HOME ALONE (PG) Presented in 35mm

Home Alone - Revival House Perth Event Bio

Lock the doors and set the traps for Chris Columbus' 1990 holiday phenomenon—the film that made Macaulay Culkin the biggest child star in the world and proved that Christmas movies could be both heartwarming and hilariously violent. This is the perfect family film: sentimental without being saccharine, slapstick without being stupid, and quotable from start to finish.

Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old accidentally left behind when his enormous family jets off to Paris for Christmas. After the initial joy of having the house to himself (eating junk food, jumping on beds, watching gangster movies), Kevin must defend his home from two bumbling burglars—Joe Pesci's short-fused Harry and Daniel Stern's dopey Marv, the "Wet Bandits" who picked the wrong house to rob.

What follows is Home Alone's legendary third act: an elaborate series of booby traps that turn suburban Chicago into a cartoon war zone. Paint cans to the face, blowtorches to the head, icy stairs, nail-covered planks, and increasingly impossible punishment that the burglars somehow survive. Columbus shoots the slapstick with perfect timing, while John Williams' score adds genuine Christmas magic to the chaos.

But the film works because it has real heart—Kevin's friendship with "scary" neighbor Old Man Marley (Roberts Blossom) provides genuine emotion, and Catherine O'Hara's frantic mother racing home creates stakes beyond the physical comedy. Culkin's iconic scream, hands to face, became the image of '90s childhood.

The ultimate Christmas comfort watch that's never left the cultural rotation.

Present in authentic 35mm film for the true cinematic experience!

When: Saturday, December 20th at 2:00 PM
Where: Revival House Perth
Rating: PG - Slapstick violence and mild themes

The Christmas classic that launched a thousand pranks—Culkin at his most iconic in holiday chaos perfection.