(NEXSTAR) – “Home Alone” viewers have long wondered how the McCallister family was able to afford the sprawling Chicago-area home where Kevin repeatedly concussed the two criminals who attempted to rob the place on Christmas Eve. But this week, as if finally awakening from a coma brought on by a brick to the face, “Home Alone” director Christopher Columbus has revealed what Kevin’s parents did for work — a piece of information not disclosed in t…

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Home Alone director Chris Columbus provides new details about the professions of Kate (Catherine O'Hara) and Peter McCallister (John Heard), explaining how the family could afford their iconic suburban mansion. The 1990 holiday classic follows eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) after his family mistakenly leaves him behind when they embark on a Christmas vacation to Paris. The McCallister home, located in Winnetka, Illinois, is r…

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Photo Credit: Twentieth Century Fox Chris Columbus has revealed a long-speculated detail about Home Alone, the 1990 holiday film featuring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister. In a recent interview, the director disclosed the professional details of Kevin’s parents, portrayed by Catherine O’Hara and John Heard, shedding light on how the McCallisters were wealthy enough to own a large Chicago home and fund a family trip to Paris for around 15 pe…

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Home Alone Director Reveals Kevin McCallister’s Parents’ Jobs

It's become a fun part of Home Alone lore to try and come up with the wackiest conspiracies as to what Kevin McCallister's very well-off parents did for a living.Nowhere in the film is it mentioned how the parents are able to not only afford such a big house with multiple kids, not to mention fly them out to Paris, only to then have them immediately fly back once they realize they left their youngest 6-year-old at home.That has led to a WIDE arr…

'Home Alone' director reveals what Kevin's parents did for work: 'Very successful'

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