Task: Explanation
Input (English): Home Alone 3 (stylized as HOME ALONe3) is a 1997 American family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes. It is the third film in the "Home Alone" series and the first not to feature actor Macaulay Culkin and the cast from the previous films (1990, 1992), director Chris Columbus, and composer John Williams. The film is directed by Raja Gosnell (in his directorial debut), who served as the editor of both original films and stars Alex D. Linz as Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old resourceful boy who is left home alone and has to defend his home from a band of criminals. The film was followed by a made-for-television sequel, "Home Alone 4", in 2002. Question: Who directed the 1997 comedy film Rya Kihlstedt was in? Answer: Chris Columbus
Output (English):  It is the third film in the Home Alone series and the first not to feature actor Macaulay Culkin and the cast from the previous films 1990, 1992, director Chris Columbus, and composer John Williams.