00:00Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone
00:07At the center of it all was 8-year-old Macaulay Culkin, who played Kevin McAllister.
00:12Believe it or not, Macaulay wasn't just acting shocked in the famous scream scene.
00:17He accidentally put his hands on his cheeks before screaming,
00:21and the director loved it so much that it became one of the most iconic moments in movie history.
00:26Now let's talk about the wet bandits, Harry and Marv,
00:30the burglars who somehow survive injuries that would end most action movies in 5 minutes.
00:35Harry was played by Joe Pesci, who was already famous for tough, violent roles in serious crime films.
00:42Because of that, Pesci had a problem on set, he kept swearing without realizing it.
00:47To keep things kid-friendly, Pesci invented his own fake curse words.
00:52The angry mumbling you hear throughout the movie is his clever way of avoiding real profanity while still sounding furious.
00:59One of the wildest behind-the-scenes moments happens early in the film.
01:03In the scene where Harry pretends to be a police officer and bites Kevin's finger,
01:07Joe Pesci actually bit Macaulay Culkin's finger for real.
01:11Not enough to seriously injure him, but enough to leave a mark.
01:16Macaulay later said he still remembers exactly where it happened,
01:19proving that some of Kevin's pain wasn't just acting.
01:22Despite all the chaos, Macaulay Culkin was well-protected on set.
01:27A stunt double was used for the most dangerous traps,
01:30including the fall down the stairs and several of the more painful-looking hits.
01:35Even so, the movie looks so convincing that many viewers still wonder how the burglars survive at all.
01:42Here's another surprising fact.
01:44Home Alone became the highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time
01:47and held that record for more than 25 years.
01:50Not bad for a movie about a kid defending his house with paint cans, toy cars, and a very angry
01:56tarantula.
01:58Today, Home Alone isn't just a movie, it's a holiday tradition.
02:02And every time Kevin outsmarts the wet bandits,
02:05remember that behind the laughs are real bruises, fake swear words,
02:09and one very real finger bite that helped make movie history.
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