Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raja Gosnell
Written by	John Hughes
Produced by	John Hughes Hilton Green
Starring	Alex D. Linz Haviland Morris
Cinematography	Julio Macat
Edited by	Bruce Green Malcolm Campbell David Rennie
Music by	Nick Glennie-Smith
Production companies	Fox Family Films[1] Hughes Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	December 12, 1997 (1997-12-12)
Running time	102 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$32 million[2]
Box office	$79.1 million[2]

Home Alone 3 is a 1997 American crime comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell in his directorial debut, and written and produced by John Hughes. It is the third film in the Home Alone franchise, and the first not to feature the primary cast, nor director Chris Columbus, from previous installments. Starring Alex D. Linz and Haviland Morris, the story follows Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy who defends his home from a dangerous group of international criminals working for a North Korean terrorist organization.

Home Alone 3 was released on December 12, 1997, by 20th Century Fox. The film was a box-office success, but received negative reviews from critics, who compared it unfavorably to the previous entries in the series. It was followed by a made-for-television standalone sequel, Home Alone 4, in 2002, which features no returning cast or crew members; it features characters from the first two films, albeit portrayed by different actors.