Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded 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 & 3 nominations.

Cast

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

Storyline

Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is back. But this time he's in New York City with enough cash and credit cards to turn the Big Apple into his own playground. But Kevin won't be alone for long. The notorious Wet Bandits, Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are bound for New York City 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:

reference to donald trump | credit card | 1990s | repeat sequel | hitting one's head | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The concert hall where Kevin is watching an orchestra concert is presumably Carnegie Hall. In reality, it's the Orchestra Hall in downtown Chicago. NOTE: The filming locations for this movie list Carnegie Hall in New York City as the filming location for the concert.

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Goofs

When Harry and Marv run out of the toy store's broken window, near the end of the movie, there are several shots of them where you can see into the store behind them. In one of these shots, you can see a person's left shoulder move behind a display on the left side of the screen (the person is wearing a heavy green jacket).

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Quotes

Harry: What store is going to make the most cash on Christmas Eve that nobody's gonna think to rob?
Marv: Candy stores!
Harry: Nine year-olds rob candy stores, Marv. This is what I had in mind.
[shows him an ad for Duncan's Toy Chest]
Marv: That's brilliant, Harry. Brilliant.
Harry: Yep. There's nobody dumb enough to knock off a toy store on Christmas Eve.
Marv: Oh yes, there is.
[Points to Harry, then points to self]

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Crazy Credits

Just as the end credits finish, the Hughes logo is moving and making crashing sounds. This is possibly a reference to the film logo moving as seen in the TV spots and theatrical trailer

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Alternate Versions

When the CBC acquired the broadcast rights to the film in 2014, Donald Trump's cameo appearance was cut from its broadcasts due to time constraints.

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Connections

Referenced in Nine Months (1995)

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Soundtracks

Jingle Bell Rock
Written by Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
Performed by Bobby Helms
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

one of my favorite movies of the 90's! and the second best movie from john hughes

this movie is great.it's funnier than the first one.and more entertaining than the first.it's one of the best movies i've seen of the 90's.and the second best movie from john hughes.second only to the breakfast club.like the first one this movie gets very funny at the end.i give this movie ***1/2 out of ****

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

20 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alone Again

Filming Locations:

Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,126,882, 22 November 1992

Gross USA:

$173,585,516

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$365,154,932

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Hughes Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1