Thursday, October 23, 2014

Home Alone (1990)


Original title:   Home Alone 
My Rating:  10/10
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Director:   Chris Columbus
Writers:  John Hughes
Produced by:  Tarquin Gotch, John Hughes , Mark Levinson, Mark Radcliffe, Scott M. Rosenfelt...
Cast:  Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara...
Music:  John Williams
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IMDB rating:   7,4/10 from 228 363 users
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Wikipedia:  Link
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Trailer:  Link
Year:  1990
Runtime:  103 min.
Country:  USA
Language:  English
Release date:  10 November 1990 (USA)
Budget:  $ 18 000 000
Box Office:  $285,761,243
Worldwide Box Office:  $476,684,675

Storyline:  The night before their flight to Paris for the Christmas holiday, the McCallister family gathers at the Winnetka, Illinois home of Peter (John Heard) and Kate (Catherine O'Hara) McCallister. Their eight-year-old son, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin), is ridiculed by his siblings and cousins. After a fight with his older brother, Buzz (Devin Ratray), Kevin is sent to the third floor of the house, where he wishes that his family would disappear. During the night, a power outage resets the alarm clocks and causes the family to oversleep. In the confusion and rush to reach their flight on time, Kevin is left behind and the family is unaware until they're already airborne. Once in Paris, both Peter and Kate desperately try to book a flight home, but find all the flights booked for the next two days. The clerks put Kate on standby for any possible seat opening. The rest of the family goes to their relative's home in Paris...

Where to buy:  Home Alone - Family Fun EditionBlu-ray