"A Christmas Story Christmas" debuts on HBO Max November 17.
Fans got their first introduction to Ralphie's family and friends
nearly 40 years ago in the film that would become a Christmas classic -
and a sequel to "A Christmas Story" will drop this year on HBO Max in >November.
In the highly anticipated film titled "A Christmas Story Christmas,"
fans will check in on "grown-up" Ralphie - played once again by Peter >Billingsly - who "must deal with Christmas and all that comes with it,
this time as a dad," according to the a description from the streaming
site, Deadline reported in a piece published Wednesday.
"With the same attention-to-real-life tone of the first, Ralphie
reconnects with childhood friends, reconciles the passing of his Old
Man and sows the seeds for the origins of the beloved holiday classic,"
the film's logline read, per E! News,
It will reportedly take place in the 1970s, with Billingsly playing an
adult Ralphie, bringing his family to his childhood home for the
holiday, Variety reported. Erinn Hayes, Julianna Layne, River Drosche,
RD Robb and Scott Schwartz along with Zack Ward and Julie Hagerty also
star.
The new movie is directed by Clay Kaytis with producers Irwin Zwilling,
Marc Toberoff, Cale Boyter, Jay Ashenfelter, Peter Billingsley and
Vince Vaughn.
WATCH:
For those who might have somehow missed the original movie, the film
follows a kid in the 1940s, (Ralphie) on the adventure that culminates
in him getting the one Christmas gift he would die for, a Red Ryder BB
rifle from Santa Claus. Through a serious of hilarious incidents,
everyone from his teacher to the Santa Claus mall tells him he will
"shoot his eye out" if he gets one.
But regardless, Santa does deliver that BB gun on Christmas morning and
well, not to spoil it, but the advice he got from others about the
potential risks of owning a rifle do not seem completely unwarranted.
Despite the cult following the legendary Christmas movie has had, it
was originally considered a box office flop in 1983 when it hit the big >screen, E! News noted.
"A Christmas Story Christmas" debuts on HBO Max November 17.
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for >Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
On 8/27/2022 2:29 PM, A Friend wrote:
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
So, probably not in Australia either, I'm guessing...
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for >>Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous ><weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
On Friday, August 26, 2022 at 8:57:14 PM UTC-4, Ubiquitous wrote:
"A Christmas Story Christmas" debuts on HBO Max November 17.Without Jean Shepherd? I don't think so . . .
On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous ><weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody
<NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous >>>> <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >>>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for >>>>>> Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas, >>>> but during the summer.
It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
be wrong.
Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.
No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If >all you know about Ralphie comes from “A Christmas Story,” then you don’t >know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd. I never >thought of the other movies and/or PBS TV shows as “sequels“ to A Christmas >Story as much as additional filmed versions of Shepherd’s works. Some >succeeded more than others, and in my opinion none reached the heights of A >Christmas Story. Nevertheless I watched them all, and would watch more if I >could. I’ve also read the books. Jean Shepherd was a brilliant author and >talk radio innovator.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/betrayal-jean-shepherd-and-a-christmas-story/
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/in-search-of-jean-shepherds-lost-ralphie-movie.785234/
In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous
<weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
be wrong.
Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.
No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If all you know about Ralphie comes from “A Christmas Story,” then you don’t
know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd. I never thought of the other movies and/or PBS TV shows as “sequels“ to A Christmas
Story as much as additional filmed versions of Shepherd’s works. Some succeeded more than others, and in my opinion none reached the heights of A Christmas Story. Nevertheless I watched them all, and would watch more if I could. I’ve also read the books. Jean Shepherd was a brilliant author and talk radio innovator.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/betrayal-jean-shepherd-and-a-christmas-story/
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/in-search-of-jean-shepherds-lost-ralphie-movie.785234/
A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous >>> <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for >>>>> Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas, >>> but during the summer.
It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
be wrong.
Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.
No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If all you know about Ralphie comes from łA Christmas Story,˛ then you donąt know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd.
In article <O8SdnSjbTMVECpb-nZ2dnZfqlJzNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Bill
Anderson <billanderson601@yahoo.com> wrote:
A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody
<NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous >>>>> <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >>>>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for >>>>>>> Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas, >>>>> but during the summer.
It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
be wrong.
Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.
No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If >> all you know about Ralphie comes from ³A Christmas Story,² then you don¹t >> know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd.
I was listening to Jean Shepherd almost every night on the radio in the
1960s on WOR. I was at one or two of the live shows he did on Saturday nights at the Limelight, and I listened to many, many more of them.
Yes, I've read the collections.
Some of the source material for A Christmas Story was drawn from
non-Yuletide tales, but what was used was compatible after a nip here
and a tuck there. (The story about the Little Orphan Annie decoder
instantly comes to mind. That one had absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, either in print or in the movie, but it fit into the film
well enough. It also dated the film to 1940.)
I would highly recommend Phantom of the Open Hearth for non-holiday
Shep.
I grew up with Shep. Listened all the time.I would highly recommend Phantom of the Open Hearth for non-holidayI'm glad you are a fan and I'm envious that you listened to the radio
Shep.
shows live. But I'm perplexed that you would confine Ralphie's tale to Christmastime. We seem to agree the character is far more than that.
--
On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 3:04:58 PM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:
I grew up with Shep. Listened all the time.I would highly recommend Phantom of the Open Hearth for non-holidayI'm glad you are a fan and I'm envious that you listened to the radio
Shep.
shows live. But I'm perplexed that you would confine Ralphie's tale to
Christmastime. We seem to agree the character is far more than that.
--
wlah...@gmail.com <wlahearn@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 3:04:58 PM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:
I grew up with Shep. Listened all the time.I would highly recommend Phantom of the Open Hearth for non-holidayI'm glad you are a fan and I'm envious that you listened to the radio
Shep.
shows live. But I'm perplexed that you would confine Ralphie's tale to
Christmastime. We seem to agree the character is far more than that.
--
Well I did not, and I hate that I don’t have those memories. I have tried to listen to tapes of the old shows, but I cannot get interested because
they are essentially broadcasts of their time and only of their time. Sure,
I can imagine sitting up late and listening to him at the time. I bet it would’ve been wonderful. But it doesn’t work for me now.
Well I did not, and I hate that I don’t have those memories. I have tried to listen to tapes of the old shows, but I cannot get interested because they are essentially broadcasts of their time and only of their time. Sure, I can imagine sitting up late and listening to him at the time. I bet it would’ve been wonderful. But it doesn’t work for me now.
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
In article <270820221429214239%nope@noway.com>, nope@noway.com wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
nope@noway.com wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
but during the summer.
Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.
That wasn't the sequel, but just the second film in a planned series.
The actual sequel to the original film is called It Runs in the Family
and is also known as My Summer Story. It's from 1994.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110168/
In article <290820221236024822%nope@noway.com>, nope@noway.com wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
nope@noway.com wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for >>>>> Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas, >>> but during the summer.
Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.
That wasn't the sequel, but just the second film in a planned series.
The actual sequel to the original film is called It Runs in the Family
and is also known as My Summer Story. It's from 1994.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110168/
I did not know that!
I have no recollection of it, but judging from the trailer, I would have NEVER guessed it was related. I'm surprised no one thought of making the link clear.
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
nope@noway.com wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
nope@noway.com wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all. >> >>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
Hollywood.
Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas, >> >>> but during the summer.
Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.
That wasn't the sequel, but just the second film in a planned series.
The actual sequel to the original film is called It Runs in the Family
and is also known as My Summer Story. It's from 1994.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110168/
I did not know that!
I have no recollection of it, but judging from the trailer, I would have
NEVER guessed it was related. I'm surprised no one thought of making the
link clear.
There's a brief scene that shows Ralph and his brother fighting about
who's going to play with the rifle. That's about it.
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