Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek’s network of contributorsAs the holidays are underway, many Home Alone fans are doing their annual rewatch of the movie. For many, the Christmas classic continues to live on in their hearts — but it also holds a special place in the hearts of two of the movie’s major stars.The movie — which was originally released in 1990 — stars actor Macaulay Culkin as the defiant eight-year-old Kevin McAllister, who accidentally gets left at home while his family goes on vacation to Paris for Christmas. Once his mother Kate McAllister — who is played by Catherine O’Hara — realizes the family’s error, she embarks on a mission to head back home to Chicago and reunite with her son.On Friday, December 6, a movie theater in Chicago held a special Q&A screening, during which, Culkin, now 44, was in attendance. Per a piece for New York Times, which was published Saturday, December 14, Culkin revealed that he still calls the Schitt’s Creek star, 70, “mom.” He also noted that whenever he sees O’Hara, “she opens up her arms — she goes, ‘Son.'”
(L-R) Catherine O’Hara and Macaulay Culkin attend the ceremony honoring Macaulay Culkin with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 01, 2023 in Hollywood, California. In December 2024, Culkin revealed he still…
(L-R) Catherine O’Hara and Macaulay Culkin attend the ceremony honoring Macaulay Culkin with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 01, 2023 in Hollywood, California. In December 2024, Culkin revealed he still calls O’Hara “mom.”
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This isn’t the first time the two have been likened to their Home Alone characters in real life. Back in February, O’Hara sat down with Willie Geist for an episode of the Sunday Sitdown podcast. During the interview, she remembered being recognized as Kate, and with some believing she left her fictional son at home in real life.”‘Are you Kevin’s mom?’ I said, ‘Well, yeah, I played Kevin’s mom in a movie, yes.’ ‘Why did you leave him?’ ‘Sorry. It was in the script,'” O’Hara recalled.Back in December 2023, Culkin selected O’Hara to speak at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, during which, she shared kind words to the actor.”Thank you for including me, your fake mom who left you home alone not once, but twice, to share in this happy occasion,” said O’Hara, referring to both the original film and its sequel. “I’m so proud of you.”
