Home Alone
The Home Alone movie poster is a parody of the Edvard Munch painting The Scream. (Poster includes the Ontario Film Review Board classification)
Directed by	Chris Columbus
Produced by	John Hughes
Written by	John Hughes
Starring	Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci Daniel Stern John Heard Catherine O'Hara Roberts Blossom John Candy
Music by	John Williams
Cinematography	Julio Macat
Editing by	Raja Gosnell
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	November 16, 1990
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15,000,000 US (estimated)
Gross revenue	$477,561,243 (worldwide)
Followed by	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

Home Alone is a 1990 comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris, France for their Christmas holiday. While initially relishing his time alone, he is later greeted by two house thieves. He eventually manages to outwit them with a series of booby traps. Image File history File links Home_alone. ... The Scream. ... For other uses, see Scream. ... The Ontario Film Review Board uses the following motion picture rating system for theatrical releases in the Canadian province of Ontario under the Theatres Act: General. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... For other people with this name, see John Hughes. ... John Hughes (born February 18, 1950 in Lansing, Michigan) is a noted film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. ... Joseph Frank Joe Pesci ( Born February 9, 1943 ) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, comedian and singer. ... Daniel Stern (born August 28, 1957), is an American television and film actor. ... John Heard John Heard (born March 7, 1945 in Washington, DC, USA) is an American actor. ... Catherine OHara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian/American actress and comedian. ... Roberts Blossom (born January 1, 1924 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American character actor and poet. ... John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian comedian and actor. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... Raja Gosnell is a film director, born in Los Angeles, California in December 9, 1958. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) is the sequel to the film Home Alone. ... The year 1990 in film involved some significant events. ... Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ... For other people with this name, see John Hughes. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

Most of the film was shot in the greater Chicago area. Any other shots, such as those of Paris, are either stock footage or movie trickery. Chicagoland redirects here. ... Stock footage, also termed archive footage, library pictures and file footage is film or video footage that is reused in a film. ...

Tagline

• "A Family Comedy Without the Family!"
• "When Kevin's family left for vacation. They forgot one minor detail: Kevin. But don't worry... He cooks. He cleans. He kicks some butt!"

Plot

After a fight with his bullying older brother, Buzz -- who had eaten his pizza -- Kevin ends up spilling milk all over his family's passports and airplane tickets for their trip the next day to Paris for Christmas vacation. As punishment, he is sent up to the third floor of his house for the night. Disgusted by his family's unfairness and "hatred" toward him, he wishes that his "family would simply disappear". This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

After a powerline failure in the middle of the night, the family oversleeps. This forces them to rush to leave for their vacation. Kevin ultimately ends up being left home alone when the eldest child, Heather, miscounts, due to another child being in the way. At first, Kevin is pleased, and believes that his wish has come true. He begins to do things he would not have been permitted to do otherwise, such as jumping on his parents' bed, eating junk food, riding down the stairs on a sled, and watching an R-rated gangster film (which he had not been permitted to see with his family the night before). He also goes shopping (with some money that he steals from Buzz's room, which he ends up wrecking in the process), and unintentionally steals a toothbrush after being scared away from the drugstore by "Old Man" Marley (Roberts Blossom), a neighbor rumored to have been the "South Bend Shovel Slayer" who murdered his family and several other neighbors with a snow-shovel back in 1958. Gangster film is a film genre which features gangster characters, such as members of the Mafia and inner city street gangs. ... Roberts Blossom (born January 1, 1924 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American character actor and poet. ... Jan. ...

Kevin later finds out that two house thieves (known as the "Wet Bandits") -- Harry Lime (Joe Pesci) and Marv Merchants (Daniel Stern) -- have their eyes on the neighborhood, and know that the McCallisters are away. Kevin turns on the lights in the basement to make the thieves think that the family is still in the house. The thieves return the following night, and are fooled by the life-size figures that are being moved about by Kevin, which are actually mannequins and cut outs of basketball players. When the thieves return yet again, Kevin makes Marv think that somebody was shot inside the house by playing a scene from the old gangster movie really loud. Harry decides that they are better off telling the police about an alleged murder if they are later questioned about it. Joseph Frank Joe Pesci ( Born February 9, 1943 ) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, comedian and singer. ... Daniel Stern is: The pen name of Marie dAgoult Daniel Stern (actor) - an actor, who appeared in Home Alone and City Slickers Daniel Stern (psychologist) a psychologist who specializes in infant development A writer, who has written numerous novels and short story collections and is Cullen Distinguished Professor of...

Meanwhile, in Paris, Kevin's mother is desperately trying to catch a flight back to the United States. Eventually, she manages to swap her Rolex watch, $500, and some more jewelry for an economy seat back to Dallas, and then Scranton. This article is about the capital of France. ... Rolex SA is a Swiss manufacturer of mostly mechanical wristwatches and accessories renowned for their dependability, prestige, and cost (from a few thousand to more than one hundred thousand U.S. dollars). ... Dallas redirects here. ... Scranton is the name of several places in the United States of America: Scranton, Arkansas Scranton, Pennsylvania Scranton, South Carolina Scranton, North Dakota See Also: William Scranton, former Pennsylvania governor and presidential candidate This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the...

Back at the house, Harry decides to check up on things, and looks through one of the first-floor windows, where Kevin is putting decorations on a Christmas tree. Kevin tries to make it appear that he is not alone by calling for his father. Harry, however, is not fooled, and the thieves plan to return later that night to steal expensive merchandise from the house, but Kevin overhears the plan. He later decides to visit the church, where he runs into "Old Man" Marley, and finds out that he is in fact a nice man, and that all of those terrible rumors about him are false. He tells Kevin about an argument he had with his son years ago, and how they have not spoken since. Kevin suggests he should get in contact with him anyway. For other uses, see Christmas tree (disambiguation). ...

He runs home to set up a series of traps around the house, such as Micro Machines across the floor; a light switch in the basement that he ties to a heated clothes iron in a laundry chute; and a high-power blowtorch inside the back door. The two thieves eventually fall for every single trap that has been set. Eventully, Marv & Harry, battered and bruised by all of Kevin's traps, are able to capture Kevin. Just as they are planning to take revenge by doing "exactly what Kevin did to them", Marley appears to knock them out with his snow-shovel. He then returns Kevin home safely. The police arrive, and arrest both thieves. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The following morning, Christmas Day, a van full of polka musicians has driven Kevin's mother home. She enters the house, then finds and hugs Kevin. Just seconds later, the rest of the family arrives home. Kevin does not tell the family about his encounter with the bandits, but he does impress them by telling them that he went shopping, even though he, as Buzz says, "...doesn't know how to tie his shoe". In the final scene, Kevin sees that "Old Man" Marley has been reunited with his son and granddaughter, and Buzz screams out from off-camera, "Kevin! What did you do to my room?". Kevin panics, and the credits roll. Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

Cast

The movie made Macaulay Culkin a world-renowned actor. The film also features Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as the "Wet Bandits". Catherine O'Hara, Roberts Blossom, and John Heard also co-star as Kevin's parents. Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Joseph Frank Joe Pesci ( Born February 9, 1943 ) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, comedian and singer. ... Daniel Stern (born August 28, 1957), is an American television and film actor. ... Catherine OHara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian/American actress and comedian. ... Roberts Blossom (born January 1, 1924 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American character actor and poet. ... John Heard John Heard (born March 7, 1945 in Washington, DC, USA) is an American actor. ...

• Macaulay Culkin - Kevin McCallister: Kevin is an eight-year-old smart-mouthed and extraordinarily clever kid living in suburban Chicago, whose parents accidentally leave him home when they travel to Paris, France.
• Joe Pesci - Harry Lime: Harry is the shorter and smarter of the two criminals.He had the plan to steal expensive merchandise from all the houses in the neighborhood.
• Daniel Stern - Marv Merchants: Marv is the taller and more dull of the two.He mostly stole stereo equipment from the houses but the most sensible thing he did was to try and convince Harry not to steal from the McCallister's house while Kevin is at home.
• Roberts Blossom - "Old Man" Marley: Marley is a local man, who was thought, thanks to fibs told by neighbours, to be the alleged "South Bend Shovel Slayer", but who turns out to be an elderly loner who didn't kill his family as believed, but merely had an argument with them and isolated himself. He befriends Kevin in the church, and ultimately saves him from a beaten and battered Harry and Marv's wrath.
• Catherine O'Hara - Kate McCallister: Kate is Kevin's mother. She gets stuck in a blizzard at the airport in Scranton, Pennsylvania during her desperate attempts to get back home to her son.

Minor roles are played by Gerry Bamman, Devin Ratray, Kieran Culkin (Macaulay's younger brother), Michael C. Maronna, Hillary Wolf, and Angela Goethals. In addition, John Candy, a frequent collaborator of Hughes, has a supporting role as Gus Polinski, the "Polka King of the Midwest". John Williams created the musical score, which was nominated for an Oscar. Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Joseph Frank Joe Pesci ( Born February 9, 1943 ) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, comedian and singer. ... Daniel Stern (born August 28, 1957), is an American television and film actor. ... Roberts Blossom (born January 1, 1924 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American character actor and poet. ... South Bend is the name of the following places in the United States of America: South Bend, Indiana South Bend Township, Kansas South Bend Township, Minnesota South Bend, Nebraska South Bend Township, Pennsylvania South Bend, Washington This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Catherine OHara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian/American actress and comedian. ... Scranton redirects here. ... Gerry Bamman (born September 18, 1941 in Independence, Kansas) is an actor best known for his roles as Uncle Frank in Home Alone and Home Alone 2 and Lawyer Stan Gillum in four episodes of Law and Order. ... Devin Ratray (born January 11, 1977 in New York City) is an American actor. ... Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. ... Michael C. Maronna (born October 8, 1977 in Rhode Island, USA) is an actor who has appeared in several television programs and films. ... Hillary Wolf (born 7 February 1977) is an American child actress and gymnast. ... Angela Bethany Goethals (born May 20, 1977) is an American actress. ... John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian comedian and actor. ... Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a fast, lively Central European dance, and also a genre of dance music. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ...

Video games

Home Alone video games were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Sega Genesis, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Game Gear, the Game Boy, the Sega Master System, the Amiga as well as personal computers. Home Alone is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game for one player only. ... “NES” redirects here. ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) was a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia, and Brazil between 1990 and 1993. ... The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console which was Segas response to Nintendos Game Boy. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... The Sega Master System ) or SMS for short (1986 - 2000), is an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured by Sega. ... This article is about the family of home computers. ...

• The first Home Alone game was released in 1991.
• The Home Alone NES game is a cult classic game beloved in vintage game circles for its odd gameplay, quirky glitches, and extreme difficulty.
• The Home Alone game on the SNES system was the first to use screen captures and character's voices from the movie in its gameplay.
• A video game titled Home Alone was released for the Playstation 2 in 2006. It was not released in the United States.

Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... PS2 redirects here. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sequels

• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
• Home Alone 3 (1997)
• Home Alone 4: Taking back the House (2002)

Home Alone 2 brings back the original cast from the first movie. The 3rd has completely different actors, and a different storyline. Home Alone 4 goes back to Kevin, but has a new cast and is considered non-canon. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) is the sequel to the film Home Alone. ... Home Alone 3 is a 1997 family film and third film in the Home Alone series. ...

Box office performance

In its opening weekend, Home Alone grossed $17 million in 1,202 theatres, 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 would remain a top 10 draw at the box office until the weekend of April 26 that year, which was well past Easter weekend. It would make 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. ^[1] The film ended up making a final gross of $285,761,243, the top grossing film of its year ^[2] is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

By the time it had run its course in theatres, Home Alone was the third highest grossing movie of all time, according to the home video box. In the year 1990 the film was the highest grossing film. In total, its cinema run grossed $477,561,243 worldwide.^[3]

Reception

Though the film was a great success in theaters the film received mixed reviews from critics like Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times. On Rotten Tomatoes the film got a "Rotten" score of 50%, although the user section on the site was much more positive with a "Fresh" score of 83%. Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. ...

Parodies

This section does not cite any references or sources. (March 2008) Please improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.

In a comedy scene entitled Home Alone Again with Michael Jackson on the sketch comedy television series, In Living Color, Tommy Davidson as Michael Jackson performed the blunder scenes of Marv and Harry. Jonathan Taylor Thomas played the role of Macaulay as Kevin McCallister. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... In Living Color is a sketch comedy television series which ran on the FOX Network from April 15, 1990 to May 19, 1994. ... Tommy Davidson (born December 18, 1965 in Washington, D.C., USA) is an American film and television actor. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981) is an American child actor and former teen idol, perhaps best remembered for his roles of middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement and the voice of the young Simba in Disneys The Lion King. ...

In the spy-parody film Spy Hard, the role of Kevin was parodied by a kid named McCluckey (performed by Mason Gamble). His booby traps backfired on him when he was chased by goons. Spy Hard is a 1996 movie starring Leslie Nielsen, parodying James Bond films and other action films. ... Mason Gamble (born January 16, 1986 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dennis Mitchell in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace and as Jason Schwartzmans sidekick, Dirk Calloway, in Wes Anderson and Owen Wilsons critically acclaimed 1998 film, Rushmore. ...

The 1995 Goosebumps episode The Cuckoo Clock of Doom had a scene, when Michael Webster realizes he becomes six years old, looks in the mirror at his now-young reflection, and turns to the camera and does Kevin's famous scream and pose. Goosebumps is a joint Canadian/American childrens television series that aired on YTV in Canada, and on FOX Kids in the United States from 1995 to 1998. ... The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom is a book, and later an adapted television program, from the Goosebumps series of books by R.L. Stine. ...

In the animated series "The Critic", Jay Sherman reviews the movie "Home Alone 26". The scene then cuts to Kevin's parents on a jet. Kevin's mother then states, "We left Kevin alone! He is only 26!" The next scene shows an adult Kevin with a 5 o'clock shadow and a smoke hanging out of his mouth looking in the mirror. He looks at his reflection and recreates the scene when Kevin puts on aftershave in "Home Alone". The scene the cuts back to Jay Sherman where he gives his opinion on the movie, "It stinks." For the play by Sheridan, see The Critic (play). ...

References

Box Office Mojo is a website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic way. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:

Home Alone

• Home Alone at the Internet Movie Database
• Home Alone at Rotten Tomatoes

v • d • e American films of the 1990s
•1990 •1991 •1992 •1993 •1994 •1995 •1996 •1997 •1998 •1999