In 1990, it was released in cinemas Mom, I missed the plane, rebroadcast on TF1 this Tuesday, December 10. A film that has now become cult and launched the careers of certain actors. However, not everyone understood the plot well at the time!
When he filmed in Mom I missed the planeto watch on Disney+, which is full of new releases in December, Kieran Culkin was particularly young. It was also his first role, which undoubtedly explains why he says today that he did not even understand what was happening at the time in this cult comedy, rebroadcast on TF1 this Tuesday, December 10. “I was at the premiere and I was dying of laughter. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen.”remembers the actor. However, he admits it: “I had no idea what the film was about”. When the film was released in November 1990, Kieran Culkin had just turned eight years old. Eight years old is precisely the age that Kevin McCallister was supposed to be when his parents accidentally abandon him when they fly away for vacation. Kevin, whose price of real groceries will blow your mind, then discovers that thieves Marv and Harry have set their sights on his house (which was recently on sale for 5 million euros), and he hilariously defends it by setting traps, each more bizarre than the last.
Mom I missed the plane : a small role for Kieran Culkin, the brother of Macaulay Culkin
Kieran Culkin is the brother of Macaulay Culkin, who played the young hero Kevin. Kieran played Fuller, one of Kevin's young cousins who has a habit of wetting the bed. Kevin complains that he has to sleep with him because of this, and this is partly what causes him to argue with his mother who sends him to the attic, where he is left behind. So many elements that young Kieran did not need at the time to play his role, small, certainly, but which was significant for the actor.
“Say what you have learned by heart, be cute”: simple instructions to follow for the young actor of Mom I missed the plane
The production didn't need much direction to prepare young Kieran. “Drink that Coke, wear glasses, say what you memorized, be cute and go home,” he had only been told. Since then, Kieran Culkin has come a long way. It will soon be showing in A Real Pain, of which he plays one of the main roles alongside Daniel Radcliffe, whose favorite film in the saga we know. The actor also played one of the main roles in the acclaimed series Succession. In the meantime, if you want to dive back into the hilarious world of Mom I missed the planesee you this evening on TF1!
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