Daniel Stern Admits He Hasn't Seen Home Alone Since 1990 — But Knows Script ‘Inside and Out’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Daniel Stern in 2020; Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci in ‘Home Alone’.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Album / Alamy

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Album / Alamy

Home AloneactorDaniel Sternsays that, despite the film’s continued popularity, he’s only seen it in its entirety once: at its 1990 premiere.

“But yeah, I mean, what, am I going to hunker down and watch me?” Stern, 67, continued. “I love the movie. It’s tremendous. I know the script inside and out.”

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Stern has, in recent years, traded in his former Wet Bandit identity for something much more befitting of his life today — that of a citrus and cattle farmer and an artist who creates sculptures out of bronze.

As he explained to PEOPLE, Stern’s relationship to his films is similar to that of his sculptures — once they’re finished, it’s time to move on.

Daniel Stern in ‘Home Alone’.20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

As he explained to PEOPLE, Stern’s decision to purchase a ranch and begin “stepping away” from the public gaze was a way to disconnect from the “overwhelming” reality of being a big star.

“I made enough money that I didn’t have to work,” he said. “I made enough money and I’m kind of frugal … I bought the house in cash. I bought the cars in cash. I bought everything straight up because as an artist, I never knew if [I was] going to make any more bread. And I said to my wife, ‘How much money do I need to [stock] in the bank so that we can live off the interest and so that I don’t have to work?’ She said, ‘We hit it.’ That was like, ‘Okay, Dan, now you’re going to put your money where your mouth is’ … ‘What am I going to do with it? Am I going to keep chasing another part or that?’ "

source: people.com