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Subject: re: A Christmas Story
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Date: Mon, 23-Dec-85 10:29:48 EST
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I agree that "A Christmas Story" is one of the best films of recent years.

More details on Jean Shepherd:

In addition to the books mentioned by Mark Leeper (In God We Trust - All Others
Pay Cash, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories, and Ferrari in the Bedroom),
there is one other one: A Fist Full of Fig Newtons.   They are all good.  In
God We Trust is my personal favorite.

Also PBS has done two other Shepherd plays: the one about the Polish girl is
called "The Star Crossed Romance of Joesephine Cosnowski".   There was another
play based largely on stuff from "In God We Trust", called "The Fourth of July
and other Great Disasters".  All are good, but only the 4th... comes close
to "A Christmas Story".

Shepherd is the ultimate story teller.  A 20th century Mark Twain.  He best
stuff (as demonstrated in the movie) is his stories from childhood, told with
the kind of insight that bridges the gap between childhood memories and adult
experiences with children.  You watch the movie simultaneously recognizing
experiences from your own childhood, and recognizing the behavior of kids
you've known as an adult. 

On my rating scale "A Christmas Story" gets the highest rating.

		"You'll shoot your eye out, kid."

		Dave Blickstein

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