Speaking of Macaulay Kakiner, everyone may not be impressed, but when it comes to the little protagonist Kevin of "Little Devil Is Home", the image of the quirky little boy in everyone's mind and a man who fights villains is vivid.
"Little Devil Is Home" as a once popular American family comedy, tells the story of a little boy starring Macaulay Kalkin who was left alone at home due to an accident and was targeted by thieves, and Kevin the little ghost tried to resist the two bandits, at the expense of turning the world upside down, triggering a series of exciting and laughing scenes, and finally Kevin defeated the villain with his courage and wisdom. The plot is exciting and interesting, at that time deeply loved by children and even adults, the work has been broadcast in 1990 for 30 years, once the quirky little boy in the play has long grown up, today let's see how the little protagonist is doing now.
-Recent and childhood photos of Macaulay Kalkin-
In the photo, it can be seen that the clever and cute appearance of that year has completely disappeared, and now Macaulay is only left with untrimmed edges and a decadent and vicissitudes look. What was the reason why the hot child star of that year began to fade out of everyone's vision and finally fell here?
The fall of a generation of child stars
It turned out that Macaulay's father, Kitt, was of poor character and loved money, and had lived with Macaulay's mother, Patricia, for 21 years, with 7 children, and had deployed from the beginning to send these children one by one into the show business circle as cash cows. Macaulay was their most successful chess piece, and his father, Kit, was firmly in control of Macaulay as an agent.
Macaulay dabbled in show business at the age of 4 and appeared in several off-Broadway shows. In the late 1980s, he starred in Rocket Gibraltar and See You in the Morning, becoming one of the few critically acclaimed child stars in The New Yorker and The New York Times. In the 1989 film Uncle Buck, the 9-year-old Macaulay almost overshadowed the lead actor John Candy.
In 1990, on the recommendation of screenwriter John Hughes, Macaulay beat more than 200 candidates to star in Home Alone. The film grossed $285 million in the U.S. alone, making it one of the highest-grossing films of all time and propelling Macaulay into the ranks of big-name stars. His next work, "My Girl," was a success despite some controversy at the end; the next one, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, grossed $172 million at the domestic box office. 1993's "The Good Son" was Macaulay's first role to say goodbye to cuteness and was paid $5 million. Since then, he has continued to appear in films such as "The Pagemaster", "Getting Even with Dad", "Richie Rich" and other films, and his salary has also risen to $8 million, the highest income of child stars.
In 1995, Macaulay's parents parted ways, and in order to compete for the rich wealth of the child, they did not hesitate to expose each other's scars, and later for McCaulay and his other child star brother Kieran's custody of the court, so that the young Macaulay saw through the ugliest side of human nature.
The young man was pampered and proud, and he could not appreciate the warmth of the family, so he gradually went in the direction of hell on earth, and the major directors of Hollywood began to retreat from their family because of his notorious parents.
Child star Macaulay at the time
Let Michael Jackson conquer it
At that time, the popular "Little Devil Is Home" made the young Macaulay a household name child star, and even Michael Jackson was conquered by his charm, and after Macaulay became popular, he invited him to his "Dream Manor" as a guest, and the two later became friends. The young Macaulay even became the godfather of Michael Jackson's two children.
Macaulay was also invited by Michael to star in the MV of his own song, "Black or White", which became the top of the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release, and also won the US Billboard Hot 100 the following week, which lasted for seven weeks. A total of 500 million people watched it, setting a record for the highest ratings of a music video. It is the most watched music video ever.
In 2009, when Jackson died, Macaulay also appeared at his funeral, which was a private ceremony that only family members and close friends could attend. It can be seen that the friendship between the two is extraordinary.
Disney announced a remake of "Little Devil Is Home," and Macaulay responded
Disney recently announced that it will remake several popular movies, including the comedy film series "Home Alone", which was a hit in the 90s. Knowing this news, the former male protagonist Macaulay, he posted such a picture on Twitter, the uncle in the picture or "fat house", tied with a headband to reveal a high hairline, wearing a white undershirt, holding a belly, the sofa is full of fast food boxes, holding a box in his hand, the expression is disdainful, and the caption reads: "This is the latest version of the little devil's stills." Not forgetting the Official at Disney, he provocatively said, "Come to me." ”
The original match appeared, but everyone could not help but sigh, "Three thousand child stars, only one scoop is left without residue." Macaulay seemed to have completely let himself go.
Let's take you back to the fact that "Little Devil Is Home" still retains our memories of Kevin.