Maybe this is just me, but it has always bothered me. Why do they have Macaulay Culkin on the cover without glasses, when during the whole movie, he wore glasses?? I don't get it, did they think the audience wouldn't recognize him on the movie cover with the glasses on? (By the way, I am referring to the VHS cover)
shareMaybe it was symbolic. Maybe Thomas J didn't feel like he needed glasses when he was around Vada.
shareThat is very possible.
shareprobably ^, i remember he lost his glasses during the bee attack, so it may symbolize thomas j. didn't need them in the after life, so the cover was like him ... i don't know where im going with this but you kinda get what i mean
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I always got the impression that the image was after his death and Vada was reminiscing about him. She seems to be remembering and laughing while Thomas J.'s image is surrounded by white and he no longer needs the glasses in death. That's what I've always thought anyway.
shareMy guess is that the studio execs thought that people might not recognize Culkin with glasses on and since he was such a big star in the early 90's they decided to put him on the cover without glasses so that people will know it's him and it will draw more people in to seeing the movie. I know it doesn't sound as poetic as the last couple of replies but it's the most likely case.
share(Almost a year later, after this thread has been forgotten...)
This exact same thing bothered me so much as a kid. I had the book, I was so obsessed with the movie, I couldn't understand the reason behind it.
Now, many years later, my theory is: this was a picture someone took of the two kids goofing around and it's natural. They probably liked it so much they used it for the cover. Look at their clothes, nowhere in the movie are they dressed like that, and they don't even look like they're in the time period the movie's set at. And then there's the obvious fact that Macaulay isn't wearing glasses.
Of course, I could be wrong. But I like that theory.
My theory is: this was a picture someone took of the two kids goofing around and it's natural. They probably liked it so much they used it for the cover. Look at their clothes, nowhere in the movie are they dressed like that, and they don't even look like they're in the time period the movie's set at. And then there's the obvious fact that Macaulay isn't wearing glasses.
I think it was because the fans wouldn't recognize him if he had his glasses on the cover of the VHS/DVD box.
shareI also think it's the recognition factor. Glasses also change the appearance of Tina Fey and Superman.
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RobL52683 has the best explanation IMO Macaulay culkin was a big childhood star after home alone, they wanted him to be recognizable on the cover
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