Christmas Story Movie

A Christmas Story (US, 1983, directed by Bob Clark).

Hilarious (though somewhat PoliticallyIncorrect) film satirizing American life in the 1950s. Story concerns an 8-year-old boy named Ralphie growing up in 1950's Iowa, who wants a Red Ryder BB-gun for Christmas; and his various schemes to get his parents (or Santa Claus) to provide him with one, despite the oft-repeated objection that YoullShootYourEyeOut.

Often played on TV around Christmastime.

Has subplots referring to several terms in the lexicon:

• YoullShootYourEyeOut
• DecoderRing
• MajorAward
• Oh fudge! . . . only I didn't say fudge (see TheFword?)

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