You'll Shoot Your Eye Out! (Not A School Shooting Thread)

[Regan MacNeil]

Of course Scut Farkas is a forking cop.

 

[OscarMadison]

Looking forward to it. TBS' 24 marathons inspired me to watch it every two to three years. I am excited to see most of the original cast but have to admit it will be lacking something without Darren McGavin.

What could I happily miss? Christmas with the Kranks.

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Looks pretty cute. I'm sure I'll see it on my own at some point. My wife has an irrational hatred of the first movie. She can't really explain it.

I wonder if they recast the mother role with Julie Hagerty, or if she's playing an aunt or something. (The original movie character is listed as Mother Parker, this one is listed as Mrs. Parker).

I'm sure that's the case. Melinda Dillon hasn't acted since 2007 and I doubt they'd have a script that killed both parents. And, as much as I loved Ma Parker in the original, she's replaceable. The old man is the one who isn't.

 

[three_bags_full]

darn. I thought this was going to be about the girl who was making necklaces out of jizz.

 

[DanOregon]

Wouldn't Ralphie be something like 80 or 90 by now?

 

[Twirling Time]

Good lord no. Peter Billingsley is 51 and turned out quite handsome.

Peter Billingsley - Google Search

 

[Slacker]

of course, having no one from the original cat
probably killed it more than anything.

"You'll put someone's eye out with that cat!"

 

[Sam Mills 51]

I double-dog dare you ...

 

[DanOregon]

Who would be "Darren McGavin" equivalent of today's actors? Cranston?

 

[TigerVols]

Good lord no. Peter Billingsley is 51 and turned out quite handsome.

Peter Billingsley - Google Search

What the OP means is the original was set in 1940, so Ralphie was born in 1930 or so.

 

[dixiehack]

All the stuff in the Jean Shepherd archives but all we can think of is writing something different for these characters like it was comic book fanfic. Pash.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Who would be "Darren McGavin" equivalent of today's actors? Cranston?