Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

One year after Kevin was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself in New York City, and the same criminals are not far behind.

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writers:

John Hughes (characters), John Hughes

Stars:

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Macaulay Culkin	...	Kevin McCallister
Joe Pesci	...	Harry Lime
Daniel Stern	...	Marv Merchants
Catherine O'Hara	...	Kate McCallister
John Heard	...	Peter McCallister
Devin Ratray	...	Buzz McCallister
Hillary Wolf	...	Megan McCallister
Maureen Elisabeth Shay	...	Linnie McCallister
Michael C. Maronna	...	Jeff McCallister
Gerry Bamman	...	Uncle Frank McCallister
Terrie Snell	...	Aunt Leslie McCallister
Jedidiah Cohen	...	Rod McCallister
Senta Moses	...	Tracy McCallister
Diana Rein	...	Sondra McCallister (as Daiana Campeanu)
Kieran Culkin	...	Fuller McCallister

Storyline

Kevin McCallister is back. But this time he's in New York City with enough cash and credit cards to turn the Big Apple into his very own playground. But Kevin won't be alone for long. The notorious Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv, still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are bound for New York too, plotting a huge holiday heist! Kevin's ready to welcome them with more battery of booby traps the bumbling bandits will never forget!

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Plot Keywords:

airport | toy store | new york city | trap | florida | 

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Taglines:

He's up past his bedtime in the city that never sleeps.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for comic action and mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Home Entertainment - DVD site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

20 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alone Again

Filming Locations:

671 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$173,585,516 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Hughes Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Harry and Marv's conversation at the ice rink was shot at Central Park's Wollman Rink. The Essex House shown is on Central Park South in Manhattan.

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Goofs

As Marv pulls out the three staplers from his body, he kicks the front door open and falls down the giant hole. On the stairs where Marv and Harry fooled Kevin into thinking that they got hit by the paints cans, the front door behind them is closed.

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Quotes

[hotel staff members and security crawl away from Kevin's room like seals very fast]
Mr. Hector, Hotel Concierge: Stay in your rooms! This is an emergency! There's an insane guest with a gun!

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Connections

Followed by Home Alone 4 (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Christmas All Over Again"
Written by Tom Petty
Produced by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Jimmy Iovine & Jeff Lynne
Performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Courtesy of Special Olympics Productions and MCA Records Inc.

User Reviews

Yes, same plot, but it still gets the same laughs as the first one did if not more

Now I'm aware that Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is the exact same plot as the first Home Alone, and not to mention how silly it seems that these folks would leave their kid behind, but come on, this movie was all in good fun. It still has me constantly laughing 'till this day, I think if you loved the first Home Alone, I'm sure that you'll just naturally love this one as well. Not too many folks are just giving it a good chance. I mean, the Wet Bandants are back and they are just as funny as ever! I think this house that Kevin set up was actually in some ways a little more fun than the first because of the traps he was able to set. Not to mention the Plaza Hotel plot was so great and fun to watch.

Kevin and his family are heading down to Florida for Christmas this year, but when Kevin gets mixed up at the air port and gets on the wrong flight, he ends up in New York. Instead of complaining or panicking, he just plain enjoys it. He goes on the ultimate tour with his father's bag of money and credit cards and cons himself into the Plaza Hotel claiming he's there with his dad. But the Wet Bandants who have now re-named themselves as the Sticky Bandants are in New York as well and are planning on stealing all the money from a toy store that is going to be given to the children's hospital. But Kevin is going to make sure that they don't mess around with the kids and has set his uncle's abandoned apartment up for a fun house of traps.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was an absolute blast. The reason I'm giving it a ten is because I think the rating should be higher. People really need to give this movie a shot. My favorite scene is without a doubt when Marv gets hit in the face with the bricks, also, the scene where the Plaza Hotel managers are asked by Kevin's mom "What kind of idiots do you have working here?!"... the lady just smiles and says "The finest in New York!", it was just too funny! I love this movie and I'm always going to recommend it for a good watch, I think you'll enjoy it if you give it a chance.

10/10