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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Hughes (written by)
Release Date:
12 December 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's bad news for bad guys... Again. more
Plot:
Alex Pruitt, a young boy of nine living in Chicago, fend off thieves who seek a top-secret chip in his toy car to support a North Korean terrorist organization's next deed. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations
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(16 articles)
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Tricks & boobie traps more advanced/high tech than 1+2!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alex D. Linz | ... | Alex Pruitt |
 | Olek Krupa | ... | Petr Beaupre |
 | Rya Kihlstedt | ... | Alice Ribbons |
 | Lenny von Dohlen | ... | Burton Jernigan |
 | David Thornton | ... | Earl Unger |
| Haviland Morris | ... | Karen Pruitt |
 | Kevin Kilner | ... | Jack Pruitt |
 | Marian Seldes | ... | Mrs. Hess |
| Seth Smith | ... | Stan Pruitt |
 | Scarlett Johansson | ... | Molly Pruitt |
| Christopher Curry | ... | Agent Stuckey |
| Baxter Harris | ... | Police Captain |
 | James Saito | ... | Chinese Mob Boss |
| Kevin Gudahl | ... | Techie |
| Richard Hamilton | ... | Cab Driver |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for slapstick violence, language and mild sensuality.
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Runtime:
102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:Livre |
Iceland:L |
USA:PG (certificate #35594) |
Taiwan:GP |
Netherlands:6 (re-rating) |
Australia:G (TV rating) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-8/5 |
Germany:6 (w) |
Netherlands:AL (original rating) |
Norway:7 |
Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:All |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:PG
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The role of Alex was a coveted one, with over 100 kids trying out for the part. Alex D. Linz won the part, beating another child star, Elijah Winwood, who had also tried out for the part of Sammy in One Fine Day (1996), a role taken by Alex D. Linz.
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Plot holes: The house was booby-trapped with loose boards that caused the crooks to fall many storeys, yet the police were able to easily get into the house without falling.
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Quotes:
Alex:
There's a senior citizen across the street who needs some soup and a doctor to look at her feet. There's two in our pool and one in our basement. The other one's gone.
Agent Stuckey: [shows Alex the picture of Beaupre] Is this him?
Alex: Yep.
Agent Stuckey: For seven years, we've been after this guy. He always manages to slip away. Thanks.
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Agent Stuckey: [shows Alex the picture of Beaupre] Is this him?
Alex: Yep.
Agent Stuckey: For seven years, we've been after this guy. He always manages to slip away. Thanks.
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Movie Connections:
References Duo luo tian shi (1995)
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Soundtrack:
Tall Cool One
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Is "Home Alone 3" connected to the first two movies?A Note Regarding Spoilers
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This is NOT part 3 of "Kevin's Adventures", but rather a brand new "home Alone" situation. The setting is still suburban Chicago during the Christmas season, the family is still "upper middle class", and even the theme music is very similar to the predecessors. This time, however, the "kid" is NOT abandoned by his entire family who took off for their Christmas Vacation. This time our pint sized hero is left unattended only for hours at a time, while he is at home and sick with the measles. A gang of foreign spys is after a top secret multi-million dollar computer chip stolen from the US Air Force. Of course, they hide it in a battery-operated toy that ends up with "the kid".
Although the "boobie trap" routine could be viewed as just another rip-off from the first two films, the "gags" seem a bit more sophisticated and less forced in "3". The mere fact that our hero is not dealing with "wet bandit idiots" this time around makes the whole show less of a "kiddie circus". The third running is also leaving out the mushy side plots which would've gotten tiresome by now. All in all this is a fun show for the whole family. I showed this film to my 4th grade class and they gave it 20 thumbs up. Not for the "grown-up" comedy critic, but definitely a winner with kids.