Scott "Scut" Farkus is a character in Bob Clark's 1983 film, A Christmas Story. He is the school bully along with his short sidekick, Grover Dill.
History[]
A Christmas Story: A Yellow-Eyed Bully[]
In the eighth scene of the film, "A Yellow-Eyed Bully", Scut was introduced when Ralphie Parker, Randy Parker, Schwartz, and Flick are walking home from school. Scut pushes Randy and he bullies and scares the kids. Grover Dill scares them too. Scut pulls Schwartz's arm back. And Grover lets out the final scare and then the kids run away.
A Christmas Story: A Leg Of Lamp[]
In the eleventh scene of the film, "A Leg Of Lamp", the day after the Parkers get The Leg Lamp, Scut and Grover were seen in a fast motion scene as they chase Ralphie, Schwartz, and Flick on the way to school. Randy couldn't catch up.
A Christmas Story: An A+ Masterpiece[]
In the twelfth scene of the film, "An A+ Masterpiece", right after Ralphie turned in his theme and then imagined getting an A+, Scut and Grover were seen in another fast motion scene as they chase Ralphie, Schwartz, and Flick on the way home. Randy couldn't catch up.
A Christmas Story: A Blind Fantasy[]
In the sixteenth scene of the film, "A Blind Fantasy", the day after Ralphie got soap in his mouth and imagined being blind, Scut and Grover were seen chasing Ralphie, Schwartz, and Flick on the way to school. Randy couldn't catch up.
A Christmas Story: A Cute Fruit Bribe[]
In the seventeenth scene of the film, "A Cute Fruit Bribe", after Ralphie bribed Miss Shields with a basket of fruit, Scut and Grover were seen chasing Ralphie, Schwartz, and Flick on the way home. Randy couldn't catch up.
A Christmas Story: A Fake Break?[]
In the nineteenth scene of the film, "A Fake Break", Ralphie, Schwartz, and Flick were heading into the schoolhouse. Scut and Grover scared them. Ralphie and Schwartz ran into the schoolhouse, leaving Flick with the bullies alone. Scut pulled Flick's arm backwards, forcing him to yell uncle.
Scut, mad at Ralphie for not listening to him earlier.
A Christmas Story: Bye-Bye Bully![]
Scut, taunting Ralphie.
In the twenty-first scene of the film, "Bye-Bye Bully", Ralphie is walking home from school. Ralphie is upset because he got a C+ on his theme. Scut throws a snowball, and it gets caked in between Ralphie's glasses as it lands on him. Scut taunts and bullies him. Ralphie, having had enough of Scut bullying him and his friends and Randy, runs and attacked him angrily. Ralphie swears and blows punches left and right as Scut is pinned to the ground. Scut gets a bloody nose, and a big crowd of kids watch. Grover Dill tries to help his mean friend, but Ralphie punches him away, in sort of a "Stay out of this or you're next" warning, and Grover flees, exclaiming he's telling his dad. Randy picks up Ralphie's glasses and takes them home. Mrs. Parker soon comes and pulls Ralphie off of Scut and takes him and Randy home. Ralphie cries. Scut stopped bullying the four friends from then on.
Personality[]
He is mean, evil, cold-hearted, despicable, and cruel. He is similar in terms of personality with Grover Dill. However, when Ralphie beat Scut up, Scut did nothing but scream and cry during the whole fight showing he isn't tough and can't take what he does to others.
Trivia
- Zack Ward’s favorite scene in the film was the part where Ralphie beats up Scut Farkus.