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Home Alone (1990)

Home Alone tells the story of Kevin McAllister, an eight-year-old who is left behind in his Chicago home when his family flies to Paris for the holidays. Not only must Kevin keep himself safe while his mother flies back across the world, but he must protect his home from the Wet Bandits - serial burglars who are targeting the McAllister House. Kevin must use every trick in the book to keep the Wet Bandits from stealing Christmas before his mother returns.

Home Alone
PG
Family
Comedy

Director
Chris Columbus
Release Date
November 16, 1990
Studio(s)
20th Century
Distributor(s)
20th Century
Cast
Macaulay Culkin , Joe Pesci , John Heard , Daniel Stern , Catherine O'Hara
Writers
John Hughes
Runtime
103 minutes
Franchise(s)
Home Alone
Sequel(s)
Home Alone 3 , Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , Home Alone 4
Budget
18 million

Summary

An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

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