Chris Columbus is a screenwriter, director and producer. He sold his screenplay, Gremlins, to Steven Spielberg, and also directed some Harry Potter movies.
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Since its release Home Alone has become the highest-grossing live action comedy film of all time in the US and was as well worldwide until 2011's The Hangover: Part II.
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The laughs are steady, the color photography is great and the slight story is probably every boy's fantasy of what it might be like to be left home alone.
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He later developed two other scripts for the director: Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) and The Goonies (1985). He made his directorial debut in 1988 with an ill-reviewed teen comedy. The next film he directed was a huge success. Columbus also took on the challenge of directing the first two Harry Potter movies. More recently, he has directed Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010).
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Film Career. In 1988, Columbus made his directorial debut with the ill-reviewed teen comedy Adventures in Babysitting. The next film he directed, Home Alone was a huge success, followed by another box office hit Mrs. Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams.
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An 8-year old troublemaker must protect his home from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. Full summary » | Full synopsis ».
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John had faith in me at a time when not a lot of other people did. [Editor’s Note: At the time, Columbus’s previous film, Heartbreak Hotel, had just flopped, grossing $5.5 million total.] Home Alone completely changed the course of my life and career.
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Posted January 18 2015 — 9:47 AM EST. Chris Columbus directed Home Alone and Home Alone 2, which John Hughes wrote and produced. CHRIS COLUMBUS: John was probably one of the two people who had the most influence on my career – the other being Steven Spielberg. When I desperately needed a job as a director, John sent the script Home Alone for me to consider.
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Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, a boy who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation. Kevin initially relishes being home alone, but soon has to contend with two would-be burglars played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.
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Author: Neil Doyle. The overwhelming success of 'Home Alone' (it spawned two sequels), is enough to guarantee that most people will love this story of a family that departs for Paris on the Christmas holidays, mistakenly leaving an eight-year old boy to fend for himself.
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