Sorry, I don’t believe all that symbolism. As a movie buff I go to a lot of film shows and you can apply parable symbolism to most movies. when you talk to the writer or director they readily deny that was their intent.
Actually, at one of the film shows, I acquired a leg lamp in miniature, and most of the cast that were still around signed the lamp . We didn’t talk much about any hidden meanings just about the actual making of their parts.
My father and I always listened to Mr. Shepherd on WOR out of New York radio station. Have his tapes well at least those that are still available.
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers” one of the great sci-fi movies of all time . It is a clear example
Of incorrect symbolism by many movie critics . Most say it’s a euphemism for Joe McCarthy, and the red scare you could go online and hear they all say the same..
Speaking with Kevin McCarthy, a great storyteller himself and director Don Siegel said absolutely it not had nothing to do with the anti-communist movement.
Thank you for all your good work and all your good writing. I enjoy your column..
Oh, I would totally trust Dr. Schultze's notes on his talks with Shepherd. So in this case, we are discussing the story's author, describing elements of his own story.
“A Christmas Story” is my favorite holiday movie for personal reasons. I grew up in Northwest Indiana and am familiar with Hammond, IN, where Shepherd was from. My parents grew up in Gary, but one of my dad’s Army basic training buddies hailed from Hammond and went to high school with Jean Shepherd.
While “Christmas Story” takes place before my time as well, I recognize some of the hat tips to NW Indiana: the town of “Hohman” is named for Hohman Avenue in Hammond; the old man talking about the “clodhopper in Griffith,” a real town; and the profanities that still hang over Lake Michigan. Even the kitchen sink in the kitchen looks like the one in my grandmother’s kitchen.
That being said — I had no idea of the symbolism of the leg lamp. I knew that Shepherd was an acerbic man — he responded to an invitation to a high school class reunion by saying he’d rather have a case of AIDS, according to my dad’s friend. But I did not know of Shepherd’s sad background. Thank you.
Sorry, I don’t believe all that symbolism. As a movie buff I go to a lot of film shows and you can apply parable symbolism to most movies. when you talk to the writer or director they readily deny that was their intent.
Actually, at one of the film shows, I acquired a leg lamp in miniature, and most of the cast that were still around signed the lamp . We didn’t talk much about any hidden meanings just about the actual making of their parts.
My father and I always listened to Mr. Shepherd on WOR out of New York radio station. Have his tapes well at least those that are still available.
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers” one of the great sci-fi movies of all time . It is a clear example
Of incorrect symbolism by many movie critics . Most say it’s a euphemism for Joe McCarthy, and the red scare you could go online and hear they all say the same..
Speaking with Kevin McCarthy, a great storyteller himself and director Don Siegel said absolutely it not had nothing to do with the anti-communist movement.
Thank you for all your good work and all your good writing. I enjoy your column..
OK, so — to cite an example — you see no symbolism of the trophy wife leg (shepherd’s take) being erected in the window with the wife’s garden?
Oh, I would totally trust Dr. Schultze's notes on his talks with Shepherd. So in this case, we are discussing the story's author, describing elements of his own story.
Thoroughly enjoyed this little read after my family watched A Christmas Story once again for the umpteenth time just a few hours ago.
“A Christmas Story” is my favorite holiday movie for personal reasons. I grew up in Northwest Indiana and am familiar with Hammond, IN, where Shepherd was from. My parents grew up in Gary, but one of my dad’s Army basic training buddies hailed from Hammond and went to high school with Jean Shepherd.
While “Christmas Story” takes place before my time as well, I recognize some of the hat tips to NW Indiana: the town of “Hohman” is named for Hohman Avenue in Hammond; the old man talking about the “clodhopper in Griffith,” a real town; and the profanities that still hang over Lake Michigan. Even the kitchen sink in the kitchen looks like the one in my grandmother’s kitchen.
That being said — I had no idea of the symbolism of the leg lamp. I knew that Shepherd was an acerbic man — he responded to an invitation to a high school class reunion by saying he’d rather have a case of AIDS, according to my dad’s friend. But I did not know of Shepherd’s sad background. Thank you.