‘Home Alone’ Star Says They Only Watched the Movie Once and ‘Burst Into Tears’
It’s that time of year again when millions of people watch classic Christmas movies as part of their holiday traditions. One of those popular movies that many of us can’t get enough of is Home Alone.
The film, which was released in 1990, turned Macaulay Culkin into a household name and started the careers of some other actors as well. While many fans have seen Home Alone countless times, one actor in the film has only seen it once.
Read on to find out who and why they were “sick” and “cried” watching it.
Why the actor who starred in the film became ‘sick’ and only watched ‘Home Alone’ one time
Kristin Minter, who played Heather McCallister and was responsible for the headcount in a scene before the family left for the airport, doesn’t tune in to see the movie whenever it’s on like so many people do around the holidays.
She spoke to the Daily Mail about a bad experience she had when she tried to watch Home Alone with some castmates.
Minter revealed that the first time she attempted to watch the Christmas blockbuster she felt “quite sick” and “burst into tears.” Minter explained that she didn’t know how she would feel seeing herself on screen when she invited others to her room to watch television one evening after a day of filming.
“We watched movies in my room and ate pizza,” she recalled. “I had a recurring part on the TV show The Outsiders, which aired while we were filming, and I remember I invited everyone to my room. I had never seen myself on TV or anything yet, and all of a sudden, I started getting really sick and I had to cancel.
“I’ve actually only seen Home Alone — and I wouldn’t even say I saw it all the way through — once, at a screening. I remember I went to go and see Goodfellas, which came out right before I went to the screening of Home Alone.”
In addition to Home Alone and The Outsiders, Minter also had roles in the films Cool as Ice, Dirt, 7th Secret, and on the TV show ER as Miranda “Randi” Fronczak.
What Minter is doing today
These days Minter has done some modeling. She shared with fans on social media that she signed with the agency Elite Models Management and recently walked in designer Dennis Basso’s show during New York Fashion Week.
The actor donned a white and gold coat that was tied at the waist. She paired it with matching white pants and accessorized with dangling white earrings and a white clutch.
Minter took to Instagram and shared a few shots as she walked down the runway.
“Walking NYFW after 40 years but I didn’t fall!” she captioned the pics. “Small victories! Thank you Dennis Basso for making me part of your show and new beginnings.”
