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‘Home Alone’s Daniel Stern Recalls Joe Pesci Accidentally Biting Macaulay Culkin’s Finger While Shooting Christmas Classic


Veteran actor Joe Pesci committed to the bit a little too much when he accidentally bit Macaulay Culkin's finger while shooting 'Home Alone.'

In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, star Daniel Stern — who portrays the goofier half to Pesci’s more determined robber — recalled what happened: “I totally forgot about that. As Stern mentioned, Pesci leaned into the scare tactics that initially color the movie, with Culkin adding, “he was like, ‘I want to be menacing to this kid.’” While rehearsing the scene in which Harry (Pesci) threatens to bite off Kevin’s (Culkin) fingers, he inadvertently chomped a little too far.

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