Alex D. Linz, Seth Smith

Here's a perfect movie for kids, who never seem to tire of John Hughes's sure-fire slapstick formula. Working yet another variation on his mammoth 1990 hit, writer-producer Hughes (regarded by many as...( read more  read more... ) Hollywood's antichrist) strands a youngster in his own home with the chicken pox in this 1997 retelling. While his parents go to work, he sees a team of burglars invading the neighborhood houses; in fact, they're spies, looking for a toy containing a stolen microchip. The inevitability of the finale--one kid holding off four professionals with toys and garden tools--will do nothing to lessen the amusement of youngsters, who love to see the bad guys get creamed. Adults may pause at the sadistic nature of some of Hughes's pranks, but kids will eat up the image of one of their own outwitting all the adults. --Marshall Fine

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PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Raja Gosnell

Release Date: December 12, 1997

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DVD Release Date: October 16, 2001

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  • August 8, 2009
    If you liked the first two films starring Macaulay Culkin, then the bad news is that he is replaced by a new kid named Alex D. Linz playing Alex Pruitt, but the good news is that this is actually a good film. The new idea is that he is left at home on purpose, looking after himse...( read more)lf. Four criminals, Mr. Beaupre (Olek Krupa), Mr. Jernigan (Lenny Von Dohlen), Mr. Unger (David Thornton) and Alice Ribbons (Rya Kihlstedt), have stolen a computer chip that goes into a missile. They put it into a toy car and accidentally swap bags. The kid has now got the car and is now defending himself with new goofy and dangerous booby traps set for cartoon like comedy. Also starring Haviland Morris as the Mum, Karen, Kevin Kilner as the Dad, Jack, Marian Seldes as Mrs. Hess, Seth Smith as Stan, and a young Scarlett Johansson as Molly. The villains are good and the new kid is pretty good, oh, and the comedy is still good! Good!
  • May 28, 2009
    Bad Movie.
  • March 7, 2008
    headache inducing
  • March 2, 2008
    Mothertruck this movie.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • November 16, 2009
    No Macaulay Culkin, no deal.
  • November 12, 2009
    alex, keep it up kiddo...
  • November 11, 2009
    That poor, departed nag is, again, being whipped here. There's nothing new here, nothing even remotely interesting or funny.
    As far as I'm concerned, it's all been done much better before.
    The scting's diabolical, and the writing's just as bad. I found myself not giving a hoot....( read more) Utterly unoriginal, unfunny and totally without point.
  • November 10, 2009
    Not as good us the first or second.
  • November 7, 2009
    movie needs original kid to pull it off

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  • rayman0071
    April 21, 2007
    Whereever or whatever happened to Macauley Culkin's career after the first two successful movies is a comprehension of what was to come. And this third installment to the series was the spear that went to the heart,and this time around the absence of Macauley Culkin,
    Catherine O'Hara,Daniel Stern,and Joe Pesci from the first two films was evidence enough. And this one showed why it happen so fast. To make matters even worse was the audacity to make two more pathetic sequels after Home Alone 3.
  • Yonkou3
    April 18, 2007
    I don't view it as a squel to the first two but it is hilarious in it's own right. I see this because unlike the first two the child had the oppourtinity to get help but chose not to. It's better to me somehow. Also no cutting down the action with scenes of a mother running around looking for her child. Excellent and i would recomend for a young or teen audience.
  • daniboy2099
    December 16, 2006
    I hate this movie!
    It sucks a lot
  • chrissylost21
    September 2, 2006
    i hate !!thiss
    is best the home alon1,2

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