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You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 3 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards » Videos An 8-year old troublemaker must protect his home from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. Director: Chris Columbus Alex Pruitt, a young boy of nine living in Chicago, fend off thieves who seek a top-secret chip in his toy car to support a North Korean terrorist organization's next deed. Director: Raja Gosnell On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the citizens of the town. Director: Ron Howard After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. Director: Jon Favreau A young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express. During his adventure he learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Director: Robert Zemeckis When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game. Director: Joe Johnston Home Alone 4 (TV Movie 2002) Comedy | Crime | Family Kevin McCallister's parents have split up. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his father's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Meanwhile robber Marv... See full summary » Director: Rod Daniel When a man inadvertantly kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place. Director: John Pasquin A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. Director: Shawn Levy A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker. Director: Tim Burton Harry finds himself mysteriously selected as an under-aged competitor in a dangerous tournament between three schools of magic.

Director: Mike Newell Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Director: Chris Columbus Edit Storyline Kevin McCallister is back. But this time he's in New York City with enough cash and credit cards to turn the Big Apple into his very own playground. But Kevin won't be alone for long. The notorious Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv, still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are bound for New York too, plotting a huge holiday heist! Kevin's ready to welcome them with more battery of booby traps the bumbling bandits will never forget! Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com> He's up past his bedtime in the city that never sleeps. See more » Genres: Rated PG for comic action and mild language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 20 November 1992 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know?

Trivia After securing Macaulay Culkin , Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern for Home Alone (1990), Chris Columbus felt confident enough to cast actors who were his heroes growing up, like Catherine O'Hara after seeing her work on SCTV (1976) as well as John Heard and then Tim Curry and Rob Schneider on Home Alone 2 because they were all open to the films. See more » Goofs When Harry and Marv are at the skating rink, Marv puts on the earmuffs, and his hair is pulled back under them. In the next shot, his hair is all muffled up again. See more » Quotes Kevin McCallister : I won't forget to remember you. Bird Lady : Don't make promises you can't keep. Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) (uncredited) (The Penumbra) – See all my reviews Too many sequels suffer from Deja Vu. And hardly any of those carbon copies improve upon the original. Home Alone 2 is a carbon copy, but it's also much better and more complex a movie than the first.

In another mad rush to the airport the McCallisters make a point of remembering Kevin this time. But he gets lost in a crowd at the airport and follows a man who looks like his dad onto the wrong plane. Thirteen of the McCallisters are going to Miami for Xmas (do they never stay at home?) but Kevin is headed for the Big Apple. And he's going to have that once-in-a-lifetime vacation he's been wishing for. There's much more for Kevin to see and do in New York. He scams his way into the Plaza hotel where a suspicious Concierge (Tim Curry) gives him mighty evil looks at every encounter. He goes to Duncan's Toy Chest, the biggest toy store in town and takes many scenic photographs. Though it is a little worrying now seeing Kevin on the roof of the World Trade Centre. But the Wet Bandits have escaped, and they have just arrived in New York with loftier ambitions and bigger heists to pull off. They even brush by Kevin a few times not knowing he's there. Typically though, once they get a hold of him the give away far too much info. Once Kevin escapes he takes matters into his own hands once more.

His Aunt Georgette from the first movie is still in Paris so he uses her half-renovated home as a huge mousetrap for the bungling burglars. The booby traps this time are much more painful and nasty, so it's all the more amusing for us. Who can possibly fail to laugh at Marv getting the shock of his life when he tries to turn on the taps? If the movie were to be released now I doubt if it would be let away with a PG rating. Still, it's nothing for any parents to worry about. Unless you fear your child is going to set your head on fire with a blowtorch. Home Alone 2 has a more satisfying climax than the first. The film doesn't simply end once Harry and Marv are back in the slammer as there is more plot to it than that. Brenda Fricker has a (rather questionable) role as 'The Pigeon Lady' a woman who lives in Central Park and talks to no one-until Kevin reaches out. Plus Eddie Bracken shows up as Mr. Duncan and gives Kevin the best Xmas morning ever as a token of his appreciation.

With a bigger story (okay some of it re-used) and more characters and a better playground for Kevin, Home Alone 2 manages to be a superior sequel. While not excessively so. There's loads of fun to be had in Kevin's antics, and Tim Curry is downright brilliant as the mischievous Concierge. It's a great movie on it's own but sadly it will always be called a copycat. Watch it now from a fresh perspective and you might like it more. 67 of 77 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Home Alone | Christmas Specials Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Home Alone is a 1990 feature film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus . Contents Synopsis SPOILER: Plot details or story follow. The McCallister family prepares to spend Christmas with Peter and Frank's brother Rob in Paris, gathering at Peter and Kate's home in a suburb of Chicago the night before their flight. Eight-year-old Kevin, their youngest son, finds himself the subject of ridicule from his siblings and cousins.

After getting into an argument with his older brother Buzz, he is sent to the third floor bedroom of the house, where he wishes his family would disappear. During the night, a power outage resets the alarm clocks and causes the family to oversleep. In the confusion and rush to reach the airport on time, Kevin is left behind and the family does not realize it until they are already airborne. Once in Paris, his mother and father desperately try to book a flight home. Meanwhile, Kevin wakes up to find the house empty and is overjoyed to find that his wish came true. He takes Buzz's life savings, practices shooting with Buzz's BB gun, jumps on the bed, watches a gangster film, and eats a large amount of junk food. However, he finds himself scared by the appearance of the Chicago Police Department called by his parents to check on him, his next door neighbor "Old Man" Marley, who was rumored to have murdered his family many years earlier, and the appearance of the Wet Bandits, Harry Lyme and Marv Merchants, who are breaking into other vacant houses on the block. On Christmas Eve, Kevin overhears Harry and Marv discussing plans for breaking into his house that night.

After conversing with a Santa Claus impersonator and watching a local choir perform in a church, he comes across Marley. The two of them talk, and he learns that Marley is in fact a very nice man and the rumors about him are not true. He tells Kevin he is watching the choir because his granddaughter is in it, and he never gets to see her because he and his son have not spoken in years after a big argument they had. Kevin advises him to reconcile with his son. His own spirits lifted by encouraging Marley, Kevin heads home and sets up various booby traps inside the house. Harry and Marv break in. After the two spring every trap in the house, Kevin flees to the second floor of the house and dials 911. They chase him out of the house, and he flees to the vacant neighboring home. The Wet Bandits catch him when he runs to the top of the stairs and hang him on a coat hook on the door. Marley sneaks up behind them and knocks them out with a snow shovel before taking Kevin home. Shortly after, Harry and Marv are arrested. Kevin wakes up the next morning and is disappointed to see that his family is still gone.

He then hears Kate enter the house, calling for him. He goes downstairs, and the two of them meet and reconcile. Immediately after, the rest of the McCallisters, having traveled directly from Paris to Chicago, arrive. Kevin and Buzz have a moment of reconciliation. Kevin keeps silent about his encounter with Harry and Marv, although Peter finds Harry's missing gold tooth and wonders what it is. Kevin then goes over to the window and sees Marley greeting his son and his family. While Marley is hugging his granddaughter, he looks up to see Kevin, and waves to him (as a sign of thanking him). Kevin waves back, grinning also, and watches as Marley heads inside with his family. However, Buzz interrupts Kevin's musings by calling out, "Kevin! What did you do to my room?" Kevin immediately runs off probably to Buzz's room or somewhere in the house, and the film ends. Spoilers end here. Cast Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister: An eight-year-old who comes from a big family and usually gets into trouble with them. One night he wishes for his family to disappear and gets his wish but later on learns that it is not really fun being all alone.

He defends his house from two burglars by using booby traps. Joe Pesci as Harry Lyme: One of the burglars who tries to rob Kevin's house. He is the smarter of the two. Daniel Stern as Marv Merchants: One of the burglars who tries to rob Kevin's house. He is the sillier of the two. Roberts Blossom as "Old Man" Marley: An old man and a neighbor of Kevin's who is said to have murdered his whole family, causing Kevin to run scared of him every time he sees him. Kevin finally meets him at the nearby church and learns that he is not scary nor a murderer, and is actually a recluse because of a fight he had with his son many years before. He confides to Kevin that one can be a little old for a lot of things, but is never too old to be afraid of something (which Kevin agrees with). Kevin suggests that Marley call his son for Christmas, and at the end of the film, he has done just that. He waves to Kevin as his way of thanking him, and Kevin waves back, smiling proudly while watching from the living room window of his house.

Catherine O'Hara as Kate McCallister: Kevin's mom and the mother of four more children. John Heard as Peter McCallister: Kevin's dad and the father of four more children. Devin Ratray as Buzz McCallister: Kevin's older brother. He likes to play tricks on him and getting him into trouble. Hillary Wolf as Megan McCallister: Kevin's older sister. Angela Goethals as Linnie McCallister: Kevin's older sister. Michael C. Maronna as Jeff McCallister: Kevin's older brother. Gerry Bamman as Frank McCallister: Kevin's uncle and brother of Peter and Rob McCallister. He is married to Leslie and the father of five children. He tends to have a strong dislike for his nephew Kevin. Terrie Snell as Leslie McCallister: Kevin aunt and sister-in-law to Peter and Rob McCallister. She is married to Frank and the mother of five children. Jedidiah Cohen as Rod McCallister: Kevin's cousin. Senta Moses as Tracy McCallister: Kevin's cousin. Daiana Campeanu as Sondra McCallister: Kevin's cousin.

Kieran Culkin as Fuller McCallister: Kevin's cousin. He wears glasses, likes to drink soda (such as Pepsi or Coke), and is famous for wetting the bed. Anna Slotky as Brooke McCallister: Kevin's cousin. Kristin Minter as Heather McCallister: Kevin's cousin and daughter of Rob McCallister. John Candy as Gus Polinski: A member of a band who misses his flight to Milwaukee when it's cancelled so he and his band have to catch a ride in a van and he offers to give Kate a ride to Chicago, since it's on the way to Milwaukee, to which she accepts. He admits to her that he accidentally left his son alone at a funeral home once. Production The poster for the film's theatrical release. As with most of Hughes's films, Home Alone was set—and most of the film was shot—in the greater Chicago area. Any other shots, such as those of Paris, are either stock footage or film trickery. The scene where Kevin wades through a flooded basement when trying to outsmart the burglars was actually shot in the swimming pool of New Trier High School .

A mock-up of the McDonnell Douglas DC10 business class was also put together in the school, on the basketball courts. 20th Century Fox picked up the project after Warner Bros. 's rejection when the budget escalated from $14 million to $17 million. The Home Alone house, or more precisely 671 Lincoln Avenue, is a three-story single family detached house used for shooting most of the scenes in the movie and the first four scenes of the sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The kitchen in the film was actually shot in the house, along with the main staircase, basement and most of the first floor landing. However, the house's dining room, and all of the rooms downstairs (excluding the kitchen) were built on a sound stage. It is located in the village of Oak Park, which is a suburb of Chicago, located about 19 miles (30 km) north of the city in New Trier Township. It was built in 1920 and features 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a fully converted attic, a fireplace, a detached double garage, and a greenhouse.

"Kevin's tree house" in the backyard was demolished, since it was built specifically for the film. The residence is listed as a Chicago-area tourist destination, as well as being cited as an example of "How to Get Your Home in the Movies." Releases Following its original theatrical release, Fox Video made Home Alone available on VHS and Laserdisc in 1991. The film made its DVD debut on on October 5, 1999. This DVD release, which contained a non-anamorphic widescreen transfer of the film, was later repackaged in a Christmas Classics box set with the DVDs of A Christmas Carol , Jingle All the Way and Miracle on 34th Street , on November 7, 2006. It was repackaged again, this time with the DVDs of the first three Home Alone sequels, in another box set released on October 14, 2008. A new DVD release with a higher-quality anamorphic widescreen transfer and several bonus features, labeled as the Family Fun Edition, was released on November 21, 2006.

A Blu-ray edition of it was later released on December 2, 2008, and later included in a 2-pack with the Blu-ray release of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in 2010. The Family Fun Edition Blu-ray was released again in 2011 as a combo pack that also contained the DVD and a Digital Copy. A 25th Anniversary Edition DVD and Blu-ray were released on October 6, 2015, both individually and in a "Collector's Edition" collection with Blu-rays and DVDs of the four sequels. VHSFox Video "We Wish You a Merry Christmas / End Title" (4:15) "Somewhere in My Memory" The film's signature tune, "Somewhere in My Memory", was actually written by Williams to "run alongside the film". It can be heard in numerous sections of the film, either in full length or fragments, forming the backbone for the film's soundtrack and setting an innocent, nostalgic mood, mainly depicting Kevin's struggles and his sorrow, which is reflected in the lyrics of the song.

Today, "Somewhere in My Memory" is performed in many Christmas concerts in schools or professional orchestras and choirs alike across the globe. A version in Spanish was recorded in Spain for the ending credits of the film; this version was performed by singer Ana Belén and is entitled "Sombras de otros tiempos" ("Shadows of Other/Former Times"). Novelization and deleted scenes A children's novelization of Home Alone was published several months prior to the film's initial November 1990 opening. This adaptation features chapters and pictures that showcase several large scenes that were filmed but deleted from the final film. One of the many notable cut scenes features Marv impersonating a police officer, directly after Kevin's family leaves for their vacation. The novelization also includes the surnames of the burglars. Joe Pesci's character, named Harry Lyme, is a reference to Orson Welles' character in the 1949 film The Third Man . Video games Video games based on Home Alone were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System , the Sega Genesis , the Super Nintendo Entertainment System , the Sega Game Gear , the Game Boy , the Sega Master System , the Amiga , and personal computers in 1991.

The Home Alone game on the SNES system used still images and character's voices from the film in its gameplay. It also features the characters from the film as well as new enemies created for the game, including a fat gangster, ghosts, large rats and very large tarantulas. Another video game titled Home Alone was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. It was not released in the United States. In 2007, the NES version was reviewed by the Angry Video Game Nerd as part of his crossover with Captain S. Reception In its opening weekend, Home Alone grossed $17 million in 1,202 theaters, averaging $14,211 per site and just 6% of the final total. Home Alone proved so popular that it stayed in theaters well past the Christmas season. It was the #1 film at the box office for 12 straight weeks, from its release weekend of November 16–18, 1990 through the weekend of February 1–3, 1991. It remained a top 10 draw at the box office until the weekend of April 26 that year, which was well past Easter weekend.

It made two more appearances in the top 10 (the weekend of May 31-June 2 and the weekend of June 14–16) before finally falling out of the top 10. The film ended up making a final gross of $285,761,243, the top grossing film of its year in North America. The film is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest grossing live-action comedy ever. By the time it had run its course in theaters, Home Alone was the third highest grossing film of all time, according to the home video box. In total, its cinema run grossed $477,561,243 worldwide. Though it was a great success in theaters, critical reception to the film has been mixed. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times felt that the plot was too implausible and the entire film too contrived. Modern day review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "Rotten" score of 47%. Reviewers cited that slapstick comedy has little appeal.

The user section, however, on the site was positive with a "Fresh" score of 85% and a 63 out of 100 rating, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", at Metacritic . The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Score nomination written by John Williams. Sequels The film was followed by a commercially successful sequel, the 1992 release Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , which brought back the original cast from the first film. Home Alone 3 , released in 1997, had completely different actors and a completely unrelated storyline. A fourth film, Home Alone 4 , followed in 2002. This film features some of the same characters featured in the first two films, but with a new cast and storyline that does not fall into the same continuity. A fifth film with another unrelated storyline, Home Alone: The Holiday Heist , followed in 2012. Angels with Filthy Souls Angels with Filthy Souls is a fictional gangster film that appears within Home Alone and was made specifically for the film.

To thwart the antagonists, Kevin plays a home video of Angels with Filthy Souls to trick them into thinking there are armed, dangerous adults in his house. The title is likely a reference to the 1938 film Angels with Dirty Faces . There is also a sequel to the film, Angels with Even Filthier Souls, in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , which aids Kevin as well. External links Audience Reviews for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ½ Lost in New York is its predecessor in a different setting. But the heartwarming charm is still there and its this and a few new tricks up Culkin's sleeve that save it. Directors Cat Super Reviewer I don't know what some of you sick people out there are talking about....This is the blueprint of how to make a sequal....You do the same thing (cause that's what brough you succes in the first place)....but you change the playingfield....and add some new characters.

That's exacly what's has been done here....and it's done to perfection....just as good as the first one...if not better...now he's got 2 teams against him....the thiefs...and the people at the hotel....AND! he's in New York....something gotta give! Martin Sahlin Super Reviewer Follow up to the very popular Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is basically the same idea, but with a different twist. The main character, Kevin McCallister is stranded in New York and has to outwit the burglars from the first film. As far as sequels are concerned, this sequel is just as good as the first, and that's rare. The cast of the first film returns in this sequel, and I think that's what makes this sequel work so well. Not only that, but the script is well written, and the gags are just as funny as the first film. The film doesn't do anything new, except that it changes the setting to New York. The film is very entertaining and manages to be funny and amusing. There's a good cast here, and this is a fun.

I really enjoyed this film as much as the first, and though it doesn't anything too thrilling, this is still a fun comedy that the whole family will enjoy. As far as the humor is concerned, I felt that it was slightly better than the first. Screenwriter John Hughes gave a lot more emphasis on the humor and developed something a tad better. The first Home Alone was a good film as well, but this time around they managed to perfect the formula and create something more fun, and interesting. But both films are equally good, and I don't have a favorite. For a sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is better than your regular sequel, and manages to be a lot of fun, and entertaining for the family. Both films were great. I feel that the third doesn't really count because it was too dreadful. However, the first two Home Alone films are very good comedies. Alex roy Super Reviewer It's been way too long since I've seen this movie but I grew up with it and loved it. Albert Kim 12 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Movie "Home Alone" (fact via imdb ) 3.

There is a legend that Elvis Presley (who died in 1977) made a cameo in the movie. Many of those who believe that Elvis is still alive maintain that, the heavily bearded man standing in the background of the scene where Mrs. MacCallister is shouting at the desk clerk (just before she meets John Candy) is Elvis. (fact via imdb ) 4. The issue of Playboy that Kevin finds in Buzz’s room is from July 1989 with Erika Eleniak as Miss July. (fact via imdb ) 5. The “evil furnace” in the basement was done by two guys with fishing line and flashlights. (fact via imdb ) 7. Angels with Filthy Souls is a fictional gangster film and was made specifically for the film. There is also a sequel to the film, Angels with Even Filthier Souls, in the sequel. (fact via imdb ) 8. The Talkboy was originally conceived as a non-working prop for Home Alone, used by Macaulay Culkin’s character. In 1993 it was made into a retail version, brought on by a massive letter-writing campaign by young fans of the film.

(fact via imdb ) 9. John Candy filmed his part in only 1 day, albeit an extremely long 23-hour day. The story about having once forgotten his son at a funeral home was entirely improvised. His part is obviously inspired by the character he played in Planes, Trains & Automobiles. (fact via imdb ) 10. In the scene where Harry bites Kevin’s finger, Joe Pesci actually bit Macaulay Culkin, leaving a scar on his finger. (fact via imdb ) 11. The concept for the movie originated during the filming of a scene in Uncle Buck when Macaulay Culkin interrogated a would-be-babysitter through a letterbox. (fact via imdb ) 12. Daniel Stern agreed to have the tarantula put on his face for exactly one take. He had to mime screaming because the noise would have scared the spider, and the scream was dubbed in later.

10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Home Alone’ 10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Home Alone’ By TheFW Staff December 11, 2013 10:45 AM REDDIT 20th Century Fox If you tried to describe the violent holiday classic ‘Home Alone’ to someone who had never seen it, they might wonder why it’s considered a “must watch” at Christmas time. Watching the precocious, sadistic Kevin McAllister (played by Macaulay Culkin) find new and unique ways to commit assault and battery against two hapless burglars doesn’t sound like something that would teach an impressionable child about why the holidays are important. This slapstick classic may have become a big box office draw for its ability to turn Micro Machines and Christmas ornaments into dangerous weapons, but it certainly didn’t impress many critics. However, any child of the 1990s knows that behind all the carnage and flying paint cans lies a sweet tale of family, togetherness and forgiveness. So here’s a deep look back at this black and blue Christmas classic. 1.

Macaulay Culkin scored the Kevin McAllister role thanks to his performance in ‘Uncle Buck’ Subscribe to TheFW on Culkin grew up in an acting family and his notorious father, Kit, actually worked as his abrasive and sometimes abusive manager. Macaulay started acting at age 6 and got his first big screen break in 1989 with John Hughes’ ‘Uncle Buck,’ starring John Candy in the title role. His performance as Buck’s wise-cracking, precocious nephew scored him the role that would make him a superstar. John Hughes loved Macaulay’s “angelic brattiness” and wanted to use him in another movie with a bigger part . That film became ‘Home Alone.’ Director Chris Columbus auditioned other kids for the main role out of fairness, but it ultimately went to Macaulay, who earned $100,000 for his performance. The movie quickly became one of the top grossing comedies of all time. So when Fox wanted a sequel, little Mac’s paycheck was bumped up to $5 million and 5 percent of the movie’s profits. 2.

The McAllisters’ home was filmed in a real house outside Chicago Subscribe to TheFW on The massive, two-story home that served as Kevin’s funhouse of pain for the “Wet Bandits” wasn’t remade on a sound stage — it was all filmed in a real house in Winnetka, Illinois. The home’s original owners, John and Cynthia Abendshien, said Columbus chose their historic, 4,250 square foot home while scouting locations near his home town of River Forest, Illinois . The studio put the family up in a studio apartment as they were shooting but the family chose to spend as much time as they could in the house since they knew the carnage it would contain. However, they actually have many happy memories of the film and the friendships they developed with Macaulay, his younger brother Kieran, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and Catherine O’Hara, who played Kevin’s frantic mother. The only major problem the homeowners recalled was when they learned one of the fir trees in their backyard had been cut in half. They didn’t realize it until after they attended the movie’s premiere when they saw Kevin saw off the top of the tree to make a Christmas tree.

The moment gave them a good laugh, John said. (The couple sold the home back in March of 2012 for $1.5 million.) 3. The “Old Man Marley” plot wasn’t in the original version of the script Subscribe to TheFW on Hughes originally wrote ‘Home Alone’ as a straight, ‘Three Stooges’-style action comedy but Columbus felt it needed something to make it softer and more emotional in between the comedic screams and slaps. Columbus came up with the story about the creepy neighbor played by the late character actor Roberts Blossom after Hughes submitted the first script draft. He felt it needed a more sentimental side beyond just Kevin being separated from his family. So he brought in a character that terrified Kevin at first, but ended up saving him. The fact that Kevin also helped reunite his neighbor with his estranged family helped further drive home the movie’s thesis about the importance of family and forgiveness. See, it’s not all about grievous injuries. 4.

Joe Pesci had trouble watching his language 20th Century Fox One of the biggest surprises in the movie (other than the fact that the “Wet Bandits” are somehow still alive after being beaten senseless for 30 straight minutes) is that Joe Pesci accepted the role. Columbus was flabbergasted that Pesci, a tough guy actor who regularly appeared in Martin Scorsese movies like ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘Goodfellas,’ signed on as the slightly smarter burglar after being sent a copy of the script. Unfortunately, Pesci wasn’t used to acting in family movies. Columbus wanted his cast to improvise as much as they could, but Pesci often had a hard time controlling his language during some of his angrier scenes. Columbus suggested that Pesci use the word “fridge” in place of a certain other F-word to avoid having so many reshoots. 5.

An earlier script draft included an elaborate dream sequence in which Kevin’s house comes to life 20th Century Fox A big element of the movie’s plot deals with Kevin’s fear of being alone, whether it’s having a rumored snow-shovel murderer as a next door neighbor or a spooky basement furnace. Columbus wanted to expand on the furnace bit by turning the whole house against Kevin. H e storyboarded a long, scary dream sequence in which Kevin thinks the house is trying to attack him after he makes his family disappear. Some of the sights included the furnace and several toy nutcrackers chasing Kevin through the house and trying to eat him. Unfortunately, the budget didn’t have room for such elaborate special effects so the idea was abandoned. 6. The actor who played the gangster in both ‘Angels With Filthy Souls’ movies played his final role in ‘Home Alone 2’ Kevin gets to some much needed “R&R” in both ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ by watching a very adult gangster movie from the fictional ‘Angels with Filthy Souls’ series.

Both of these movies within a movie are later used to trick Kevin’s victims (a pizza guy and the Wet Bandits in the first movie and the staff of Plaza hotel in the second) into believing they are conversing with a trigger happy maniac. These movies-within-a-movie serve as the final roles for the actor Ralph Foody who played the vicious gangster Johnny. The Chicago actor had a fairly prolific career in theater , TV and film and scored some memorable screen time in smaller roles such as the police dispatcher in ‘The Blues Brothers’ and a heckler in ‘The Babe.’ He retired soon after ‘Home Alone 2′ and passed away in 1999. 7. Daniel Stern didn’t actually scream when the tarantula was on his face Subscribe to TheFW on One of the more memorable moments from Kevin’s final showdown with the Wet Bandits came courtesy of his overbearing brother Buzz and his tarantula. After Kevin raids Buzz’s room to find some money for food and look through a few of his Playboys, he accidentally destroys the shelves and sets his pet tarantula loose.

Later, just as Marv catches Kevin by his pants leg, Kevin spots the loose tarantula and places it on Marv’s face, giving him a chance to escape. Marv lets out a ridiculous, girly, high-pitched scream to the delight of the audience. Of course, as they were shooting the actual scene, Stern didn’t want to scream at all with a spider on his face. He was worried it would startle the spider into biting him . Instead, he mimed the moment and recorded the scream in post-production. 8. The basement flooded by the Wet Bandits had to be filmed in a swimming pool 20th Century Fox The majority of the movie takes place in an Illinois neighborhood but one of the trickier scenes to film was a neighbor’s basement that had been flooded by the Wet Bandits’ watery calling card. Towards the end of the film, Kevin successfully beats the living heck out of Marv and Harry and tries to flee for help by ducking through a neighbor’s basement. The basement is filled with water after Marv leaves the water running in the kitchen sink, which eventually tells the police how many houses they hit after their arrests.

The scene was also filmed in the same neighborhood but not in one of the houses . The crew actually built a fake basement in a local high school’s massive swimming pool for Macaulay to run through for the film’s climactic scene. The crew also built the basement for Kevin’s home in the school’s gymnasium. 9. Pesci actually bit Culkin in one of the movie’s final scenes 20th Century Fox When Harry and Marv manage to outwit that little sadist Kevin, they hang him from his sweater by a coat hook and begin to enact their revenge. Fortunately, “Old Man Marley” and his trusty snow shovel show up just in time to save him. Just before Marv gets a face full of shovel, he starts to bite Kevin’s fingers off “one at a time.” Macaulay remarked years later that Pesci actually did bite one of his fingers . Of course, it was an accident but the nine-year-old was more than a little mad at Pesci. He claims he remarked, “I don’t care how many Oscars you have or whatever, don’t go biting a 9-year-old!” He also recently discovered that the bite left a permanent scar on his finger. 10.

A French director claimed the original ‘Home Alone’ was based on his movie Hollywood is full of claims and lawsuits over a stolen idea. Some of the biggest hits (‘ Coming to America ,’ ‘ Avatar ‘) have been fingered as lifted or ripped-off ideas for blockbuster movies. ‘Home Alone,’ of course, is no exception. French filmmaker Rene Manzor claimed that Hughes ripped off the idea of his jarring thriller ‘3615 Code Pere Noel’ (or ‘Game Over’ in America) about a kid who defends his home and feeble grandfather from a deranged lunatic dressed as Santa by turning his toys and home appliances into deadly weapons. Manzor tried to reach a settlement with Fox and threatened to sue over the two film’s similarities. Now that we think about it, ‘Game Over’ sounds ripe for an American remake. Get on it, Fox. Subscribe to TheFW on Angels with Filthy Souls | Home Alone Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Angels with Filthy Souls Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications.

Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Angels with Filthy Souls is a fake gangster film which is shown within the Home Alone Universe, it was made in one day and lasts 1:20. A sequel to this film called " Angels with Even Filthier Souls " appears in the Home Alone 2: Lost in New York . The main character of the film is called Johnny . Contents Edit Kevin putting on Angels with Filthy Souls video tape After being left home alone by his family, Kevin finds a videotape of "Angels with Filthy Souls" and is seen watching it while eating a huge bowl of ice cream. Johnny, a gangster sitting behind a desk in an office, is met by Snakes, a gangster sent by A.C., the head gangster. Snakes asks for the money Johnny owed for "the stuff". Johnny says, "Too bad A.C. ain't in charge no more" and implies he's not about to give Snakes any money. Snakes shows discomfort when Johnny says that A.C. is upstairs taking a bath*, and almost immediately, Johnny pulls out his Tommy gun. Johnny tells Snakes to get out before he counts to ten.

However, Johnny cuts the count short, counting to two, then jumping straight to ten ("One, two...TEN!"), and, while laughing maniacally, shoots rapid bullets at Snakes, killing him. Johnny stares at the corpse and says, "Keep the change, ya filthy animal!". Kevin then paused the video and shouted for his mom, which seemed so loud that she heard him scream that she realized she forgot him! Kevin watching the tape To thwart the burglars, Kevin plays the home video of Angels with Filthy Souls to trick them into thinking there are armed, dangerous adults in his house. He also uses video to trick a pizza delivery guy to make sure that an adult was ordering the pizza. The title is likely a reference to the 1938 film Angels with Dirty Faces . There is also a sequel to the film, Angels with Even Filthier Souls, in this film's sequel, which aids Kevin as well. Some fans have took "he's upstairs taking a bath" to mean that A.C is being dissolved in a bath of Sulphuric Acid, however, this is not known and can only be speculated.

Macaulay Culkin Does a Home Alone Sequel—Kind Of -- Vulture Watch Macaulay Culkin Eat a Slice of Pizza Considering Home Alone is basically Saw for kids , we should have known an adult Kevin McCallister would be dealing with a lot of lingering psychological issues. That's essentially the premise of the first episode of the web series :DRYVRS from Moldy Peaches guitarist Jack Dishel, which pokes fun at the colorful characters hired through an Uber-style app. Colorful, suffering from PTSD; same diff. Macaulay Culkin plays a really sad, extremely familiar gentleman haunted by his childhood abandonment and home invasion. Things get ... well, they get a lot darker from there. Poor Kevin. The Sticky Bandits really stuck with you. Tags:

Question: What is the full title to the sequel to the film Home Alone?
Answer: Home Alone 2: Lost In New York