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Home Alone (1990) -- 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.
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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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(236 articles)
Carrie Prejean -- The Change of Heart
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Rosenfelt to team with Kozma for romantic comedy.
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That Face Helped Make This A Big Hit more (213 total)

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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
From 1993 to 1997, NBC aired 'Home Alone' during the 8/7c time slot on Thanksgiving evening as part of their holiday promotion. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Kevin first uses the BB gun to shoot the figurines down the laundry chute, he pumps the rifle forward and then back at 23:21 on the DVD. Later in the film when he prepares to shoot the two robbers through the dog door, he pumps the rifle back and then forward at 76:12. more
Quotes:
Kevin McCallister: Buzz, I'm going through all your private stuff. You'd better come out and pound me. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "20 to 1: Magnificent Movies (#3.14)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree more

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30 out of 56 people found the following comment useful.
That Face Helped Make This A Big Hit, 3 October 2006
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This an absurd storyline. Hollywood loves to show movies in which kids are smarter than adults, for some reason. Also, we are expected to believe a big family can go all the way to the airport and then fly to France before finding out one of their kids was left at home??! I don't think so. I know a lot of big families and this would never-in-a-million years happen.

However, it's just a movie, and it isn't real and you can't take any of it seriously. Thus, the idea is to go along with the wild premise and enjoy the antics that follow....and there are plenty of those!

A share of the credit for the big success of this film should go to God, who made Maccaulay Culkin's face. Without it, I doubt this would have been anywhere near the hit is was, but Culkin's "cuteness" helps makes you root for him and his facial expressions provide a lot of laughs. He turned out to be a fine child actor.

The two guys (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) that play incompetent crooks are funny and some of the humor is clever, although slapstick "rules" in this film.

There are some really nice messages in here, such as "families suck," says the kid. Oh, well, some think this film did, too. I am not a big fan of it, but I did enjoy it along with most other people. I thought the sequel was better, though.

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