Khaberni - This year, cinema enthusiasts are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the premiere of the famous film "Home Alone," first shown in November (November) 1990, a work that has become one of the most prominent and influential Christmas films ever.
According to "Fox News," the film transformed its child star Macaulay Culkin into a global star, and immortalized dozens of moments that turned into cultural icons, and as interest in the film is renewed, new behind-the-scenes details reveal unexpected circumstances that accompanied the production of one of Hollywood's most famous productions.
Although director Chris Columbus tested hundreds of children, writer John Hughes had written the role of "Kevin" specifically for Macaulay Culkin after being impressed with his performance in "Uncle Buck," and after only one audition, Columbus realized he was the right child for the role because he was natural, spontaneous, and humorously different than the typical Hollywood children, according to "Fox News."
Interestingly, Columbus was working on "Christmas Vacation" but withdrew due to disagreements with Chevy Chase. A week later, he received the script for "Home Alone," which became a turning point in his career.
An impromptu shot... Poster for the film
The famous "scream" scene was not written the way it appeared in the film, Culkin was expected to raise his hands after applying lotion to his face, but spontaneously, he placed his hands on his cheeks and screamed as in Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream," this improvisational moment became the official movie poster and the most famous shot in the film.
Upon its release in November (November) 1990, the film remained in first place for 12 consecutive weeks, stayed in theaters until the summer of 1991, and grossed $285 million in America, more than $470 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing comedy film for 27 years.
An Unforgettable Bite
According to the channel, one of the funny incidents that no one knows about occurred during the filming of the movie, during rehearsals for one of the scenes, actor Joe Pesci, who played the thief "Harry," bit Culkin's finger so hard that it left a scar still present on his hand today.
Scenes featuring comedy star John Candy were filmed in just 24 hours due to his commitments, amusingly, most of his scenes, including the story of him staying with a corpse in a funeral home office, were completely improvised.
