SINCE its release in 1990, Home Alone has become a festive classic.
But when can you watch it on TV during Christmas? Here’s the lowdown…
Home Alone was released in 1990 and has become a Christmas classic
When is Home Alone on TV this Christmas?
The 1990 festive favourite will be played on Christmas Eve on Channel 4 at 5.25 pm.
Then on Christmas day, Home Alone 2 will air at 5.30 pm on the same channel.
Home Alone 2 is a direct sequel, with Kevin McCallister accidentally boarding the wrong plane as his family head to Florida, and ending up in the Big Apple.
After tricking his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel, he is forced to confront the Wet Bandits after they break out of jail.
Where can I watch Home Alone online?
Sadly, Netflix is not streaming Home Alone this year.
However, the movie is available to watch on Disney Plus, with a streaming service costing £7.99 a month.
The platform also hosts sequels Home Alone 2: Lost In New York and Home Alone 3, and Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House.
You can also currently stream it on Amazon Prime Video – but at a cost.
It is £3.49 to rent or £4.99 to buy.
You can also rent it on Google Play for £3.49.
Home Alone is also available on Sky for £3.49 to rent and £9.99 to buy.
Who stars in Home Alone?
The main stars are:
- Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister
- Joe Pesci as Harry
- Daniel Stern as Marv
- Catherine O’Hara as Kate McCallister
- John Heard as Peter McCallister
- Roberts Blossom as Marley
- Devin Ratray as Buzz McCallister
Was there a remake?
Macaulay Culkin recreated famous scenes from Home Alone nearly 30 years on from the classic’s release.
In the minute-long clip, Macaulay pays homage to the infamous moment his eight-year-old character put on aftershave, jumped on his parents’ bed, and told the pizza delivery boy to “keep the change, ya filthy animal”.
However, times have changed – and grown up Macaulay finds that jumping on the bed actually hurts his back, and he doesn’t need to pay the delivery boy because he’d already settled the bill online.
What happens in Home Alone?
When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother makes him sleep in the attic.
After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true.
But his excitement soon fades when he realises that two burglars plan to rob the McCallister residence and that he alone must protect the family home.
The famous house was filmed at 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka.
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