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Ralphie eagerly hurries outside to try it out, but when he shoots at the metal target he has set up, the BB ricochets and knocks off his glasses. Ralphie accidentally steps on and breaks the glasses while trying to find them; he makes up a cover story about an icicle falling from the roof of the garage and hitting his eye, which fools his mom ...
The next day, while Ralphie's father struggles with his entry in a crossword puzzle contest ("Genius On Cleveland Street"), Ralphie accidentally blurts out what he wants, which his mother promptly shuts down with the classic excuse "You'll shoot your eye out". On the way to school, Ralphie, his brother Randy and his friends are accosted by ...
"You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" – Miss Shields and Kids "When You're a Wimp (reprise)" – Kids "Just Like That" – Mother "At Higbee's" – Elves "Up on Santa's Lap" – Santa, Elves, Ralphie, Randy and Kids "Before the Old Man Comes Home" – Ralphie and Randy "Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana" – Ralphie, Randy and Kids
You'll shoot your eye out! Join Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) as he tries to convince the adults in his life—and Santa himself—that a Red Ryder BB gun is the perfect Christmas gift for a young ...
“You’ll shoot your eye out kid!”— Ralphie, "A Christmas Story" “I want my house to be seen from space.” — Buddy Hall, "Deck the Halls"
Peter was born in New York City. His father, Alwin Michaelsen, is a financial consultant, and his mother, Gail, was once Alwin's secretary. She is the niece of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley, and the cousin of Glenn Billingsley, who was married to actress Barbara Billingsley.
Jean Parker "Shep" Shepherd Jr. (July 26, [1] 1921 – October 16, 1999) [2] was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor.With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own semi-autobiographical stories.
[45] [46] Conversely, criticism was placed on the film's cast. [47] [48] Set during the summer of 1941, the year following the events of A Christmas Story, Ralph "Ralphie" Parker struggles in his pursuits to avoid the new bully named Scut Farkus. Every day at school, Ralphie attempts to beat Farkus in a game of spinning tops. Despite his ...