
Home Alone
PG, 1990, 20th Century Fox
Director:
Chris Columbus
Starring:
John Heard, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci
Plot:
Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a battery of booby traps to welcome them! (Note: licensees are to use the embedded videos for preview purposes only and they should obtain full-length versions for their public performance needs.)
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Boy's first exciting day home alone
Themes: Children, Free Will, Growing Up, Reality, Temptation
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Boy fools criminal with movie clip
Themes: Fear, Manipulation, Mind Games, Thinking Fast
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Boy's booby traps work perfectly
Themes: Confronting Evil, Irritation, Pain, Thinking Fast, Trap
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Boy continues raining pain on bandits
Themes: Confronting Evil, Ignorance, Irritation, Pain, Thinking Fast, Trap
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Boy uses spider to escape
Themes: Confrontation, Foolishness, Irritation, Pain, Trap
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Disobedient boy sasses parents
Themes: Children, Discipline, Disobedience, Parenting, Raising Children
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Angry child causes mess
Themes: Brothers, Disrespect, Family, Rudeness
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Boy wishes his family away
Themes: Children, Discipline, Disrespect, Raising Children, Parenting
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Mom desperate to return to son
Themes: Determination, Helplessness, Mother's Care, Mother-Son
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Strangers help desperate mom
Themes: Compassion, Gratitude, Provision, Helping Others
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Kid wants family not toys
Themes: Children, Family, Materialism, Priorities
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Mother travels with bad parents
Themes: Guilt, Mother-Son, Parenting, Parent-Child Relationship