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The trailer for Disney+’s all-new adventure comedy “Home Sweet Home Alone” is here! The reimagining of the beloved holiday film franchise will debut November 12, 2021 exclusively on Disney+...
Nov 12, 2021 · Home Sweet Home Alone: Directed by Dan Mazer. With Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Aisling Bea. A married couple tries to steal back a valuable heirloom from a troublesome kid.
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- Comedy, Crime, Family
- Dan Mazer
- 2021-11-12
- Plot
- Production
- Music
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- Reception
Jeff and Pam McKenzie are trying to sell their house, but have not told their children, Abby and Chris. Jeff lost his job and Pam's salary is not enough to keep their home. To make matters worse, Jeff's obnoxious and successful brother Hunter, his wife, Mei, and their son Ollie have decided to stay with them for Christmas. During an open house, Max...
Development
On August 6, 2019, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that a new film in the Home Alone franchise, titled simply Home Alone, was in development. By October, Dan Mazer had entered negotiations to direct the film, with a script co-written by Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell. Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson served as producers.
Casting
In December 2019, Archie Yates, Rob Delaney, and Ellie Kemper were announced as the co-stars of the film. In July 2020, it was reported that Ally Maki, Kenan Thompson, Chris Parnell, Aisling Bea, Pete Holmes, Timothy Simons, and Mikey Day had joined the cast. In April 2020, it was reported that Macaulay Culkin, who played Kevin McCallister in the first two films, would reprise his role in a cameo; In October 2021, Culkin denied his involvement in the film. In August 2021, it was announced tha...
Filming
Principal photography began in February 2020, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In March, filming was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and industry restrictions worldwide. In November 2020, Disney announced that all its films that had been postponed by the coronavirus had resumed filming, and in some cases completed principal photography. The film was released digitally on Disney+on November 12, 2021.
The score of the film was composed and conducted by John Debney, which incorporates John Williams' themes from the first two films. Two tracks in the score, "He's Hurting Me", and "Who Raised This Monster?", included a reference to Alan Silvestri's theme from the film, Mouse Hunt. Aisling Bea, who is Irish, received criticism for using an English a...
Marketing
The first trailer was released on October 12, 2021. It was met with negative responses by fans, and received more than 79,000 dislikes on YouTubein the first three days of release.
Streaming
Home Sweet Home Alonepremiered on November 12, 2021 on Disney+.
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 16% of 69 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Nobody's Home." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Benjamin Lee of The Guardian gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote: "Home Sweet Home Alone is a surprisingly entertaining, if wholly unnecessary, sequel, a tangerine where we exp...
Accolades
Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell were among the screenwriters honored during the Mill Valley Film Festivalfor their contribution to the film.
Home Sweet Home Alone is a 2021 soft-reboot film of the original 1990 film and the sixth film in the Home Alone franchise. It was written by Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell and directed by Dan Mazer .
Nov 12, 2021 · November 12, 2021. Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Holiday. Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family’s home, it is up to Max to protect it ...
Genre: FamilyComedy. Rating: Director: Dan Mazer. Starring: Ellie Kemper Rob Delaney Archie Yates Aisling Bea Kenan Thompson Tim Simons. Alone for the holidays, Max Mercer will do whatever it takes to protect his home from trespassers.
The trailer for Disney+’s all-new adventure comedy “Home Sweet Home Alone” is here! The reimagining of the beloved holiday film franchise will debut November...
