December 23, 20169 yr I'm currently having my mind blown by a discussion on Twitter and wanted to get thoughts from other fans of the movie on BGP before I delved into the discussion. So here's the question: In about what year does the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" take place?
December 23, 20169 yr They didn't have a TV in their home. Living room centered around the radio...and the leg lamp.
December 23, 20169 yr At 1:41 the decoder ring is shown with the date 1940 on it. [video=youtube;Q9k3uqFh--c]
December 23, 20169 yr Bob Clark (Director) & Jean Shepherd (Writer/Narrator) said late 30's/early 40's.
December 24, 20169 yr I've never been able to manage watching the whole movie, let alone know all the details.
December 24, 20169 yr There is a debate about when the film takes place. Evidence seems to point to 1939 because of The Wizard of Oz (1939) references. The decoder ring points to 1940. However, if you look at the calendar on the wall (during the first dinner sequence), you can clearly see the first of December falls on a Friday. December 1st fell on a Friday in 1939, not 1940 as was previously accepted. But Bing Crosby's Version of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town wasn't released until 1943.
December 24, 20169 yr Author You guys are clearly much more attentive than I am. I had this movie squarely pegged in the early post-war years in my mind. But all the little things definitely seem to point to a time before WWII.
December 25, 20169 yr Go to the website IMDB. And look up 'A Christmas Story' and look under 'goofs'. So many mistakes for the setting of 1939. Mentions several of those already posted but also things like chattering teeth being invented later. A kid in the class room wearing a digital watch. Pretty fun read. FYI great app to find a name of a movie or the actors in it.
December 25, 20169 yr You can go to Cleveland and tour the house. It has to be twice as cheesy as a tour of Graceland.
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