"A Christmas Story: The Musical A Christmas Story: The Musical is a musical version of the film ""A Christmas Story"". The musical has music and lyrics written by Pasek & Paul and the book by Joseph Robinette. The musical takes place in the 1940s in Indiana and focuses on a child named Ralphie, who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. After numerous regional productions, out of town tryouts and national tours, this version of the musical originally officially opened on Broadway in November 2012 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre for a limited engagement that ran through December 2012."
"Ralphie takes the gun outside and fires it at a target perched on a metal sign in the backyard. However, the BB ricochets back at Ralphie and knocks his glasses off. While searching for them, thinking he has indeed shot his eye out, Ralphie accidentally steps on his glasses and breaks them. He lies to his mother that a falling icicle broke his glasses, and she believes him. Ralphie is in bed on Christmas night with his gun by his side. The adult Ralphie narrates that this was the best present he had ever received or would ever receive. The"
"a foghorn followed by a ""B.O."" sound created using a Sonovox. It is the bar-soap used in the 1983 movie ""A Christmas Story"" by the main character Ralphie and his family. After his mother washes his mouth out with Lifebuoy for using an obscene word starting with F, Ralphie wishfully dreams that he has been blinded by ""soap poisoning"" and reduced to begging on the street. When his family sees him, they collapse into melodramatic soap opera-like tears and his father cries out, ""I told you not to use Lifebuoy!"" In the film, narrator Jean Shepherd noted his disgust toward"
"it before Christmas so that the car dealer won't have Ralph arrested and presumably thrown in jail. He and his friends get a job and after going through several departments at the Higbee's store and in the end getting into a fight with the store Santa and then each other they all get fired. Ralphie does get his job back after some begging and pleading, but by Christmas Eve he finds he is still $1 short, so he and Flick rob Schwartz of his ""lucky buck"". While on the way to the dealer, Ralphie decides to donate a chunk for"
"Peter Billingsley Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie ""A Christmas Story"" and as ""Messy Marvin"" in the Hershey's Chocolate Syrup commercials during the 1970s. He began his career as an infant in television commercials. Peter was born in New York City. His father, Alwin Michaelsen, is a financial consultant and his mother, Gail, was once Alwin's secretary. Gail is the grand-niece of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley, and cousin of Glenn Billingsley who was"
"American toy, and is still in production today. It was prominently featured in ""A Christmas Story"", in which Ralphie Parker requests one for Christmas, but is repeatedly rebuffed with the warning ""You'll shoot your eye out"". The movie's fictional BB gun, described as the ""Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time"", was not a real gun. The Red Ryder featured in the movie was specially made to match author Jean Shepherd's story (which may be artistic license, but was the configuration Shepherd claimed to remember)."
"their holiday in Fiji. A year later on New Year's Day, the couple welcomes their first child, a baby girl. They have spent the last nine months hiding from their families. As their baby is the first born in the New Year, a news crew comes to congratulate them—once again revealing them, and their new baby, to the whole city, and their families. One of the film's executive producers, Peter Billingsley, who had a starring role as Ralphie in the 1983 film ""A Christmas Story"", has a credited role as an airline ticket agent. Gordon was brought in as director"
"However, Junior begins exhibiting actual signs of dementia in private, and wanders to a neighbor's house looking for ice cream. Ralphie's 12-year-old son Justin is hit in the chest with an arrow while play-acting ""The Lord of the Rings"" with a friend, resulting in significant blood loss and brain damage. In the aftermath, Ralphie is met with sympathy by everyone except Paulie, who suspects he was behind a traumatic prank call to his mother in retaliation for Paulie ratting him out to Johnny. Ralphie cries openly in front of Tony and expresses desire for some kind of redemption, meeting with"
"the film on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day each year. The film was released on November 18, 1983. It earned two Canadian Genie Awards in 1984 and in 2012 was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". The film is presented in a series of vignettes, with narration provided by the adult Ralphie Parker reminiscing on one particular Christmas when he was nine years old. Ralphie wanted only one thing for that Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Ralphie's desire is"
"Troiano isn't being accompanied by his bodyguards. Next, he goes to purchase a revolver from Big Ralph, an obese gun runner who keeps sewer rats as pets. The encounter with this old acquaintance leaves Frankie feeling disgusted. With several hours left before the hit is to be performed, Frankie decides to kill time in the city, where he is plagued by memories of past trauma during his time living there. While sitting alone for a drink, Frankie is reunited with childhood friend Petey, who invites the reluctant Frankie to a Christmas party, where Frankie later encounters his old flame, Lori."
"Records in 1999 with longtime friend Brian Evans. He signed on as Executive Producer of a musical adaptation of ""A Christmas Story"" that opened in Seattle in December 2010. He is ""...honored to be a part of this project and look forward to bringing the play to more stages... Just think about the idea of a leg-lamp kickline."" Peter Billingsley Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie ""A Christmas Story"" and as ""Messy Marvin"" in"
"one person, and he chooses his crush, Kathy, so he can get closer with her. Kathy asked Santa for a bike for Christmas, so she gets a bike with two seats, one for Kathy and one for Alex. Alex is finally happy. A boy named Randy has a rabbit doll named Jumper, but his older brother Frank throws it away, saying that it is for babies. Santa and the elves get the toy back, but Frank doesn’t let Randy take it back through any means. Santa decides to make a video game, the brother’s favourite thing, called “Super Rabbit”, and"
"a tree but Fife startles Phillipe on the ice, creating a chain reaction that leads to Belle nearly drowning, and being rescued by the furious Beast. Belle is locked in the dungeon for breaking her promise, but Angelique comes to visit with the other baubles and admits that she was wrong to believe that Christmas could never come. They all agree that they do not need decorations or gifts to celebrate Christmas, they have each other, and that is the best gift they could ever ask for. Meanwhile, prompted by Forte, Beast threatens to destroy the rose, but one of"
"Capshaw - an eccentric resident in the building, who sings impromptu songs on his prized ukelele. Gracie and Felix disguise Stanley's body as a Christmas tree, and the decision is made to take it and the bag to the boardwalk and leave it there. As they all carry Stanley's body down the street, they encounter the now-vengeful rollerbladers, who barrel through them. Felix tosses the tree and it crashes to the ground, revealing Stanley's body. When the police arrive, Philip falsely confesses to the killing, but Gracie pulls out the gun as proof of her guilt. Felix grabs it and"
"she made an uncredited cameo in ""The Muppet Movie"" and had a role in the comedy ""Slap Shot"" with Paul Newman. Four years later, Dillon was again nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as a suicidal teacher in ""Absence of Malice"" in 1981, working again with Newman. As a comedian, Dillon is perhaps best known for her role as the mother of Ralphie and Randy in Bob Clark's 1983 movie ""A Christmas Story"". The film was based on a series of short stories and novels written by Jean Shepherd about young Ralphie Parker (played by Peter"
"it comes with a free Super Rabbit doll. Since the brother is interested in it, he lets him have the doll. It turns out that the older brother is very into the doll as well. A figure skater girl named Crystal has lost her lucky charm, so she is no longer skating well. Santa and the elves must look for that lucky charm. Gruzzlebeard, meanwhile, puts Dudley in the world skating competition but cheats so Dudley will win. Jordy steals the remote and fixes it so if Gruzzlebeard cheats, Dudley will sure be in for a surprise! Santa gives Crystal"
"had a habit of beating up other kids. A less well-known (or rather, notorious) example was the 'Daddy Fleshbucks' side-story from ""American Flagg!"". The title was parodied in ""The Simpsons""' episode ""Little Orphan Millie"". In the early 1970s, a flavored ice treat for children called Otter Pops (with cartoon otters as flavored mascots such as ""Alexander the Grape"") featured a character dubbed ""Little Orphan Orange."" In the 1983 film ""A Christmas Story"", the main character Ralph is a fan of the ""Little Orphan Annie"" radio drama, listening to the show religiously while waiting for his Ovaltine decoder pin. Once he"
"the Christmas parade. At the parade, Officer Gilbert tricks Crazy Steve into loudly reminding the duo in front of Mary Alice that they will go to prison if they do not keep their promise. Believing they were only being nice to avoid punishment, Mary Alice and her family leave. Despite the family's anger towards them, Drake and Josh are determined to keep their promise. Meanwhile, they also send Officer Gilbert a nice chimpanzee as a Christmas present, which causes him to begin loving Christmas again. They then borrow Steve's wood chipper to make it snow in front of Mary Alice's"
"A Christmas Story House A Christmas Story House is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio's Tremont neighborhood. The 19th-century Victorian, which was used in the exterior scenes of Ralphie Parker's house in the 1983 film ""A Christmas Story"", was purchased by a private developer in 2004 and has been restored and renovated to appear as it did both inside and outside in the film. The museum is part of a complex of three buildings devoted to the film, and is open to the public year-round. The screenplay for ""A Christmas Story"" is based on material from author Jean Shepherd's collection of"
"movie in place of the late Shepherd. The film takes place in 1946. Ralphie is now fifteen years old, and all he wants is a used 1939 Mercury Eight convertible for Christmas. He tries testing the car out when he sees it on a display ramp, but he accidentally causes the car to roll back out of the used car lot and gently tap a light pole, causing a plastic reindeer on the pole to loosen and fall through the convertible top. Ralphie bands together with Flick and Schwartz to raise enough money to pay the dealer back for fixing"
"of the wicked Ice Queen, Stormella, accidentally destroying several of her ice statues. When Stormella finds out, she demands Santa to hand Boone and Doggle over to her to face consequences. When he refuses, she closes her bridge as punishment, and warns that if anyone dares to cross it, she will create a blizzard so strong it will stop Santa from delivering presents to children around the world on Christmas Eve. Rudolph later starts attending school, where he is ridiculed for wanting to be among Santa's reindeer, the Flyers, despite his nose. The only one who doesn't tease him is"
"A Christmas Story Live! A Christmas Story Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by Fox on December 17, 2017. It was a live, televised musical remake of the 1983 film ""A Christmas Story"", and incorporated the 2012 stage musical version """". The live musical was executive produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, directed by Scott Ellis and Alex Rudzinski, and starred Matthew Broderick, Andy Walken, Maya Rudolph, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Jane Krakowski. ""A Christmas Story Live!"" is based on ""the short stories of humorist Jean Shepherd and is set in 1940s Indiana. It follows 9-year-old Ralphie"
"The Christmas Angel: A Family Story The Christmas Angel: A Family Story is a 1998 Christmas album by the band Mannheim Steamroller, their fifth Christmas album. The soundtrack, accompanied by the narration of Chip Davis and Olivia Newton-John, tells the story of a decorative angel that is stolen from the top of a Christmas tree by a villain called the Gargon. The toys under the tree will not become presents until the angel is found. With the toys' help, a young mother defeats the Gargon and Christmas is saved. The script was written by Mark Valenti. The story was then"
"jewels are gone. Robie is accused by Frances of using her as a distraction so he could steal her mother's jewelry. The police are called, but Robie has disappeared. To catch the new Cat, Robie stakes out an estate at night. He struggles with an attacker, who loses his footing and tumbles over a cliff. It is Foussard, who dies in the fall. The police chief publicly announces that Foussard was the jewel thief, but, as Robie points out privately in the presence of the abashed Hughson, this would have been impossible because Foussard had a wooden leg, and could"
"walked in, and he had us from the beginning,"" Clark later recalled of Peter Billingsley who was already a successful actor in commercials and from co-hosting the TV series ""Real People"". Clark initially wanted him for the role of Ralphie, but decided he was ""too obvious"" a choice and auditioned many other young actors before realizing that Billingsley was the right choice after all. Ian Petrella was cast immediately before filming began. Tedde Moore had previously appeared in Clark's film ""Murder by Decree"" and was the only onscreen character from ""A Christmas Story"" who was played by the same actor"
"overweight reindeer, Vixen; an attractive but apathetic reindeer whom Robbie falls for, and Blitzen; the captain of the sleigh team and Vixen's boyfriend. Blitzen, embittered from Rudolph's sudden popularity after saving Christmas, plans to prevent Robbie from being part of the sleigh team out of vengeance. Blitzen encourages Robbie to continue slacking off as he usually does, which Robbie misinterprets as kindness. During a Christmas party at Santa's house, Santa shows off a new modified sleigh design, which includes a built GPS system. Fearing his place on the team gone, Robbie is assured by Santa that he still has a"
"from the movie, including Randy's snow suit, the Higbee's window toys, and hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos. In addition, the house to the left of the museum features a gift shop with movie memorabilia. The house and museum opened to the public on November 25, 2006, with original cast members attending the grand opening, and the site drew 4,300 visitors during its opening weekend. A Christmas Story House A Christmas Story House is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio's Tremont neighborhood. The 19th-century Victorian, which was used in the exterior scenes of Ralphie Parker's house in the 1983 film ""A Christmas Story"","
"will end in disaster, but Jack dismisses this and assigns her the task of sewing him a red coat to wear. He also tasks Lock, Shock and Barrel, a trio of mischievous trick-or-treating children, to abduct Santa Claus and bring him back to Halloween Town. Jack tells Santa he will be bringing Christmas to the world in his place this year. Jack orders the trio to keep Santa safe, but the children instead deliver Santa to Oogie Boogie, a gambling-addicted bogeyman, who plots to play a game with Santa's life at stake. Sally attempts to rescue Santa so he can"
"was killed in a recent avalanche while on a mountain-climbing expedition; she has been living with her evil guardian ""Aunt"" Pristine Figg, her scheming lawyer and boyfriend Lickboot and her overweight skateboarding dog Ferdinand. Despite Robyn's misgivings, Tom and Jerry persuade her to return home. After Tom and Jerry end up in a massive food fight with Ferdinand and stumble across a telegram confirming that Robyn's father is still alive which Figg hides from Robyn, Figg sends them to an animal shelter run by Dr. Applecheek who turns out to be a cruel animal kidnapper and the true employer of"
"home, Marge tells everyone that no one can open their presents until 7 AM the next morning and confiscates all of the alarm clocks. However, Bart drinks 12 glasses of water to wake up early and unwrap his gifts, one of which is a remote-controlled fire truck. He plays with it until it sprays water on an overloaded electrical socket, causing a fire that engulfs and melts the plastic Christmas tree and all of the presents beneath it. Bart hides the evidence beneath the snow in the front yard. When the family comes downstairs to find the tree and presents"
"a heartfelt speech about the meaning of Christmas and how devoted she is to her cause. The patrons apologize for their behavior and Round John Virgin offers Martini and Olive a ride to the North Pole in his vehicle, named The Polar Express. At the North Pole, Olive is denied entry to see Santa, but Martini gives the guard a watch as if it was a gift from Santa. When the guard asks Martini to fix it, he says he needs to kill the alarm, because the electromagnetic waves will interfere with the signal from a satellite. Olive digs under"
"to have Roddy and Rita frozen with liquid nitrogen inside an icemaker. The pair escape, and Rita takes a unique electrical cable that is required to control Ratropolis' floodgates. Roddy finds that the ruby is a fake and breaks it in front of Rita, enraging her. Roddy offers her a real ruby if she takes him back to Kensington, to which she agrees, and the pair first stop to visit her family before setting off. During Roddy's stay, he overhears a conversation that causes him to think that Rita is selling him to The Toad, so he steals the ""Jammy"
"many toys for the children, he becomes known as Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus. But when he returns after daybreak Will tells him he cannot use the reindeer anymore so while attempting to deliver more toys, Nicholas is attacked by the Awgwas, who steal all his toys. When they later attack Natalie, a princess, coming to see him, he brings this problem to Ak. Ak decides that Nicholas should travel to villages once a year, and that this day should be Christmas, and Will gives him eight reindeer for his sled. Unable to tolerate the Awgwas' misdeeds, Ak and the"