‘Home Alone’ Actor Daniel Stern Says He Was The Original Director Of ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’
Daniel Stern is best known for his acting roles like Marv from the Home Alone franchise and Phil in City Slickers he also has directorial credits.
In 1993, Stern directed the film Rookie of the Year, about a Little League baseball player who becomes a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. The actor recently revealed that after that film, he was tapped to helm the comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which he ultimately turned down.
“The thing was when Rookie came out, I got a ton of offers to direct other films. But it was also the time when I was doing a sequel to Home Alone and then doing a sequel to City Slickers,” Stern said in an interview with ComicBook. “Just to be crass, I hit the cash cow for the one and only time in my life as an actor and it was like, ‘I don’t think I...
In 1993, Stern directed the film Rookie of the Year, about a Little League baseball player who becomes a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. The actor recently revealed that after that film, he was tapped to helm the comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which he ultimately turned down.
“The thing was when Rookie came out, I got a ton of offers to direct other films. But it was also the time when I was doing a sequel to Home Alone and then doing a sequel to City Slickers,” Stern said in an interview with ComicBook. “Just to be crass, I hit the cash cow for the one and only time in my life as an actor and it was like, ‘I don’t think I...
- 12/17/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
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