“I asked if that would spook the spider, but I guess tarantulas can ... to hit a home run in every scene.” The complete Home Alone collection is available to stream on Disney+.

"I got to hit Joe Pesci with a crowbar, so that was fun too," Stern said of the moment his character swung at the spider. Home Alone was — and remains to this day — a "kid empowerment movie ...

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