Home Alone
Release Date: 13th December 1990 - Australia
Production Companies
Hughes Entertainment
20th Century Fox Film Corporation (presents)
Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia
Genre: Family/Comedy
Rating: PG
Runtime: 103 minutes
Budget: $15,000,000
Box Office Gross: $476,684,675 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister is home alone when his family accidentally leaves him behind for their Christmas vacation. While Kevin is busy decorating his house for the holidays, he has to deal with two burglars
called "The Wet Bandits"
trying to break in, and
Kevin has to set up booby
entering.
Cast
McCallister Family
Catherine O'Hara - Kate McCallister
John Heard - Peter McCallister
Devin Ratray - Buzz McCallister
Hilary Wolf - Megan McCallister
Angela Goethals - Linnie McCallister
Michael C. Maronna - Jeff McCallister
Gerry Bamman - Frank McCallister
Terrie Snell - Leslie McCallister
Jedidiah Cohen - Rod McCallister
Senta Moses Mikan - Tracy McCallister
Diana Rein - Sondra McCallister
Kieran Culkin - Fuller McCallister
Anna Slotky - Brooke McCallister
Kristin Minter - Heather McCallister
Ray Toler - Uncle Rob
Virginia Smith - Georgette McCallister
Matt Doherty - Steffan
Others
Joe Pesci - Harry Lyme
Daniel Stern - Marv Merchants
Jeffrey Wiseman - Mitch Murphy
Roberts Blossom - Old Man Marley
D. Danny Warhol - Pizza Delivery Boy
Ken Hudson Campbell - Santa
Billie Bird - Woman in Airport
Bill Erwin - Man in Airport
Tracy J. Connor - Check-Out Girl
Ralph Foody - Gangster #1
Michael Guido - Gangster #2
John Candy - Gus Polinski
Larry Hankin - Officer Balzam
Quinn Culkin - Girl at Airport (Uncredited)
Raja Gosnell - Murphy's Answering
Machine Voice (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Crew
Director - Chris Columbus
Writer/Producer - John Hughes
Associate Producer/First Assistant Director -
Mark Radcliffe
Executive Producers - Tarquin Gotch,
Mark Levinson and Scott M. Rosenfelt
Casting Directors - Janet Hirshenson
and Jane Jenkins
Production Designer - John Muto
Art Director - Dan Webster
Set Decorators - Eve Cauley and
Daniel B. Clancy
Costume Designer - Jay Hurley
Director of Photography - Julio Macat
Unit Production Manager - Mack Bing
Second Assistant Director - James Giovannetti Jr.
Second Second Assistant Director -
Geoffrey Hansen
Location Manager - Jacolyn Bucksbaum
Stunt Coordinator - Freddie Hice
Stunts/Special Effects Coordinator - William Purcell
Editor - Raja Gosnell
Supervising Sound Editors - Wylie Stateman
and Michael D. Wilhout
Foley Mixer - Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artists - Jeffrey Wilhoit and
Alicia Stevenson
Re-Recording Mixers - Chris & Kevin E.
Carpenter, Rick Hart and Ellis Burman III
(Uncredited)
Music - John Williams
Music Editor - Kenneth Wannberg
Awards
1991 Academy Awards
Best Music, Original Song "Somewhere in My
Memory" - John Williams and Leslie Bricusse (Nominated)
Best Original Score - John Williams (Nominated)
Review
HOME ALONE is a hilarious and meaningful holiday film. All thanks to director Chris Columbus and the late John Hughes, who terrifically made this movie with warmth and humour. I commend the acting from Macaulay Culkin (in his star-making role), Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, the booby traps, a cameo by John Candy and the magnificent film score by John Williams. I loved the funniest part of the film when Kevin put his brother's pet tarantula on Marv's face, making him scream like a little girl.
HOME ALONE is the best Christmas comedy movie ever made. It brought child star Macaulay worldwide fame and launched three sequels, including Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and the infamous Home Alone 3 and 4. I would be honoured to hear any feedback on this terrific major motion picture.
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