It must have been the times. It must have been that there weren't so many distractions as there is now for young adults. But my college friends and I would pick out movies to go to based on the "memorability" factor (not a word I know but it fits). We would then quote lines from the movie for weeks afterward. Here's an example from the news this weekend. Emmy-winning actor Darren McGavin, who played grouchy monster chaser Carl Kolchak in the 1970s television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," died on Saturday. He starred in five television series, including "Mike Hammer," back in the fifties.
But his most memorable role was as the grouchy father in the film "A Christmas Story," originally released in 1983, but a television staple on holidays ever since. One of my favorite Christmas shows. This was a classic "memorability" movie. We repeated lines for years! Can we name some, as a tribute to the actor? My first one would be: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Let's also include: "It's a major award!" How about yours? Post some in the comments section!
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I love the last scene when the family is eating Christmas dinner at the Chinese restaurant and are being serenaded by the waiters:
"Deck the hars wif baws of hary, fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra."
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