On November 16, , what appeared to be a fun-filled little family yarn about a kid left to his own devices at Christmastime and forced to fend off a couple of bungling burglars became an instant classic. Today, no holiday movie marathon is complete without a viewing of Home Alone , the movie that turned Macaulay Culkin into one of the biggest kid stars of all time. And while you may be able to recite its dialogue line for line, here are 25 things you might not know about the John Hughes-penned picture. So settle in and enjoy, ya filthy animals. But that didn't stop director Chris Columbus from auditioning more than other rascally pre-teens for the part. Which really was all for naught, as Culkin nailed the role.

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It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the sequel to the film Home Alone. The film follows Kevin Culkin , a year-old boy, who once again must fend off two burglars, Harry and Marv Pesci and Stern , after he is mistakenly separated from his family on their Christmas vacation. A sequel featuring a new cast of characters, Home Alone 3 , followed in Peter and Kate's youngest son, Kevin, sees Florida as contradictory to Christmas, due to its lack of Christmas trees. Later, at a school pageant, Kevin's brother Buzz pulls a prank against him, causing Kevin to retaliate and ruin the pageant. Buzz half-heartedly apologizes, but Kevin berates his family before storming to the attic again, wishing to have his own vacation alone. Because Peter had accidentally unplugged the alarm clock, the family oversleeps again and they rush to make their flight. At the airport , Kevin stops to replace the batteries in his Talkboy with new ones from Peter's bag. Losing sight of his family, Kevin inadvertently boards a flight to New York City after mistakenly following a man who is dressed like Peter.