• E-mail
• Print
• Comment
• Font Size
• Digg
• del.icio.us
• Discuss article

'Christmas Story' Convention in the Works

Posted on: Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 21:00 CDT

A celebration and convention are being planned in Cleveland to mark the 25th anniversary of the classic yuletide movie "A Christmas Story," organizers said.

A Christmas Story House & Museum is orchestrating the events, which are to take place Nov. 28 and 29.

Cleveland is where many exterior scenes of the movie were shot and where A Christmas Story House, the home featured in it that was restored to its original movie appearance, opened to visitors two years ago.

The convention will take place at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel with other activities occurring at A Christmas Story House.

Some of the supporting players from the movie are expected to reunite for the festivities.

Included on the lineup are the premiere of two documentaries -- "ClarkWORLD," which is about the life and works of "A Christmas Story" director Bob Clark, and "Shooting Your Eye Out: The Untold 'Christmas Story,'" which is about the making of the movie and the phenomenon it has become.

Fans will also have the opportunity to ride in the original fire truck used in the movie from Flick's famous tongue-on-the-flagpole scene, with proceeds benefiting the Chippawa Volunteer Fire Department of Niagara Falls, Ontario, which owns and maintains the fire truck, organizers said.

Source: United Press International

More News in this Category