Just in time for Christmas, these 17 crazy facts about our favorite holiday movie will leave you wanting more. Because from Joe Pesci drawing blood on set, to spin off movies for the least expected cast members, you’ll never believe even half this stuff is true.
No matter how many times you’ve seen Home Alone, you probably didn’t know this rare trivia about the movie.
1.) John Candy wrapped in one day.
2.) Home Alone is the Christmas movie of choice in Poland.
3.) Home Alone (inadvertently) spawned a franchise.
4.) Joe Pesci did method acting on set.
5.) Home Alone holds a Guinness Record
6.) Every scene was actually shot in the Chicago area.
7.) The McCallister house is a tourist attraction.
8.) Harry and Marv probably would have died in real life.
9.) The ornaments Marv stepped on weren’t made from glass.
10.) Kevin’s tree house was built for the movie only.
11.) The tarantula on Marv’s face was real.
12.) Marv was supposed to get a spinoff movie.
13.) The idea for Home Alone was borne on set of Uncle Buck.
14.) Being family friendly was tough for Joe Pesci.
15.) Robert DeNiro turned down the role of Harry.
16.) Director Chris Columbus might have regretted casting Culkin.
17.) The role of Kevin was specifically written for Macaulay Culkin.
(via Mental Floss)
This year, I’m thankful for Home Alone. But after reading this list, I’m even more so. Let the marathon movie watching begin!
17 Facts About The Christmas Classic Home Alone That You Never Knew
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