![]() ![]() Of course, A Christmas Story is best-known for one of the most iconic, not to mention bizarre, film props of all time - the kitschy leg lamp: a golden lamp shade with black fringe and the base of a woman’s leg wearing a black fishnet stocking and black high-heel shoe. The film also featured nostalgic items like the Red Ryder BB Gun, Ovaltine, and the secret decoder pin. ![]() ![]() Parker), Scut Farkus, Grover Dill, and the curmudgeonly mall Santa. The screenplay by Bob Clark, who was also the director, and Leigh Brown, and Jean Shepherd introduced us to such colorful and memorable characters like Ralphie Parker, Flick, Schwartz, The Old Man (Mr. At the center of the novel is a 9-year-old boy that desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun (specifically, one with a sundial and compass in the stock) for Christmas. The story is based on Jean Shepherd’s novel, In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, set in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana during the 1930s. A Christmas Story, now a cherished American holiday classic, first premiered in November of 1983. ![]()
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