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Home Alone at Christmas: O’Hara’s Age Resurfaces, Culkin Reflects, Disney+ Hosts Classics

Seasonal guides plus interviews underline the film’s staying power as a go-to holiday ritual in the streaming era.

Overview

  • Social posts this week resurfaced that Catherine O’Hara was 36 when she played Kevin’s mother, a detail surprising many viewers; she is now 71 and remains active with recent roles.
  • The original films are available on Disney+, with access also through Disney+ bundles on Hulu and via digital rental or purchase, while the titles are largely absent from Netflix in 2025.
  • In Mexico, open‑air TV broadcasts have become rare, with outlets directing viewers to Disney+ as the most consistent way to watch the movies this season.
  • Macaulay Culkin, now 45, said in a new interview that he stepped back from acting in 1994 to pursue a more normal life with peers after a solitary run as a child star.
  • Culkin also recalled that Joe Pesci accidentally bit him during a rehearsal on the first film, joking that he still has the mark and noting Pesci later apologized.