Secrets About Home Alone That Make The Movie Even Better

A movie without CGI

In the beginning of Home Alone, Kevin was terrified of going into the basement as the furnace was loud and imposing. However, the thing that brought him so much fear was simply two members of production pulling strings and moving around some flash lights.

Home Alone
20th Century Fox

Initially, Chris Columbus had wanted to use CGI to bring it to life, but the movie’s small budget did not allow for this to happen. They had to improvise by doing something else.