Home Alone
Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara. The film follows Kevin (Culkin), an eight-year-old boy, who must defend his home from two burglars, Harry and Marv (Pesci and Stern), after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation. It was filmed between February and May 1990 in a variety of locations throughout Illinois. The film was originally meant to be distributed by Warner Bros., but was transferred to 20th Century Fox when Hughes exceeded the $10 million limit that had been imposed on the film's budget by Warner.
Plot
The McCallister family is preparing to spend Christmas in Paris, France, gathering at Peter and Kate's home in a Chicago suburb on the night before their departure. Peter and Kate's youngest son, Kevin, is the subject of ridicule by his older siblings, Buzz, Jeff, Megan and Linnie. Later, Kevin accidentally ruins the family dinner and their flight tickets to Paris after a scuffle with Buzz, resulting in him getting sent to the attic of the house as a punishment, where he berates Kate and wishes that his family would disappear. During the night, heavy wind damage the power lines, which causes a power outage and resets the alarm clocks, causing the family to oversleep. In the confusion and rush to get to the airport, Kevin is accidentally left behind.
Awards
Cast
- Alan Wilder
- Angela Goethals
- Anna Slotky
- Bill Erwin
- Billie Bird
- Catherine O'Hara
- Dan Charles Zukoski
- Daniel Stern
- Devin Ratray
- Gerry Bamman
- Gerry Becker
- Hillary Wolf
- Hope Davis
- Jim Ortlieb
- Joe Pesci
- John Candy
- John Heard
- Ken Hudson Campbell
- Kieran Culkin
- Kristin Minter
- Larry Hankin
- Lionel Barrymore
- Macaulay Culkin
- Maria Verdi
- Mark Beltzman
- Matt Doherty
- Mike Maronna
- Paula Newsome
- Ralph Foody
- Ray Toler
- Roberts Blossom
- Senta Moses
- Terrie Snell
More details
| author | John Hughes |
|---|---|
| award | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie |
| contentLocation | Chicago Paris |
| director | Chris Columbus |
| editor | Raja Gosnell |
| genre | comedy crime |
| keywords | alarm clock attic booby trap break break in chicago metropolitan area choir christmas eve dallas texas estrange family dinner flood fly france gather gold tooth home alone milwaukee moving van murder next door neighbor old man power line power outage santa claus sibling spring suburb their way think travel |
| musicBy | John Williams |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie |
| producer | John Hughes |
| productionCompany | Hughes Entertainment |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | children's comedy crime comedy serial killer |