CLEVELAND — “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.”
One of the foremost beloved Christmas movies of all time are going to be featured in back-to-back-to-back-to-back (you get it) showtimes once more this year.
The holiday tradition of airing A Christmas Story for twenty-four straight hours starts Christmas Eve on both TBS and TNT. TBS begins their 24-hour extravaganza at 8 p.m. while TNT starts their marathon at 9 p.m.
A Christmas Story tells the heartwarming tale of Ralphie and his desire to possess Santa bring him a Red Ryder BB gun. His Christmas wish takes many twists and turns as his family embarks on a hilarious holiday journey that has become a family favorite.
Much of the 1983 movie was filmed within the Cleveland area.
The moment Ralphie first lays eyes on the Red Ryder BB gun was filmed at the previous Higbee building windows publicly Square. That window is now home to the JACK Cleveland Casino.
The Christmas parade featured within the film was recorded publicly Square.
The Santa slide scene was filmed inside the previous Higbee building, which is now home to the JACK Cleveland Casino.
The most celebrated location from the film is that the family’s home, which has become a tourist attraction in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood