| | | A family comedy without the family.
Features: DVD
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them! Written and produced by John Hughes (101 Dalmatians), this madcap, slapstick adventure features an all-star supporting cast including Catherine O'Hara and John Heard as Kevin's parents, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as the burglars and John Candy (Planes, Trains & Automobiles) as the "Polka King of the Midwest".
"...rambunctiously funny... Culkin's adorable... " Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Editor's Note
Eight year old Kevin MacAllister (MaCaulay Culkin) gets lost in the shuffle as his large, upper-middle class suburban family rushes to make a plane that will ferry them off to their Christmas vacation in France; Kevin, having been banished to an attic room as punishment, is subsequently forgotten. At first this is a dream come true, as for the first time in his young life he has no one to answer to but himself, and he takes full advantage of his newfound freedom, eating junk food and watching late-night horror flicks. But when the bumbling Wet Bandits Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) target his house for a robbery, Kevin must step up to defend his home; he sets a maze of booby traps so elaborate that only an eight year old imagination could concoct them. Ultimately, Kevin learns the importance of family during the holidays in a touching reunion with his clan that is highlighted by the film's amazing original score, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
Plot Summary
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister is accidentally left home alone by his family while they fly off to France for Christmas vacation. Kevin loves his freedom, delightedly gorging himself on sweets and staying up late -- until he is forced to defend his home from a team of burglers. But Kevin learns that self-defense can be fun too, as he goes about flying to defeat the bumbling thieves.
| Features | Spanish Dolby Surround | | English Subtitles | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | English Dolby Surround | | French Dolby Surround | | Widescreen Version | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 2/7/2006 |
| Running Time: 103 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1990 | | Catalog ID: 4112753 | | UPC: 00086162001598 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1991) | | | John Williams, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | | | Leslie Bricusse, John Williams, Nominee, Best Music, Song | |
Golden Globe (1991) | | | Macaulay Culkin, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Macaulay Culkin is the star atop this comedy tree..." 11/16/1990 p.4DNew York Times
"...Played with great glee by Macaulay Culkin....Endearing, up-to-the-minute..." 11/16/1990 p.C12 Entertainment Weekly
"...A live-action cartoon....[Culkin sets] the movie's overall tone..." -- Rating: B 12/16/1994 pp.80-1 Los Angeles Times
"...The ways in which its characters collide and carom off the walls are strictly funny-pages stuff....Macauley Culkin has the kind of crack comic timing that's missing in many an adult star..." 11/16/1990 p.F6 Premiere
"[I]t's not just the cartoonish slapstick that made ALONE one of the most successful comedies of all time: It's the sweet heart and courageous tenacity of the kid himself." 04/01/2004 p.54 Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] slapstick kiddie fantasy about an abandoned boy and some bumbling burglars." 02/01/2007 p.128 Washington Post 0 of 10
Chris Columbus's... rambunctiously funny Home Alone is every kid's anarchical wish come true. What's happened is that Kevin's parents have gotten confused in their rush to the airport, leaving the little monster behind, all alone in their great big house to fend for himself. The resourceful Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) wastes no time taking advantage of this dream come true. Within seconds he turns Mom and Dad's bed into a trampoline, loads up the VCR with naughty stuff and plops down with the sundae to end all sundaes... The point of Home Alone, which sprang from the trashy mind of John Hughes, who wrote and produced the film, is that Kevin, through his experiences, learns a little bit about self-reliance and appreciation for his family. Goodie, a moral. But that's not what the kids are going to go for. They're going to love the sight of Kevin sledding down the front stairs, of Kevin cruising down the aisle of the local supermarket, of Kevin slapping on after-shave, and booby-trapping his house in anticipation of the burglars. In fact, they're going to love Kevin -- and what's not to love? Culkin's adorable, and he may punch more buttons with women than Mel Gibson... - Hal Hinson
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