Original ‘Home Alone’ Casting Notes Reveal Shortlist Of Potential Stars, Including Jimmy Stewart, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry & More

Home Alone casting notes show how different Christmas classic could have been

Casting memos reveal different actors in consideration for now-iconic roles

Original ‘Home Alone’ Casting Notes Reveal Shortlist Of Potential Stars, Including Jimmy Stewart, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry & More

The original 'Home Alone' casting notes reveal a shortlist of performers, including Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry and Jimmy Stewart.

Kirstie Alley and Susan Sarandon Almost Snagged Catherine O'Hara's Iconic 'Home Alone' Role

It may be difficult to imagine anyone other than Catherine O’Hara as Kevin McAllister’s mom in “Home Alone,” but at one point both Kirstie Alley and Susan Sarandon were considered for the role. In a video shared on TikTok Saturday, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures revealed casting material original included plans for a whole slew of different actors. “We have memos with all the shortlist of the actors who were finalists [for roles,” Louise …

'Home Alone' casting notes reveal Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, and more nearly starred in the movie

The classic home invasion farce also nearly featured one of Alfred Hitchcock's most stalwart collaborators.Arturo Holmes/WireImage; Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock  Susan Sarandon; Macaulay Culkin in 'Home Alone'; and Tim Curry in 'Home Alone 2: Lost In New York'At one time, the Home Alone house was set to be as star-studded as Madame Tussaud's.It's nearly impossible to imagine the classic Christmastime home-invasion comedy without its stacked adult cast…