Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus, written and produced by John Hughes. The sequel to the 1990 film Home Alone and the second film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, Brenda Fricker and Catherine O'Hara. It follows Kevin McCallister as he is separated from his family on their holiday vacation to Florida, this time in New York City where he has another encounter with the Wet Bandits after their escape from prison.
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Chris Columbus |
| Written by | John Hughes |
| Based on | Characters by John Hughes |
| Produced by | John Hughes |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
| Edited by | Raja Gosnell |
| Music by | John Williams |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $28 million[3] |
| Box office | $359 million[4] |
Hughes finished writing the film by February 1991, after signing a six-picture deal with 20th Century Fox. Culkin's return was confirmed in May, and the rest of the cast was finalized soon after. Principal photography took place between December 1991 and May 1992, and was done on location in Illinois and New York, including at the Rockefeller Center and the original World Trade Center.
Home Alone 2 was theatrically released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on November 20, 1992. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances while criticizing its darker tone and violence, as well as its similarities to the first film. The film grossed over $359 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 1992. A sequel with a new cast, Home Alone 3, was released in 1997. Home Alone 2 is the only Home Alone sequel to feature the majority of the cast from the first film. Devin Ratray reprised his role as Buzz McCallister in the sixth film in the franchise, Home Sweet Home Alone.
Plot
The McCallister family is preparing to spend Christmas in Miami, and gathers at Kate and Peter's Chicago home. Their youngest son, Kevin, views Florida as contradictory to Christmas, due to its tropical climate and lack of Christmas trees.
At a school Christmas pageant, during Kevin's solo, his older brother Buzz embarrasses him; Kevin retaliates by pushing him, which causes the entire choir to fall and ruins the pageant. At home, Buzz makes a false apology to Kevin, which the family accepts. Kevin, however, refuses to apologize for his actions and berates his family for believing Buzz's lies and for wanting to spend Christmas in Florida. He storms off to the attic, wishing to have his own vacation alone.
The next morning, the family once again oversleeps and rushes to the airport. Kevin goes with them, but he becomes separated while carrying Peter's bag and accidentally boards a flight to New York City. Upon arrival, he decides to tour the city and encounters a homeless woman tending to pigeons in Central Park, who scares him off. He uses Peter's credit card to check in at the Plaza Hotel, not knowing that his old rivals, the Wet Bandits (Harry and Marv) have also reached the city after escaping from prison. Marv now makes a habit of stealing from donation buckets with a tape-covered glove, insisting he and Harry rename themselves the "Sticky Bandits".
On Christmas Eve, Kevin visits a toy store whose kindly owner, Mr. Duncan, plans to donate the day's sale proceeds to a children's hospital. After Kevin makes a donation, Mr. Duncan gives him a pair of ceramic turtledoves in thanks, instructing him to give one to another person as a gesture of eternal friendship. Kevin encounters Harry and Marv upon leaving the store and flees back to the Plaza. The concierge at the hotel confronts Kevin about his use of Peter's credit card, now reported as stolen; Kevin flees the hotel but is caught by Harry and Marv. Marv mentions his and Harry's plan to rob the toy store before Kevin escapes in an encounter with a female passerby, who slugs Harry and Marv.
Earlier, upon landing in Miami, the McCallister family discover that Kevin is missing and file a police report. After the police trace Peter's credit card, the family flies immediately to New York. Meanwhile, Kevin goes to his uncle Rob’s townhouse, only to find it vacant and undergoing renovations. In Central Park, Kevin encounters and eventually befriends the pigeon lady, who takes him to Carnegie Hall. She explains how her life collapsed when her lover left her, and Kevin encourages her to trust people again. After considering her advice that he perform a good deed to make up for his misdeeds, and recalling Mr. Duncan's intent to donate to the hospital, he decides to prevent the toy store robbery.
Kevin rigs the townhouse with handmade booby traps, catches Harry and Marv in the process of robbing the store, and breaks its front window to set off the alarm. After taking their picture, he lures them to the townhouse where they repeatedly injure themselves in the traps. Kevin evades them, calls the police from a pay phone, and flees toward Central Park. Harry and Marv catch him after he slips on ice and prepare to shoot him, but the pigeon lady intervenes, throwing a bucket of birdseed onto them, attracting a massive flock of pigeons and incapacitating the pair until the police arrive to arrest them. Kevin slips away, leaving photographic and tape-recorded evidence against Harry and Marv, and Mr. Duncan recovers the donation money and finds a note from Kevin explaining the broken window. The McCallisters arrive in New York, and Kate, remembering Kevin's fondness for Christmas trees, finds him making a wish at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
On Christmas morning, a truckload of free gifts arrives at the McCallisters' hotel room, sent from a grateful Mr. Duncan for foiling the robbery. Kevin reconciles with his family and gives one of his turtledoves to the pigeon lady, cementing their friendship.
Cast
- Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, a 10-year-old boy with a penchant for creating harmful inventions
- Joe Pesci as Harry Lyme, a thief and one of the Sticky Bandits duo
- Daniel Stern as Marv Murchins, a thief and another of the Sticky Bandits duo who serves as Harry's partner
- Catherine O'Hara as Kate McCallister, Kevin's mother
- John Heard as Peter McCallister, Kevin's father
- Devin Ratray as Buzz McCallister, Kevin's oldest brother
- Hillary Wolf as Megan McCallister, Kevin's oldest sister
- Maureen Elisabeth Shay as Linnie McCallister, Kevin's older sister; she was previously portrayed by Angela Goethals in the first film
- Michael C. Maronna as Jeff McCallister, Kevin's older brother
- Gerry Bamman as Uncle Frank McCallister, Kevin's uncle and Peter's older brother
- Terrie Snell as Aunt Leslie McCallister, Kevin's aunt
- Jedidiah Cohen as Rod, Kevin's older cousin and the older son of Rob and Georgette, who is living with Uncle Frank and Aunt Leslie to attend high school
- Senta Moses as Tracy McCallister, Kevin's older cousin and the eldest daughter of Frank and Leslie
- Daiana Campeanu as Sondra McCallister, Kevin's older cousin and the second daughter of Frank and Leslie
- Kieran Culkin as Fuller McCallister, Kevin's youngest cousin and the younger son of Frank and Leslie
- Anna Slotky as Brooke McCallister, Kevin's younger cousin and the youngest daughter of Frank and Leslie
- Tim Curry as Mr. Hector[5][6] (credited as "Concierge"), the concierge at the Plaza Hotel who is suspicious of Kevin
- Brenda Fricker as the Pigeon Lady, an unnamed woman who lives in Central Park, spending her life feeding pigeons, who befriends Kevin while he is lost in New York
- Eddie Bracken as Mr. Duncan, the proprietor of Duncan's Toy Chest
- Dana Ivey as Hester Stone (credited as "Desk Clerk"), the desk clerk at the Plaza Hotel
- Rob Schneider as Cedric[5][7] (credited as "Bellman"), the bellhop at the Plaza Hotel
- Leigh Zimmerman as Fashion Model
- Ralph Foody as Johnny (credited as "Gangster"), a gangster from the fictional film Angels with Even Filthier Souls, a sequel to Angels with Filthy Souls from the previous film
- Clare Hoak as Gangster - "Dame", Johnny's girlfriend from the fictional film Angels with Even Filthier Souls
- Monica Devereux as Hotel Operator
- Bob Eubanks as Ding-Dang-Dong Host
- Rip Taylor as Celeb #1
- Jaye P. Morgan as Celeb #2
- Jimmie Walker as Celeb #3
- Ally Sheedy as New York Ticket Agent
- Rod Sell as Officer Bennett
- Ron Canada as Cop in Times Square
- Donald Trump as himself, owner of the Plaza Hotel
Production
In February 1991, the Los Angeles Times reported that John Hughes was to sign a six-picture deal with 20th Century Fox; among the projects was a sequel to Home Alone.[8] In May 1991, Culkin was paid $4.5 million plus 5 percent of the film's gross to appear in the sequel,[9] compared to $110,000 for the original. The production budget was $28 million.[3]
Principal photography took place from December 9, 1991, to May 1, 1992, over a course of 144 days;[10][11] the film was shot in Winnetka, Illinois; O'Hare International Airport in Chicago; Evanston, Illinois; and New York City.[12] According to director Chris Columbus, Donald Trump, the owner of the Plaza Hotel at the time, allowed the crew to shoot scenes in the hotel lobby and one of its suites in exchange for a cameo in the film in addition to the standard fee for film productions.[13][14] Pesci suffered burns to his head while filming the scene in which Harry's hat is set on fire.[15]
Music
John Williams returned to score Home Alone 2, as well as other festive tracks. While the film featured the first film's theme song "Somewhere in My Memory" (with lyrics by Bette Midler), it also contained its own theme entitled "Christmas Star" (lyrics by Leslie Bricusse).[16] Two soundtrack albums of the film were released on November 20, 1992, with one featuring Williams' score and the other featuring pop music featured in the film.[17] Ten years later, a 2-disc Deluxe Edition of the film score soundtrack was released by Varèse Sarabande.[18]
Score
- Original Score
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Original Score | ||||
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| Released | November 20, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Film Score Musical | |||
| Length | 63:20 | |||
| Label | Arista Records, 20th Century Fox Records | |||
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| Home Alone chronology | ||||
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Original Score is a 1992 soundtrack composed by John Williams, who also scored the first installment in the franchise. While the soundtrack is mostly a repeat of the first film's material,[19] there are a few new prominent themes such as "Christmas Star" and "Plaza Hotel and Duncan's Toy Store". Ultimately, the soundtrack fell out of print.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Somewhere in My Memory" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Home Alone" | 2:01 |
| 3. | "We Overslept Again" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Christmas Star" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Arrival in New York" | 1:41 |
| 6. | "Plaza Hotel and Duncan's Toy Store" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Concierge and Race to the Room" | 2:04 |
| 8. | "Star of Bethlehem" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "The Thieves Return" | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Appearance of Pigeon Lady" | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Christmas at Carnegie Hall ("O Come All Ye Faithful" / "O Little Town of Bethlehem" / "Silent Night")" | 5:02 |
| 12. | "Into the Park" | 3:49 |
| 13. | "Haunted Brownstone" | 3:01 |
| 14. | "Christmas Star and Preparing the Trap" | 4:17 |
| 15. | "To the Plaza Presto" | 3:22 |
| 16. | "Reunion at Rockefeller Center" | 2:36 |
| 17. | "Kevin's Booby Traps" | 3:41 |
| 18. | "Finale" | 3:55 |
| 19. | "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 63:20 | |
Soundtrack
- Original Soundtrack Album
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Original Soundtrack Album / Home Alone Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | November 20, 1992 (Original) September 16, 1997 (HAC) |
| Genre | Pop,[16] R&B,[16] Christmas, rock |
| Length | 39:26 |
| Label | Arista Records (Original) Sony BMG (HAC) |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [20] |
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Original Soundtrack Album is a 1992 soundtrack album that contains music from or inspired by Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The album eventually was discontinued and later re-released as Home Alone Christmas in 1997 by Sony BMG with an alternative track listing. Both versions feature tracks of John Williams' score, though the tracks are of different songs between the original album and its re-release.
- Original Soundtrack Album track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Alone on Christmas" | Steve Van Zandt | Darlene Love | 4:14 |
| 2. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | Alan Jackson | 2:14 |
| 3. | "Somewhere in My Memory" | Bette Midler | 3:58 | |
| 4. | "My Christmas Tree" |
| Home Alone Children's Choir | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Sleigh Ride" | TLC | 3:44 | |
| 6. | "Silver Bells" | Atlantic Starr | 4:15 | |
| 7. | "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" |
| 2:40 | |
| 8. | "Jingle Bell Rock" |
| Bobby Helms | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Cool Jerk (Christmas Mix)" | Donald Storball | The Capitols | 2:39 |
| 10. | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" | Meredith Willson | Johnny Mathis | 2:14 |
| 11. | "Christmas Star" | John Williams | 3:16 | |
| 12. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | Lisa Fischer | 3:26 | |
| Total length: | 39:26 | |||
- Home Alone Christmas track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Alone on Christmas" | Darlene Love | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Alan Jackson | 2:15 | |
| 3. | "My Christmas Tree" | The Fox Albert Choir | 2:36 | |
| 4. | "Somewhere in My Memory" | John Williams | 3:50 | |
| 5. | "Silver Bells" | Atlantic Starr | 4:15 | |
| 6. | "Sleigh Ride" | TLC | 3:45 | |
| 7. | "Christmas All Over Again" | Tom Petty | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Please Come Home for Christmas" |
| Southside Johnny Lyon | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" | 2:41 | ||
| 10. | "Carol of the Bells" | Mykola Leontovych | John Williams | 1:26 |
| 11. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Mel Torme | 3:06 | |
| 12. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | Lisa Fischer | 3:26 | |
| Total length: | 38:22 | |||
- The Deluxe Edition
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – The Deluxe Edition | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by John Williams | |
| Released | November 15, 2002 |
| Genre | Classical |
| Length | 1:39:49 |
| Label | Varèse Sarabande |
On the film's tenth anniversary, Varèse Sarabande released a two-disc special edition soundtrack entitled Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – The Deluxe Edition. The soundtrack contains John Williams' cues found on the previous releases as well as additional compositions that were left out from the final film. This release is also known for resolving a mastering error that caused the music to be inaccurately pitched.[21][22]
All lyrics are written by Leslie Bricusse
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Home Alone (Main Title)" | 2:07 |
| 2. | "This Year's Wish" | 1:47 |
| 3. | "We Overslept Again / Holiday Flight" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Separate Vacations" | 1:58 |
| 5. | "Arrival in New York" | 2:59 |
| 6. | "The Thieves Return" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Plaza Hotel" | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Concierge" | 1:31 |
| 9. | "Distant Goodnights (Christmas Star)" | 2:05 |
| 10. | "A Day in the City" | 0:59 |
| 11. | "Duncan's Toy Store" | 2:41 |
| 12. | "Turtle Doves" | 1:29 |
| 13. | "To the Plaza, Presto" | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Race to the Room / Hot Pursuit" | 4:08 |
| 15. | "Haunted Brownstone" | 3:02 |
| 16. | "Appearance of the Pigeon Lady" | 3:21 |
| 17. | "Christmas at Carnegie Hall" | 5:15 |
All lyrics are written by Leslie Bricusse
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Christmas Star – Preparing the Trap" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Another Christmas in the Trenches" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Running Through Town" | 1:16 |
| 4. | "Luring the Thieves" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Kevin's Booby Traps" | 7:23 |
| 6. | "Down the Rope / Into the Park" | 5:06 |
| 7. | "Reunion at Rockefeller Center / It's Christmas" | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Finale" | 2:00 |
| 9. | "We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional) and Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" | 2:51 |
| 10. | "End Title" | 1:32 |
| 11. | "Holiday Flight (Alternate)" | 2:32 |
| 12. | "Suite from "Angels with Filthy Souls II"" | 0:56 |
| 13. | "Somewhere in My Memory" | 3:57 |
| 14. | "Star of Bethlehem" | 3:32 |
| 15. | "Christmas Star" | 3:23 |
| 16. | "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" | 2:23 |
Release
Marketing
Numerous video games based on Home Alone 2 were released by THQ for such systems as the Sega Genesis, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy and personal computers, mostly in late 1992. A separate hand-held game was released by Tiger Electronics. Numerous board games were also released, some based around play cards, while another was a close emulation of the classic Mouse Trap.[23][24]
The Talkboy cassette recorder was produced as a tie-in for the movie by Tiger Electronics based on specifications provided by John Hughes and the movie studio, and sold particularly well after the film was released on home video.[25][26][27] Additional promotional partners included American Airlines through which the McCallisters make their trip via the airline's two Boeing 767s, the Coca-Cola Company, Jack in the Box, Hardee's, and Roy Rogers Restaurants.[28]
Home media
The film was first released by Fox Video on VHS and LaserDisc on July 27, 1993. It was later released on DVD on October 5, 1999, as a basic package.[29] The film was released on Blu-ray on October 6, 2009, with no special features,[30] and was released alongside Home Alone in a collection pack on October 5, 2010.[31] The film was reissued again on DVD and Blu-ray on October 6, 2015, alongside all five Home Alone franchise films, titled Home Alone: 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Christmas Edition.[32]
Reception
Box office
Home Alone 2 opened with $31.1 million from 2,222 theaters, averaging $14,009 per site.[33][34] It broke the short-lived record set one week earlier by Bram Stoker's Dracula for having the largest November opening weekend.[35] The film went on to hold this record until 1994 when it was taken by Interview with the Vampire.[36] Additionally, it achieved the highest opening weekend for a Chris Columbus film and would hold that record until it was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001.[37] It started off better than Home Alone, grossing $100 million in 24 days compared to 33 days for the original.[1] However the final box office gross was lower with $173.6 million in the United States and Canada and a worldwide total of $359 million,[4] compared to $476 million for the first film.[38] The film was released in the United Kingdom on December 11, 1992, and topped the country's box office that weekend.[39] The film is the third-highest-grossing film released in 1992 behind The Bodyguard and Aladdin.[40] In the United States and Canada, it grossed more than The Bodyguard and ranked second.[41]
Critical response
Initial
On Rotten Tomatoes Home Alone 2: Lost in New York has an approval rating of 35% based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "A change of venue – and more sentimentality and violence – can't obscure the fact that Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a less inspired facsimile of its predecessor."[42] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[43] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A to F scale, a grade lower than the "A" earned by its predecessor.[44][45]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four stars and stated that "cartoon violence is only funny in cartoons. Most of the live-action attempts to duplicate animation have failed, because when flesh-and-blood figures hit the pavement, we can almost hear the bones crunch, and it isn't funny."[46] Kenneth Turan, reviewing for the Los Angeles Times, wrote: "Whatever was unforced and funny in the first film has become exaggerated here, whatever was slightly sentimental has been laid on with a trowel. The result, with some exceptions, plays like an over-elaborate parody of the first film, reminding us why we enjoyed it without being able to duplicate its appeal."[47] Dave Kehr of the Chicago Tribune wrote the sequel "plays like a coarsened, self-parodying version of the original, in which the fantasy elements have become grubbier and more materialistic, the sentimentality more treacly and aggressive, and the slapstick violence—already astonishingly intense in the first film—even more graphic and sadistic."[48] Brian Lowry of Variety noted the sequel's derivativeness when compared to the original film, but wrote the "action sequences are well-choreographed, if, perhaps, too mean-spirited even in light of their cartoonish nature".[49]
Janet Maslin for The New York Times acknowledged that "Home Alone 2 may be lazily conceived, but it is staged with a sense of occasion and a lot of holiday cheer. The return of Mr. Culkin in this role is irresistible, even if this utterly natural comic actor has been given little new to do. Mr. Pesci and Mr. Stern bring great gusto to their characters' stupidity, to the point where they are far funnier just walking and talking than they are being hurt."[50] Reviewing for Time magazine, Richard Schickel noted "Home Alone 2 precisely follows the formula that made its predecessor the biggest grossing comedy in human history. But no, it is not a drag, and it is not a rip-off. Look on it as a twice-told fairy tale." He praised Hughes and Chris Columbus and felt "the details of the situations are developed vividly and originally. And they are presented with an energy and a conviction that sequels usually lack."[51] Duane Byrge of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that while the "sequel is merely a superimposition of the original, kids will be delighted" by it. He further praised Culkin as "breezily winning", felt Pesci and Stern deserved combat medals, and Curry served as "a terrific foil for Kevin's pranks".[52]
Retrospective
During the 21st century, online reviewers have looked more favorably on the film. John Nugent of Empire magazine, in a 2022 article entitled 'Why Home Alone 2: Lost In New York Is Better Than Home Alone', argued that the film was "a sequel that effectively also functions as a remake, a film that recognises the greatness of what came before and wisely hews as close to that winning formula as possible." Nugent also opined that "by setting the final showdown in a house undergoing renovations, the filmmakers give themselves room to be more ambitious, wild, and far more brutal" and praised the work of stunt coordinator Freddie Hice since no CGI was used.[53] Also writing in 2022, Reid Goldberg of Collider noted: "A significant part of the film's appeal... is that it's unapologetic in taking everything they loved about the first film to a higher level."[54]
Other media
Sequels
A third film with a new cast, Home Alone 3, followed in 1997. Two television movies, Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House, which features returning characters but with a different cast, and Home Alone: The Holiday Heist, aired in 2002 and 2012, respectively. Home Sweet Home Alone, the sixth film in the series which has Devin Ratray reprise his role as Buzz, was released on the streaming service Disney in 2021.
Novelization
Home Alone 2 was novelized by Todd Strasser and published by Scholastic in 1992 to coincide with the film. The "point" version, which has the same storyline, was also novelized by A.L. Singer. It has an ISBN of 0-590-45717-9. An audiobook version was also released read by Tim Curry (who played the concierge in the film).
As in the novelization of the first film, the McCallisters live in Oak Park, Illinois and the crooks are named as Harry Lime and Marv Murchins.[citation needed] The novel also takes place one year after the events of the first film, but the ages of Kevin and his siblings are given as being two years older than the first film.
In the beginning of the novelization, a prologue, which ends up being Marv's nightmare in prison, he and Harry sneak away from the cops and return to Kevin's house to seek revenge on Kevin. Kevin bolts into the garage with Marv and Harry in hot pursuit. Harry and Marv end up triggering extra traps that Kevin had set up in the garage. Kevin watches as Marv ends up triggering a trap where a running lawnmower falls on his head (this was a trap featured in Home Alone 3).[citation needed]
See also
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