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Home Alone 3
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Home Alone 3 is a 1997 American action, comedy, and family film set during the Christmas and holiday season in Chicago. Directed by Raja Gosnell and written by John Hughes, the movie stars Alex D. Linz, Scarlett Johansson, Aleksander Krupa, and Marian Seldes. John Hughes and Hilton A. Green served as producers, with Nick Glennie-Smith composing the score and Bruce Green editing the film. The production had a budget of 32,000,000 and grossed 79,082,515 at the box office.
The film runs for 102 minutes and was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+. It is part of the Home Alone series and carries the tagline "There's a new kid on the block." Critical reception included a 4.6 rating on IMDb based on 138,492 votes and a 5.276 average on TMDb from 3,272 votes. The movie was released on December 12, 1997, with additional release dates in late 1997 and early 1998.
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5.39-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret microchip. Now Alex must fend off the spies as they try to break into his house to get it back.
Cast
- Alex D. Linz as Alex Pruitt
- Olek Krupa as Peter Beaupre
- Rya Kihlstedt as Alice Ribbons
- Lenny Von Dohlen as Burton Jernigan
- David Thornton as Earl Unger
- Haviland Morris as Karen Pruitt
Themes
- winter
- burglar
- bravery
- computer chip
- family relationships
- sequel
- slapstick comedy
- technical toy
- little boy
- home invasion
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Raja Gosnell
- Written by
- John Hughes
- Produced by
- John Hughes Hilton Green
- Starring
- Alex D. Linz Haviland Morris
- Cinematography
- Julio Macat
- Edited by
- Bruce Green Malcolm Campbell David Rennie
- Music by
- Nick Glennie-Smith
- Production companies
- Fox Family Films Hughes Entertainment
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- December 12, 1997 ( 1997-12-12 )
- Running time
- 102 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $32 million
- Box office
- $30.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Home Alone
- Director
- Raja Gosnell
- Screenwriter
- John Hughes
- Cast member
- Haviland Morris
- Composer
- Nick Glennie-Smith
- Producer
- Hilton A. Green
- Cinematographer
- Julio Macat
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 963019
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-12-18
- title
- Home Alone 3
- distributed by
- Disney+
- capital cost
- 32000000
- box office
- 79082515
- storyboard artist
- Hilton A. Green
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 36%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- media franchise
- Home Alone
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Encyclopedic overview
Home Alone 3 is a 1997 American crime comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell in his directorial debut, and written and produced by John Hughes. A sequel to Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), it is the third installment in the Home Alone franchise, and stars Alex D. Linz and Haviland Morris. The plot follows Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy who defends his home from a dangerous group of international criminals working for a terrorist organization.
Home Alone 3 was released on December 12, 1997, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $79.1 million and received negative reviews from critics. It was followed by a made-for-television sequel, Home Alone 4, in 2002.
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