HOME ALONe
1990 **** 103 mins.
I was torn between three and a half stars and four for rating this film. After much deliberation, I decided on four stars because of its classic status. Christmas just isn't Christmas without Home Alone.
Macaulay Culkin plays Kevin McCallister, who is accidentally left behind when his parents go to Paris for the holidays. He is left to defend his house when a couple of burglars try to break in. The comedy is hilarious slapstick that, no matter how cheesy, seems to work.
Rated PG.
NOTES:
- Original theatrical aspect ratio: 1.85:1
- Premiered in Chicago, Illinois on November 10, 1990
AWARDS:
- ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Best Music, Original Score (John Williams) and Best Music, Original Song (John Williams and Leslie Bricusse for the song "Somewhere in My Memory")
- AMERICAN COMEDY AWARD: Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) (Macaulay Culkin)
- BMI FILM & TV AWARD: Film Music Award (John Williams)
- BRITISH COMEDY AWARD: Best Comedy Film
- CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA AWARD: Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy (Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson)
- CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD: Most Promising Actor (Macaulay Culkin)
- GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Macaulay Culkin)
- GOLDEN SCREEN, GERMANY: Golden Screen with 1 Star
- YOUNG ARTIST AWARDS: Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture (Macaulay Culkin) and Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture - Comedy/Action
- YOUNG ARTIST AWARDS NOMINATION: Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Angela Goethals)
1999DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Widescreen Format (Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1)
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Trailer
- Home Alone 3 Trailer
- English Dolby Surround
- French Dolby Surround
- Spanish Dolby Surround
- English Subtitles
- Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired
Starring:
Macaulay Culkin + Joe Pesci + Daniel Stern + John Heard + Catherine O'Hara + John Candy + Kieran Culkin + Hope Davis + Bill Erwin
Written by
John Hughes
Directed by
Chris Columbus
Other Films with:
John Candy - Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird, and Spaceballs
Chris Columbus - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Kieran Culkin - The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Macaulay Culkin - Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Hope Davis - American Splendor
Bill Erwin - The Land Before Time
John Heard - Cat People (1982), C.H.U.D., and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
John Hughes - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Pretty in Pink
Catherine O'Hara - Dick Tracy (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Joe Pesci - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Daniel Stern - C.H.U.D. and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
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