With the Christmas season in full swing, millions of people are watching their favorite holiday films, and to be sure, a not insignificant number of those people are watching Home Alone. It turns out, the movie is a favorite at the home of star Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song, because their kids love it, despite apparently having no idea that their dad is the star.
Culkin and director Christopher Columbus recently appeared at the Academy Museum to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Home Alone, and the star revealed (via THR) that he’s never told his kids he’s in the movie. It’s not that he’s simply never told them, but he’s actively tried to stave off the inevitability of them finding out. He explained:
