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Macaulay Culkin still has fond memories of being on the set of Home Alone with Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern back in 1990, but he also has scars — notably one on his finger, from when Pesci accidentally bit Culkin’s index finger during the climactic scene of the film.
Culkin discussed the incident during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night, telling Kimmel that the bite took place as the trio were running lines and Culkin was being hung by his shirt. “[Pesci] gets to the part where he’s like ‘I’m going to bite off each of these fingers off one at a time,’ and, um, he actually bit me,” Culkin said, noting that Pesci was immediately embarrassed. “Not only did he bite a nine-year-old, he bit a vulnerable nine-year-old,” he said, referencing the fact that he was hanging by his shirt at the time. He shows off the scar, and clarifies that Pesci was, of course, very sweet: “I didn’t squeal on him, I think that’s why he liked me,” said Culkin. Watch the full interview below, with the bite story beginning around the 3:30 mark.
Culkin revealed the story of his ‘Joe Pesci bite scar’ initially during the run of his “A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin” tour, which celebrated the 35th anniversary of Home Alone and wrapped up this month. Culkin also discussed how his kids don’t know that he’s the Kevin from Home Alone (which he also mentioned during his interview with Kimmel), how he’s open to a Home Alone sequel, and how Die Hard is, in fact, not a Christmas movie. He also mentioned that he changed his middle name to be Macaulay Culkin, so his legal name is actually Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.
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