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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
Where to Watch
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- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Release Date
- November 16, 1990
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- Macaulay Culkin , Joe Pesci , Daniel Stern , John Heard , Roberts Blossom , Catherine O'Hara
- Writers
- John Hughes
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- 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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