{"id":1577,"date":"2013-12-13T19:20:44","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T19:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikemalonedds.com\/blog1\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2021-12-21T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T17:46:08","slug":"unknown-facts-about-your-favorite-christmas-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/unknown-facts-about-your-favorite-christmas-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown Facts About Your Favorite Christmas Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The same Christmas movies are on television this time every year&#8230; A Christmas Story, Elf, It\u2019s A Wonderful Life, Jingle All The Way, and so on.\u00a0 Even though we\u2019ll never tire of these films, we thought we could spice up your viewing experience a bit by offering some interesting and little known tidbits about your favorite holiday classics.\u00a0 (These fun facts are mostly from Mental Floss\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/29579\/25-facts-about-famous-christmas-movies\">25 Facts About Famous Christmas Movies<\/a>.) Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>National Lampoon\u2019s Christmas Vacation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.15.55-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1582 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.15.55-PM-300x170-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.15.55-PM-300x170-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.15.55-PM.jpg 596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the film, the Dodge pickup truck tailgating Clark Griswold\u2019s family station wagon is the same one Kurt Russel used in the film <i>Overboard<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Griswold\u2019s neighbor\u2019s house is one and the same with Murtaugh\u2019s house in the <i>Lethal Weapon<\/i> series&#8230;in case it looked familiar to you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019ve ever noticed during the scene where Uncle Louis and Aunt Bethany arrive, the camera shakes a bit.\u00a0 That\u2019s because there was a minor earthquake during filming, and the producers just left the scene in!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Elf<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.03.32-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1578 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.03.32-PM-222x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.03.32-PM-222x300-1.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.03.32-PM.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supposedly, the concept of this film was first introduced in 1993 during which time Jim Carrey was lined up for the lead role, not Will Farrell.\u00a0 Would have been a different film entirely we think!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>As you probably noticed, Will Ferrell enters Gimbels Department Store, but Macys in fact put Gimbels out of business in 1987.\u00a0 So in the film, the Gimbels is in fact the Macys on 34th Street in Manhattan but with computer alterations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Buddy\u2019s elf friend Ming Ming from the opening scenes of the film is in actuality Peter Billingsely or Ralphie from A Christmas Story!\u00a0 This is probably because Peter Billingsley and director Jon Favreau are friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Home Alone<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/home-alone.jpg\" alt=\"home alone\" width=\"441\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/home-alone.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/home-alone-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/home-alone-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christmas movies are known for alluding to other holiday classic films.\u00a0 If you recall, a scene in Home Alone references <i>It\u2019s A Wonderful Life<\/i> when the family is watching television in their Paris hotel room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The scene in the end of the film when Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern finally catch up with Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci bit Kevin\u2019s finger a bit harder than he\u2019d intended leaving Culkin with a permanent scar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When Daniel Stern had to endure the scene with the tarantula crawling on his face, he said he\u2019d only do it on the condition it was done in one take.\u00a0 His scream was added in afterwards, since a real scream would have scared the spider away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A Christmas Story<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.12.22-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1580 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.12.22-PM-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.12.22-PM-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.12.22-PM-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.12.22-PM.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apparently, Jack Nicholson wanted the role of Ralphie\u2019s father yet director Bob Clark didn\u2019t want to pay Nicholson\u2019s high salary.\u00a0 Clark was very happy with Darrin McGavin\u2019s performance, and rightly so.\u00a0 Could you imagine such a sentimental film with Jack Nicholson in that role?<\/li>\n<li>We all know well the tongue-freezing scene.\u00a0 But have you ever wondered if it was possible for your tongue to become stuck on a piece of cold medal?\u00a0 Well you don\u2019t have to experiment yourself to find out &#8212; <i>Mythbusters<\/i> has done this already and found out yes, it is possible!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s A Wonderful Life<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.00.48-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1579 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.00.48-PM-300x168-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.00.48-PM-300x168-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-13-at-2.00.48-PM.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If George Bailey looks particularly sweaty during the scene on the bridge between him and Clarence, that\u2019s because he was in real life.\u00a0 THe day that scene was filmed it was 90 degrees outside!\u00a0 But it works to the film\u2019s advantage, since the \u2018sweat\u2019 can be interpreted as part of his nervous breakdown or as snow melting onto his face.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Considering the popularity of the film today, It\u2019s A Wonderful Life received mixed reviews and was considered a box office flop back in December 1946 when it was released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your favorite holiday film?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/about_doc_0211-e12864129926861.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/about_doc_0211-e12864129926861.jpg\" alt=\"about_doc_\" width=\"117\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>Dr. Mike Malone\u00a0and his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/about_us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">team<\/a>\u00a0practice expert cosmetic dentistry in Lafayette, LA. Dr. Malone is the former president and current accredited member of the<a href=\"https:\/\/aacd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry<\/a>. He\u00a0is also the official Cosmetic Dentist of the Miss Louisiana USA and Miss Louisiana Teen USA pageants. Check out his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The same Christmas movies are on television this time every year&#8230; A Christmas Story, Elf, It\u2019s A Wonderful Life, Jingle All The Way, and so on.\u00a0 Even though we\u2019ll never&nbsp; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/unknown-facts-about-your-favorite-christmas-movies\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","twitterCardType":"","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[363],"tags":[568,18,567,135,572,577,26,569,575,573,132,576,571,570,578,574],"class_list":{"0":"post-1577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-health-lifestyle","7":"tag-a-christmas-story","8":"tag-christmas","9":"tag-christmas-films","10":"tag-christmas-movies","11":"tag-christmas-vacation","12":"tag-clark-griswold","13":"tag-dr-mike-malone","14":"tag-elf","15":"tag-films","16":"tag-fun-facts","17":"tag-holidays-2","18":"tag-hollywood","19":"tag-home-alone","20":"tag-its-a-wonderful-life","21":"tag-merry-christmas","22":"tag-unknown-facts","23":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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