Pesci, Macaulay Culkin and Stern in “Home Alone 2″. Photo / 20thCentFox
Stern previously admitted he loves the enduring popularity of the 1990 film, but he prefers to appreciate it from a distance.
He told People magazine: “I love knowing that everybody loves it but, like, actual people come at me and say, ‘We love it.’ It’s a little overwhelming sometimes.”
He also insisted he had no plans to take part in any 35th anniversary celebrations for Home Alone, adding: “I don’t leave my farm. It’s no offence to the movie. I’m just … a phone call, Zoom call, I’m in. but … I’m a bit of a homebody.”
He added: “I did know that it was a gem of a movie. John Hughes wrote the funniest script I’ve ever read. I mean, I was rolling on the floor, laughing reading it. It was so funny, but it was also full of heart and you know – the kid and the neighbour saves him and he and the mother reunite …
“I mean it was so emotional. It was so funny, it was so true and so I did know that. I was hopeful that we were making a great movie. I had no idea obviously – no one could – of the longevity of its life.”