![]() ![]() I am sure most who have seen the film realize this is Ralphie's story, but Melinda Dillon as the typical 1940's stay-at-home mom and Darren McGavin as the grumpy but kindly father made the story work. Browns was the main department store in my hometown of Oklahoma City and the place where I would make my annual visit with Santa Claus. Staring at the prominent HIGBEES sign in the downtown square, I could almost see the words John A. I recall vividly family outings to crowded downtown sidewalks, Mom and Dad squeezing in a season's worth of shopping in one day and doing it under the nose of one who had a visit to Santa Claus on his mind. ![]() Most of us over the age of 50 can relate very well to the story's key elements. It is more a reminiscence and appreciation of a great story captured for all time in moving pictures which, in turn, captured the essence of the time and place of its setting that time and setting being a typical town in Indiana during Christmas season in the 1940s as we observe a typical family (the Parkers) with two young sons named Ralphie and Randy. This is not a film review in the normal sense. I am going to assume that, if you are reading this, chances are you have seen the film indeed, probably have seen it countless times as I have. This is Bob Clark's masterpiece and I know I am not the only person who feels this way. ![]() For sure it strikes a nerve in persons of my generation. A Christmas Story touches my heart as does no other film, and I know the reason for this is because it reminds me so much of my own 1950's boyhood. ![]()
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