The film which features Catherine O'Hara and John Heard as Kevin's parents, includes a character that mimics what meta-film?
Ralph Foody Ralph Wesley Foody (November 13, 1928 – November 21, 1999) was a character actor. He has several screen credits from the 1980s, but is probably best known for his bit part in "Home Alone" and its as stereotypical 1930s mobster "Johnny" in its meta-film "Angels with Filthy Souls" and its sequel "" (both are a parody of "Angels with Dirty Faces"), "Cragie" the alcoholic and negligent Chicago cop in "Code of Silence", as well as the police dispatcher in "The Blues Brothers". He died of cancer in 1999.
The Stepfather (1987 film) The Stepfather is a 1987 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen and Shelley Hack. O'Quinn stars as Henry Morrison, an identity-assuming serial killer who remarries a widow with a teenage daughter. After previously killing his family and changing his identity, his killing spree continues after his stepdaughter becomes suspicious about him. It is loosely based on the life of mass murderer John List, although the plot is more commonly associated with slasher films of the era than a true story. The film was written by Donald E. Westlake, from a story by Westlake, Carolyn Lefcourt and Brian Garfield.