Catherine O'Hara

2022 - 12 - 20

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Home Alone star Catherine O'Hara wasn't first choice for Kevin's mum (Metro)

Although Macaulay Culkin stole the show as the wayward Kevin McCallister – who was left to fend for himself when his family accidentally left him at home and ...

We met on the movie and we fell in love.’ he wanted Mac to be scared of him. I think he wanted everyone to be scared of him. [Metro Football on Snapchat](https://story.snapchat.com/p/bace44d9-d6f8-4ec0-b0d2-6448cf365eab/1436206298976256). [Metro Showbiz on Snapchat](https://story.snapchat.com/p/16289297-eb61-4990-9aab-45ce173b8058/). to feel at home](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/19/mimi-webb-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-to-feel-at-home-17954034/?ico=more_text_links) ‘You know the movie, Big? ‘But we would have met… ‘My wife, Elizabeth Perkins, had a similar situation where she worked on a movie that also was very special,’ he told us. [a new Sky documentary spilling the beans](https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/29/home-alone-joe-pesci-aimed-to-terrify-macaulay-culkin-while-filming-17849235/) on the behind-the-scenes action. [Snapchat show Pop Cultur’d](https://story.snapchat.com/p/1bfe6c2d-403d-49dd-a535-903658badff8), the go-to place for all things pop culture. [Christmas films](https://metro.co.uk/tag/christmas-films/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) to grace the big screen, with the [ Lost in New York sequel also beloved by many](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/11/home-alone-2-we-relived-kevin-mccallisters-lost-in-new-york-trip-17905724/).

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'Home Alone' star Catherine O'Hara almost missed being Kevin's ... (News Room Odisha)

The film turned child actor Macaulay Culkin into a sensation and Catherine O'Hara became a favourite among fans after portraying Kevin's mum Kate McCallister.

We met on the movie and we fell in love,” he said in an interview with Metro. “The friendship was fun, the movie was fun, the silliness we both approached in our own way that was comfortable for each of us, and the chemistry clicked.” “John Hughes asked her to be the Catherine O’Hara role, and she wasn’t able to do it, she was busy,” Julio revealed in a new interview.

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Home Alone: Catherine O'Hara Might Not Have Been Kevin's Mom ... (Leisurebyte)

The film turned child actor Macaulay Culkin into a sensation and Catherine O'Hara became a favourite among fans after portraying Kevin's mum Kate McCallister.

The filmmaker went on to tie the knot with 62-year-old Elizabeth, who starred in another iconic Christmas film. Cinematographer Julio Macat, who worked on the original Home Alone film, explained that Elizabeth Perkins was originally in the running. Home Alone follows the story of Kevin McCallister, a young boy forced to fend for himself in hilarious ways when his family accidentally leave him inside his house alone, while they jet off on holiday.

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