Now skip ahead a year. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the sequel to the 1990 film Home Alone. [citation needed] The film was reissued again on DVD and Blu-ray on October 6, 2015, alongside all four of its sequels in a box set titled Home Alone: 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Christmas Edition. [14] Kevin runs away from Marley in Hubbard Woods Park in Winnetka. In 1994, Pesci retired from acting and now spends time playing in celebrity golf tournaments. He said: "I was going away on vacation, and making a list of everything I didn’t want to forget. Marv : [Marv follows Harry and they start across the rope] Ohhh, let's go back. [6], Home Alone was initially set to be financed and distributed by Warner Bros. Hughes promised that he could make the movie for less than $10 million, considerably less than most feature film production budgets of that era. The final budget grew to $18 million. [25], Cinematographer Julio Macat recalled that Pesci was more difficult to work with than Culkin. ", "American Genre Film Archive DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS", "Gin and Juice turns 20: Gettin' loose for a good reason", "See Macaulay Culkin Revisit Traumatized 'Home Alone' Character", "The Wet Bandits Are Back! Then I thought, 'what if I left my 10-year-old son at home? '"[6] Hughes wrote eight pages of notes that developed into the screenplay. [55] Hal Hinson, also of The Washington Post, praised Columbus' direction and Culkin's performance. [9] Hughes gave him the scripts for both Home Alone and Reach the Rock; Columbus chose to direct Home Alone, as he found it funnier and liked the Christmas theme. The Goodfellas star worked alongside co-star Daniel Stern to bring the hilarious criminal duo of Marv and Harry to life. Credit: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; SPW/Splash News, Credit: Don Smetzer/20th Century Fox/REX/Shutterstock; Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images, Credit: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock; Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Credit: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; Lilly Lawrence/FilmMagic/Getty Images, Credit: Don Smetzer/20th Century Fox/REX/Shutterstock; Anthony Harvey/Getty Images. [11] Troy Brown and Leon Delaney were stuntmen for Pesci and Stern, respectively. [11][13] Columbus finally met with Culkin and agreed he was the right choice. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? He was only paid $414, since he did the film as a favor to Hughes. Daniel Roebuck was hired to replace him, but after two days of rehearsal, Columbus felt he was lacking chemistry with Pesci and brought back Stern. Sets Harry's Head On Fire. They are replaced by four characters, Beaupre ( Olek Krupa ), Alice ( Rya Kihlstedt ), Jernigan ( Lenny von Dohlen ) and Unger ( David Thornton ), who are all very similar to Harry and Marv in behavior and appearance. Like much of the film, most of the sequence was shot with low, wide angles that, according to journalist Darryn King, "capture the action as if a child were perceiving it". However, he praised Culkin's performance. Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. [8] He turned to Chris Columbus, who had left National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation before shooting started because of a personality clash with starring actor Chevy Chase, who Columbus said treated him "like dirt". [28], The film's stunts also created tension for the crew during shooting. Marley notices Kevin, and the pair wave to each other. He said: "I was going away on vacation, and making a list of everything I didn’t want to forget. 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