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They say artists have to be willing to do anything for their art, and for Joe Pesci, that includes setting his head on fire.
In a new interview with People, the Oscar winner reflects on the making of Home Alone: Lost in New York on the sequel’s 30th anniversary, recalling how the comedy required him to perform some “physical” A very demanding stunt.
“It was a nice change of pace to do this particular type of slapstick comedy,” Pesci said of working on the first two “Home Alone” movies in an email interview published Tuesday.
In the mega-successful franchise, Pesci played a bumbling duo of thieves (along with Daniel Stern) who are constantly outmaneuvered by a smart kid played by Macaulay Culkin. He admits that these films “are a more physical comedy, so they’re a little more demanding.”
For example, when Pesci’s character Harry unsuspectingly walks into a trap set by Culkin’s Kevin, it leads to an intense finale.
“In addition to the expected bumps, bruises, and general pain you’d associate with this particular kind of physical humor, I did suffer severe burns on the top of my head during the scene where Harry’s hat is on fire,” the “Goodfellas” star said. recalled.
In fact, Harry’s head has been set on fire more than once in the movies, once in 1990’s Home Alone and again in the 1992 film, when Harry and Marv (Stern) were in a A house being renovated chased Kevin. (Pesci did not clarify which movie he was injured in.)
Pesci added that he was “lucky to have professional stuntmen perform really heavy-duty stunts.”
“Home Alone 2” was released on November 20, 1992, Welcome back Pesci, Culkin and Stern as well as Catherine O’Hara and John Heard as Kevin’s parents. The film also stars Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker as the Dove Lady.
