'Home Alone' Director Doesn’t Remember Kate Hudson’s Tiny Credit in the Holiday Classic first appeared on Parade on Aug 16, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 16, 2025, where it first appeared.

Macaulay Culkin headlined the project as 8-year-old Kevin McCallister, left 'home alone' while his parents went away for their Christmas trip to Paris. That's when he needed to fend off two thieves trying to break into his house, thinking no one was home. What could have been his worst nightmare ended up being theirs.

In the season finale of Hot Ones, Macaulay Culkin addressed some long-standing questions fans have had about the Home Alone franchise, including which film he thinks is best. For him, the answer is straightforward and not so much about nostalgia: it's the one in which he has a personal financial stake. He explained:

After Culkin walked away from Home Alone after Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, the franchise continued with other lead actors in Home Alone 3 (1997), Home Alone 4 (2002), Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) and Home Sweet Home Alone (2021).

Catherine O'Hara plays Kate in Home Alone, but fans are only just realising she has another famous TV role on her roster

Donald P. Bellisario is entering his 90s in style by staging the ultimate off-screen crossover event. As creator of the original Quantum Leap (in 1989), JAG (in 1995) and the JAG offshoot NCIS (in 2003), and co-creator of the original Magnum, P.I. (in 1980), there was no shortage of stars to help Bellisario celebrate his …

Macaulay Culkin, who played Kevin in Home Alone, has finally broken his silence about some rumors that have surrounded the films for more than 30 years.