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!
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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.
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Music Courtesy of Audio Jungle
Produced by Go Go Entertainment LLC
Footage Courtesy of 20th Century Fox
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