In a recent interview with PEOPLE ahead of the film’s 30th anniversary, the 79-year-old actor recalled some of the injuries he sustained on set of the classic Christmas movie that involved a ton of “slapstick comedy.” Pesci reprised his role as Harry Lime alongside his “Wet Bandit” partner in crime, Daniel Stern, who played Marv Murchins–the set of burglars who broke into Kevin McCallister’s (Macaulay Culkin) home in the original film, Home Alone. It’s understandable that filming came considerable amount of pain, considering the shenanigans that took place in both the original and the sequel films, including one scene where one of Kevin’s booby traps sets Harry’s hat on fire. “In addition to the expected bumps, bruises, and general pains that you would associate with that particular type of physical humor, I did sustain serious burns to the top of my head during the scene where Harry’s hat is set on fire,” the actor told the outlet. While the actor performed his own stunts for that specific scene, he did note that professional stunt doubles were brought in for the more intense stunts. “I was fortunate enough to have professional stuntmen do the real heavy stunts,” he noted. Pesci called the Home Alone movies a “more physical type of comedy” than he did before, adding, “therefore, a little more demanding.” Home Alone 2 focused on McCallister second run in with the “wet bandits,” this time in New York City after the preteen boards the wrong flight to the Big Apple as his family heads to Florida for the holidays. “I remember Macaulay as being a really sweet kid and, even at his age, very professional,” Pesci said of working with Culkin, who was only 12 years old at the time. “I intentionally limited my interactions with him to preserve the dynamic between his character, Kevin, and my character Harry.” Pesci noted that he did not, “want it to come across on the screen that we were in any way friendly” while shooting scenes with Culkin. “I wanted to maintain the integrity of the adversarial relationship,” he continued. More News:
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