Home alone Star Catherine O’Hara once revealed how she found it difficult to say lines to Macaulay Culkin during filming. In the film she played Kate, the mother of eight-year-old protagonist Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin.

The 1990 Christmas blockbuster became the second highest-grossing film of the year and continues to be celebrated as a timeless holiday favorite. Directed by Chris Columbus Home alone follows Kevin McCallister, who is accidentally left at home by his family when they go on a Christmas vacation to Paris. The story revolves around how he protects his house from two robbers.

Meanwhile, Macaulay Culkin was 10 years old when he shot the film. On December 1, 2023, he reunited with Catherine O’Hara at a ceremony to unveil his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. While speaking about the film at the ceremony, O’Hara shared her experiences during filming.

For those unfamiliar, in the film, Kevin’s mother (O’Hara) sends him to the attic as punishment, saying she doesn’t want to see him “for the rest of the night.” Kevin says:

“I don’t want to see you again for the rest of my life, and I don’t want to see anyone else either.”

O’Hara’s character responds by saying:

“I hope you don’t mean that – you’d be pretty sad if you woke up tomorrow morning and didn’t have a family.”

During her speech, Catherine O’Hara revealed that she found it difficult to say the following sentence. She said:

“In the scene where I had to drag him upstairs to sleep in the attic because he was misbehaving, he’s talking about family and I say, ‘Well, you’d be pretty sad if you woke up in the morning would and would have done that.’ no family,” and he says, “No, I wouldn’t.” And I should say, “Then say it again – maybe it will happen.”

The 70-year-old continued:

“I can’t tell you how much this killed me – I just couldn’t believe I was saying something so terrible to this wonderful child.”

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Catherine O’Hara raved about Macaulay Culkin because he “survived” fame at a young age

Macaulay Culkin’s reunion with Catherine O’Hara in 2023 was an emotional affair for both of them and moved Culkin to tears. In an emotionally charged speech, O’Hara spoke about Culkin’s ability to adapt to the exponential rise of fame at such a young age.

“This beautiful 10-year-old little boy has been hailed around the world as a superstar, a moneymaker and one of Hollywood’s hottest young leading men. How does anyone survive this? “I think you must have a certain quality, a gift that dear John Hughes obviously recognized in you, Macaulay, your sense of humor,” she said.

O’Hara continued to heap praise on Macaulay Culkin, saying he brought the “sweet but twisted but totally relatable sense of humor” to everything he’s done since the creation of Home alone.

This is what the 70-year-old explained about the film Home alone would be loved by people forever and considered a “global sensation.”

“The reason families around the world can’t go a year without watching and loving Home Alone together is Macaulay Culkin. Yes, he had an excellent script and a wonderful director,” she said.

She ended her speech by appreciating Culkin’s hard work, saying he “made acting look like the most natural thing in the world.”

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Home alone This year, the film was nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes and was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Film Registry in 2023.