In the 1990 film Home Alone, the McCallister family is flying to Paris for Christmas.
The family leaves from its Chicago-area home in a rush after Kevin is accidentally left behind. Their destination explains why the household is empty and why Kevin has no immediate adult help when burglars Harry and Marv begin targeting the neighborhood.
Paris is also central to the film's opening setup: the family plans to spend the holiday in France, while Kevin initially believes his family has vanished. The story later follows the family's attempts to return to Chicago after realizing that Kevin is missing.
Home Alone was directed by Chris Columbus and written by John Hughes. Released in 1990, it became one of the most successful family comedies of its era. The film's Chicago setting and Paris-bound travel plans are sometimes confused with the sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which takes the family to Florida before Kevin ends up in New York City.