Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (stylized as
HOME ALONe2: Lost in New York) is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film
written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It
is the second film in the Home Alone series and the sequel to Home
Alone. Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as Kevin McCallister, while Joe
Pesci and Daniel Stern reprise their roles as the Wet Bandits, now
known as the Sticky Bandits. Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Tim Curry,
and Brenda Fricker are also featured.
The film was shot in Winnetka, Illinois; O'Hare International Airport in
Chicago; Evanston, Illinois; and New York City (which was star Culkin's
hometown at the time). The exterior of Duncan's Toy Chest in New York
City was filmed outside of the Rookery Building in downtown Chicago. The
exterior of Haven Middle School in Evanston, Illinois is shown prior to
the Christmas pageant. The Miami scenes were filmed in Los Angeles,
including an exterior of Miami International Airport which was filmed at
Los Angeles International Airport. The film became the second most
financially successful film of 1992, earning over $173 million in
revenue in the United States and $359 million worldwide against a budget
of $20 million.
Home Alone 3 followed five years later in 1997, Home Alone 4: Taking
Back the House followed in 2002, and Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist was
released in 2012.
Plot
In Chicago, Illinois, the
McCallister family is preparing for a Christmas vacation in Miami. On
the night before their departure, the entire family gathers at Peter and
Kate's home, where their 9-year-old son Kevin sees Florida as
contradictory to Christmas because he thinks there are no Christmas
trees in Florida. During the school Christmas pageant, Kevin's older
brother Buzz humiliates him during his solo, causing Kevin to retaliate.
Refusing to apologize for his actions, Kevin goes up to the third floor
of the house. During the night, Peter unknowingly causes the alarm
clock to reset; consequently, the family once again oversleeps. In the
confusion and rush to reach the airport on time, Kevin boards a flight
bound for New York City while trying to replace the batteries for his
Talkboy, carrying Peter's bag containing his wallet and a large amount
of cash; upon arrival in Miami, Kate realizes that Kevin is missing
again. In New York, Kevin tours the city and convinces the staff at the
Plaza Hotel into renting him a room using Peter's credit card. During a
visit to Central Park, Kevin is frightened by the appearance of a
homeless woman tending to pigeons.
On Christmas Eve, Kevin tours the city in a limousine and visits a toy
store where he meets its philanthropic owner, Mr. Duncan. Kevin learns
that the proceeds from the store's Christmas sales will be donated to a
children's hospital. Duncan offers Kevin a pair of ceramic turtledoves
as a gift, instructing him to give one to another person as a sign of
eternal friendship. After encountering Harry and Marv, a pair of
burglars who recently escaped from prison and are now called the "Sticky
Bandits," Kevin retreats to the Plaza. The hotel's concierge Mr. Hector
confronts Kevin about the credit card which has been reported stolen.
Kevin flees after evading Mr. Hector, but is captured by Harry and Marv.
The duo discuss plans for breaking into the toy store that night,
before Kevin escapes.
Kevin's family travels to New York after tracking the whereabouts of the
stolen credit card and Kate searches the city for Kevin. Meanwhile,
Kevin goes to his uncle Rob's townhouse only to find the house vacant
and undergoing renovations while Rob and his family are in Paris. In
Central Park, he encounters the pigeon lady. When Kevin gets his foot
caught while running away, she frees him. At Carnegie Hall, the pair
watch an orchestra perform "O Come, All ye Faithful." The pigeon lady
explains how her life collapsed and how she dealt with it by taking care
of the pigeons in the park. Kevin gives the pigeon lady some advice and
promises that he will be her friend.
Kevin, after remembering what the bandits said, returns to the townhouse
and rigs it with numerous booby traps. Kevin arrives at the toy store
during Harry and Marv's robbery, throws a brick through the window,
setting off the store's alarm. Kevin then lures the duo to the
townhouse, where he springs the traps and Harry and Marv suffer various
injuries. When the duo chase Kevin around the townhouse, he escapes and
calls the police. Harry and Marv catch him and take him down to Central
Park to kill him, but the pigeon lady sneaks in and incapacitates the
duo with her birdseed before they can do anything, and Kevin sets off
fireworks he had bought earlier to signal the police. The police arrive
and arrest Harry and Marv. At the toy store, Mr. Duncan finds a note
from Kevin attached to the brick explaining his actions.
Kate remembers Kevin's fondness for Christmas trees. After observing
Kevin making a wish at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Kate meets
him there and they reconcile. On Christmas Day, a truckload of gifts
arrive at the McCallisters' hotel room from the toy store. Kevin and
Buzz reconcile and Buzz allows him to open up the first present. Kevin
goes to Central Park to give the pigeon lady the second turtledove. At
the Plaza, Buzz receives the bill for Kevin's stay from Cedric. Peter
suddenly calls out, "Kevin, you spent $967 on room service?!" at which
point Kevin runs off.
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