Home Alone director Chris Columbus provides new details about the professions of Kate (Catherine O’Hara) and Peter McCallister (John Heard), explaining how the family could afford their iconic suburban mansion. The 1990 holiday classic follows eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) after his family mistakenly leaves him behind when they embark on a Christmas vacation to Paris. The McCallister home, located in Winnetka, Illinois, is remembered for its spacious layout and luxurious decor. It became a symbol of the family’s affluence, sparking a decades-long discourse among viewers about how they could afford the property.

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