The Movie that Must not be Named

 You know this image.  You know this movie.

Anything iconic has a bit of market value, for nostalgia if naught else.  But what if there are pesky copyright problems?

Seen at a popular retail chain....

As it happens there are multiple movies on imdb with the name "A Christmas Wish".  They are pretty much all saccharine Hallmark products.  I guess the quotation marks are enough to avoid trouble there.  Suffice it to say that firearms, even of the BB gun variety, feature in none of them.  And as to - oops, almost said the name - well, you know that story.

Evidently Daisy has come out with a replica of the somewhat customized BB gun that Ralphie (can I mention him?) ached for and finally got in "the famous Christmas movie".

The square jawed cowboy with the gigantic head points out all the special features.  Hmmmm, is there something wrong with his right eye?

If you read the really fine print on this box - I'd say two good eyes would be necessary - you'll learn that it is made in China and that it does warn about the possibility of eye damage, claiming that there is risk out to a somewhat implausible 195 yards.  For reference I won't take a shot at a deer with my much more capable rifle at anything beyond 120.  Maybe in some sort of testing in hurricane force tail winds and skipping over the surface of a pond they got a BB to go that far.

Incidentally, the original movie prop Daisy 650 has now been acquired by a museum devoted to...well, I guess they can use the name in this LINK.

I didn't buy one of these Made in China specials.  For one thing I already have a vintage Daisy BB gun.  Could it be contemporary to the Movie that must not be Named?  We'll discuss next time.