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Nov 22, 2022 · A Christmas Story Christmas takes place in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, but the movie has a surprising list of filming locations that made up its shoot.
- Gwen Ihnat
- 2 min
- Ralphie's house (Cleveland) When the Cleveland house where the movie was filmed (at 3159 W. 11th St.) went up for sale on eBay in 2004, Christmas Story fanatic Brian Jones bought it for $150,000.
- The Bumpus house (Cleveland) The Bumpuses were never seen in the movie, but their presence next door was still strongly felt due to the frequent barking from their hound dogs, who famously steal the Parker family's Christmas turkey.
- Viewing of the leg lamp (Cleveland) Director Bob Clark actually cameos in the movie as "the Swede" who questions the Old Man (Darren McGavin) about his "major award," that unforgettable lamp that adult Ralphie (Shepherd, serving as narrator) describes as "the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window."
- Higbee's department store (Cleveland) The Christmas parade scene that opens the movie was filmed just outside of Cleveland's legendary Higbee's department store — where Ralphie spies the Red Ryder BB gun through the window — on the public square at 3 a.m.
- The House Is Still Standing In Cleveland. The house from A Christmas Story is still standing and has been renovated both inside and out to look exactly like it did in the movie.
- Higbee's Is Now Jack Cleveland Casino. Higbee's plays a major role in A Christmas Story. Ralphie first sets eyes on the BB gun in the window of Higbee's at the beginning of the movie and later visits the department store to see Santa.
- The Cleveland Public Square Is A Beautiful Green Space. Cleveland Public Square is directly tied to Higbee's (and the sequence where Ralphie goes to see Santa).
- Ralphie's School Is Now A Women's Shelter. Ralphie attended school at Warren G. Harding Elementary in Cleveland, the actual school that the book's author, Jean Shepherd, attended.
Oct 29, 2020 · The 1983 movie 'A Christmas Story' was filmed in Cleveland and Toronto, with major filming locations including Higbee's department store and Victoria School.
- cpicard@hearst.com
- 3 min
- Contributing Writer
Nov 17, 2022 · With hilarious callbacks to the first film, A Christmas Story Christmas sweetly pays homage to Bob Clark's cheeky 1983 masterpiece. And though we see Ralphie return to his (fictional) hometown of Hohman, Ind., the sequel wasn't filmed in the basketball-obsessed state.
- Bianca Piazza
A Christmas Story Christmas is a 2022 American Christmas comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis from a script by Nick Schenk, who is also one of the executive producers. Produced by Peter Billingsley and Vince Vaughn along with Legendary's Cale Boyter and Jay Ashenfelter, Marc Toberoff and Irwin Zwilling, it is a sequel to the 1983 film A ...
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The front of the Parkers' house where A Christmas Story was filmed in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland's west side. The building was restored and reconfigured inside to match the soundstage interiors and is open to the public as A Christmas Story House.
