Home alone : DID YOU KNOW? 1. The movie was inspired by a real family trip. The movie's writer, the venerable John Hughes, was on his way to Europe for the first time with his family and just happened to think, "What if one of the kids were left behind?" As his son James Hughes recounts, he jotted it down, and wrote the first draft of the movie's script in just nine days (!) after he got back home. 2. Snow was not in the film's budget — but then a blizzard happened. The producers really couldn't afford it, but after snow covered the entire set on the second day of shooting, they had no choice but to call in the snow machines for the remainder of the film's production. 3. The "evil furnace" also involved movie magic. In the movie, the furnace's movements — and growls — terrified Kevin. In reality, the scene was created by two crew members with flashlights and fishing lines #HomeAlone #HomeAwayFromHome #MovieFacts #HomeWithAStory #HomeAloneStyle #HomeAloneHouse