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🧼 Interesting fact: A Christmas Story (1983) — The famous “tongue stuck to the flagpole” scene was achieved using a hidden suction tube rather than actual ice to ensure the actor’s safety. Jack Nicholson was actually the first choice to play the Old Man, but director Bob Clark eventually chose Darren McGavin because Nicholson’s salary would have doubled the film’s entire budget. To make the “Lifebuoy soap” scene authentic, the production team actually used a real bar of soap, though actor Peter

43K views · 165 reactions | The Flag Pole scene from 1983's, "A Christmas Story", film. Shot in St Catharines, Ontario. | The Flyer Vaults | Facebook