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December 25, 2005
Merry Christmas
- To find an American city resembling an Indiana town of the 1940s, director Clark sent his location scouts to twenty cities before selecting Cleveland, Ohio, as the site for filming.
- Parts of the movie, including the Christmas tree shopping scene, were filmed in Toronto, Ontario. One of Toronto's trademark red trolleys can be seen driving by the shot of the outside of the tree lot.
- The St. Catharine's Museum owns the original Daisy Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action BB Gun and box used in the film, two pairs of Ralphie's glasses including the pair that was smashed, and two scripts.
- Jack Nicholson was considered for the role of Mr. Parker - "The Old Man".
Posted by aetchells at December 25, 2005 12:57 PM
Comments
I saw on some VH1 thing too, that FLICK became a porn star. That famous tongue has been in some naughty places. poon poon kreepah.
Posted by: fiyahclot at December 25, 2005 11:11 PM
Wow! Now that's some trivia.
Here's the link to his filmography.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777432/
He was in Dirty Bob's Xcellent Adventures 35 & 36 as well as the Wrong Snatch.
Posted by: Art at December 25, 2005 11:24 PM