Jean Shepherd was an excellent writer and did a great job in writing this movie. He was also the Narrator, and the Man in the department store in Line for Santa. He asks Ralphie " Hey kid, just where do you think your going? RIP Jean Shepherd.
The Santa and the elves just hate their jobs, and want the store to close so they can get the hell out of there. But Ralphie (and the movie's point of view) interprets their attitudes as scary and creepy. That's brilliant film making.
When the father offers Ralphie the red ryder bb I always get tears in my eyes. I am 51 but when I watch this movie I always feel like a kid again. Great movie one of my all time favorites. Merry Christmas to everyone.
I think if they worked in today's climate they would have been much more passive aggressive & more subtle with their behavior. Unless they really didn't give a shit who knew how they felt.
My dad and I were walking around the mall yesterday and seriously considered going up to the Santa Clause just to tell him we wanted a football and then correct ourselves and say we wanted a Red Rider BB gun.
It's also possible that they were grumpy from working all day (with plenty of the kids being total crybabies, presumably) and wanted to wrap things up and go home.
this was the best part of the movie! I was in a band back in the esrly 80s and our Lead Guitarist Tom Jordan took our band to see this movie at the theater in December 83. I nearly passed out from laughing at this part of the movie!
I love this! From the moment the kids get up to Santa neither the elves or Santa want them there. Then they finish it by shooting your ass down a slide. LMFAO! Awesome! The ulitmate visit to Santa.
it was missed by me until this year and one of the 6 or 7 times i watched it, but they gave a perfect hint as to how the movie will end by the old man saying, "he knows, he always knows." he was actually planting the idea that HE will be the one who gives ralphie the gun, that he knows he wants it. you can see the joy on the old man's face when he tells it to ralphie. it makes the scene of ralphie opening the gun that much sweeter
"How about a nice football?" " Football? Football? What's a football? With unconscious will my voice squeaked out 'football'." "Okay, get him out of here." "A football? Oh no, what was I doing? Wake up, Stupid! Wake up!" " No! No! I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!" "You'll shoot your eye out, kid."
I thought i was the only one tripping out on how this guy yells out HO! HO! HO! Really loud over and over again. And the attitude of the elves is ridiculous child abuse by today's standards.
It's been scientifically proven that fake white beards have been known to frighten young children, whereas men who naturally look like Santa Claus don't scare them at all.
Most of this scene consists of the Santa as Ralphie sees him. When you're a kid, adults will seem meaner and scarier than they actually are. But if you take a look at the very last shot at 2:45, the Santa doesn't act so mean as before, because we're no longer seeing him from Ralph's point of view.
Jean Shepherd was an excellent writer and did a great job in writing this movie. He was also the Narrator, and the Man in the department store in Line for Santa. He asks Ralphie " Hey kid, just where do you think your going? RIP Jean Shepherd.
I like how Santa was only nice at the very end lol when Ralphie and his family were leaving
"And what's your name little boy?" LOL at that evil voice.
He should have said ralphie Parker
He just really misses flick and Schwartz so much I wish they did live together
The Santa and the elves just hate their jobs, and want the store to close so they can get the hell out of there. But Ralphie (and the movie's point of view) interprets their attitudes as scary and creepy. That's brilliant film making.
haha...Santa staring down at Ralphie like some indifferent god.
Seriously one of the most hysterical things ever. This movie is a masterpiece.
It is a tradition in my family to watch A Christmas Story every single year
Or watch a fucking marathon of it. Seriously I watched it so many times as a child I don't want to watch it anymore.
freezaplanet419 I watch the marathon too! Its kinda old if i think of it! but i still like 2 watch it every single year :/
I keep having this recurring nightmare where it's almost midnight on Christmas Eve and I totally forgot to watch it once during the Holidays.
@Matthew Urbon I do
Me too and my family love it so much it is such a amazing Christmas movie and a classic movie too ralphie flick and Schwartz are bff
I am SO glad TBS plays this for 24 hours on CHRISTMAS EVE. I love this movie so much I have a Ralphie as Red Ryder tree ornament in some of my videos.
When the father offers Ralphie the red ryder bb I always get tears in my eyes.
I am 51 but when I watch this movie I always feel like a kid again.
Great movie one of my all time favorites.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
So proud of our founder and dearest dad.
Miss you so much!!!!!
Greatest Santa who shines every day in our hearts.
That little bit of music right as his smile melts is funny too!
Randy is traumatized...Ralphie is PISSED! lol
Yeah pretty much
Lmao, the slow moving of the boot into Ralphies POV and Santa's slow Hohoho before pushing him just slightly and Ralphies "Nooo!" XD
Now a days, those two employees who were the elves would have been fired instantly for their attitude.
that's precisely why they've worked at walmart for 15-20 years lol
I think if they worked in today's climate they would have been much more passive aggressive & more subtle with their behavior. Unless they really didn't give a shit who knew how they felt.
Or have an angry mother after them.
Hysterical scene!! R.I.P. Jeff Gillen-a performance for the ages! :)
His face while he's just lying in the snow. Haha
You'll shot your eye out kid! Classic Line!
My dad and I were walking around the mall yesterday and seriously considered going up to the Santa Clause just to tell him we wanted a football and then correct ourselves and say we wanted a Red Rider BB gun.
“GET GOIN’!” ☹️
That Santa & 2 elf assistants should be sued for their hatred and evilness
I just watched it several times in a row on tbs. They have a marathon every Christmas.
The elves are hysterical! Classic!!
Santa giving Ralphie a confused look like, "What the hell is wrong with him? "
I don't know but Santa and his elves are quite cruel.
I was 7 years old when this movie came out then.
Makes me scared of Santa
Just like any other worker who don't give shite bout their jobs...they just wanna piss off home from a long day 🙄🤷
It's also possible that they were grumpy from working all day (with plenty of the kids being total crybabies, presumably) and wanted to wrap things up and go home.
@@pyromania1018 true
Funnest part of the movie. Oh I cant wait to watch this all day on Christmas!!!!
this was the best part of the movie! I was in a band back in the esrly 80s and our Lead Guitarist Tom Jordan took our band to see this movie at the theater in December 83. I nearly passed out from laughing at this part of the movie!
Which was funnier to you, the rude elves or the evil Santa?
You'll knock your cords out,Kid! 🥳
Lol the train sound effect when his face drops
I love a Christmas story so much
Classic. Best scene in any movie ever made ever.
This part is hilarious!!! I love this scene
"Merry Christmas. Ho...Ho....Ho (pushes him away)" LOL
LOL LEGO needs to recreate this!
I would love to visit this Santa. That slide looks like fun.
I love this! From the moment the kids get up to Santa neither the elves or Santa want them there. Then they finish it by shooting your ass down a slide. LMFAO! Awesome! The ulitmate visit to Santa.
"NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" haha! metal.
Oh, I hate the smell of tapioca.
Christ, those elves are sadistic!! %-D
I think Santys had a few too many,,,
Damn, that mall Santa and his elves (teenagers dressed like them) are cruel. Worst time of Christmas that could ruin your childhood. Poor Ralphie.
Best Christmas movie scene ever!
Best Christmas movie ever
What I like best about this movie is how realistic it is.
it was missed by me until this year and one of the 6 or 7 times i watched it, but they gave a perfect hint as to how the movie will end by the old man saying, "he knows, he always knows." he was actually planting the idea that HE will be the one who gives ralphie the gun, that he knows he wants it. you can see the joy on the old man's face when he tells it to ralphie. it makes the scene of ralphie opening the gun that much sweeter
I have no clue how santa understood what he said, he said it so fast. Lol
"Bad Santa's" dad was the guy up in the costume I bet. XP
LOL, My favorite christmas story of all time. Classic! ; )
Me too
That Santa Claus is HOOOO-HOOOO-HOPELESS!
youll shoot your eye out kid lol. ralphies smile is amazing lol
Santa's right about that!
I've been watching this movie for Christmas every year since 2013! It's become mandatory for me.
If they think I'm staying one minute past nine they can kiss my foot. HO HO HO!
Poor Ralphy - hes completely deflated.
Ralphie's face at 1:55 and 2:05 was hilarious.
This is the best.
Wow, those elves are much more rude than that Santa was Robert Mahorney for you my friend
I'm watching this right now :)
Ralphy Is So Cute!!! :)
ralphies smile lmaooo
Everyone, do you agree with me that the Santa , sounds like The Late John Candy?
John Candy had a whiny sounding voice. So no, I disagree.
@greendragonkiller
You should make a ytp combining that w/ this scene. Plz do, it'd be funny! T_T
My favorite part!
Love Randy's screaming at 0:14! It's like "AAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUH! TWEEEEET! TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Love this movie!!!
Me too it is my favourite
"How about a nice football?"
" Football? Football? What's a football? With unconscious will my voice squeaked out 'football'."
"Okay, get him out of here."
"A football? Oh no, what was I doing? Wake up, Stupid! Wake up!"
" No! No! I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!"
"You'll shoot your eye out, kid."
Yes folks, it's him, the one, the only, the man, the myth, the legend! Here he is.... SATAN CLAWS!!!!!!
I agree
".. HO!.. HO!... HO!!..."
He knows (ho's), he always knows (ho's)
HOOOOOOOOO! HOOOOOOOOOO! HOOOOOOOOOO!
1:50 his smile
Quickly gone
I love this movie so much
Quickly changed at 1:55
@aaahshaddap
You're a manager at a mall? :?
that kid and the santa group freak me out
CAM ON!
Santas had a few too many,,,
I just watched a play on this movie at the local theater. They added two girls to the story, it was good!!!!
in low voice WHATS YOUR NAME LITTLE BOY!
He should have said Ralphie Parker
After all this time, I finally found the movie that almost made me scared of Christmas, at age 6...
We got a lot of people waiting so get GOING!!
I'd be like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
I’d give her the finger.
Wat doo u want 4 Christmas little boi?
This movie references Wizard of Oz and both films could not have had better casts.
@DeltaAirlinesFlyer I thought the female elf was totally intimidating but Santa and the male elf wasn't too bad
I love the toe shove down the slide.
And plus he sat down for 2 seconds and then the entire crowd started to get mad at him WTF! I just fucking sat down give me a minute jesus Christ!
I thought i was the only one tripping out on how this guy yells out HO! HO! HO! Really loud over and over again. And the attitude of the elves is ridiculous child abuse by today's standards.
My favorite scene from A Christmas Story. R.I.P. Jeff Gillen.
He played Santa
How would you like to have the job of a Dept. store Santa?
Theres a picture of me with santa when i was 3 or so. I was crying.
It's been scientifically proven that fake white beards have been known to frighten young children, whereas men who naturally look like Santa Claus don't scare them at all.
The fun is mandatory.
Santa was right tho!! He got the gun then shot his eye out!! Lol His glasses saved his eye sight!!
Kind of reminds you Satan. Like you just realized your in hell and they throw you down the slide.
HO, HO, HO!!!
Schwartz and flick are with his dad getting him his BB gun bff best movie ever
Nowadays if they hired a Santa who acted like the way this guy did, he would get fired in a millisecond.
Most of this scene consists of the Santa as Ralphie sees him. When you're a kid, adults will seem meaner and scarier than they actually are. But if you take a look at the very last shot at 2:45, the Santa doesn't act so mean as before, because we're no longer seeing him from Ralph's point of view.
53 Days
22 Hours
42 Minutes until christmas!
November 2nd I think
My local mall Santa smells like pot
He shouldn't be santa
Is it me, or are the elves more gentle with the little girl at the end?
Classic movie
I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!
This is where the mean people at the TSA use to work before the TSA was established.
HURRY UP KID, THE STORE'S CLOSING!
Pause quickly at 0:42, you can see Ralphie making frowny, cringy like Face. Maybe he pissed his pants because of that creepy ass Santa. LOL.
Those elves are worthy to be with the grinch.
Nostalgia Critic brought me here
This was filmed at the (no longer existing) Higbee's Department Store in Cleveland Ohio.
I actually got a football once for Christmas.