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 ] On September 15, 2020, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment released Home Alone on Ultra HD Blu-ray in time for its 30th anniversary in the United States. [49] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] List of films featuring home invasions, a plot device in thriller films that Home Alone lampoons [131]

Though visually very simple, as a narrative, the poster’s tone actually navigates meticulously complex and delicate emotional terrain. The set-up is given, namely that Kevin is all alone, having been abandoned by his family, and he’s now clearly under threat. This premise is actually pretty horrifying—in fact, it could easily serve as that of a horror film, or of a horrifying drama. Yet the poster successfully manages to present the film as a family comedy—and not only because its tagline literally insists on labelling it as such. Gerry Bamman as Uncle Frank McCallister, Peter's rude, cruel, cantankerous, cheap, and selfish older brother Talbot, Matt (December 17, 2012). "MOVIE REVIEW: Home Alone". Simcoe.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018 . Retrieved April 10, 2020. Demoulin, Anne (December 24, 2015). "Le père Noël en mode trash". 20minutes.fr (in French). 20 minutes. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019 . Retrieved December 24, 2016.

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Home Alone premiered in Chicago on November 10, 1990. [40] It was given a wide release on November 16, 1990. [41] Home media [ edit ] Parker, Stefanie (November 19, 2019). "Here Are the 31 Most Iconic Quotes From Home Alone—Keep the Change, Ya Filthy Animal". Parade. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020 . Retrieved February 23, 2020. Movie box office results for the top 50 movies of 1990". Movies.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006 . Retrieved April 11, 2020. Pai, Tanya (November 16, 2015). "Home Alone's enduring popularity, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020 . Retrieved February 23, 2020.

After Robert De Niro and Jon Lovitz turned down the role of Harry, Joe Pesci accepted it. [15] The role of Uncle Frank was written for Kelsey Grammer, but was given to Gerry Bamman when Grammer was unavailable. [16] [17] 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 c d "Home Alone (1990)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020 . Retrieved November 19, 2018. Twelfth Annual Youth in Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011 . Retrieved February 24, 2020. King, Darryn (December 22, 2015). " "Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal": Inside the Making of Home Alone's Fake Gangster Movie". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020 . Retrieved November 20, 2016.Home Alone the Holiday Heist – 2012". Terrible Movies For Terrible People. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2020 . Retrieved February 2, 2020.

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. Jeffrey Wiseman as Mitch Murphy, an eight-year-old neighbor of the McCallisters whom Heather mistakes for Kevin during the headcount In what follows, I look at how the simple, yet strategically developed details in the poster work together to condense a full narrative of complex ideas and emotions into a simple glance. I then return to the implications of the poster for effective content strategy: In our “attention economy,” narrative images provide optimum information at a minimum cost of precious audience concentration. Home Alone (1990)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019 . Retrieved May 4, 2020.

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]