• RetroBen81
    • 6 years 4 months ago
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    		 What are your favorite Home Alone movies?

    I am for the first two featuring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister and starring Catherine O'Hara and John Heard as Kevin's parents Kate and Peter respectively. Also it features Daniel Stern (the off-screen narrator on the 1988-93 TV series The Wonder Years) and Joe Pesci as Marv Miracles and Harry Lime respectively, aka "The Wet (or Sticky) Bandits." Of course, Peter has two brothers, Frank (Gerry Bamman) and Rob.

    What's more: Kevin is always alone throughout most of these two movies; the first one dealt with him being accidentally left behind at his home by his family when they had to frantically rush out the door (at 8:00 AM CST) to get onto their plane boarding to Paris, France (Peter's brother, Rob McCallister, had been living there at the time). In the 2nd one, subtitled Lost in New York, Kevin accidentally boards a plane heading to the LaGuardia International Airport in New York City (thinking his dad was on that plane; Kevin's real family was going to Miami, FL) after having to search for batteries in his dad's bag.

    While Kevin has his fun being alone, he has to be on the lookout for Marv and Harry. These two crooks do all they can, and Kevin does all he can to get them out of his way. The second movie in the series has such moments as Marv getting hit by four bricks; Kevin's dad's credit card being reported as stolen by the concierge (Tim Curry) of Plaza Hotel; and of course, Angels with Filthy(ier) Souls (a fictional take on the 1938 film Angels with Dirty Faces).

    Johnny (hears knocking on door): "Who is it?"
    Snakes: "It's me, Snakes. I got the stuff."
    Johnny: "Leave it on that doorstep and get the heck out of here."
    Snakes: "All right Johnny, but what about my money?"
    Johnny: "What money?"
    Snakes: "Acey said you had some dough for me."
    Johnny: "Is that a fact? How much do I owe you?"
    Snakes: "Acey said 10%."
    Johnny (smirks): "Too bad Acey ain't in charge no more."
    Snakes: "What do you mean?"
    Johnny: "He's upstairs taking a bath. He'll call you when he gets out."
    Johnny: "Hey, I tell you what I'm going to give you, Snakes? (Pulls machine gun out) I'm going to give you to the count of 10 to get your lying, yellow, no-good keister off my property, (shouts) before I pump your guts full of lead!"
    Snakes (wide-eyed and calm): "All right Johnny, I'm sorry. I'm going!"
    Johnny: "1, 2... 10!" (starts shooting and laughs maniacally)
    Johnny: "Keep the change, you filthy animal!"

    ~Ben
    "I am such a purist for old information on anything '70s and '80s."
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    • Roadgeek
      • 6 years 4 months ago
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      		 Parts 1 & 2 are such awesome movies. It was probably my favorite movie when I was little. I even bought the soundtrack to the first movie on CD off eBay the other week. They were so hilarious. Part 3 wasn't all that good and Part 4 was just a joke.

      Oh yeah, you've gotta love the famous "Kevin Scream". :lol:
      Roadgeek: Proud Little Kid of the Mid '90s

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      • RetroBen81
        • 6 years 4 months ago
        • Posts: 709
        		 I know that Kate & Peter McCallister have five children (Kevin amongst their three sons; the others being Buzz and Jeff, and two daughters named Megan and Linnie), but exactly how many children do Peter's brother Frank McCallister and his wife Leslie have? My guess is about six (incl. their bespectacled son Fuller, played by Kieran Culkin, Macaulay's younger brother).

        The clue: when the first two movies open following the opening credits, there are a total of 15 people at Kate & Peter McCallister's house located at 671 Lincoln Blvd. in Winnetka, IL (located on Chicago's North Shore).
        "I am such a purist for old information on anything '70s and '80s."
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        • zilly
          • 6 years 4 months ago
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          		 The first and second Home alone are in my top five for the best movies of the ninties. I used to have the same "TalkBoy" as Kevin and it was pretty awesome. The 3rd and 4th ones are just like wtf what was the point in even making them especially the 4th one!! yea I really love these movies.


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          • Iloveth80sfan911
            • 6 years 4 months ago
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            		 Yeah, Home Alone 1 &2 are the best in the series. #3 is okay. & for #4, let's just say it's so bad I haven't even watched the whole thing.
            Narrator: Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality. But... there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit... a Darkside :twisted:
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            • Funky Guy
              • 6 years 4 months ago
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              		 The first is my all time favorite, I didn't mind the second one, I haven't seen it in years. I had no interest in seeing the later ones. I saw the first Home Alone when it was in the theatre. I remember seeing it in a really beautiful high end theatre in Halifax Nova Scotia.
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              • thecrow174
                • 6 years 4 months ago
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                		 The first and second movies are the ones I like the most.









                There is a battle between two wolves inside us all.

                One is evil and the other one is good. Which wolf will win? The one you feed the most.

                http://unbelievableyou.com/a-native-american-cherokee-story-two-wolves/
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                • nicedayoutside1989
                  • 6 years 4 months ago
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                  		 Home Alone I and II Will Always Be My Favorites, I Have Been A Fan Since Childhood. 3 and 4 Sucked.
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                  • CadillacDeville88
                    • 6 years 4 months ago
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                    		 Home Alone 1 and 2 are my favorites. I haven't seen the 3rd or 4th ones nor do I plan to.
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                    • gumbyman
                      • 6 years 4 months ago
                      • Posts: 2009
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                      		 1 and 2 are my favorite 3 was ok but it just did not seem up to par. The rest in the series were terrible in my opinion.
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