Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002)

Amidst his parents' impending divorce, Kevin McCallister must foil his old nemesis Marv and his wife Vera's plot to kidnap a Crown Prince despite opposition from his dad Peter, Peter's fiancee Natalie, and Natalie's butler Mr. Prescott.

Director:

Rod Daniel

Writers:

John Hughes (characters), Debra Frank

Stars:

French Stewart, Erick Avari, Barbara Babcock

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
French Stewart	...	Marv Merchants
Erick Avari	...	Prescott
Barbara Babcock	...	Molly
Jason Beghe	...	Peter McCallister
Clare Carey	...	Kate McCallister
Joanna Going	...	Natalie
Missi Pyle	...	Vera
Gideon Jacobs	...	Buzz McCallister
Chelsea Russo	...	Megan McCallister
Mike Weinberg	...	Kevin McCallister (as Michael Weinberg)
Lisa King	...	Queen
Sean Cameron Michael	...	Cop (as Sean Michael)
Craig Geldenhuys	...	Prince
Andre Roothman	...	King
Anton Smuts	...	Cab Driver

Storyline

Kevin McCallister's parents have split up. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his father's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Meanwhile robber Marv Merchants, one of the villains from the first two movies, partners up with a new criminal named Vera to hit Natalie's mansion.

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Plot Keywords:

mansion | christmas | prince | trap | love | 

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Taglines:

Taking Back the House

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Home Alone: Taking Back the House

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Macaulay Culkin (the original Kevin) was less than unimpressed by this film.

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Goofs

When Molly walks out with Kevin after he gets caught by Prescott in his room, Kevin explains why he thinks Prescott's the inside man. Then, while they are talking at the door, the tip of the cameraman's finger is visible on the very top left hand corner of the shot. It also appears several times in other shots during the conversation until Molly walks away.

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Quotes

Marv Merchants: Well, prison isn't so bad. We do get salisbury steak on Wednesdays.

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Connections

Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Especial Navideño (Top Películas Navideñas) (2012)

User Reviews

RIP Harry!

Inarguably one of the worst movies ever made. "Movie" flatters it. This is a home video and I would think any one of 200 million families could be handed a camcorder and come up with a more interesting 89 minutes.

What the HELL is this? well, apart from a lingering insult to the first two Home Alone movies...who's to say! The second sequel was unmitigated trash, but compared to this, eligible for "best picture!" Everything from the script, the acting to the sets, seemingly knocked-up from left-overs at the nearest Reject shop, smack of Z-grade involvement. How this ever made it to a boxed set of four Home Alone movies, beats me.

Kevin's age doesn't even tally with the series...he's younger here than he was in New York...by his OWN admission. A screaming disaster from the opening scenes. Shoddy, wooden, synthetic, cheap and ultimately embarrassing for all concerned - but no more so than for the viewer!

Completely deserving of a minus one rating!

I strenuously recommend that you give this shonk a wide berth!