On Location: Home Alone (1990) Filming Locations!

Beyond the Backlot is a show about iconic movies and their locations. We take you on journeys to the very places where some of your favorite movies were filmed, the stories of what happened there, and what they look like today. These are adventures you don’t want to miss. ABOUT THE EPISODE -- Home Alone (1990) On Location We slept in! -- Home Alone Filming Locations 30 years later! Home Alone is THE Christmas movie of a generation. Right after Thanksgiving, this Chris Columbus-directed film is on repeat, and for good reason. Although there are plenty of funny, slapstick scenes with Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) and the wicked Wet Bandits (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern), this movie hits on what the true meaning of Christmas is: love and family. You can’t help but feel good (and fully entertained) at the end. The Beyond the Backlot crew heads to the Chicagoland area (Winnetka, Wilmette, and Oak Park) to track down some of these iconic, memorable filming locations -- and fulfill last year’s @BeyondtheBacklot Location Scout episode -- a true then and now filming locations adventure. As John Hughes normally did, he canvassed the north shore suburbs of Chicago to find the perfect home, neighborhood, and community for his timeless Christmas classic. It was an honor to walk in the footsteps of John Hughes’ most commercially-successful film of his brilliant career. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals. And Happy New Year! AND -- Happy 30th Anniversary to Home Alone! *** What if your favorite movie could come back to life? It does in Beyond the Backlot. As kids of the 70s, 80s, and 90s, we have fond memories of watching our favorite films over and over. Thanks to theaters and VHS tapes, these movies aren’t just blockbusters from the past - they’re part of our childhood. Beyond the Backlot taps into our hunger for nostalgia by visiting the current day locations of our favorite films. Hosted by Curtis Templeton Executive Producer - Dave Salvi Executive Producer - Chris Sattel Executive Producer - John Sattel Producer - Chris Sattel Producer / Director - Dave Salvi Director of Photography - David Tate Sound - Mikey Schmit Editor - Johnny Snakes Special Effects - David Tate Social Media - Brittany Sattel Writer - Dave Salvi Special Thanks Father John at Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park, Ill. Graeters Ice Cream in Winnetka, Ill. #beyondthebacklot #filmlocations #superfans Music Courtesy of Audio Jungle Produced by Go Go Entertainment LLC Footage Courtesy of 20th Century Fox *** CHECK OUT OUR CHANNEL! ON LOCATION FILMING LOCATIONS | Playlist BEHIND THE SCENES & EXTRAS FOOTAGE | Playlist PODCAST - IN THE STUDIO | Playlist