Home Alone
Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus, and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy who defends his Chicago home from a home invasion by a pair of robbers after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. The cast also features Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.
Plot
The McCallister family prepares to spend Christmas in Paris, gathering at Kate and Peter's home in Winnetka, a Chicago suburb, on the night before their departure. Kate and Peter's youngest son Kevin is ridiculed by his siblings and cousins due to his immaturity. Kevin inadvertently ruins the family dinner after a scuffle with his oldest brother Buzz, resulting in Kate punishing him by sending him up to the attic. Frustrated with Kate for allowing the rest of the family to pick on him, Kevin wishes that his family would disappear. During the night, high winds cause a power outage, disabling the alarm clocks and causing the family to oversleep. In the confusion and rush to get to O'Hare 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
- Diana Rein
- 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