Home Alone 3 (1997)

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writer (WGA):

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

12 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Family

Tagline:

It's bad news for bad guys... Again.

Plot:

Alex Pruitt, a young boy of nine living in Chicago, fend off thieves who seek a top-secret chip in his toy car to support a North Korean terrorist organization's next deed.

Plot Keywords:

Villain | Gagged And Bound | Weather | Tied To Chair | Factory

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Alex D. Linz	...	Alex
Olek Krupa	...	Peter
Rya Kihlstedt	...	Alice
Lenny von Dohlen	...	Jernigan
David Thornton	...	Unger
Haviland Morris	...	Karen
Kevin Kilner	...	Jack
Marian Seldes	...	Mrs. Hess
Seth Smith	...	Stan
Scarlett Johansson	...	Molly
Christopher Curry	...	Agent Stuckey
Baxter Harris	...	Police Captain
James Saito	...	Chinese Mob Boss
Kevin Gudahl	...	Techie
Richard Hamilton	...	Cab Driver

MPAA:

Rated PG for slapstick violence, language and mild sensuality.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Polish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG (certificate #35594) | Taiwan:GP | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8/5 | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

3026 Normandy Pl., Evanston, Illinois, USA

Company:

Hughes Entertainment

Trivia:

The role of Alex was a coveted one, with over 100 kids trying out for the part. Alex D. Linz won the part, beating another child star, Elijah Winwood, who had also tried out for the part of Sammy in One Fine Day (1996), a role taken by Alex D. Linz.

Goofs:

Continuity: Just after Mr. Beaupre cuts the line at the front door you can see books on the ground before the trunk comes down on him and Mr. Unger

Quotes:

Peter Beaupre: We are going to Chicago.
Earl Unger: In the winter? I packed tropical.

Movie Connections:

References Duo luo tian shi (1995)

Soundtrack:

I Want It All

The criminals have got clever but not as clever as the kid!

Quite often sequels are never as good as the first original film but... there is no difference here. YES Home Alone, i thought was great just like so many other John Hughes films and Home Alone 2 was pretty much the same as the first one with a few obvious differences but really it was not a sequel, it was just another version.

Home Alone 3 is actually different and it's good, they couldn't of used the same characters, that would have just been going against the saying 'lightning never strikes twice in the same place', but really this is a good, well thought out story and it flows, not as much as the first Home Alone but it still flows.

The acting was good, Alex D. Linz was great, some child actors make me cringe but not Alex, he did a great job!

So i would say all the Home Alone films are worth a watch, well the first 3 are, Home Alone 4, is the typical sequel, just made to make money and i doubt it made much,you can tell that one was not written by John Hughes, but still you might enjoy the 4th one, spend a day in watching Home Alone and don't forget the popcorn!