Veteran actor Joe Pesci took his role a bit too seriously when he accidentally bit Macaulay Culkin’s finger during the filming of the 1990 holiday classic, Home Alone.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Daniel Stern — who plays the more comical counterpart to Pesci’s determined burglar — reflected on the incident: “I completely forgot about that. Joe is … he’s wonderful, I love him, he’s a dear friend, but he can be intimidating. We were trying to genuinely be scary in the first film, but then it dawned on us that we were just being silly. However, there was an element of fear that contributed to the film’s drama.”

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Stern added, “Yeah, I think he did bite it while pretending to bite his finger, and then he realized, ‘Oh no, I didn’t mean to do that.’ Joe was like, ‘Ah, sorry about that.’ But that’s probably the only time you’d see Pesci break character.”

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This amusing anecdote comes shortly after Culkin shared his perspective on the incident, as reported by the New York Times. “He was trying to scare me,” Culkin recalled about the Oscar-winning actor from Goodfellas. As Stern noted, Pesci was committed to the scare tactics that initially defined the film, with Culkin adding, “He wanted to be menacing to this kid.”

While rehearsing a scene where Harry (Pesci) threatens to bite off Kevin’s (Culkin) fingers, he accidentally went too far. “I have a scar,” Culkin mentioned. “I saw his face — and I’ve never seen Joe Pesci actually scared because he realized, I just bit a kid!” (Pesci chose not to comment for the article, according to the Times.)

Written and produced by John Hughes, this iconic holiday film tells the story of an 8-year-old boy who must protect his family’s large Chicago home from two bumbling robbers after being accidentally left behind during their Christmas trip to Paris. (The actual house in Illinois was sold for over $5 million earlier this year after being on the market for just a week. Culkin humorously mentioned, according to the Times, that he considered purchasing it “just for fun.”)

When asked why the film continues to be a beloved classic nearly 35 years after its release, Stern stated, “There’s so much heart in it. It’s incredibly funny. I think we’re genuinely funny … and it has a wonderful holiday spirit. But what really resonates is the kid triumphing. Everyone wants that kid to succeed. It’s a story of empowerment for children.”

Person: Joe Pesci, Macaulay Culkin, Daniel Stern, John Hughes
Company Names: Prime Video, Entertainment Tonight, New York Times
Titles: Home Alone, Fallout, The Holiday, Elf, Goodfellas

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