Catherine O’Hara opens up about the Home Alone moment that left her devastated.

Macaulay Culkin, known for starring in Home Alone, recently reunited with his co-star Catherine O’Hara, who played the role of his mother in the 1990 film. As she took the stand to honor the former child star during his Walk of Fame ceremony, the 69-year-old actress applauded Culkin’s exceptional performance in the comedy movie. She also took the moment to recall being horrified by one of the lines she had to say to Culkin’s character Kevin in the comedy film.

A still from Home Alone

Catherine O’Hara Recalls One Devastating Home Alone Scene

Catherine O’Hara portrayed Macaulay Culkin’s on-screen mother in the 1990 film Home Alone. The movie follows an eight-year-old boy, Kevin, who is left behind when his family leaves for France. It features a scene where his mother, Kate, sends him to sleep in the attic as a punishment.

Catherine O’Hara in Home Alone

It causes the eight-year-old boy to mouthing off about his family. After which, she tells him that he would be pretty sad if he “woke up tomorrow” and didn’t find his family. According to O’Hara, the difficult part came when Kevin said, “No, I wouldn’t,” and she had to respond with, “Then say it again – maybe it’ll happen.”

The Beetlejuice actress shared that she struggled to deliver that line as she couldn’t bear something like that to a child. “I can’t tell you how much that killed me,” she said before adding, “I could not wrap my head around saying something so horrific to this beautiful child,” as per Variety.

Catherine O’Hara at Macaulay Culkin’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, via Variety

She also praised Culkin for his performance in the movie, as she credited its global success to his portrayal of Kevin McCallister. Released in 1990, Home Alone was a huge hit and has since remained one of the best Christmas movies of all time.

Catherine O’Hara Applauded Macaulay Culkin

Catherine O’Hara also acknowledged the challenges Macaulay Culkin faced at such a young age due to his immense fame and expressed admiration for his intelligence and sense of humor. “It’s a sign of intelligence in a child and a key to surviving life at any age,” she said, addressing The Good Son actor.

Home Alone (1990)

She further said, “I know you worked really hard, I know you did, but you made acting look like the most natural thing in the world to do.” The Home Alone star thanked Culkin for sharing such a happy occasion with her. Culkin also got emotional while expressing his gratitude towards his co-stars, O’Hara and Natasha Lyonne, for paying tribute to him in their speeches.