Home Alone at 30: how the unlikely Christmas comedy has endured
by Charles Bramesco from on (#5AEG6)
No one could have predicted that a simple family film would have been such a box office smash in 1990 or that it would remain a favorite decades after
To the news of Disney's plans to produce a remake of holiday classic Home Alone, director of the genuine article Chris Columbus had words sharper than a toy car on a bare foot. It's a waste of time, as far as I'm concerned," Columbus said in a recent interview with Insider commemorating the 30th anniversary of the film's release. What's the point? I'm a firm believer that you don't remake films that have had the longevity of Home Alone. You're not going to create lightning in a bottle again. It's just not going to happen."
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