, as he was a well knSource: Vanity Fair

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Ted Turner made it into a holiday classic. In 1986, Turner bought MGM's entire film library, which included A Christmas Story. TNT started running theSource: Vanity Fair

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Ralphie’s actor helped launch the MCU Peter Billingsley is close with Jon Favreau, and served as a producer in Iron Man (in addition to playing a bit Source: Vulture

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The bullies were originally reversed. Zack Yano Ward Anaya After a long selection process, Yano Anaya was cast as Scut Farkus, while Zack Ward was to More: My Bizarre Life After Playing The Bully In A Christmas Story

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The kid had to chew actual tobacco. Actors playing cowboys chew on black licorice, even if they're adults. Not this boy, though -- he was given a wad Source: YouTube

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There was a straight-to-DVD sequel in 2012. A Christmas Story 2 features Daniel Stern as the dad of a horny, car-obsessed teenage Ralphie- -because thSources: SlashFilm, The Worst Christmas Movie Ever (Viewed 12 Times in a Row)

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You can stay at Ralphie's house. The Cleveland house that played the Parkers' home has been fully restored, and you can book tours and overnight staysSource: A Christmas Story House and Museum

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It wasn't Ralphie's last Christmas movie. 20 years after playing Ralphie Parker, Peter Billingsley was an elf in, well, Elf. He also shows up in Four Source: Bustle

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A deleted scene features Flash Gordon. More scenes from Ralphie's imagination were shot than actually used including one where he uses his BB gun to rSource: CBR

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The child actor did say... well, that word. Oh, they had me say 'f*ck,' peter Billingsley has revealed. On all the takes. The family-friendly fudgSource: BuzzFeed

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A musical version exists. Do you want to see Ralphie singing on stage about how much he wants a Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas? You can! The BroadwSource: A Christmas Story on Tour

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A statue memorializes Flick licking a pole. A bronze statue of the triple dog dare was unveiled in Hammond, Indiana (the real-life Homan) in 2013, oSource: Chicago Tribune

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The narrator is the real-life Ralphie. A Christmas Story is based on comedian Jean Shepherd's fictionalized accounts of his childhood. Shepherd workedSource: Pop Culture

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