8 Surprising Facts About , 'Home Alone'.br Since it first debuted in 1990,br ‘Home Alone’ has become a br classic movie enjoyed by all.br But do you know everything there is to knowbr about Kevin McCallister’s mischievous anticsbr with the two would-be robbers? .br Here are some facts you may not have known about the holiday cult classic.br 1. During one of the movie’sbr many booby trap scenes,br Daniel Stern agreed to have abr live tarantula crawl across his face.br 2. Inspired by his own traveler’s anxiety,br John Hughes wrote the script for br ‘Home Alone’ in less than 10 days.br 3. The 4,250-square-foot home usedbr as the McCallister household is worthbr over $1.5 million in real life. .br 4. ‘Home Alone’ held the title of highest-grossingbr domestic live-action comedy for 27 years beforebr being knocked out by ‘Never Say Die’ in 2017.br 5. Joe Pesci actually bit and broke skin on br Macaulay Culkin’s finger while filming a rehearsal scene. Culkin reportedly still has the scar. .br 6. Robert De Niro was originally askedbr to portray one of the robbers butbr ultimately turned down the role. .br 7. Some people believe Elvis Presley, who died in 1977, can be spotted in the background of one of the airport scenes. .br 8. Producers cast a boy in costume as Buzz’sbr girlfriend in order to spare a girl being castbr solely for the reason of being “funny-looking.