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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Chris Columbus
Writer (WGA):
John Hughes (written by)
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Release Date:
16 November 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Family more
Tagline:
A Family Comedy Without The Family. more
Plot:
An eight year-old, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against idiotic burglars. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 3 nominations more
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User Comments:
Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal! more (213 total)
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Dec. 47:00 PMFX   
Sat. Dec. 55:00 PMFX   

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Macaulay Culkin ... Kevin McCallister

Joe Pesci ... Harry
Daniel Stern ... Marv

John Heard ... Peter McCallister
Roberts Blossom ... Marley

Catherine O'Hara ... Kate McCallister

Angela Goethals ... Linnie
Devin Ratray ... Buzz
Gerry Bamman ... Uncle Frank
Hillary Wolf ... Megan

John Candy ... Gus Polinski

Larry Hankin ... Officer Balzak
Michael C. Maronna ... Jeff (as Michael C. Maronna)

Kristin Minter ... Heather
Daiana Campeanu ... Sondra
Jedidiah Cohen ... Rod

Kieran Culkin ... Fuller

Senta Moses ... Tracy
Anna Slotky ... Brooke
Terrie Snell ... Aunt Leslie
Jeffrey Wiseman ... Mitch Murphy
Virginia Smith ... Georgette
Matt Doherty ... Steffan
Ralph Foody ... Johnny - Gangster #1
Michael Guido ... Snakes - Gangster #2

Ray Toler ... Uncle Rob
Billie Bird ... Woman in Airport

Bill Erwin ... Man in Airport

Gerry Becker ... Officer #1
Victor Cole ... Officer #2
Porscha Radcliffe ... Cousin
Brittany Radcliffe ... Cousin
Clarke Devereux ... Officer Devereux
Dan Charles Zukoski ... Pizza Boy
Lynn Mansbach ... French Woman

Peter Siragusa ... Lineman

Alan Wilder ... Scranton Ticket Agent

Hope Davis ... French Ticket Agent

Dianne B. Shaw ... Airline Counter Person
Tracy J. Connor ... Check Out Girl
Jim Ryan ... Stock Boy

Ken Hudson Campbell ... Santa

Sandra Macat ... Santa's Elf

Mark Beltzman ... Stosh
Ann Whitney ... Drugstore Clerk
Richard J. Firfer ... Store Manager

Jim Ortlieb ... Herb the Drugstore Clerk
Kate Johnson ... Police Operator
Michael Hansen ... Airport Driver
Peter Pantaleo ... Airport Driver
Jean Claude Sciore ... French Gate Agent
Monica Devereux ... Flight Attendant
Edward Bruzan ... Polka Band Member
Frank Cernugel ... Polka Band Member
Eddie Korosa ... Polka Band Member
John Hardy ... Polka Band Member
Robert Okrzesik ... Polka Band Member
Leo Perion ... Polka Band Member
Vince Waidzulis ... Polka Band Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Nazimek ... Airline Pilot (uncredited)

Luciano Saber ... Airport Traveler (uncredited)

Linda Wylie ... Stewardess (uncredited)
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Directed by
Chris Columbus 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
John Hughes (written by)

Produced by
Tarquin Gotch .... executive producer
John Hughes .... producer
Mark Levinson .... executive producer
Mark Radcliffe .... associate producer
Scott M. Rosenfelt .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
John Williams 
 
Cinematography by
Julio Macat 
 
Film Editing by
Raja Gosnell 
 
Casting by
Janet Hirshenson 
Jane Jenkins 
 
Production Design by
John Muto 
 
Art Direction by
Dan Webster 
 
Set Decoration by
Eve Cauley 
Daniel B. Clancy  (as Dan Clancy)
 
Costume Design by
Jay Hurley 
 
Makeup Department
Dominic Mango .... assistant hair stylist
Linda Melazzo .... assistant makeup artist
Kimberly Phillips .... key makeup artist (as Kim Phillips)
Linda Rizzuto .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
Mack Bing .... unit production manager
Ron Payne .... post-production supervisor
Jeanne Van Cott .... executive production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Giovannetti Jr. .... second assistant director
Geoffrey Hansen .... second second assistant director
Mark Radcliffe .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Troy Borisy .... lead person
William Dambra .... property manager
Edward England .... construction coordinator
Karen Fletcher Trujillo .... set designer
William B. Fosser .... set designer
Joeseph H. Gilmartin .... construction foreman
Randy Gordon .... construction foreman
Mark Haack .... assistant to production designer
Kim S. Hobbs .... assistant set decorator
Bill Jackson .... art department
Cyril A. Matthys .... set dresser (as Cyril Matthys)
Amie McCarthy .... buyer
John Mikels .... stand-by painter
Pat Raney .... construction foreman
Sam Ruggiero .... buyer
Barb Schuppert .... assistant props
Paul Stanwyck .... painter
Robert Bernacchi .... art department production assistant (uncredited)
David J. Chamerski .... props (uncredited)
Robert E. Knight .... signwriter (uncredited)
Troy Osman .... construction foreman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
James R. Alexander .... sound mixer
Robert Batha .... assistant sound editor
Chris Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau .... sound editor
Chris Connelly .... sound recordist
Dino Dimuro .... sound editor
Victor Ray Ennis .... assistant sound editor (as Victor Ennis)
Scott Martin Gershin .... sound designer
Stan Gilbert .... supervising adr editor
Rick Hart .... sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Hearst .... sound editor (as Raoul)
Gary A. Hecker .... foley mixer
Glenn T. Morgan .... sound editor
Alan L. Nineberg .... adr editor
Kelly Oxford .... sound editor
Dan M. Rich .... sound editor
Bob Ryan .... cable person
Jill Smith .... assistant sound editor
Wylie Stateman .... supervising sound editor
Alicia Stevenson .... foley artist
Kim Waugh .... digital sound effects recordist
Tim Webb .... sound recordist
Jeffrey Wilhoit .... foley artist
Michael D. Wilhoit .... supervising sound editor
Jeffrey A. Williams .... boom operator
Corey Coken .... additional adr recordist (uncredited)
Bill Henderson .... sound re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Steve Mann .... sound editor (uncredited)
David Young .... digital sound technician (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Sam Barkan .... special effects foreman
Fran Beirs .... first special effects
Kenny Myers .... special effects makeup
William Purcell .... special effects coordinator (as Bill Purcell)
Ron Wild .... assistant special effects makeup
 
Visual Effects by
Kevin Nordine .... optical effects
 
Stunts
Troy Brown .... stunts (as Troy James Brown)
Tim A. Davison .... stunts (as Tim Davison)
Leon Delaney .... stunts
Freddie Hice .... stunt coordinator
Rick Le Fevour .... stunts
Larry Nicholas .... stunts
Manny Perry .... stunts (as Manuel Perry)
William Purcell .... stunts
Troy Brown .... stunt double: Joe Pesci (uncredited)
Leon Delaney .... stunt double: Daniel Stern (uncredited)
Larry Nicholas .... stunt double: Macaulay Culkin (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
William Allen Jr. .... grip
Art Bartels .... key grip
Rick Brown .... grip (as Richard D. Brown)
Michelle Crenshaw .... second assistant camera
Vincent Donohue .... chief lighting technician
Lex DuPont .... first assistant camera
John P. Friday .... electrician
Brian C. Glover .... assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark R. Lindberg .... electrician
Gregory Lundsgaard .... camera operator: "b" camera
Daniel A. Miller .... dolly grip
Dick Oakes .... best boy electric
Brad Ruby .... camera loader
Dick Sayers .... grip
Ronald Sherman .... generator operator
Don Smetzer .... still photographer
Dennis Smith .... camera operator
Tama Takahashi .... first assistant camera
Nick Thomas .... best boy electric
Joe Tomko Jr. .... best boy grip
 
Casting Department
Catherine Holzer-Ballowe .... extras casting (as Holzer-Roche)
Jacqueline King .... casting assistant: Los Angeles (as Jackie King)
Barbara L. Roche .... extras casting (as Holzer-Roche)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mickey Antonetti .... costume supervisor
Jane Blank .... seamstress
Jennifer Jobst .... costumer
Cathy Newport-Logan .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Jerrie Fowler .... assistant editor
Kathryn Himoff .... assistant editor
Mike Milliken .... color timer
Tim Silano .... first assistant editor
Steve Kraus .... editing systems technician (uncredited)
L. James Langlois .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Charles Mose Brown .... composer: song "Please Come Home For Christmas"
Terry Brown .... scoring crew
John Bruno .... scoring crew
Chuck Garsha .... scoring crew
Albert Hague .... composer: song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Jo Ann Kane .... music copyist
Southside Johnny Lyon .... music producer: "Please Come Home for Christmas"
John Neufeld .... orchestrator
Herbert W. Spencer .... orchestrator
Armin Steiner .... score mixer
Jorge Vdovichenko .... scoring crew
Kenneth Wannberg .... music editor
John Williams .... music producer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Sandy DeCrescent .... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Angela Morley .... additional orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Frank Brichetto .... driver
John Hardy .... transportation captain
James F. Hogan .... transportation captain
Patrick Lynn .... driver
Kevin Maxwell .... driver
Tom O'Malley .... driver (as Thomas O'Malley)
Armand Paoletti .... transportation coordinator
Arnie Plutz .... driver
George Voss .... driver
 
Other crew
Jacolyn Baker .... location manager
Craig Bernstein .... assistant: Mr. Rosenfelt
Raymond Bulinski .... craft service
Kathleen Caton .... production coordinator
Andrew Charlton .... set production assistant
Elizabeth Devereux .... assistant: Mr. Columbus
Heather Ehret .... location production assistant
Jan Evans .... script supervisor
Adam Goodman .... office production assistant
Charmian Jago .... assistant: Mr. Levinson
Tammy Karabas .... assistant production coordinator
Aimee Kohn .... set production assistant
Ernie Malik .... unit publicist
Mark Mamalakis .... assistant location manager
Dianne Mapp-Cheek .... production accountant (as Dianne Cheek Blasco)
William Ryan .... assistant: Mr. Hughes (as Bill Ryan)
Gayle Sandler .... assistant production accountant
Bob Saunders .... office production assistant
Robert Schick .... set production assistant
Seth Vamos .... set production assistant
Jane Vickerilla .... assistant: Mr. Hughes
Judith Walder .... accounting assistant
Cathy Weiss .... production secretary
Kevin Bassett .... production assistant (uncredited)
Mark Gulbrandsen .... dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Mark Gulbrandsen .... dailies technician (uncredited)
Ross L. Kulma .... set paramedic (uncredited)
Bailey Pryor .... assistant to producer (uncredited)
Bailey Pryor .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Lieutenant Billy Gallagher .... special thanks
Charles Geocaris .... special thanks
Lisa Howard .... special thanks
Colleen McShane .... special thanks
Lt. Joe Sumner .... special thanks
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/6 | New Zealand:PG | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
656 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Hughes Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Little Nero's Pizza is an parody of Little Caesar's Pizza. "Caesar" was the title used by Roman emperors, such as Nero. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Kevin calls 9-1-1 to report that robbers are in his house, he uses a phone that says "Pacific Bell", which isn't available in Chicago. more
Quotes:
Kevin McCallister: So give it a shot, for your granddaughter anyway. I'm sure she misses you and the presents.
Marley: I send her a check.
Kevin McCallister: I wish my grandparents did that. They always send me clothes. Last year I got a sweater with a big bird knitted on it.
Marley: That's nice.
Kevin McCallister: Not for a guy in the second grade. You can get beat up for wearing something like that. Yeah, I had a friend who got nailed because there was a rumor he wore dinosaur pajamas.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Junior Mint (#4.21)" (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town more

FAQ

Why did the McCallisters oversleep when they knew they had to get up at 8 a.m. in order to make the flight?
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
Did Buzz's spider have a name?
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23 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal!, 14 December 2006
7/10
Author: Shawn Watson (gator_macready@yahoo.com) from The Underverse

In the Eighties, John Hughes churned out a handful of movies and scored many, many hits. Quite rightly, as most of them were seriously funny - I'm DEFINITELY not referring to Curly Sue, so relax! In one particular scene from Uncle Buck, Macaulay Culkin interrogates a babysitter through the letterbox to make sure she's not a baddie. This inspired Hughes to write a whole new movie. Who would have known that this and its sequel would go on to become two of the biggest hits of all time? Both Hughes and Chris Columbus seem to prefer setting their movies during the holiday season (Gremlins, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Christmas Vacation) and manage to pull them off without too much sentiment, or sickening amounts of gooey love.

There are two reasons why Home Alone was such a big success. The first is that it's about a kid who outsmarts grown-ups, something that happens every day, only there's a worldwide conspiracy of silence. This movie yells it out loud and clear. The second is John Williams's magical score, which elevates the movie way above slapstick family fare to something more serious and regarded. It was nominated for an Academy Award, along with the Christmas carol Somewhere In My Memory, but lost to John Barry's Dances with Wolves. Damn! In a mad rush to the airport one morning, the MacCallister family forget one little thing...Kevin (Culkin). He is an eight-year-old kid who wants nothing better than a peaceful Christmas and some time to himself. It's hard for him to get this when living in a house with seven other people(the exact same house from Planes, Trains And Automobiles, don't you know0. With the rest of the MacCallisters in Paris, Kevin runs wild doing whatever he wants, eating whatever he wants and watching whatever TV show he wants.

But there's one major problem. The Wet Bandits, Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), are on the prowl and have knocked off every other house in Kevin's street. His is next. And seeing that he's man-of-the-house now, he HAS to defend it.

Using whatever tools are at his disposal (rusty nails, blow torches, Micro Machines) he sets up a labyrinth of booby traps, so that the Wets can't break in. Their idiot-proof determination proves to be their downfall, as they are tortured and torn-up upon entering Kevin's domain.

Although this is not the only point of the film, there is an important message that family is what really matters to a child, or to anyone, and having them home for the holidays is better than wandering a huge house all by yourself.

There are some movies that work best at Christmas and this is one of them. I'm not saying that in a couple of decades it will be the new It's A Wonderful Life, but it will be remembered fondly at the very least.

Don't be a Scrooge. It's Christmastime. Go rush to check out Home Alone.

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