Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus.It stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.The film follows an eight-year-old boy (Culkin), who must defend his home from two burglars (Pesci and Stern) after his family mistakenly leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation. Directed by Chris Columbus. Hi I'm Charlie and sometimes when I'm home alone I like to pretend I'm carrot. This video is the weirdest video on the Internet. An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. Is the gangster in the movie Kevin is watching in Home Alone the same actor who played Ryker -Emile Meyer in Shane? I like to put ice cubes … With Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard.