“Home Alone—a great way to laugh at the bad guys getting theirs.” ~ Catherine Austin Fitts
Macaulay Culkin’s breakthrough film, which catapulted him into the realm of the most prominent child stars in history, also achieved the remarkable feat of being the top-grossing movie of 1990 and one of the most triumphant releases of its era. John Williams’ film score for the movie also earned Oscar nominations, while this heartwarming story was continued in four more films in the series.
Home Alone is a widely acclaimed and adored comedy that revolves around the misadventures of Kevin McCallister, a delightful and expressive young boy portrayed by the talented Macaulay Culkin. As the youngest member of his family, Kevin finds himself unintentionally abandoned when his loved ones embark on a holiday trip to France during the festive Christmas season. Left to his own devices, he embarks on a journey of self-reliance and ultimately must protect his residence from two inept burglars (one of whom is played by the Oscar-winning Joe Pesci), using an array of cleverly devised homemade traps.
We suggest taking the opportunity during the holidays to gather the entire family and enjoy this together!
“Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner and the people who sold it on sale. Amen.” ~ Kevin McCallister, 8 years old, Home Alone
Home Alone can be streamed or purchased on various networks.
Related:
Home Alone (Wikipedia)
Home Alone on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
What a fun movie, I had forgotten how young the main character would be and closes with what matters…those we love.
Current inflation showing…
Apparently property taxes on the Home Alone house jumped 57% in one year:
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-taxes-on-home-alone-house-jump-57-in-1-year/
Also, food prices since Home Alone have jumped 250%:
https://www.fox6now.com/news/home-alone-fans-shocked-250-increase-grocery-prices-since-shopping-trip
Glad the kids don’t notice!!
That is simply astonishing.
A Christmas tradition in our house. We laugh because the children laugh!
An explanation is in order! I can’t cite anything offhand, but at one point
I think Mr. Culkin had descended into a nasty addiction of some kind, and was talking about the underbelly of Hollywood from a former child actor’s viewpoint. Very heavy stuff. As soon as I posted the first blurb I realized that I was going for the negative in full knee-jerk. The topic is a funny movie, not that ugly stuff.
So…
It’s a great suggestion for a room full of relatives, even the sourpusses and violence addicts are bound to get a laugh.
In other news, your experiences, work, and Solari have been very beneficial to me. Merry Christmas.
Er, not to put a downer on a funny movie…
I love this movie. What is the downer?
Seems I recall that as an adult, Mr. Culkin has had some interesting things to say about the movie business.