Did it really snow in Home Alone?

Flakes of potato were blown around with fans to make it appear as if it was actually snowing. While on screen it looks as if Kevin McCallister wakes up alone on Christmas morning to fresh snow, it was in fact potato.

Was the snow real in Home Alone 2?

Several of the cameras froze during production of the film because it was so cold. There was a blizzard during filming so some of the snow is actual snow. Fake snow was also used, mind you.

Did anyone get hurt filming Home Alone?

Joe Pesci bit Macaulay Culkin for real

The Home Alone behind the scenes reveals that led to an injury in one case. During the rehearsals for a scene where Harry hangs Kevin on a coat hook and threatens to bite his fingers off, Pesci bit Culkin for real, breaking the skin and leaving a permanent scar.

Did they do their own stunts in Home Alone?

The stunts were real — and one was even named in honor of "Home Alone." Though Culkin, Pesci, and Daniel Stern weren't responsible for all of the falls and hits their characters took throughout the film, their stunt doubles did them for real.

Where is the ice rink in Home Alone?

While McCallister enjoys the hotel's pool, Marv is ice skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park.

South Bend Shovel Slayer Scene

Is Duncan's toy Chest a real place?

Though the set looks completely real, unfortunately Duncan's Toy Chest is fake, and it is not a real place in New York or any other city. That's not to say you couldn't visit NYC and be amazed inside a mega toy store. Duncan's Toy Chest is based on the FAO Schwartz store.

Did they take the Twin Towers out of Home Alone?

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — features a scene atop the WTC, which was edited out on several television channels. However, as of Christmas 2018, the scene with the WTC was restored.

Did they use a real tarantula in Home Alone?

The physical comedy is through the roof, but it still maintains the holiday spirit throughout the movies' runtimes. Actor Daniel Stern once explained how the tarantula in the legendary Home Alone scene was a real-life, venomous spider.

How old was Macaulay Culkin stunt double in Home Alone?

The 30-year-old Stunt Double

Those feats of daring were performed by a stuntman named Larry Nicholas who, despite being thirty years old, was about as tall as a nine-year-old boy.

Did Joe Pesci like Home Alone?

"I thought Home Alone was a great script," Pesci told CBC's Midday, when discussing his career back in 1992. "I wanted to play it for the kids because I never get to work for children, you know?"

Did he actually step on a nail in Home Alone?

The actor played Marv Merchants, one half of the Wet Bandits, and he went through a fair amount trying to get into that house – from stepping on glass baubles to getting a nail stuck through his foot. Ouch. A quarter of a century later and the actor has revealed what we all wondered – yep, it really did hurt.

Did he really step on nail in Home Alone?

The tarantula that landed on his face was real: And, of all of the harrowing traps set for his character, it was his favorite. "Not only was it really fun and funny to do but it was a personal challenge to overcome my fear of having something that ICKY and deadly crawling on my face," he wrote.

Can you survive a brick to the head?

Teeth would be lost, your nose would be broken and there would be multiple fractures to your face. The Bricks Booby Trap: You would die. It would cause multiple fractures to the skull and brain matter would have been exposed – all from just being hit with one brick.

Why was Kevin not in Home Alone 3?

Macaulay Culkin refused to do this film, simply because he'd grown tired of the role, and felt that there was nothing else he could've done with it. Originally, it was planned to film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and Home Alone 3 back-to-back.

Does anyone live in Home Alone house?

In reality, the actor who played Buzz—Devin D. Ratray—lives in New York. The gorgeous red brick home on Lincoln Avenue actually belongs to an unidentified family who purchased the property back in 2011.

What does Fuller drink in Home Alone?

"Fuller, go easy on the Pepsi!" Pepsi is a brand of carbonated beverage with product placement in Home Alone. It was featured in the scene where the McCallister family is eating pizza.

Was Home Alone filmed in a school?

So for production, the team set up shop in New Trier Township High School, an abandoned school in Winnetka, Illinois where Hughes also filmed Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Uncle Buck. Originally, the school was just meant to be a headquarters for production, where teams took over entire classrooms as makeshift offices.

Is Home Alone a true story?

And yet, when fans actually go to search for “Angels With Filthy Souls,” the Depression-era gangster flick that Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) pops into his VCR while he's, you remember, home alone, they're hit with the sudden realization: the film never actually existed.

Who almost played Marv in Home Alone?

When the filmmakers had initially cast Daniel Stern for the role of Marv, Stern agreed to shoot for six weeks. When producers later said they needed him for eight weeks but the studio was not willing to pay him more, Stern declined the offer.

Is the house in Home Alone the same as Uncle Buck?

A scout for John Hughes - who produced Home Alone - had approached the then owners, John and Cynthia Abendshien, about using the house in another Macaulay Culkin film, Uncle Buck. The house sprawls over 4,250 square foot and is blocks away from Lake Michigan and the affluent suburb's village center.

Did they film inside the Home Alone house?

The Home Alone house is located in Winnetka, Illinois, about 16 miles outside of the Windy City, and most of the film was shot in that area. The home itself was used for its brick exterior, although the movie also used interior shots in the living room and the foyer's now-famous grand staircase.

Who paid for the trip to Paris in Home Alone?

Missing his extended family, Rob thought of having the McCallisters come to France, eventually deciding for them to visit during the Christmas season. He then paid for the whole McCallister family's trip to Paris so they could all be together for the holiday.

Who says Merry Christmas you filthy animal?

The fake film is the source of one of the most iconic holiday phrases in pop culture: "Keep the change, ya filthy animal." (The version from the fake sequel, Angels with Even Filthier Souls, featured in Home Alone 2, is also remembered well: "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.")

What hotel was Home Alone filmed in New York?

The Plaza Hotel, 750 5th Avenue and Central Park South, Manhattan.

Was Home Alone filmed in New York?

The production budget was $28 million. Principal photography took place from December 9, 1991 to May 1, 1992, over a course of 144 days; the film was shot in Winnetka, Illinois; O'Hare International Airport in Chicago; Evanston, Illinois; and New York City.