Macaulay Culkin Almost Bought the Iconic Home Alone House
If there is one house that everyone dreams of visiting during the holiday season, it’s the Home Alone house in Illinois. Not only do fans dream about the home, but…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – AUGUST 06: Macaulay Culkin, co-founder of lifestyle media Bunny Ears, is the honorary bell ringers of the Nasdaq Closing Bell from the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center on August 6, 2019 in San Francisco, California. They were joined by the graduating class of the Lehigh Startup Academy and Jeff Thomas of Nasdaq (Back L) (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center)
(Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center)If there is one house that everyone dreams of visiting during the holiday season, it's the Home Alone house in Illinois. Not only do fans dream about the home, but in a recent interview Macaulay Culkin revealed he also had plans to purchase the home at one point.
The famous Home Alone actor revealed that he almost purchased the home located in Winnetka, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. The home drew a lot of interest earlier on social media when the home was put on the market for sale.
Home Alone Fun House?
Culkin saw the home on sale and “had half a mind to buy it – just for giggles.” The iconic home was used in Home Alone which was released in 1990. During an appearance at the Rosemont Theatre during a holiday screening of the movie, he brought up the idea of purchasing it and his scheme to Kevin McCallister it out.
During his appearance, Culkin stated that he had the thought to purchase the home and turn it into a "movie fun house" that would have attractions related to the iconic Christmas film. You would have been able to do fun things related to the movie like sledding down the stairs, attempting the traps against the Wet Bandits, and more!
In “A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin” the actor referenced that he does watch the movie differently now as an adult with kids who can enjoy it through a different lens. He states that watching it with his children by his side has brought a new outlook to the film for him.
“I look at the movie differently now because of that,” he said. “I watch it through a different lens... I watch it with them. And they have no idea who they’re sitting next to.”
Do you watch the Home Alone franchise every holiday season? All movies are available to stream on Disney+.
