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    Home Alone - Wikipedia

    • 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 leave … See more

    Release dateNovember 16, 1990 (USA)
    Content ratingPG · TV-PG · TV-MA · TV-14
    GenreComedy · Family
    Directed byChris Columbus
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    Plot

    The McCallister family prepares to spend Christmas in Paris, gathering at Kate and Peter's home in a Chicago suburb on the night before their departure. Kate and Peter's youngest son Kevin is ridiculed by his siblings … See more

    Cast

    • Macaulay Culkin as Kevin, an eight-year-old with a penchant for creating harmful inventions
    • Joe Pesci as Harry, a thief who targets the McCallisters' home with Marv
    • Daniel Stern as Marv, a thief who targets the McCalli… See more

    Production

    Writer and producer John Hughes conceived Home Alone while preparing to go on vacation. He said: "I was going away on vacation, and making a list of everything I didn't want to forget. I thought, 'Well, I'd better not f… See more

    Music

    Columbus initially hoped to have Bruce Broughton score the film, and early posters listed him as the composer. However, Broughton was busy with The Rescuers Down Under (1990), and he had to cancel at the last min… See more

    Release

    Home Alone had a sneak preview screening for about 1,000 theaters on November 10, 1990. The advanced screening proved successful, with 5% of the preview audience returning for its official rele… See more

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