"You'll shoot your eye out!"
"You will shoot your eye out."
You'll shoot your eye out
A Red Rider BB Gun
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Ralphie says that he wanted the "Red Ryder BB Gun" 28 times.
You'll shoot your eye out
In "A Christmas Story," a panicked Ralphie accidentally blurts out that he wants a "Red Ryder BB gun" when he sits on Santa's lap. Overwhelmed by the situation and the intimidating presence of Santa, he stumbles over his words and can't articulate his true desire. Instead of sticking to his carefully considered wish list, his anxiety leads to this impulsive confession. Santa's dismissive response, telling him that he’ll shoot his eye out, adds to Ralphie's frustration.
This is a line from "A Christmas Story" (1983). Ralphie wants a BB gun for Christmas. The line is spoken and/or written in the film by his mother (Melinda Dillon), his teacher (Tedde Moore), and a department store Santa (Jeff Gillen).
Santa tells Ralphie to ask for wagon because Ralphie freezes when Santa asks what he wants. Ralphie wants a Red Rider BB gun.
28 Times
The well loved Christmas movie "A Christmas Story" is largely responsible for the popularity of the Red Ryder BB Gun. Filmed in 1983 the film has become a nearly instant classic and a theme throughout is that the main character (Ralphie, played by Peter Billingsley) wants just one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder BB Gun.
Because he wants to love his wife on that day no matter what and he wants everyone to use them every holiday.