HOME ALONE-FAMILY FUN EDITION (DVD/WS/SENSORMATIC) DVD

Home Alone
Home Alone is the highly successful and beloved family comedy about a young boy named Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) who is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Once he realizes they've left him "home alone," he learns to fend for himself and, eventually has to protect his house against two bumbling burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) who are planning to rob every house in Kevin's suburban Chicago neighborhood. Though the film's slapstick ending may be somewhat violent, Culkin's charming presence helped the film become one of the most successful ever at the time of its release. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Cast Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister Joe Pesci as Harry Daniel Stern as Marv Catherine O'Hara as Kate McCallister John Heard as Peter McCallister John Candy as Gus Polinski Roberts Blossom as Marley

Crew Dan Webster - Art Director Mark A. Radcliffe - Associate Producer Jay Hurley - Costume Designer Chris Columbus - Director Raja Gosnell - Editor Tarquin Gotch - Executive Producer Mark Levinson - Executive Producer Scott Rosenfelt - Executive Producer John Williams - Composer (Music Score) Kimberly Phillips - Makeup Kenny Myers - Makeup John Muto - Production Designer Julio Macat - Cinematographer Mark Levinson - Producer John Hughes - Producer Tarquin Gotch - Producer Scott Rosenfelt - Producer Karen Fletcher-Trujillo - Set Designer William Fosser - Set Designer Bill Purcell - Special Effects James R. Alexander - Sound/Sound Designer Fred Hice - Stunts John Hughes - Screenwriter Eve Cauley - Set Decorator

Home Alone
After shifting from his 1980s teen cycle to general family dysfunction in Uncle Buck (1989), writer/producer John Hughes unexpectedly hit the blockbuster jackpot with the family comedy Home Alone (1990). Placing precocious Uncle Buck supporting player Macaulay Culkin center stage, the Chris Columbus-directed portrayal of a clever eight-year-old accidentally left behind by his vacationing family swiftly moves from the expected forays into ice cream gorging and late-night TV to an extended, Rube Goldbergian defense of his well-appointed suburban home from a couple of dim-witted burglars. With Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern executing some overly painful slapstick as the thwarted criminals, a number of critics objected to scenes of "cartoonish" violence that were a bit too intense, but Culkin's easy, wide-eyed charm won over audiences. The unheralded, inexpensive Christmas-season release went on to become a sleeper hit and one of the highest-grossing comedies of all time, turning Culkin into the top child star of the early '90s. Culkin also starred in the highly popular sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), but by the time the franchise got around to Home Alone 3 (1997), the thrill -- and Culkin -- was gone. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
 

John Williams: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Score (nominated) John Williams: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Song (nominated) Leslie Bricusse: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Song (nominated) Macaulay Culkin: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (nominated)

Golden Globe, Best Picture - Musical or Comedy (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. Additional Features: Feature audio commentary by director Chris Columbus and star Macaulay Culkin Fun featurettes: The Making of Home Alone, How to Burglar-Proof Your Home: The Stunts of Home Alone, Home Alone Around the World, Where's Buzz Now?, Mac Cam: Behind the Scenes with Macaulay Culkin, Angels with Filthy Souls and 1990 press featurette 15 Exclusive deleted scenes or alternate takes Hilarious gag reel Set-top games: Battle Plan, Trivia Quiz, and Head Count - And more! DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: G DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 103 min