Christmas Movie Fun Facts Better than Any Gift Under the Tree

Candy for Christmas

John Candy played the helpful band member in Home Alone, but his character was actually based on his character from Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. That scene about forgetting his son at a funeral home? That was all improv! All of his scenes were also shot over one 23 hour stint. Impressive!

Capra Crew

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation had a second assistant director. That man was Frank Capra III, who happened to be the grandson of the director of It’s a Wonderful Life Frank Capra. As homage, Rusty is watching the movie when the relatives arrive to the house. 

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The More You Know

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.