How the ‘Home Alone’ Parents Were Able to Afford That Crazy House, Revealed by Director (Exclusive)

Story by Nicole Fell

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Director Chris Columbus reveals the unlikely path that led him to helm the beloved

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Columbus was originally set to direct
but had a surreal meeting with Chevy Chase where the actor didn't even realize Columbus was the director, leading him to bow out of the project.

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Chris Columbus, Chevy Chase, John Hughes, Macaulay Culkin, Chris Farley, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, National Lampoon, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Nosferatu, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Nosferatu

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