Everything you probably didn't know about Home Alone

Forgive me, I might say something now that will not be appreciated by Christmas lovers and especially by fans of the ultimate Christmas movie Home Alone – I have absolutely nothing, nada, zip with the film. The Grinch, yes, Elf, also a great one, but for some reason I just can't stand Home Alone, which makes me change the channel as soon as it comes on my screen. But hey, it will always remain a Christmas classic. Bet you didn't know the following about the movie?

Without the movie Uncle Buck, Home Alone would never have existed

Ahh, Uncle Buck. That gives me quite a nostalgic feeling and I can really appreciate that. And without this film, Home Alone would never have existed, because during the filming of it, screenwriter John Hughes came up with the idea for Home Alone – both films by the way featuring Macaulay Culkin in the lead role. And both films also have almost the same kind of scene where a conversation takes place through an opening in the door: in Uncle Buck through a mailbox and in Home Alone this is done through a dog door.

The role of Kevin was specifically written for Macaulay

Because he of course worked with him during the filming of Uncle Buck, John Hughes insisted on having Macaulay Culkin for the lead role, although director Chris Columbus still had about a hundred other boys audition just to be sure.

Macaulay was not the only Culkin in the film

Younger brother Kieran also got a mini role in the film as Kevin's cousin, named Fuller.

Home Alone has a Guinness World Record to its name

The first weekend the film was in theaters (1202 cinemas to be exact) it already earned the insane amount of $17.081.997, and it still holds the title of ‘highest-grossing live-action comedy ever’ 27 years later.

The McCallister house is still a huge tourist attraction

If you ever find yourself in Illinois: 671 Lincoln Avenue is where you need to be. In 2012, the couple who owned the house when the film was shot in 1990 sold it for a modest $1.5 million.

Actually, Robert De Niro was supposed to be in the film

At least, they offered him the role of Harry Lime, but he declined.

In real life, Harry and Marv would not have survived this

I mean, BB gun shots to their foreheads and groin and also an iron to the face. Hell no, those two men would not have survived if all this had happened in real life.

A bit about that big tarantula

It was real, yes. And that screaming was added later to not scare the spider.

Elvis is still alive and you could see him in the film

Hmm, apparently there is a conspiracy theory that thinks Elvis didn't actually die in 1977 but just went into hiding in Hollywood and started working as an extra in films, including Home Alone. Check this out:

Hmm, okay, maybe I should give it another try. It will probably be on TV again during the holidays.