Get Ready For 'Home Alone....5!?!' I Had No Idea There Was A 3 & 4??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 03-16-2012, 11:54 PM

ABC Family and Fox TV Studios will make the TV movie "Home Alone 5: Alone in the Dark," the story of 8-year-old Finn (Christian Martyn), Deadline.com reports.

In the latest installment of the feature film and TV movie series, Finn learns that his family is moving into a spooky Maine house that he's convinced is haunted. Through a set of circumstances, Finn and his sister find themselves home alone and under siege by a group of thieves.

Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar and Eddie Steeples are playing the crooks. Also in the cast is Emmy winner Ed Asner.

"Home Alone 5" will joing the lineup of ABC Family's "25 Days of Christmas," the story reports.

The original three "Home Alone" films were on the big screen, but the most recent entry was a TV movie called "Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House."

http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/

duckie · 03-17-2012, 12:08 AM

I dont believe 3 and 4 had any original actors from HA 1 and 2.

JamesG · 03-18-2012, 06:00 PM

What happened with Home Alone 3 is that Macaulay Culkin was offered the chance to reprise for it sometime in the mid-90s. He was not into it at all because he grew tired of the role and, at the time, he became frustrated with acting.

So FOX went with a whole new script and whole new cast for the unrelated third film that came out in 1997.

Home Alone 3 is now known for being one of the early works of a young Scarlett Johansson.

Home Alone 4 was an awful made-for-tv flick that aired on ABC in late 2002. It features the same character names from the first 2 flicks but uses different actors.

Daniel Stern was asked to reprise his role as 'Marv' and after looking at the script he said, "it is an insult, total garbage."

I heard that it was supposed to be one of those "tv-movie pilots" that would lead into a tv series based on it. That never happened since Home Alone 4 did so poorly.

retrofan05 · 03-18-2012, 06:10 PM

The first two were obviously the best. I remember going to see Home Alone 3 with my 5th grade class when it came out and I thought it was pretty funny too. I don't think I ever saw the fourth one, but I heard it was pretty terrible.

Mr. Television · 03-18-2012, 08:37 PM

I've never seen Home Alone 3 and 4.

JamesG · 03-19-2012, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retrofan05

The first two were obviously the best. I remember going to see Home Alone 3 with my 5th grade class when it came out and I thought it was pretty funny too. I don't think I ever saw the fourth one, but I heard it was pretty terrible.

I also saw Home Alone 3 in the theater back when it first came out. I haven't seen it since then, but I did like it at the time. I thought the part where he taped the camera to the remote control car throughout the house was so cool.

As for Home Alone 4... no. I saw the promos for it when it was going to be aired and it looked so bad, D-Rated.

I haven't heard one positive thing about it.

Regulus · 03-20-2012, 08:03 AM

1 2 & 3 are HILARIOUS (Especially No. 2)

As for the fourth one,

BLECCH!

ShamelessFanGirl · 03-20-2012, 10:58 PM

Is it really necessary to make another one? Even though I have never seen the fourth one, I did see bits and pieces of the third one and thought it was stupid. They should have just left it with the Macaulay Culkin films.

Regulus · 03-21-2012, 08:09 AM

John Hughes Directed the First Three HA Movies and it showed. No. 4 was NOT directed by him, and it FELL APART. Since Mr. Hughes is

DECEASED

I'll place $2.00 on HA 5 to CRASH AND BURN!!!

MrCleveland · 03-24-2012, 03:32 PM

Home Alone 1 and 2 were great, Home Alone 3 sucked, and I've never seen Home Alone 4...so don't expect me to see the next one!

howierules86 · 03-24-2012, 03:40 PM

I thought both Home Alone 3 and 4 were nothing but complete duds, IMO. Both of those movies didn't relate whatsoever to the first (and best) one at all (the second one did and was just as great, however).

icecream · 03-24-2012, 05:54 PM

I bet ABCFamily makes it an all-day event with the first four films leading into the premiere of #5.

Tubehead · 03-25-2012, 11:58 PM

i watch part of home alone3 it wwasn't too bad i never wathc the 4 one. i heard if Macaulay Culkin did home alone 3 he would have been a teeanger. ijust read that some where.

catlover79 · 03-26-2012, 12:27 AM

Can we say -

duckie · 03-26-2012, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrCleveland

Home Alone 1 and 2 were great, Home Alone 3 sucked, and I've never seen Home Alone 4...so don't expect me to see the next one!

Same here, you took the words right out of my mouth.

03-16-2012, 11:54 PM	#1
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03-17-2012, 12:08 AM	#2
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03-18-2012, 06:00 PM	#3
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	What happened with Home Alone 3 is that Macaulay Culkin was offered the chance to reprise for it sometime in the mid-90s. He was not into it at all because he grew tired of the role and, at the time, he became frustrated with acting. So FOX went with a whole new script and whole new cast for the unrelated third film that came out in 1997. Home Alone 3 is now known for being one of the early works of a young Scarlett Johansson. Home Alone 4 was an awful made-for-tv flick that aired on ABC in late 2002. It features the same character names from the first 2 flicks but uses different actors. Daniel Stern was asked to reprise his role as 'Marv' and after looking at the script he said, "it is an insult, total garbage." I heard that it was supposed to be one of those "tv-movie pilots" that would lead into a tv series based on it. That never happened since Home Alone 4 did so poorly.

03-18-2012, 06:10 PM	#4
retrofan05 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,111	The first two were obviously the best. I remember going to see Home Alone 3 with my 5th grade class when it came out and I thought it was pretty funny too. I don't think I ever saw the fourth one, but I heard it was pretty terrible.

03-18-2012, 08:37 PM	#5
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03-20-2012, 10:58 PM	#8
ShamelessFanGirl Great Power and Resposbility Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2011 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 581	Is it really necessary to make another one? Even though I have never seen the fourth one, I did see bits and pieces of the third one and thought it was stupid. They should have just left it with the Macaulay Culkin films.

03-21-2012, 08:09 AM	#9
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	John Hughes Directed the First Three HA Movies and it showed. No. 4 was NOT directed by him, and it FELL APART. Since Mr. Hughes is DECEASED I'll place $2.00 on HA 5 to CRASH AND BURN!!!

03-24-2012, 05:54 PM	#12
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