This came after the six-week shooting period was extended to eight weeks, but the $300,000 (£236,000) that was offered to him stayed the same.
Producers didn’t like his replacement, so they summoned him back after he left the movie. He went on to call the choice to leave the film “one of the stupidest decisions in my show business life.”
When Home Alone 2: Lost in New York came out, Stern recognized he was lucky to have been able to turn down the first movie.
But he also knew his value had grown since Home Alone had made $500 million (£393 million) in theaters worldwide.
And after learning that Pesci was making up to $3 million (£2.36 million), he wasn’t pleased with the $600,000 (£472,000) that was given to him.
