Director Chris Columbus reveals the secrets of the movie “Home Alone”: details
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Chris Columbus explained that Kevin's mother was a successful fashion designer and his father could work in advertising. The director also said that he watched 300 children at the casting, although he wanted to cast Kalkin right away.
Chris Columbus, who directed the cult Christmas movie Home Alone, broke his silence for many years and finally spoke about how Kevin McCallister's parents had the money for a beautiful and huge mansion and why he chose Macaulay Culkin out of more than 300 child actors. This was reported by UNN with reference to the director's interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Details
According to the newspaper, the film's screenwriter was completely focused on choosing a young Macaulay Culkin to play the film's protagonist, Kevin McCallister.
But Columbus held the casting anyway, meeting with another 300 children.
A complete colossal waste of time, because then I met Macaulay again, and it was magical
Columbus also commented on one of the loudest debates on the Internet: what did McCallister's parents do to be able to afford that beautiful house in Chicago?
It is noted that there were several hints in the movie about what exactly Kevin's parents are doing. For example, attentive viewers could pay attention to the mannequins that the boy set up at home to scare away thieves in the first part.
This could lead one to believe that Kate McCallister, as portrayed by Catherine O'Hara, “was a very successful fashion designer,” Columbus explained.
As for Peter McCallister, played by John Heard, the details are somewhat vague - the director did not specify his profession. Kevin's father might have worked in advertising.
However, Columbus knew one thing for sure: Peter had no talent for forensics and was not involved in “organized crime, although there was a lot of organized crime in Chicago at the time.
Recall
The iconic mansion from the Christmas movie Home Alone has found a new owner. The 836-square-meter estate with six bathrooms and a private screening room was sold for $5.25 million.
