Gerry Bamman

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.

Dir. Chris Columbus · With Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.

Dir. Chris Columbus · With Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern

Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.

Dir. George Miller · With Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York City, but once there, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When he visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the mail room.

Dir. Herbert Ross · With Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan

The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.

Dir. Stuart Orme · With Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner

An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.

Dir. Michael Cimino · With Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers

Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom.

Dir. Bruce McCulloch · With Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix