*HOME ALONE* always makes us happy (Rewatch Reaction) 

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They missed out on a huge opportunity by not making “Angels with Filthy Souls” a real thing.

The part of the pizza eating chaos at the beginning still blows my mind, since Kevin's father throws away his ticket and passport in a blink-and-miss-it moment. Never seen that when watching as a kid, 25 years later mind has been blown. Kevin would have stayed home no matter what.

John Candy is a delight in every film he's in. He's like the loveable family member you always have over during the holidays.

It’s such a Christmas classic. Also, Catherine O’Hara and Joe Pesci are just so iconic and I love rewatching their performances.

I read or heard somewhere that Daniel Stern's iconic scream was recorded separately and dubbed back over this scene to avoid scaring the tarantula and biting Stern in defense. 33 years later and me and my ma still laugh hard over that scene😆. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays/New Years to all of you.

A Reaction to Home Alone is so necessary during Christmas Time

Can we agree Home Alone created the shocked face thumbnail on RU-vid

Rapidfire fun facts for those unaware (or did not watch the Movies That Made Us episode): -Chris Collumbus originally was selected to direct National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation... but because Chevy Chase was acccting like a gigantic douche (as he's sadly known for), he called up John Hughes to tell him that he should not do this... and before he even said "I don't think I should do this", John Hughes told him "I don't think you should do this." Thus, Collumbus got Home Alone and Christmas Vacation got a new director. -The house from Home Alone is just a few miles down the street to the one from Planes, Trains and Automobiles. -It was originally distributed by Warner Bros.... who almost cancelled the movie entirely. Before that however, one of the crewmembers (I don't remember his name) and John Hughes got in touch with the Fox CEO, who loved the idea and, as the WB representative arrived to tell everyone to pack up their stuff, the man who got in touch called Fox, they said "You're now a Fox picture" and he went to the rooms where the Warner rep was at before him and told them that they were a Fox picture and to keep working. After that, the Warner person and the crewmember met and the guy told the Warner rep "You're fired". -For the snow scene, they used potato flakes for a few of the snowflakes... and they then rotted and it stank the area. -The inside of the Home Alone house was actually filmed in a gymnasium in a school. The flooded basement was filmed in said school's pool. -When Joe Pesci threatened to bite Culkin's fingers one at a time, he actually bit one... by accident. That terrified Culkin. -Daniel Stern originally left the project for reasons I don't really remember, so they got Dan Roebuck instead. He and Pesci had no chemistry, so they got Stern back (himself realising what an idiot he was)... and the magic clicked: they had a GREAT chemistry. Which didn't come from nowhere: They were actually best friend and worked together before in a movie beforehand. -The angry mumblimg we hear from Pesci was made by the guy himself. In fact, he insisted on it. Also, he told Collumbus that whenever he reads a script, if It's not a Scorsese script, he always has to add "Fuck" whenever he reads it (i.e: If it says "How are you today, Mr. Anderson?", he'd say "How the fuck are you doing today, Anderson you fuckin' wad?". I encourage anyone to correct infos that I got wrong or add details that I forgot to mention (or couldn't remember) for each and everyone.

27:39 It’s such a melodious scream.

27:13 I don’t know if Kevin was counting on Marv being barefoot or not. But, it didn’t really matter. Because, you step on ornaments like those, it’s still gonna make noise. Kevin would likely hear it and would know exactly where one of them were, and what to do next.

I believe that Joe Pesci deserves more credit than he gets for his physical comedy chops.

Here's a little fun fact for ya: With the tarantula on the face scene, the scream is actually dubbed on. Because the actor had to be silent during the scene to not scare the tarantula on his face.

Altaf is such a supportive friend. "You've always wanted to hide in a nativity scene? You should do it!"

When John Candy talks about the funeral parlor, that's completely ad-libbed.

Fun Fact: Fuller (The little glasses kid) played Wallace Wells in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.

- I think Daniel Stern’s tarantula scream probably helped him get the part of Marv 😄 - It was nice that Catherine O’Hare (Kevin’s mom) was at Macaulay’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony earlier this month - The little kid with glasses who wets the bed is Macaulay’s real brother, and more recently appeared in SCOTT PILGRIM… and SUCCESSIONS. - It was fun to see SCTV alums O’Hare & John Candy in scenes together.

The part that always killed me about Buzzs story with the shovel slayer was what he did with the bodies. It's like, first off, the trash can isn't big enough to fit a single body, much less multiple. Second, he claims it turns them to mummies instead of dissolved them or something, this means there are mummies somewhere laying around. And there isn't enough evidence to convince him? No officer, i just collect mummies. i used to be an archeologist on the weekends. Lol yea right.

27:06 It's the fact that he eagerly and readily puts his feet down that makes this scene so impactful and resonant

When I was a kid I actually said "Keep the change ya filthy animal" to the cashier at the local grocery store. My mom had to fight back laughter. The cashier lady was not amused. I still think it was funny, and i'd totally give myself a fist bump.

John Candy improvised most of his lines; it was his idea to come up with the story of leaving his son at the funeral home. He and Catherine O'Hara had previously worked together on the Canadian comic sketch show Second City Television (SCTV).

What I hate, is they punish Kevin, and not buzz.

Home Alone is the origin story of Jigsaw.

Home Alone is now preserved in the National Film Registry as of 2023. Chalkin now has a star of The Walk of Fame.

17:51 Literally my worst nightmare when shopping. I’m still scared of plastic packets

2:30 Can you believe he was on ‘Succession’? That show is like ‘What if Fuller grew up bougie?’.

Polka King of the Midwest still cracks me up 😂

this movie is such a beat for beat growing up story. Kevin acts like a child at first, thinking his family magically disappeared but gradually learns to take care of himself as a grown up. Even becoming friends with the old neighbour is such a grown up scene, it's how adults become friends, not kids. The end shows he doesn't need his family, he's an adult, but he still wants them. But also, he would never have survived without his new friend..... it's good to be a grown-up, independent and brave, but we still need human connections.Also, the family at the beginning is stressed out, specifically the parents and they are not paying attention to Kevin's valid complaints. That is realistically what sadly happens to many kids too much, but the movie tries to make it clear that it's because of the unusal stressful situation. Kevin is trying to explain what bothers him but his mother simply shuts him out. It makes sense because parents tend to do that when stressed. It also makes sense that Kevin wants his family to disappear because his concerns and struggles are being constantly disregarded.

I never appreciated until now just how good Catherine O'Hara is in this movie. Her acting is just top-notch as she wrestles with guilt and desperation. Her reunion scene with Kevin is impossible to watch without crying.

What would nostalgia even BE without John Hughes?! 😂

Having rewatched this and die hard, the next logical follow-up is the one that combines them both: violent night.

That's a good point about patience, most movies these days can't linger for a moment to just let us soak up the emotion of a scene, without excessive music or stupid dialogue or disorienting jumpcuts. Have to say my favorite moment from the movie is Candy rambling about the kid that got locked in a funeral home XD Speaking of the jolly guy, he did a murder mystery spoof, Once Upon a Crime (1992).

This is one of those movies that will stick with you all your life and I’m happy with that. Also fun fact that I didn’t know until recently, Daniel Stern is actually arachnophobic and he had to dub over the scene with the spider since it would have probably bit him

fun fact, when santa is driving off, the car literally just quit, that wasn't scripted.

‘Easy on Pepsi Fuller !’ In my opinion this is the Best Home Alone not the remakes with new kids , this is the iconic one that people and new generations grew up watching around Christmas time. 😌🎄

I just learned recently that Fuller is played by Kieran Culkin, Macaulay Culkin's brother! He also plays the roommate in Scott Pilgrim

Have you recognized the symbolism of the old man’s hand injury? St the store his hand is wrapped in a bloody bandage . But after Kevin and the old man shake hands after talking in the church , the old man has a clean band aid on. The old man has been healed by his interaction from his pre adolescent counterpart Kevin

One of the most iconic movies of all time, and amazing performances by the entire cast. 👍 "You're never too old to be afraid."

You are so right about every community having that one kid who shows up and bothers people. The Kids in the Hall has a very accurate portrayal as well.

Nice! I really like when McCaulay Culkin makes appearances on Red Letter Media. He just seems like a good guy.

Kevin seemingly missed the opportunity to blame Buzz’s room being wrecked on the burglars. I mean, you’d think Kevin would be bragging about what he went through and how he thwarted them at every turn. At least up until the end, there, where Old Man Marley needed to save him.

Fuller is Kevin's younger brother in real life... great actor...

I LOVE this movie. I used to watch it and then ask my mom to *rewind it*, because it was a VHS, just so I could watch it again immediately 😂

I heard that Joe Pesci remembered his lines by putting in swear words every few lines in his script for the movie since he was in a lot of Martin Scorsese movies, and the closest he got to swearing was the scene where he got shot in the nuts. And during the scene where Harry was about to bite Kevin’s finger during rehearsal takes Joe actually bit Macaulay’s finger and he still has the bite scar to this day.

One of the funniest Christmas comedy movies ever made! This is the kid version of DIE HARD.

Kevin McCallister really said: “Defund the police.”

So quotable, a classic that never gets old.

Kulkin and O'Hara have such believable chemistry as a bratty child and an exhausted mother that still love each other no matter what. It's a beautifully portrayed relationship. Completely believable.

Yessss! A film at the top of my Christmas time must watch list, can't wait to experience it with you dudes! Merry Christmas to both of you, and to everyone in the comments section!

"I am upstairs dummy!" .. and I awoke a week later, to an EKG machine beeping.

Home Alone 2 needs to happen now, the actor who plays Marv is so amazing at physical comedy. Really didn't see him much after the Home Alone movies, he really has great comedic timing

The burned print on Harry's hand is like the burned hand print on the German "bad-guy" from "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

Omg, I love this movie! I grew up watching it, my kids now watch it every Christmas, and hopefully people in the future will watch it too. Happy holidays guys!

Macaulay Culkin’s Comic Timing is exemplary. 👏🏽

I live in Indonesia and this is ALSO our classic Christmas time movie here, literally grew up with it

Ho Malone, what a classic. Happy holidays guys.

Honestly the real true villain of both this movie and the sequel is Uncle Frank. I hate him 100x more than Harry and Marv. I have fun watching the robbers but just looking at Frank makes me mad 😂 Actually his whole family is awful except Fuller and the other uncle who lives in New York cause we hardly see him if at all.

My favourite scene from home alone is when kevin put firecrackers in the pot when waits for the gunshots 😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I don't know if Kevin grew up to be Jigsaw, but it's my head canon that Mitch Murphy [the kid who got counted as Kevin] had a cousin named Alex who later became a Detroit police officer.

The "suspenders and glasses" kid is Fuller (bed-wetting kid) in the movie, and is Macaulay Culkin's real-life little brother, Kieran.

Just watched this movie 5 days ago, and maybe a fun fact: when it came to the part with the booby trap scene, my mom said she was laughing SO HARD that she thought she was going to pee her pants! 🤣🤣🤣

Just to say, same here in germany guys, we grow up with this movie and its still a Chrismas tradition too watch it on Chrismas !!

11:42 When I was a kid, I didn't even know Christmas was the reason all the flights were booked. My sister told me that flights have to be booked *months* in advance, so I assumed *that* was the reason Kate couldn't get back.

I’m surprised with how much they focused on fuller they didn’t notice it was Kirean Culkain. I had no idea until I really paid attention to the kids face.

The best part about Buzz's girlfriend is that they didn't wanna use an actual girl for the pic, so it's the directors son (I think, definitely the son of someone from the staff)

Fun fact that no one will ever see in this comment section hahaha: but Marv was originally suppose to be Robert De Niro cause Hughes was such a big fan of I believe it was Casino. He had been looking for an excuse to cast Joe and Robert as duo in one of his movies. He was even known to pester Joe on the set of this film to get him to say some of his famous gangster quotes. But De Niro turned it down cause he felt he wouldn't be as funny as the character could be

My kids absolutely love this movie. They constantly ask me to let them watch it. And it *is* a pretty good film.

"... and keep the change you filthy animal!" - said a school mate of mine to a cab driver while drunk out of his mind. yup, that's the stuff that sticks with you

I, too, thought the screaming guy in *Robin Hood - Men in Tights* reminded me of Kevin here. 😄 Daniel Stern the clueless Bandit. 😅 He's arachnophobic, and that tarantula on his face was fake...for his sake, of course.

You know the kid who plays fuller is (Kieran Culkin) the real brother of Macaulay

24:42 I loved that Macaulay Culkin recreated this for a recent Google ad.

Rereacting to Die Hard and Home Alone every year would be fine with me. Two of the best Christmas movies ever.

Fun fact: Joe Pesci before he join this movie. The condition was for him not to swear at all cuz he was very used to it in R rated movies. He came up an idea to swear in this movie but you won't hear do it. Just mumbles n stuff😂

You know what makes the look Fuller gives him even funnier? Fuller is played by McCauley Culkin’s actual younger brother. That probably wasn’t so much acting as just straight up giving him a look he’d actually given his brother innumerable times before.

If you understand what flooding does to a home you'll understand that there is no forgiveness for the Wet Bandits. It's like the first bit of Robocop, information so you know when stuff happens later you don't have to feel bad.

The real monsters in this movie are the parents for being in first class on the plane and just disposing of their unruly offspring on the rest of the passengers in coach

19:47 Funny you mention that Joe Pesci did both this and _Goodfellas_ the same year, as John Candy did both this and _The Rescuers Down Under_ the same year, and he was an absolute knockout in both. :)

The comments about during the ripping bag scene were right on. I think it's in general, everyone is in a big hurry today. I always think back to Brooks Hatlen in the letter he writes to the buys back at Shawshank, "the world gone and got itself in a big damn hurry"

watching this video reminds me I could watch this movie over and over without ever getting bored. Also it reminded me of the KEVIN anime short which I saw yesterday. Amazing how Old Man Marley in that was portrayed like an overly badass kung fu master straight out of Naruto or Dragon Ball or something like that.

John Williams is the goat of composers

30:20 It’s even more emotional because they had a reunion recently.

Harry and Marv deserved their own spin off movie lol, two of the funniest knuckleheads in movies.

He’s eight in this movie. Culkin was ten and little for his age, but still, if you aren’t a parent and don’t spend a lot of time around kids you forget how little kids really are.

I'm half expecting the line "The Kenosha Kickers....? We're world famous throughout eastern Wisconsin."

I just came across your channel recently and really enjoy it. I don't know if this is how it works but two movies I'd love for you to watch is Big Trouble. Has an amazing cast and really funny, and a Christmas move (I know I'm late) The night before. Love your channel!

18:06 I have always loved this movie it's the one most favorite from my childhood..along with part 2..this scene here makes me think about a Stephen King movie wich I was also a very big fan of..amazing that a filmmaker took al those elements wich scares a kid but enjoys it and itś audience at the same time

It took me 34 years to notice but the scene where the car won't start that really happened and john hughs like it enough that he kept it in

3:18 It’s quintessential Midwest/East Coast late ‘80s style

Such a great movie. One I watch Christmas time every year. This, A Christmas Story, and Jingle All the Way.

I love that John Candy and Macaulay were reunited in this after Uncle Buck. Even though they weren't in a scene together, close enough. Also the funeral scene by Candy was completely improvised, which makes it even more hilarious. And Marv's spider death scream is legit. He had arachnophobia. The greatest crime in this movie certainly...even tragedy...is that Kevin didn't even get to eat his Macaroni and Cheese...😞

Oh, that tarantula scene always makes me shiver, but I LOVE Marv's scream. XDDD

1. John Candy did his part at union rate/FREE for his friend John Hughes RIP both. 😇😇 2. The items in Kevin's bags were not the same as what he had a checkout. 3. Daniel Stern/Marv has arachnophobia. That's why he freaked out. (NOTE: tarantula spiders aren't venomous to humans but look scary). He insisted on only one take. His scream was dubbed in later so not to scare the spider. 4. "Angels with Filthy Souls" is not a real movie. 5. GOOF: Marv has tar all over his foot when he steps on the stairs but when he grabs his foot, and all the other scenes after that no tar. 6. NO WAY could a child get the rope tight enough between the house and treehouse without a winch of some kind. 7. There's ANOTHER NO WAY Kevin could clean up that fast. 8. Home Alone II is good. However, Kevin as good hearted as he is, he gets mean. 9. Macaulay Culkin worked with John Candy (and Hughes) in "Uncle Buck". That's how he got this gig. Great first time/share. HINT HINT

My buddy just bought the Home Alone lego set. They plan to build it every year

Good news! They didn't have to hurt a little girl's feelings for that "Woof!" line about Buzz's girlfriend. They just forced a chubby boy into drag to get the picture!

24:14 Mac drew those battle plans himself lol

this is legit in my top 5 movies thx for making me watch it for a third time this week

Just going to drop in saying the kid who plays Fuller (glasses, suspenders, pisses the bed with one sip of anything to drink) is played by Kieran Culkin, McCauly's little brother. He was also in Scott Pilgrim and can be seen (implied to be) whacking off in "Succession".

15:43 His face journeys >>>>>>>>>

Idk how you’re going to take this but “Kevin!” in the sequel is way more iconic.

“he’s like a single, divorced dad” LOL