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Home Alone: A Holiday Classic That Redefined Comedy

12/14/2025

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Home Alone, released on November 16, 1990, became the highest-grossing live-action comedy of its time.
John Hughes, screenwriter, wrote the film, which follows a boy played by Macaulay Culkin defending his home after being left behind during a family vacation.
The film was produced for $18 million.
The film earned six times more than National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Hughes later collaborated with director Chris Columbus on sequels.

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Story summary

Home Alone, released on November 16, 1990, became the highest-grossing live-action comedy of its time.
John Hughes, screenwriter, wrote the film, which follows a boy played by Macaulay Culkin defending his home after being left behind during a family vacation.
The film was produced for $18 million.
The film earned six times more than National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Hughes later collaborated with director Chris Columbus on sequels.