Though Home Alone is 27 years old, it remains my favorite Christmas movie of all-time! I watch it at least once a year around this time.
One of the most famous scenes in the movie is when the main character, Kevin, is rooting through his brother Buzz's things. He comes across a picture of Buzz's girlfriend to which he says “Buzz, your girlfriend! Woof!” It's such an iconic line.
However did you know that there's a secret behind that scene? Not everyone knows that Buzz's girlfriend wasn't even a girl at all...but actually a guy! Hah!
It turns out the producers felt too bad using a girl in such a degrading way, so they used a guy instead.
In an interview with Devin Ratray (who played Buzz in the movie) a few years back, he revealed the secret that not everyone knows:
“[They] decided it would be unkind to put a girl in that role of just being funny-looking."
“The art director had a son who was more than willing to volunteer for the part. I think if he had known it would become the highest-grossing family comedy of all time, he might have had second thoughts about it.”
That's pretty great!
Check out video of the famous scene: