<P> Home Alone 3 ( stylized as HOME ALONe3 ) is a 1997 American family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes . It is the third film in the Home Alone series and the first not to feature actor Macaulay Culkin and the cast from the previous films ( 1990 , 1992 ) , director Chris Columbus , and composer John Williams . The film is directed by Raja Gosnell ( in his directorial debut ) , who served as the editor of both original films and stars Alex D. Linz as Alex Pruitt , an 8 - year - old resourceful boy who is left home alone and has to defend his home from a band of criminals . The film was followed by a made - for - television sequel , Home Alone 4 , in 2002 . </P>
<P> Home Alone 3 ( stylized as HOME ALONe3 ) is a 1997 American family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes . It is the third film in the Home Alone series and the first not to feature actor Macaulay Culkin and the cast from the previous films ( 1990 , 1992 ) , director Chris Columbus , and composer John Williams . The film is directed by Raja Gosnell ( in his directorial debut ) , who served as the editor of both original films and stars Alex D. Linz as Alex Pruitt , an 8 - year - old resourceful boy who is left home alone and has to defend his home from a band of criminals . The film was followed by a made - for - television sequel , Home Alone 4 , in 2002 . </P>
who played the boy in home alone 3
who played the boy in home alone 3
Alex D. Linz as Alex Pruitt
Alex D. Linz as Alex Pruitt