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NewsYahoo Movies UK10 Family Films With Really Dark Backstories
Lest you think filmmaking is all sunshine and lollipops, here are 10 reminders that showbusiness is an ugly business, and the family films which you hold dear to your heart were actually the cause of more than a little psychological scarring… ‘The Railway Children’ – The girl’s age was hushed up Casting producers on the 1970 children’s adventure 'The Railway Children’ liked actress Sally Thomsett’s audition for 11-year-old Phyllis so much, they were willing to overlook one fairly significant point – that she was actually 20 years old. Thomsett was three years old than her on-screen big sister, Jenny Agutter, but was treated like a child by crew members, who gave her sweeties for good behaviour. For starters, shooting on the movie very nearly led to tragedy, when Kym Karath, the actress playing Gretl, fell out of a boat and almost drowned – she couldn’t swim and Julie Andrews was unable to fetch her as planned. Andrews was disliked by co-star Christopher Plummer, who likened her presence to “being hit over the head with a big Valentine’s Day card every day”.
NewsMike P WilliamsMacaulay Culkin Stars In Latest Compare The Meerkat Ads
It’s something of a trend nowadays to see Hollywood actors appear in adverts, with ‘Home Alone’s’ Macaulay Culkin the latest to jump on board. Yep, the latest big name to advertise alongside anthropomorphised meerkats Alexsandr and Sergei is none other than child star Culkin, who appears in his first (of presumably many) adverts for Compare the Market. Both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nicole Kidman have recently featured in the company’s previous advertising campaigns, with the latest continuing the playful trend.
NewsYahoo Movies UKThe kids from Home Alone: Then and now
High on everyone’s “favourite Christmas movie” list, ‘Home Alone’ is one of the most entertaining (and quotable) festive films of all time.
NewsBen ArnoldDoctors Assess Injuries Of Home Alone’s Wet Bandits And It’s Not Pretty
Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci - aka The Wet Bandits - took quite a pounding in ‘Home Alone’, right?
NewsBen ArnoldWhat Really Happened To Macaulay Culkin’s Career?
It’s well-documented that Culkin’s relationship with his father,Christopher 'Kit’ Culkin, also a stage actor from a very young age, was not always a happy one. Kit acted as his son’s manager, and from the age of four, the young Macaulay was appearing on stage and in adverts.
NewsJordan ZakarinInside Details From ‘Home Alone,’ Including the Comedy Star Who Almost Played Santa
To commemorate the silver anniversary, James Hughes, the son of producer of late writer-producer John Hughes, reunited with many of the cast and crew to put together an extensive oral history of the hit film for Chicago Magazine. Here are some of the highlights: Director Christopher Columbus got the job in part because he couldn’t stand Chevy Chase The first — and biggest — revelation comes from Christopher Columbus, who was then coming off a box office bomb with Heartbreak Hotel. He really needed a job, and was thrilled when ‘80s comedy master John Hughes sent him a script for the sequel Christmas Vacation. Columbus loved the screenplay, but was turned off by a series of meetings with star Chevy Chase.
NewsMike P Williams10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Home Alone
It’s hard to believe that Chris Columbus’ family classic ‘Home Alone’ is 25 years old today, so forgive us for feeling old. 16 November, 1990 saw the film, starring Macaulay Culkin, hit US cinemas, and it’s been a Christmas favourite ever since. Amazingly, John Candy improvised ALL of his lines, including every anecdote and funny line we see in the finished film.
NewsOrlando ParfittWhat Happened To The Kids From Home Alone?
High on everyone’s Favorite Christmas movie list, ‘Home Alone’ is one of the most entertaining (and quotable) festive films of all time. Amazingly the film is now 25 YEARS OLD (scary we know), but what happened to the sizable McCallister clan once the cameras stopped rolling on the classic Crimbo caper? We all remember Macaulay Culkin, but we also had a look at his fictional young family as well.
NewsTom ButlerMassive Home Alone Plot Hole Finally Resolved
Plot holes can ruin movies for some people, depending on how pedantic you are, and one from Chris Columbus’ 1990 festive classic ‘Home Alone’ has been troubling fans for years. The problem lay with the phone lines at the McCallister home. At the start of the film it’s established that a fallen tree has damaged the house’s phone lines which makes it impossible for the abandoned Kevin - played by Macaulay Culkin - to phone his family in Paris and vice versa. Movie lover phire took to Reddit to defend the so-called ‘Home Alone’ plot hole to say… I always assumed the tree actually severed the main trunk line to the whole town, but local calls within the same exchange still worked.