A Christmas Story

“I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time!”

“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.”

Young Ralphie Parker only wants one thing this Christmas, an offical Red Ryder, carbine action BB gun. Everyone tells him he'll shoot his eye out. So goes the plot of "A Christmas Story," a tradition every holiday season. But this movie is much more memorable for it's loose comedic scenes:

Ralphie’s confrontations with neighborhood bully Scut Farcus (“He had yellow eyes!”), kid brother Randy’s refusal to eat, buddy Flick sticking his tongue to a freezing flag pole on a triple-dog-dare, the parents' fight over a leg lamp, Ralph’s accidental use of the F-word (not actually spoken in the film), the bunny suit, and much more!

Disappointingly, this film didn't make much money at the box office, because it was probably marketed as a kids movie. But every Christmas, it is a tradition for me to watch the 24 hour "A Christmas Story" marathon on TNT.

You should make it your tradition, too...