Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Original Home Alone Casting Notes Revealed
A long time ago, a movie called Home Alone was made.
It's about a boy named Kevin who is left alone at home and has to protect it from two thieves.
Now, someone named Louise Hilton who works at a special library for movies showed some old notes about who almost got to act in the movie.
These notes show that many famous actors like Susan Sarandon, Jimmy Stewart, and Tim Curry were considered for different roles.
In the end, the movie used different actors, but it's fun to think about how it could have been different with these other actors.
The movie was a big hit and is still loved by many people today.
Original casting notes for Home Alone were revealed by the Academy Museum.
Notable actors considered for roles included Susan Sarandon, Jimmy Stewart, and Tim Curry.
Catherine O'Hara ultimately played Kate McCallister, with alternates like Blythe Danner and Joanna Cassidy.
Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern were cast as the thieves, with other considerations including Tim Curry and Joe Pantoliano.
The movie was a top box office smash in 1990 and has been inducted into the National Film Registry.
- Who
- Louise Hilton, Archivist at the Margaret Herrick Library
- What
- Revealed original casting notes for Home Alone
- When
- More than three decades after its premiere
- Where
- Academy Museum
- Why
- To showcase the thought process and shortlist of performers who nearly made the cut in the movie
- Movie
- Home Alone
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Writer/Producer
- John Hughes
- Year
- 1990
- Library
- Margaret Herrick Library
- Archivist
- Louise Hilton
- Main Actor
- Macaulay Culkin
- Thieves
- Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern