Writer and producer John Hughes conceived Home Alone while preparing to go on vacation. He said: "I was going away on vacation, and making a list of everything I didn't want to forget. I thought, 'Well, I'd better not forget my kids.' Then I thought, 'What if I left my 10-year-old son at home? What would he do? Hughes wrote eight pages of notes that developed into the screenplay. Imagining that children are naturally most scared of robbers, Hughes also worked that aspect into the plot of the film.
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Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [25th Anniversary Edition]
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- 1 John WilliamsMain Title from "Home Alone" ("Somewhere in My Memory") 4:54
- 2 John WilliamsHoliday Flight 0:59
- 3 John WilliamsThe House 2:27
- 4 John WilliamsStar of Bethlehem 2:51
- 5 John WilliamsMan of the House 4:33
- 6 The DriftersWhite Christmas 2:40
- 7 John WilliamsScammed By a Kindergartner 3:55
- 8 Southside Johnny LyonPlease Come Home for Christmas 2:41
- 9 John WilliamsFollow That Kid! 2:03
- 10 John WilliamsMaking the Plane 0:52
- 11 John WilliamsO Holy Night 2:48
- 12 John WilliamsCarol of the Bells 1:25
- 13 John WilliamsStar of Bethlehem 2:59
- 14 John WilliamsSetting the Trap 2:16
- 15 John WilliamsSomewhere in My Memory (Chorus & Orchestra Version) 1:04
- 16 John WilliamsThe Attack on the House 6:53
- 17 John WilliamsMom Returns and Finale 4:20
- 18 Mel TorméHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 3:05
- 19 John WilliamsWe Wish You a Merry Christmas / End Title 4:15
Home Alone
(1990)17
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Runtime | 1 hr 43 min |
Budget | $18 000 000 |
Premiere: World | $476 684 675 November 16, 1990 |
USA | $285 761 243 |
Other countries | $190 923 432 |
Box Office – Budget | $458 684 675 |
Premiere: USA | $285 761 243 November 10, 1990 |
theaters | 2173 |
rollout | 411 days |
Digital: World | October 6, 2015 |
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