Daniel Stern says Home Alone costar Macaulay Culkin didn’t know how to play tag or throw a ball

https://ew.com/daniel-stern-home-alone-macaulay-culkin-didnt-play-tag-throw-ball-8656952

33 comments

  1. Of course, because his parents knew he was destined for the ultimate greatness: playing in a pizza-themed Velvet Underground parody band

  2. I’m sure he was smart enough to learn to play tag, maybe it just wasn’t a childhood game that family played

  3. His parents primed him to be an actor, not to be a child. Games were probably for “losers” that didn’t want to get cast.

  4. If I believed in nominal determinism I would be tempted to believe the name Daniel gave the person some sort of supernatural power to be a great person (looking at you stern and DeVito), but then I remember I have a brother named Daniel, and the whole thing falls to shit.

  6. In the end, he won out at being a champion at playing Jenga with videocassettes.

  8. Mad Magazine once said “Any kid named Macaulay would be beaten up everyday on the playground if they weren’t famous”

  9. Some of the comments on this post are extremely ignorant.

    Culkin had to take his parents to court to block them from stealing from his trust fund while his father was a violent bully who was notorious in the film industry.

    Chris Columbus almost turned down the chance to direct “Harry Potter” because of his experiences with Culkin’s father on the “Home Alone” series and only committed to the three leads once he was sure that their parents were sane.

    This was well-known within the industry for decades.

    So, if Culkin didn’t know how to do these things, it’s because his parents were abusive assholes who forced him to keep the family afloat.

    A lot of Christian Bale’s rage issues come from having to provide for his family while his father pursued “activism”.

  10. In all seriousness, Macauley Culkin having met and done projects with the Red Letter Media guys has really worked out well for all parties concerned IMO.

  11. Everything I know about Macaulay’s upbringing makes my heart ache. His parents were abusive and exploited him and several of their other children.

    I am elated to see how happy and healthy Macaulay is in recent years. And my god, I love him and Brenda Song together. They are so cute and funny… guarantee they have the best time together.

  12. Man, were his parents shitty, neglectful, leeches.

  14. Macaulay is my homie forever and for life. My first crush that wasn’t old or a cartoon character, and now he’s with Wendy wu homecoming queen and I love him more
    Edited to clarify homie and not gomie. Idk what a gomie is

  16. Im just happy for him that he has a family now on his own that makes him happy. I bet his son gets to be a child.

  18. This guy have a book or something out? What’s with these boring-ass anecdotes?

  19. Wow! Current and relevant news about a movie that came out 20+ years ago .

  20. Macaulay Culkin has been through a lot, and now he has to sleep in a warehouse in Milwaukee and sweep up for for free beer

  21. Hanging out with Michael Jackson when he was a kid probably didnt help, either. 👀

  22. Reminds me of the sad stories about the kids playing between shoots for The Good Son and Macaulay not really getting to participate.

  24. I wonder if anyone ever taught him? After the fact, i mean

  25. Child acting should be illegal, it ruins lives and movies

  26. Maybe not, but he sure as hell knew how to defend himself!

  28. God I can’t wait for this guy’s press tour to be done

  29. Yes Culkin is messed up, what child actor isn’t, but judging by his public upbringing, it’s actually a miracle he isn’t more fucked up

  30. That’s really sad. All kids should be allowed to do kid things. I like seeing him with his chosen family now. He looks really happy with Brenda and their kids.

  31. lol not surprised. once those hollywood bitches get their claws in you you can kiss your childhood goodbye

  32. It’s always weird to me the Grandma/matriarch from Parenthood is Macaulay’s aunt.

  33. To be fair I don’t know how to throw a ball either. I meant to hit the ground hard three feet in front of me. I’m not crying! You’re crying!

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