“Home Alone” is a holiday classic that has left viewers with a lot of questions over the years.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter,award chat” podcast, the film's director, Chris Columbus, answered one of the internet's hottest questions: “What did McAllister's parents do for a living?”
In the film, not only does the family live in a mansion in Chicago, but the parents, played by Catherine O'Hara and John Heard, are able to pay for a trip to Paris for 15 people, including their immediate and extended family. family members. Many fans of the film have wondered how the couple was able to afford everything since the film's release in 1990.
“At the time, John and I talked about it and decided what the job was,” Columbus said. “At the time, we used to use mannequins in the basement, so we thought she was our mother. I remember having a conversation, and she was a very successful fashion designer. John. Based on Hughes' own experience, his father may have worked in advertising, but he doesn't remember what he did.”
Many “Home Alone” fans have long wondered how the family was able to buy a house and a trip to Paris for 15 people. (Sarah Crowley)
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Columbus also dispelled the common belief that his father was involved in organized crime, saying that even though “there was a lot of organized crime in Chicago at the time,” his father was definitely not involved. Explained.
The film focuses on a large family who leave on a vacation to Paris, only to find that they have left behind their youngest son, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin). Kevin then has to come to terms with being left behind while defending his home from robbers played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.
“At the time we thought our mother was a very successful fashion designer because we had mannequins in the basement. I remember the conversation.”
Although Home Alone would become Culkin's best-known child star, Columbus said that when he first signed on to the project, he was not convinced about casting Culkin in the lead role. In the end, Culkin was “obviously the right person,” but admitted he had to overcome his “ego” as a director to admit it.
“That's why John Hughes is such a great producer for a director and I learned so much from him,” Columbus explained. “He said, 'Would you like to meet Macaulay?' I said, 'Yeah, I'd like to meet Macaulay, but I'd also like to meet everyone else.' I ended up meeting 300 other kids and it was a complete waste of time. Because then I met Macaulay again and it was magical. ”
Macaulay Culkin became the ultimate child star of the 1990s. (Everett Collection)
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Culkin, of course, became the ultimate child star of the 1990s, with movie sequels like Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, My Girl, Richie Rich, The Pagemaster, and many more.
Regarding the casting of the other characters, Columbus said that the moment he saw Pesci and Stern together on screen, he knew they were the perfect duo. He also confirmed rumors that legendary comedian Chris Farley is also interested in appearing in the film.
“Farley was just starting out at the time,” Columbus said of inviting Farley to audition. “This guy came in at 7 a.m. for the first reading of the guy who played Santa Claus in the movie. He wasn't feeling particularly well. He had just been out all night in Chicago. It just came out.”
Ultimately, Columbus said, “We had to say, 'Not this time.'” He added that he and Farley became good friends in later years and often talked about auditioning for films.
Chris Farley auditioned for a role in “Home Alone.'' (Getty Images)
During the interview, Columbus also revealed how he ended up directing the classic film, saying that he was originally set to direct another Christmas classic, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, but he and star Chevy Chase were forced to direct. He explained that he passed on the opportunity because of the interaction.
“I'm asking him all these questions and he's just dead and uninterested and distracted,” Columbus said on the THR podcast. “I thought, 'Wow, this is weird. For an actor in this movie, he really doesn't want to talk about it.'”
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He continued: “Forty minutes into our conversation, he said the most unreal thing I've ever heard in a meeting, before or since. He said to me, 'Wait a minute. , are you the director?’ And I said, ‘Yeah. And he said, “Oh, I thought you were a drummer.” I don't even know what the hell that meant. ”
A second meeting with the actor did not help convince him, as Columbus revealed that Chase ignored him throughout the dinner and was “as if I wasn't in the movie.” . “Every time I brought up movies, he changed the subject,” he explained.
In the interview, Chris Columbus also revealed how he came to direct this classic film, saying that he was supposed to direct another Christmas classic, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Explained. Starring Chevy Chase. (Warner Brothers)
At that time, Hughes gave him the opportunity to direct “Home Alone.'' He is also known as the director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Gremlins, and Mrs. Doubtfire.
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