Home Alone
Year of Release: 1990
MPAA rating: PG
Director: Christopher Columbus
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
Reviewed by Abigail H. from MS Douglas High School on 9/27/2008
Dr. Barry Hummel added the following additional comments:
"In Home Alone, there is one interesting scene depicting smoking. Kevin (Macauley Culkin), approaches a guy who just ended his shift as Santa's 'helper'. Watch the guy's reaction as the kid calls out to him:
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As soon as Santa's elf realizes Kevin is heading towards him, he quickly tosses his cigarette away and tries to clear the air around him. The guy obviously realizes that he is setting a bad example smoking in his Santa costume. Kudos to the director, Chris Columbus, for making the point that adults shouldn't smoke around kids."