The guy who gave you Christmas leg lamps died in a tragedy wilder than fiction.
Documentary on the life and death of Bob Clark, a director of movies such as Christmas Story, Porky's and Black Christmas.
Acting
Peter Billingsley's rare emotional reflection on Ralphie.
Direction
Abram balances career celebration with gut-punch tragedy.
Director
Deren Abram
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clark and his son Ariel were killed by a drunk driver in 2007; the driver had been deported multiple times, sparking political debates that overshadowed Clark's legacy.
Black Christmas (1974) invented the slasher genre—Clark essentially created Halloween before Halloween existed, yet Carpenter gets all the credit.
US
