(Indeed, the film features so many Easter Eggs that it probably should be titled An Easter Story Easter, although that doesn’t have the same ring.) One of the characters again falls victim to a “triple dog dare” Ralphie engages in a rich fantasy life, including an homage to vintage Westerns featuring the character Black Bart bullies still run rampant in the neighborhood the kids visit Santa Claus at Higbee’s department store and physical injuries abound, requiring not one but two trips to the emergency room.ĭespite the lack of originality, only a Grinch would get upset at the homages, which have the comforting feel of familiar holiday traditions. Not surprisingly, the sequel features a plethora of throwbacks and flashbacks to the original, including film clips to jog your memory in the unlikely event that you haven’t recently rewatched parts of it while channel-flipping on Christmas Eve. Ralphie also attempts to cajole his brother Randy (Ian Patrella), now a globe-trotting businessman, to return home for the holidays. They include his chums Schwartz (RD Robb) and Flick (Scott Schwartz), the latter now the owner of the local tavern, and his old nemesis Scut Farcus (Zack Ward), whose current profession is not one you would have guessed. It doesn’t take long for Ralphie to reunite with friends and family members, played by the original performers (seeing them is as jarring as encountering your classmates at a 30 th high-school reunion). (Although the original house was located in Cleveland, this replica was constructed in Bulgaria, where the film was shot.) So Ralphie immediately heads with his family to his childhood home in Indiana, where his mother assigns him the daunting tasks of ensuring that the family has a happy Christmas in spite of their loss and writing his father’s obituary for the local paper. 17 (HBO Max)Ĭast: Peter Billingsley, Erinn Hayes, River Drosche, Julianna Layne, Julie Hagerty, Scott Schwartz, RD Robb, Ian Porter, Sam Parks, Davis Murphy, Zack Ward, Ian Petrella, Ian Petrellaīut he receives sad news from his mom (Julie Hagerty, charmingly replacing the original film’s Melinda Dillon, now retired), who informs him that his beloved “Old Man” (originally played by the late Darren McGavin, given loving tribute here) has suddenly passed away.
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