8 Surprising Facts About , 'Home Alone'.<br />Since it first debuted in 1990,<br />‘Home Alone’ has become a <br />classic movie enjoyed by all.<br />But do you know everything there is to know<br />about Kevin McCallister’s mischievous antics<br />with the two would-be robbers? .<br />Here are some facts you may not have known about the holiday cult classic.<br />1. During one of the movie’s<br />many booby trap scenes,<br />Daniel Stern agreed to have a<br />live tarantula crawl across his face.<br />2. Inspired by his own traveler’s anxiety,<br />John Hughes wrote the script for <br />‘Home Alone’ in less than 10 days.<br />3. The 4,250-square-foot home used<br />as the McCallister household is worth<br />over $1.5 million in real life. .<br />4. ‘Home Alone’ held the title of highest-grossing<br />domestic live-action comedy for 27 years before<br />being knocked out by ‘Never Say Die’ in 2017.<br />5. Joe Pesci actually bit and broke skin on <br />Macaulay Culkin’s finger while filming a rehearsal scene. Culkin reportedly still has the scar. .<br />6. Robert De Niro was originally asked<br />to portray one of the robbers but<br />ultimately turned down the role. .<br />7. Some people believe Elvis Presley, who died in 1977, can be spotted in the background of one of the airport scenes. .<br />8. Producers cast a boy in costume as Buzz’s<br />girlfriend in order to spare a girl being cast<br />solely for the reason of being “funny-looking.”
