a Christmas Story ?

[EmergencyIan]

Yeah, I don't think Mickey wore the tux jacket and long red pants until Disney Land opened.

Shepard also misrememberd his treasured B-B gun. If you watch the special features on the DVD it explains that Daisy never actually made a model like the one Ralphie covets. Something about the Red Ryder not having a compass in the stock, that was another Daisy model. But Daisy made just one for the movie, and Billingsly now has it. Bob Clark gave it to him after the movie wrapped.

My family always debates when the movie took place. I always say right before we entered WWII, and I'm pretty much right. It's too "modern" to be the early thirties (also, no real hard references to the Depression) and if it was the fifties, TV would get some mention.

Chris

Yeah, that was the Daisy Buck Jones model that had the compass and sundial in it's stock. However, Daisy did produce a run of Red Ryder BB/Airguns in 1983 with a compass and sundial in their stock. Also, there is currently "A Christmas Story" 25th anniversary edition Daisy Red Ryder BB gun available...even comes in a retro box.




- Ian