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Home Alone (1990)

PG 103 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Family  -   16 November 1990 (USA)
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Reviews: 235 user | 67 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com

An 8-year-old boy, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against idiotic burglars.

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writer:

John Hughes
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Macaulay Culkin ...
Joe Pesci ...
Daniel Stern ...
John Heard ...
Roberts Blossom Roberts Blossom ...
Catherine O'Hara ...
Angela Goethals ...
Devin Ratray ...
Gerry Bamman Gerry Bamman ...
Hillary Wolf Hillary Wolf ...
John Candy ...
Larry Hankin ...
Michael C. Maronna ...
Jeff (as Michael C. Maronna)
Kristin Minter ...
Diana Rein ...
Sondra (as Daiana Campeanu)
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Storyline

It is Christmas Time and the McAllister 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 were 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 2 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. Written by John Wiggins  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

House | Christmas | France | Home | Vacation  | See more »

Taglines:

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. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mi pobre angelito See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$17,081,997 (USA) (18 November 1990) (1202 Screens)

Gross:

$533,800,000 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Old Man Marley wasn't in the original screenplay. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the whole family arrives in Paris (which is really the underground walkway under the O'Hare Airport Hilton, that connects the terminals at O'Hare, and looks like it may include parts of the old Terminal 4), Kate uses a public phone to call home. But this device can't be a French one, because all phones available in France in the 90s required telephone cards and we clearly hear an operator asking Kate to insert coins. See more »

Quotes

Kevin McCallister: [apprehensively] I made my family disappear.
[thinks back to family members saying bad things about him]
Megan McCallister: Kevin, you're completely helpless!
Linnie McCallister: You know, Kevin, you're what the French call les incompetents.
Buzz McCallister: Kevin, I'm going to feed you to my tarantula.
Jeff McCallister: Kevin, you are *such* a *disease*!
Kate McCallister: There are 15 people in this house and you're the only one who has to make trouble.
Frank McCallister: Look what you *did*, you little *jerk*.
Kevin McCallister: [gleefully] I made my family disappear.
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Connections

Referenced in "Parker Lewis: Father Knows Less (#2.1)" (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"Carol of the Bells"
Written by Peter Wilhousky
Performed by Rockapella (uncredited) See more »