I think it's time we revisit "Home Alone" (1990), its sequels & the fast rise and fall of Macauley Culkin

He has plenty of money and prefers to do other things. Seems as though he’s in a good place at last.

I only watch this movie for the house It’s house porn

Macaulay became very very rich, very very young, and made wise investments after separating from his parents (who were eating up his money). He doesn’t need to work since he was 15 or 16. He does when he wants, but he has the freedom that most of us want in life. He can do what he wants.

He also bought real estate young back in the 90s, for cheap. Idk if he has sold, but today most would be worth much more.

Macaulay Culkin's ex-wife has multiple sclerosis

The little prick was disturbingly sadistic towards those poor robber people

[quote] I only watch this movie for the house It’s house porn

If anyone asks, that's my alibi.

Trailer the upcoming Home Alone sequel (starring Macaulay Culkin) to be released in 2020

The sequel is undeniably better than the original; really pulled on the heartstrings. The first one is just a sneak peek into the childhood of a future serial killer.

Considering all the shit he was put through in real life, who'd have thought Macaulay Culkin would still be free and alive in 2019 while Ricky Schroder and Henry Thomas ended up on the wrong side of the law?

Lol @R6

I am younger than him and I still to this day remember when he became a teen and was on Letterman. I had such a crush.

In the interview at r11 Culkin is 13 and is smarter and wittier than Letterman. Letterman was also very annoying throughout, and Culkin was incredibly professional and mature, and has a lot of charm for a 13 year old.

Letterman came off condescending. Culkin handled him well.

I always found the Church scene incredibly moving. Culkin was a kid and handled this scene like an adult.

[quote]The first one is just a sneak peek into the childhood of a future serial killer.

Yeah, Buzz's girlfriend is going to grow up to murder 12 people while hopped up on Snackwells' Devil's Food Cookies.

Melissa McCarthy has been cast as Buzz girlfriend in the 2020 sequel

Still think Michael did something to him.

He still defends Michael to this day.

I'm surprised none of the other child actors who appeared on [italic]Webster[/italic] besides Emmanuel Lewis commented on MJ, especially Chad Allen.

Agree with R9. With the early insane money and fame, followed predictably by excess alcohol and drugs — he could be the poster child for : Former Child Stars Who Survived.

He really was excellent in the first Home Alone. It still stands the test of time.

A few weeks ago, I saw the Toronto Symphony Orchestra play the score with a screening of the film. It was a lot of fun, and such a surprise (and treat) when the film's composer John Williams came out at the end. I usually hate the last quarter with all the hijinks, pranks and pratfalls with Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, but seeing it with a huge audience and many kids, I got it.

Also, Catherine O'Hara's performance is terrific.

I like the sequel although I still think the first film is superior. Setting it in NYC was a smart move. And Tim Curry is delightful in a supporting role.

Tim Curry made the sequel. He was so good.

Tim Curry in Home Alone 2 is a total DLer.

No, no it’s not time to revisit this.

Michael Jackson was all over Macauley like flies on shit.

"What happened to Culkin?"

Presumably OP has been living in a cave on Mars for the past twenty-five years

(hint: it rhymes with Jichael Mackson).

I wish they'd make full movies for Angels With Filthy Souls and Angels With Even Filthier Souls.

Home Alone 2 has a better location and better supporting cast, but the original has a better sequence with the burglars and more Christmas charm to me.

But yeah, he was a great actor. I hope he is OK and not damaged by getting too famous too young.

The originals setting was in a Beautiful Chicago suburb. That’s better than fugly NYC

He was so adorable as a boy.

R8 have you ever seen The Good Son?

R21 so true.

Yesss R20. John Williams was so very instrumental (ha) to enjoyment of movies back then. I almost let out an excited yelp when I heard the solo horn Jurassic Park theme in the middle of Jurassic World (1). And hearing the gorgeous Force theme and Leia’s theme almost made up for some of the plot failings of tRoS last week. So many great memories of his music!

Hi, Time to Revisit troll! Hope you’re revisiting abd reevaluating the holiday season!

[quote] I only watch this movie for the house It’s house porn

Well, it’s a set built inside the New Trier High School gym. Sorry.

The sequel (Lost in Yonkers) is pretty good, not bad at all.

Bonnie Bedelia is his aunt...did not know that until a few weeks ago.

I forgot just how many gay jokes there were in the second film.

I also forgot that this was where Tim Curry was starting to put on weight.

Gay jokes in HA2? Other than Angels with Even Filthier Souls/Concierge Chase, I cant think of any others. What else is there, R36?

"Home Alone 2 has a better location and better supporting cast"

Yeah, about that....

Donald Trump sucks

Someone did a article on how Kevin McCallaster is actual a ghost, and now I can’t unsee it

Here’s the article

This post is classic DL pedo bait. The FBI is tracking all of your IPs.

Because discussing a beloved classic is pedophilia?

R42 get your mind out of the gutter.

I was 22 when the original Home Alone came out. I've never liked it. I thought it was a movie geared toward a child's fantasy that he's smarter than the adults. All the violence against the burglars was not funny. Kids loved it, though, and had I been a child, I might have liked it. I've tried to watch it several times over the years to see if I missed something, but I just didn't care for it. I never bothered with either of the sequels.

[quote] Gay jokes in HA2? Other than Angels with Even Filthier Souls/Concierge Chase, I cant think of any others. What else is there, [R36]?

The whole subtext behind the concierge spying on what he assumes is Mr. McCallister. There's also this exchange of dialogue:

KEVIN: Oh, he was pretty mad.

CONCIERGE: He was?

KEVIN: He said he didn't come here to have his naked rear spied on.

CONCIERGE: Of course not. Will he be down soon?

KEVIN: He already left.

CONCIERGE: I would've liked to have offered my personal apology.

KEVIN: If a guy saw you in the shower, would you want to see him?

CONCIERGE: I suppose not.

And keep in mind that this is the same studio that made [italic]The Rocky Horror Picture Show[/italic] and the same director who would go on to make [italic]Mrs. Doubtfire[/italic] a year later, which also had an Uncle Frank, except this time he was actually gay.

Didn’t John Heard die?

R16, I think that, too. I suppose it’s possible that MJ didn’t diddle the most famous of his little friends.

^^^ Wasn't there an eyewitness/staff member who said he saw MJ fondling MC at Neverland?

People always “say” things. There is no proof to shit b

Jacko stan at R50 thinks there is 'no' proof???!!!

There isn’t.

Not even the hours-long phone calls to little boys and the weekend-long sleepovers?

Being on the phone with a child you care about has to be sexual?

Spending hours on the phone day after day with an unrelated child you only met in person a couple of times through work is somehow anything other than sexual?

John Heard died in 2017

Love the house. The Neighborhood. The Church. I also like the houses in Risky Business, Halloween, and Ferris Bueller. The 80s had this IT factor...

Are the McAllisters upper middle class or upper class?

Are they richer than the Lampoon people?

The McAllisters are definitely upper class. The dad pays for everyone’s flight and hotel etc. Uncle Frank doesn’t pay for any of it.

[quote]The dad pays for everyone’s flight and hotel etc. Uncle Frank doesn’t pay for any of it.

And you know this how? I pay for my own way, you little jerk.

r59 you told me yourself, Mr. Cheapskate

As good as Macaulay Culkin was I don't think it would have worked without Catherine O'Hara. She was brilliant on [italic]SCTV[/italic] and didn't mind lending her talents to a movie where an 8-year-old was the star of the show. A poorer actress would just sit there on the screen but there's also the temptation to talk down to the material, but she resists it.

Ahhhh, your cookin, Frankie!

He was 10, not 8.

The character was two years younger than he was.

I always found it strange that in the sequel, aside from Buzz and Kieran Culkin's character, the rest of the kids are different from the first film. The "Les Incompetents" girl is not in the sequel.

[Quote] I also like the houses in Risky Business, Halloween, and Ferris Bueller. The 80s had this IT factor...

Goddammit, now i want to listen to Tangerine Dream.

R65 I always wondered why they changed the actors for the sequel

Why is the focus still on MJ and not that creepy perverted photographer (forgot his name)? There's a sexual photo of Macaulay in his collection. That's way more proof than with MJ. Actually, I'm more inclined to believe that MJ was only trying to protect these boys from pedos in Hollywood. As a child he was probably abused himself.

I don’t believe MJ hurt them either.

r68

Terry Richardson

Are you sure the kids are different? Maybe they just have different hairstyles.

[quote]Home Alone 3 was dumb but the new kid was adorable!!!

Ew a pedobear

r45

You must be Seth MacFarlane

[quote] John Heard died in 2017

Oh, I hadn’t Heard that.

Hi pedo Jacko stans! How are things on lipstick alley?

Canada edits out Trumps cameo now

Does anyone have the iTunes digital download of Home Alone 2? I wondered if Trump is still in the scene.

R65 only one of the kids was changed, not that it matters

I don't follow him closely but whenever I see his social media, he's really funny. Got a popular podcast, seems to be enjoying life.

How many of you bitches were jealous of that house and lifestyle? Such a huge, beautiful house and so much space. Although really outdated now with the ugly wallpapers and countertops 🤣). Loved that your clothes went straight to the basement. Did they ever mention his father's profession? Lawyer? Broker? CEO? Must be hell to clean that huge house without a maid though.

I watched it again over the holidays and there are always 3 things bothering/amusing me: 1. I did not like the way the adults treat Kevin in the kitchen after he spilled the milk. His uncle called him an idiot (?). 2. I was still a little kid when the movie first came out, but do any of you still remember a time without any airport security? The family goes straight from the airport shuttle to the gate. No seat reservations either lol. What happened to the luggage? And no one would let Kevin on a plane today without a passport and boarding pass. 3. Also weird that the kid was home alone for days and neither the scary neighbor nor the police or CPS really cared. I know it was just a movie, but this lack of concern for a missing 8yo child was bizarre (and probably unrealistic even in the 80s/early 90s). The police would break down that door in less than 10min today if someone reported this. And the family probably would be facing an investigation and lots of legal trouble with CPS.

How do kids today respond to this movie? The plot would change a lot if you moved it to the present day and worked in the Internet and TSA. I wonder how they feel when they see a world yet to be introduced to things they have never known life without.

[Quote] I was still a little kid when the movie first came out, but do any of you still remember a time without any airport security? The family goes straight from the airport shuttle to the gate. No seat reservations either lol. What happened to the luggage? And no one would let Kevin on a plane today without a passport and boarding pass. 3.

I was only little too when it came out. Any movie with those types of scenes at the airport just make me jealous lol

I wish I could just run in and hop on a plane.

Interesting.

I think it’s time the Irrelevant Pop Namedropper visit a padded cell in a straight jacket and stay there for eternity.