Home Alone director Chris Columbus has finally put an age-old debate to rest. In a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, the filmmaker shared some behind-the-scenes stories of making the Christmas classic,

Home Alone director Chris Columbus explains how Kevin McCallister's family afforded their million-dollar home in the hit Christmas movie.

Back then, John and I had a conversation about it, and we decided on what the jobs were,” he said, sharing that they envisioned that Kevin’s mother Kate, played by Catherin

Chris Columbus, who helmed the Christmas classic and most recently produced ‘Nosferatu,' also spoke to THR about how a "bizarre" meeting with Chevy Chase led him to the film in the first place and why he decided to cast Macaulay Culkin over 300 child actors.