Taglines: A family comedy without the family.
Home Alone movie storyline. It is Christmas time and the McCallister family is preparing for a vacation in Paris, France. But the youngest in the family named Kevin got into a scuffle with his older brother Buzz and was sent to his room which is on the third floor of his house.
Then, the next morning, while the rest of the family was in a rush to make it to the airport on time, they completely forgot about Kevin who now has the house all to himself. Being home alone was fun for Kevin, having a pizza all to himself, jumping on his parents’ bed, and making a mess. Then, Kevin discovers about two burglars, Harry and Marv, about to rob his house on Christmas Eve. Kevin acts quickly by wiring his own house with makeshift booby traps to stop the burglars and to bring them to justice.
Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, a boy who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation. Kevin initially relishes being home alone, but soon has to contend with two would-be burglars played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. The film also features Catherine O’Hara and John Heard as Kevin’s parents.
Culkin was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. After its release, Home Alone became the highest-grossing live action comedy film of all time in the United States, and also held the record worldwide until it was overtaken by The Hangover Part II in 2011. It is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time at the North American box office (when adjusted for inflation). Home Alone has spawned a successful film franchise with four sequels, including the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, the only Home Alone sequel to have the original cast reprising their roles.
Main and Supporting Cast
Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister
Joe Pesci as Harry Lime
Daniel Stern as Marv Merchants
John Heard as Peter McCallister
Catherine O’Hara as Kate McCallister
Roberts Blossom as Old Man Marley
The rest of the McCallister family is portrayed by: Devin Ratray as Buzz and Mike Maronna as Jeff, Kevin’s brothers; Hillary Wolf as Megan and Angela Goethals as Linnie, Kevin’s sisters; Gerry Bamman as Uncle Frank; Terrie Snell as Aunt Leslie; and Kevin’s cousins are portrayed by Jedidiah Cohen as Rod, Senta Moses as Tracy, Daiana Campeanu as Sondra, Kieran Culkin as Fuller, Anna Slotky as Brooke, and Kristin Minter as Heather.
The cast also includes John Candy as Gus Polinski, “the Polka King of the Midwest”; Ralph Foody as Johnny and Michael Guido as Snakes, the gangsters who appear in the fictional film Angels with Filthy Souls;[5] Larry Hankin as Larry Balzak, a police sergeant who works in family crisis; Ken Hudson Campbell as a man dressed as Santa Claus; and Hope Davis as a Paris-Orly Airport receptionist.
Home Alone (1990)
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Roberts Blossom, Catherine O’Hara, Angela Goethals, Devin Ratray, Kristin Minter, John Candy
Screenplay by: John Hughes
Production Design by: John Muto
Cinematography by: Julio Macat
Film Editing by: Raja Gosnell
Costume Design by: Jay Hurley
Set Decoration by: Eve Cauley, Daniel B. Clancy
Art Direction by: Dan Webster
Music by: John Williams
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: November 16, 1990
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