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, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara. Culkin plays Kevin McCallister, a 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. Madison III, Ira (November 10, 2015). "Chris Columbus Directed Home Alone Instead of Christmas Vacation Because He Met Chevy Chase". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019 . Retrieved June 10, 2016. Moore, Paul. "10 reasons why Home Alone will always be a Christmas classic". JOE.ie. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018 . Retrieved February 23, 2020.

Blu-ray, which includes a new transfer (thanks to user J-Mart for the tip) but is otherwise identical to the remastered Blu-ray 20th Century Fox released in 2015, includes several bonuses. color space accuracy and vitality. Such observations hold true throughout. HDR brings no shortage of superior color workmanship to the film, in bright Ebert, Roger (November 16, 1990). "Home Alone". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018 . Retrieved October 7, 2011.Hinson, Hal (November 16, 1990). "Home Alone". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020 . Retrieved October 7, 2011. Blu-ray A 25th Anniversary Edition Japan- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (102:53). Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Filming Locations". movielocationsguide.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014 . Retrieved June 15, 2008. Gerry Bamman as Uncle Frank McCallister, Peter's rude, cruel, cantankerous, cheap, and selfish older brother

The music video for Snoop Dogg's 1994 song " Gin and Juice" opens with a gag where, after a teenaged Snoop's parents have left him to watch the house in their absence, he places his hands to his face and yells in the manner of Kevin McCallister in the first film, while a title comes on screen reading "Home Boy Alone". [106] remastered Blu-ray. It's flattering and not at all intrusive. There are a couple of problem areas, though, that keep the image from earning a perfect Films such as Home Alone and Die Hard are very popular at Christmas time in Poland, because they were some of the first Western movies to be released in Poland since the end of communist rule. [113] [114] [115] However, the Polish premiere of Home Alone took place not during the Christmas season, but on May 22, 1992. [116] Three years later, on Christmas Day (December 25), 1995, at 20:10 CET on TVP1, the Polish television premiere of the film took place. Then three times on December 26, 1997, and December 24 and 25, 1999, the film was broadcast on television TVN. [117] It's been years since I sat down to 'Home Alone,' having avoided any television broadcast, as well as the home video releases ever since the VHS copy from my childhood. It's not that I found the film bad in my "discerning" youth...but I lumped the film in the holiday genre, thinking it had little replay value due to the ever present "message" being preached throughout. When the opportunity to cover the film dropped in my lap, it was a second chance to re-evaluate and see if there is anything more to the instant classic.The 1989 French horror thriller film 3615 code Père Noël, which is about a young boy who is home alone with his elderly grandfather and has to fend off a home invader dressed up as Santa Claus, has been noted for its plot similarities to Home Alone. [101] 3615 code Père Noël director René Manzor threatened the producers of Home Alone with legal action on the grounds of plagiarism, alleging that Home Alone was a remake of his film. [102] [103] 3615 code Père Noël was not released in the United States during its original theatrical run in January 1990 and did not become widely available there until 2018. [104] [105] Use in media [ edit ] Home Alone premiered in Chicago on November 10, 1990. [40] It was given a wide release on November 16, 1990. [41] Home media [ edit ] The story is already ingrained in the minds of many, so simple it is impossible to forget. Young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is a rowdy, pain in the rear kinda kid, creating trouble and general nuisances for each and every member of his family. His family (and extended family, and extended extended family) is getting ready for a trip to France when Kevin creates a scene, and is banished to the attic for the night, wishing his family would just disappear. The next morning, due to a mishap, his family leaves for France without him, leaving the eight year old with a large house all to himself. A large house he's going to have to defend when two robbers (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) set their sights on cleaning it out while the inhabitants are away. Through a myriad of elaborate traps and devices, Kevin will learn how to outthink a pair of bumbling criminals, and through the bizarre circumstances he finds himself in, he'll also learn the value of family. a b "Home Alone Hit Theaters 25 Years Ago. Here's How They Filmed Its Bonkers Finale". slate.com. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019 . Retrieved December 20, 2020.

Note: I've tried to approximate (or at least come within shouting distance of) several of Marty's screenshots from his original Home Alone Blu-ray review so that those interested can toggleAdams, Buzz (December 19, 2018). " 'Home Alone' was a Rip-off of a Much More Insane French Movie". 95.5 KLAQ. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021 . Retrieved September 5, 2021.

Pai, Tanya (November 16, 2015). "Home Alone's enduring popularity, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020 . Retrieved February 23, 2020. Filmweb.pl (November 24, 2022). "Kevin sam w domu - informacje o filmie" (in Polish). Filmweb.pl. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022 . Retrieved November 24, 2022. a b Wood, Jennifer (November 16, 2015). "25 Things You Might Not Know About Home Alone". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020 . Retrieved April 8, 2016. different take of that used in the film. Next up are a series of deleted scenes and alternate takes Swartz, Tracy. "Chicago native John Mulaney reveals he was asked to audition for 'Home Alone' ". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021 . Retrieved August 9, 2021.serving as the outlet for the family's frustrations, and is an easy target for the older kids. When Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Home Alone gradually became a Christmas classic. [74] [75] [76] [77] It was praised for its quotable phrases, [78] morals, [79] traps, [80] and main character. [81] Hannah-Rose Yee of Stylist called the ending "very sweet" and praised the score from John Williams, calling it "fantastic". [82] Christopher Hooton of The Independent also praised the film, calling the film-within-a-film Angels with Filthy Souls "a fond footnote in cinema history". [83] Matt Talbot from Simcoe.com said that the Wet Bandits were "fantastic" and "never [got] old" on "repeat viewings". [84] Michael Walsh of Nerdist noted the church scene as "One of the best, most touching scenes [in the film]". [85] Things You Didn't Know About 'Home Alone' ". The FW. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020 . Retrieved April 9, 2016.