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Home Alone

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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 suburban 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.

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Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy, family, adventure, and Christmas film directed by Chris Columbus. The screenplay was written by John Hughes, who also served as a producer. The cast includes Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, and John Heard. John Williams composed the score, while Raja Gosnell edited the film and Julio Macat directed the photography. Produced by 20th Century Studios and Hughes Entertainment, the movie is part of the Home Alone series.

The film has a runtime of 103 minutes and was produced with a budget of 18,000,000. It earned 476,684,675 at the box office. The narrative takes place in Chicago and Paris. Home Alone received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the Academy Award for Best Original Score, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The film is distributed by Disney+.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1990 American films, 1990 children's films and 1990 crime comedy films.

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7.5

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.

Released: 1990-11-16103 minDir: Chris ColumbusComedy, FamilyBudget: $18.0MBox office: $477MPart of: Home Alone Collection

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Cast

Macaulay Culkin as Kevin
Joe Pesci as Harry
Daniel Stern as Marv
John Heard as Peter
Roberts Blossom as Marley
Catherine O'Hara as Kate

Themes

burglar
holiday
home
alone
family relationships
slapstick comedy
little boy
home invasion
precocious child
booby trap

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Ratings

IMDb

7.8/10

746,340 votes

Year: 1990
Runtime: 103 min
Genres: Comedy, Family

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: National Film Registry
Genre: Christmas film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Series: Home Alone
Director: Chris Columbus
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Composer: John Williams
Producer: John Hughes
Cinematographer: Julio Macat
Narrative location: Paris
Duration: 103
FilmAffinity ID: 783311
Distribution format: video on demand
Official website: family.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/home-alone

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Commons category: Home Alone
publication date: 1991-01-17
film editor: Raja Gosnell
title: Home Alone
distributed by: Disney+
capital cost: 18000000
box office: 285761243
set during recurring event: Christmas and holiday season
review score: 63/100
media franchise: Home Alone
form of creative work: feature film

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Encyclopedic overview

Hughes conceived Home Alone while on vacation, with Warner Bros. Pictures being originally intended to finance and distribute the film. Warner Bros. shut down the production after it exceeded its assigned budget, but it quickly resumed under 20th Century Fox following meetings with Hughes; Columbus and Culkin were hired soon afterwards. Filming took place between February and May 1990 on location across Illinois.

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