howtheylooknow: A Christmas Story

Whitney (

whitneysrose) wrote in

howtheylooknow,
@ 2005-12-15 13:57:00

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A Christmas Story
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Remember the holiday classic A Christmas Story? Let's take a glace at how some of the memorable characters have aged.

Peter Billingsley - "Ralphie Parker"

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Darren McGavin - "Mr. Parker" (Ralphie's Dad)

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Melinda Dillon - "Mrs. Parker" (Ralphie's Mom)
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Ian Petrella - "Randy Parker" (Ralphie's Brother)

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Scott Schwartz - "Flick" (Ralphie's Friend)

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R.D. Robb - "Schwartz" (Ralphie's Friend)

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Zack Ward - "Scut Farkus" (Ralphie's Bully)
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	moonjewel 2005-12-15 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	i love this... thanks :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	whitneysrose 2005-12-15 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	It was hard work too, had to find my dvd and take some screenshots! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	almostpretty 2005-12-15 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	OHOH! It's the Claudia's mum from Magnolia! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	lleuadtywyll 2005-12-15 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	That was my intial thought too...she's aged so well! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ook 2005-12-15 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	One of my all-time favorite films. Thanks for posting these! :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	whitneysrose 2005-12-15 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	You're welcome! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wishfulstar 2005-12-15 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	lol! awesome! (Reply to this)

	houseofasher 2005-12-15 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	I'm still waiting on Ralphie's current picture..I KID! He looks so much like he did back then, but not in a scary Jerry Matthers kind of way. Thanks for the post. ^__^ (Reply to this) (Thread)

	walltalker 2005-12-15 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	Agreed! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zoofussa 2005-12-15 05:38 pm UTC (link)
	Great post! I love this movie! Melinda Dillon looks great, and Scott Farkus looks the exact same- lol! (Reply to this)

	almost_megan 2005-12-15 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	Wow - that was a great post! Now I want to go home and watch that movie tonight! The Scut Farcus Affair - ha ha! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	labelme 2005-12-15 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	love the icon one of my all time favorite movies (Reply to this) (Parent)

	karinablack 2005-12-15 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	WOOOOWWW Ralphie grew up CUTE! (Reply to this)

	mso 2005-12-15 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	Ralphie looks like he could play a Young Grissom on CSI. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	barbituratecat 2005-12-15 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	Which is probably why I saw that picture and thought "OH MY GOD HOT". (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	themaskedvixen 2005-12-15 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	Am I crazy or does the guy who played Ralphie had an unusually hot quality about him? I find him oddly attractive (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ruffians 2005-12-15 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	flick was always the cutest. (Reply to this)

	bobbye 2005-12-15 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I can't lie, I thought that too when I first saw the after picture (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	bobbye 2005-12-15 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	Zack Ward almost looks like Wes from the Real World. None of them have changed!! Awesome post, thanks! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	labelme 2005-12-15 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	he reminds me of a cross between DANNY BONADUCE and someone else (Reply to this) (Parent)

	geethatwasdumb 2005-12-15 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	i love hot randy grew up totally hot. I CANT PUT MY ARMS DOWN!! (Reply to this)

	munkykiss 2005-12-15 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	Ralphie was in the movie Elf that came out last year... :) (Reply to this)

	dvl_wears_prada 2005-12-15 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	I love this movie!! His mom has aged realllly well! (Reply to this)

	odalisque 2005-12-15 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, Randy! :D I love this movie! (Reply to this)

	circleoftwo 2005-12-15 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	they all looks pretty good, even though they are all like just turning 30. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	labelme 2005-12-15 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	what is wrong with 30? (Reply to this) (Parent)

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	_____chiller 2005-12-15 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	The mom has aged well, but the dad. He doesn't look like he's doing so good. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ceefome 2005-12-15 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Keep in mind he's 80 (notice the candles on the cake...) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bethestage42 2005-12-15 06:20 pm UTC (link)
	Is it just me, or does Scott Farkus kind of remind anyone of Ty Pennington!? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	breelee 2005-12-15 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	No, you're not the only one. My family and I were just talking about this. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	azalea581 2005-12-15 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you for this post :) (Reply to this)

	eithnie 2005-12-15 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	I love that Flick is now a porn star. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777432/ (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rythmic_algae 2005-12-15 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	lol, you stole my comment! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	snow_hat 2005-12-15 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	aww, that's a cute picture of the old guy & the birthday cake. :) (Reply to this)

	girfan 2005-12-15 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! That's my favourite ever Christmas film! (Reply to this)

	steph313 2005-12-15 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	awwww! I just saw this movie the other day for the first time. :) (Reply to this)