Scut Farkus...Style Icon?

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Yes, THAT Scut Farkus--the bully from "A Christmas Story".
Check out that killer leather jacket. Or his USN or work dungarees and fingerless gloves (not seen in this pic).
I'm not sure about that cap though....

 

[scotrace]

Ha! I thought of that too Christmas Eve when I saw this flick for the first time. "Cool jacket on that punk."

 

[Mike in Seattle]

It's Scut, not Scott, actually.

 

[Lefty]

Fashionable? Yes.
Evil? Of course. :rage:

 

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It's Scut, not Scott, actually.

You're right! I corrected my original post. And after watching that movie for over 20 years I never knew that!

 

[Imahomer]

He has yellow eyes! So help me YELLOW EYES!!!

 

[Mike in Seattle]

You're right! I corrected my original post. And after watching that movie for over 20 years I never knew that!

I remember because on another board that has some stuff about that movie on it, someone else made a post with "Scott" (he said it was a simple typo since his brother's name is Scott) but everyone just came unglued that someone had made such an egregious error.

 

[John in Covina]

AH yes the Scut Farkus Affair!

 

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ROAAAAR!!!!!

 

[John in Covina]

WHO"S NEXT?!!!

 

[Mountain Man]

Don't forget his crummy little toady, Grover Dill!! "In the jungle of Kid-dom, you were either a bully, a toady, or one of the nameless rabble of victims."

 

[resortes805]

Action Figure!

 

[Vornholt]

Apparently the figure sculptor hadn't paid much attention to the jacket!

 

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Say uncle!!

 

[scottyrocks]

We wore jackets similar to that in the mid-70s. Flight jackets, actually. Fur collars, front zipper, A2-style cuffs and bottom. Very cool.

 

[Anthony K]

"Randy layed there like a slug, it was his only defense!"

 

[seahound]

I seem to recall the toady having a pretty nice looking jacket as well.

 

[dhermann1]

That hat

I saw this great flick on Christmas Eve for the first time in a few years. Amazing how many details there are to notice, even after many viewings. What really caught my attention was THE HAT. It's obviously supposed to be a variation on a coon skin cap, but as I look at it again, I wonder if it's meant to look like a hat made from a CAT skin!?

 

[scottyrocks]

One of my great-grandmas (who either didnt speak English very well or was just very old and out-of-it) called me Scout, but never got as far as Scut.

 

[Anthony K]

I saw this great flick on Christmas Eve for the first time in a few years. Amazing how many details there are to notice, even after many viewings. What really caught my attention was THE HAT. It's obviously supposed to be a variation on a coon skin cap, but as I look at it again, I wonder if it's meant to look like a hat made from a CAT skin!?

I could definitely see it being a cat skin, being that he is the scourage of the neighborhood. I wouldn't put it past him to get his kicks by torturing cats and other animals. He likes to prey on the little and weak. Either that or maybe it's a cap made out of red fox fur?