CHRISTMAS STORY BULLY MOVIE
“Do I think this movie will be remade? They’ve tried, and it never works. That’s not what he is supposed to look like. “Look at the kid who played the bully Scut Farkus.
“You know when people try to pander to everyone and make a product that appeals to no one? That’s what happened with that horrible musical. Needless to say, Ward was not a fan of the latter. The far-reaching demographic and appeal of the story have led to other iterations like a theater production and A Christmas Story Live! that aired last year on Fox.
Charity fundraisers like that give him the opportunity to talk to people about the movie and how it affected their lives. Having had a single mother who worked two jobs, he is forever grateful to his local Boys & Girls Clubs for helping shape him. Ward makes appearances in support of bully-prevention programs and organizations including for the Boys & Girls Clubs. What happens when you rewrite history to accommodate your modern feelings? You repeat it.” At one charity fundraiser I did they actually took out the scene when the bully gets beat up. “I also ponder the intelligence and wisdom of revisionist history. (Greg Doherty/Getty Images for The Salvation Army) Ward having fun getting into “Scut Farkus” mode during a Salvation Army event in 2017. “It was mindblowing to see that all these people had this connection to this thing that I’ve been a part of. “I walked outside the theater, and there was a line half a mile down the block,” Ward remembered, taking time out while directing a movie in production called Patsy Lee & The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms. The actor felt what an impact the project has had while attending a Toys for Tots charity event in Orange County. Ward has essentially grown up alongside what started as a sleeper movie and turned into an essential part of many people’s Christmas celebrations. The actor has parlayed the success of the film into a lengthy career in Hollywood and business that continues today. And filling the role to perfection in the beloved yuletide comedy classic was bully Scut Farkus, played by Zack Ward. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 35 years since audiences first heard the immortal phrase, “You’ll shoot your eye out.”Īt the center of the classic story is young Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), but every good protagonist needs opposition.
CHRISTMAS STORY BULLY TV
When families gather for holiday festivities on or around December 25, chances are they flip through the channels on TV and find that perennial holiday classic, 1983’s A Christmas Story (especially when TBS and TNT air it for 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve/Day, which the networks are doing again in 2018).