Quick, if someone were to ask you what the most Christmas-y movies with the biggest concentration of holiday spirit were, what would you say? For me, it’s a draw between the ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Harry Potter’ series.
Seeing as a lot of us will be spending the Winter holidays stuck at home (possibly alone like Kevin McCallister), we thought we’d delight you by showing you some of the most interesting hidden details in the ‘Home Alone’ movies. Scroll down and upvote your fave sneaky tidbits, collected from the awesome r/MovieDetails subreddit, dear Readers. Oh, and don't forget to check out Bored Panda's interview with one of the moderators of the subreddit about this magical and intricately-made film series, which hidden detail might just be the very best, and what lies at the core of 'Home Alone's' popularity.
Did you manage to spot all of these Easter eggs the last time you watched the movies? Have we missed anything? Which ‘Home Alone’ film has a special place in your heart? We can’t wait to hear what you think!
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In Home Alone, Buzz's Girlfriend Is Actually A Boy In A Wig. The Director Thought The Joke Would Be Too Cruel For A Real Girl
I'm pretty sure the boy they put in a wig was the art director's son lmaoo. still thoughtful tho :)
Load More Replies...Wow. That's amazing. No one would want to have their self-esteem destroyed by being the person in that picture.
I knew this one. The problem for me is that the picture just looks like a girl making a weird face. It takes some focus for me to see a boy....
I'm Home Alone (1990), Old Man Marley Has A Wound On His Hand, When He Meets With Kevin In The Church Revealing To Be A Sweet Gentle Man His Wound Only Has A Band Aid, When He Reunites With His Son And His Wife And Kid His Wound Is Healed, Symbolising Old Wounds Can Heal
Ok but the blood stain in the first picture seems to indicate a gash on the palm, and yet the band-aid is on TOP of the hand. Whoops...Continuity department you have a call on line 3
But why did he only speak to the boy in church and until then just stare at him without a smile or a movement? No wonder he was terrified of the man!
Donald Trump Was In Home Alone 2 (1992) Because He Owned The Plaza They Wanted To Film In And Only Let Them If He Could Be In It
The very evil future Biff Tannen in Back to the Future 2 is based on Donald Trump. Those writers really predicted a lot about the future.
Jan 20 can not come soon enough. Bye bye 45 you lost! Over and over and over again!
Larry the vet get real. He can't even run a charity now because he stole from it. All the presidency to him was a chance to line his pockets. I don't understand how anyone falls for his out in the open tricks! He just wanted his friends aka the people he bribed) to GRT literal get out of jail free cards. Watch, he will try to pardon himself and family for crimes they haven't been charged with...yet. He knows the lawsuits against him will be flowing like wine as soon as he is no longer covered as president.
Load More Replies...Redditor Niiue, a moderator at r/Movie Details, told Bored Panda that the hidden 'Home Alone' detail that stands out from the crowd for them can be found near the start of the very first movie. "The one that comes to mind is the scene in the first movie where Kevin's plane ticket is accidentally thrown away at the beginning. It's a simple detail, but it definitely adds to the movie, in my opinion," the mod said.
Like many of us, Niiue connects to 'Home Alone' because of their childhood. "It reminds me a lot of when I was a kid, and I'd daydream about saving my friends and family from bad guys," they said.
"There's just something fun about seeing what kinds of traps Kevin comes up with," the moderator explained the success of the 'Home Alone' franchise by pointing out that what lies at its core is simple, honest, childish fun. Niiue added that they'd personally enjoy another 'Home Alone' movie starring a grown-up Culkin only as a "black comedy parody instead of a regular sequel" and we love the idea.
The Pizza Place In 'Home Alone' Is Called Little Nero's Pizza And Their Slogan Is 'No Fiddlin' Around' And Since The Legend Is That Nero Fiddled While Rome Was Burning, The Slogan Is A Clever Way Of Saying "We Won't Burn Your Pizza"
Eyewitnesses debunked the myth that Nero played the violin when Rome was burning. They all said he couldn't fiddle but he played a mean electric guitar.
Actually Nero was in Greece at the time and cut short his tour of the empire to go back to Rome and help lead the recovery and repair effort. His political enemies after his death invented the myth to hurt his legacy.
Load More Replies...I must confess: I have seen Home Alone 3 times and never saw that slogan.
Ever Wonder What Happened To Kevin's Plane Ticket In Home Alone?
ooh you found an easter egg in a deliberate close up meant to relay us this very information? bravo.
In Home Alone 2 (1992), Fuller Is Seen Wearing The Same Coat That Kevin Wore Throughout The First Home Alone (1990), Implying That Kevin Outgrew The Coat And Gave It To Fuller As A Hand-Me-Down
Fun fact: They are real life brothers. Probably was their coat from home.
That's actually quite possible considering the first movie had a very low budget.
Load More Replies...The kind of depth that the ‘Home Alone’ series has makes us wonder what other movies had a whole bunch of intricate little details sprinkled throughout, but we were too distracted to notice. Some of these require you to have the eyes of a hawk while others need some behind-the-scenes knowledge that only a true McCallister mega-fan would have.
The thing that I love the most is something that I never noticed while watching the films in my childhood: the colors. The red and green themes can be found throughout and they create a very Christmas-y vibe by showing it to us, not just telling us.
I’ve Seen Home Alone A Countless Number Of Times And Only Tonight Noticed That Joe Pesci’s Character Is Wearing A Gun Shaped Tie Clip In The Beginning
Home Alone (1990). Old Man Marley Is Scored Using The Ancient "Dies Irae" Melody, Referencing A Coming Death. After Kevin Talks To Him, The Choir Begins Singing The "Carol Of The Bells", Which Uses The Same Melody Notes, Showing We The Audience Have Misjudged The Old Man The Same Way Kevin Has
But it is a song about Judgment Day--(Day of Wrath) and is from Verdi's Requiem, sung at funerals, so definitely evokes death.
Load More Replies...I have multiple favorite but this one is awesome!! I love how it's sound sort of forbidding.
Load More Replies...In Home Alone (1990) When They Counted The People For The Trip They Say There's 17 People In Total. An Odd Number Between Two Vans Means They Will Be Split 8/9. Since Kevin Was Missing Both Vans Had 8 People Instead, Making Each Group Assume They Were On The 8-People Van, Not Suspecting A Thing
In the movie, a kid who lives across the street gets counted instead of Kevin while he's inside the van with his head turned away.
However, Reddit's explanation as to why nobody noticed Kevin missing on the way to the airport still makes sense because of the odd number of people.
No, the Murphys kid look like Kevin from behind, and was counted mistaking. The Murphy left after the got in the van
this should be a scene: "wheres kevin?" "probably in the other van" meanwhile, in the other van "wheres kevin?" "i think he's in the other van"
Well then they would have to ask about all the kids that were not in their van, the group assumed the other group had Kevin and vice versa
Load More Replies...Something else that really shocked me was that the tarantula crawling across Marv’s face was actually real! Props to Daniel Stern for having the courage to shoot a scene like that.
Most of us associate Macaulay Culkin with Kevin McCallister in the ‘Home Alone’ movies (you know, the good ones), and it’s said that director Chris Columbus wrote the part specifically with the child actor in mind. However, Columbus still auditioned around 200 people for Kevin’s part. But once Culkin showed up to the audition, it was game over for them. We’re glad Culkin got the part—Kevin’s just not Kevin without that cheeky grin of his!
Weirdly enough, Culkin’s younger brother, Kieran, also popped up in the movies as Kevin’s cousin, Fuller. Now if knowing that kind of fact doesn’t make you a die-hard ‘Home Alone’ fan, I don’t know what will.
In 'Home Alone,' The Airport Gate Agent Is Specifically Shown Counting Family Members. Since Kevin Is In The Attic And His Ticket Is In The Trash, The Number Of Passengers Indeed Matches The Number Of Plane Tickets
were you upset that the Wizard of Oz was unrealistic, too? really DUMB comment. really.
Load More Replies...In Home Alone, The Gangster Movie "Angels With Filthy Souls" Featuring The Infamous Line "Keep The Change, Ya Filthy Animal" Was Created Solely For Home Alone And Does Not Exist In Reality. It Was Based On A Gangster Movie Of A Similar Title, "Angels With Dirty Faces"
I commented the exact same thing [Well, kinda] on the 6 TV dinner ideas post!
In Home Alone (1990), Marv Is Wearing Fake Feet
I was watching freeforms 25 days of christmas.I was watching home alone1and they told you the injurys that would hav happened.They would have been dead or paralysed before they even got to Kevin.
In Home Alone 2 (1992) When We First See Kevin At The Rockefeller Center Tree The Camera Pans Up To Show It In Its Entirety. Every Light On The Building Behind The Tree Are Off Except For Two. The Lights That Are On Combined With The Star On Top Of The Tree Mirror The Hughes Entertainment Logo
In Home Alone (1990), The Mccallister Family Did Indeed Have A Dog; Explaining The Doggie Door In The Kitchen Used Later In The Movie. (Quote Appears At Approx 2min22sec)
Writing it the second way would be easily confused with 2 hours 22 min, so better to write it out or put 0:02:22
Load More Replies...In Home Alone (1990), Not Only Did Kevin Wake Up To An Empty House On Christmas Day, But Be Also Probably Realised That Santa Isn't Real. The Milk And Cookies He Left Out Weren't Consumed
Wait a minute, so the family leaves for holiday and leaves that milk out? That would be one disgusting home coming.
Yea I actually noticed that during the movie. But, he did get his family back! So...
In The Christmas Chronicles 2 [2020], There's A Lady Who Desperately Needs A Flight Back To Chicago Around Christmas 1990, Which Is A Homage To Home Alone [1990], Which Features A Scene Where Kate Mccallister Is Trying To Do The Exact Thing
I love the Christmas chronicles they are really good and i think it's funny how kurt Russell santa gets ticked when he sees a fat santa
In Home Alone 2, Harry Still Has The Burn Mark On His Hand From The First Movie
Because it wasn't a hot iron, it simply fell a long distance when Marc pulled the cord and hit him in the face
Load More Replies...At The Beginning Of Home Alone (1990) Kevin’s Dad Tells Him To Pick Up His Micro Machines Because “Aunt Leslie Almost Broke Her Neck.” Kevin Remembers This And Includes It As A Trap For The Wet Bandits
Smart kid, ultra smart. Like Slytherin or Ravenclaw level smart.
Not smart but cunning. Kevin is defnitely a Slytherin.
Load More Replies...In Home Alone (1990), The Mcallister Family Watches A French Version Of It's A Wonderful Life (1946) While In Paris. In This Film, George Bailey Experiences An Alternate Reality When He Wishes He Was Never Born, Similarly To Kevin When He Wishes His Family Away
You Never Learn The Name Of The Pigeon Lady In Home Alone 2
To most of the older generation of the UK, she will always be lovingly known as Duffy ;)
Brenda Fricker played Megan Roach. You're thinking of Cathy Shipton, she was Duffy.
Load More Replies...Okay, there's like 8 people making this joke. So for anyone else wondering: https://www.comicsands.com/piers-morgan-pigeon-lady-home-alone-2649431934.html
Load More Replies...Piers Morgan is often seen feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square in London. Bless his kind heart.
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Home Alone. Harry Is Married! When The Tarantula Lands On Him Towards The End Of The Movie A Wedding Ring Is Clearly Visible On His Left Hand
Another fun fact: His reaction to the tarantula wasn't scripted, because he's terrified of spiders :D
Actually, the spider was real, so he had to fake screaming to prevent it from fleeing. They then added the audio of him screaming.
Load More Replies...I'm guessing he stole it from a house. He's an idiot and seems like something he'd do, like leaving their mark everywhere.
In Home Alone (1990), There Is A Running Joke That Everyone Hits The Statue In Front Of The House With Their Car. It's Acknowledged Three Times, Twice By The Pizza Boy And Once By The Airport Shuttle. However, There Is Also A Less Obvious Instance: The Police Officer That Is Sent To Check On Kevin
Every Scene In Home Alone The Colors Red And Green Are Prevalent
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Load More Replies...true but then again it's christmas.And he looks like he is eating what buddy the elp eats
In Home Alone Old Man Marley Injury Resembles The Kind Of Injury As A Crucified Person Would Have, Symbolizing (From Christian Perspective) False Judgement And Being Misunderstood
This is a bit of a stretch. Home Alone is not that rife with symbolism.
It could be. Everyone agrees with the first one on this list, why do you not agree with the one Christian themed symbolism? They’re both a bit of a stretch.
Load More Replies...Why is there so much supposed symbolism surrounding his wound? I guess they didn't need to include it but still...
In Home Alone 2, They Chose Sounds That Don't Entirely Fit The Object. For Example When Marc Hits The Concrete They Chose A Sound In Which Depicted Him Hardwood, To Lessen The Pain In Our Mind. Similar, When A Metal Pole Hits Their Faces It's Gives Off A Hollow Thin Metal Pole Hitting The Floor
The ladder hit the concrete floor with Marc on top...it made the right sound that totally fit the object.
Kevin's Uncle Rob And Aunt Georgette, Who Own The New York Townhouse In Home Alone 2, Only Appear On Screen For A Couple Of Seconds In The First Movie (And Not At All In The Second)... Also, They're Loaded
In Home Alone (1990), Marv Has A Collection Of Stolen Snow Globes From Each House He Robs. He Can Be Seen Adding To It In One Scene
In Home Alone 2, Marv Thinks He's Caught Kevin Because It's His Hat From The First Film!
In This Scene From Home Alone (1990), Both Macaulay Culkin And The Van Were Going Backwards And The Scene Was Played Back In Reverse. This Is Can Be Seen By The Smoke On The Right Going Towards The Van Rather Than Away From It
I don't think we appreaciate that Macaulay Culkin was a 9 year old when they shot this movie and he basically carried the movie.
I think we do because eeveryone is watching it every year^^
Load More Replies...That is a clever way to do this scene safely. And maybe Christopher Nolan drew inspiration from this for Tenet.
Home Alone (1990) And Adventures In Babysitting (1987) Have A Lawn Jockey Getting Hit By A Car/Truck, Both Are Chris Columbus Directed Movies
Was always wondering, do artistic people/creators (directors, painters etc.) express their hidden feelings towards someone through their work... I think I would :))) ...he definitely doesn't like a jockeys for some reason
In Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019), Tim Got Tricked By A Scene From The Movie Angels With Filthy Souls (1990) Thinking There Is Someone Home, The Same Scene That Tricked The Thieves In The Movie Home Alone (1990)
In Home Alone 2, Mr. Duncan Gives Kevin Two Turtle Doves. One Of The Doves’ Wings Is Broken At The Tip. Mr. Duncan Couldn’t Have Sold This Item And That’s Why He Gave It Away
In "Home Alone" (1990), The Mannequins That Kevin Uses To Fool The Wet Bandits Into Thinking He's Having A Party Can Be Seen In The Basement When He First Discovers The House Is Empty
In Nine Months (1995) As Samuel (Hugh Grant) Speeds To The Hospital, The Movie Theater Display Says Home Alone Vii
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Ed And Irene, The Old Couple From The Home Alone Airport Scene Have A Cameo In Dennis The Menace (1993)
I loved that movie. It was one of the few VHS-tapes we had and we had it on almost every weekend.
I read the Two in your username as "Twoh" XD
Load More Replies...In Home Alone (1990), The Magazine Kevin Is Reading Is Woman's Day, With The Current Issue Featuring Christmas Decorations Which Kevin Later Arranges
In Home Alone (1990), Kevin Mccallister Tells Mr. Marley He Can’t Wear A Bird Sweater That His Grandma Made Because, “I Had A Friend Who Got Nailed Because There Was A Rumor He Wore Dinosaur Pajamas.” At The End Of Home Alone 2 (1992), Kevin’s Cousin Fuller Is Wearing Dinosaur Pajamas
Crazy Nate pointed this out. Idk if you guys watch videos like that. Just gives me stuff to look for...
[home Alone]"Did You Close The Garage?" "That's It. I Forgot To Close The Garage, That's It."
Getting Rid Of The Pigeons In Home Alone 2 (1992) Is A Clip Played Backwards
In Home Alone (1990), Kevin Purposefully Cuts The Christmas Tree At A Height To Where He Can Reach The Top. I'd Like To Think Most Kids His Age Wouldn't Think Of This Until After The Fact
But since most kids his age have seen this movie 1000 times now, they all think about it before the fact.
[home Alone] When Old Man Marley Saves Kevin From The Wet Bandits, He Hits Marv First Because If Harry Had Been Hit, Marley Would Risk Harry Biting Kevin’s Finger Off
I believe in rehearsal that Joe Pesci actually did bite Macaulay Culkin's finger and drew blood.
In Home Alone 2, The Address On Peter Mcallister's Bag Is The Actual Address Of The House Used In The Film
from IMDB :The home where most of this movie was filmed is actually located at 671 Lincoln Ave in Winnetka, IL just outside of Chicago. Therefore, the filmmakers used the house's real address when Kevin and Harry reference the location. However, the house has since been blurred out on Google Maps street view along with several other houses in the neighborhood (including the "Murphy" house across the street) because local residents have had to deal with thousands of people driving by and/or walking around taking pictures. The crowds are reportedly much worse around the holiday season.
Load More Replies...It's actually Lincoln Avenue instead of Boulevard. Maybe this was enough of camouflage in the pre Google Maps-era
The Poster For Home Alone (1990) Was Inspired By Edvard Munch’s; The Scream
This would have been even better if they put the two bandits on one side like the painting
In Home Alone (1990), Fuller Wets The Bed If He Drinks Pepsi -Fuller Drank Pepsi At Dinner -Therefore There's A Bedroom That Reeks Like Urine The Entire Time Kevin Is Alone
Fuller is Macaulay Culkin's real life younger brother. He is called Keiran Culkin.
Keiran played wallace in scott pilgrim vs the world as well!!
Load More Replies...Have they started filming Succession series 3 yet? I'm avid for more... another excellent actor, talent obviously runs in families.
In Home Alone 2 (1992) The Family Ended Up Staying At The Villa De Dolphine Due To Kevin Having His Family's Money, Leaving Their Cheap Uncle To Foot The Bill
In Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Kevin Complains To His Mom That They Won’t Have A Real Tree In Florida And She Tells Him They’ll Find A Fake Silver One. A Silver Tree Is Decorated In The First Film In Kevin’s Uncles Apartment
In Home Alone, The “Wet Bandits” Drive A Plumbing Van, Which Also Says “Residential Work Is Our Specialty”
If anyone else notices, the phone number on the side of the van has letters in it, just like in Kevin's dad's phonebook.
Home Alone 2 1992; Kevin’s Plans Do Not Coincide With The Blueprints He Drew Over
In Home Alone (1990), In The Scene Where Kevin Mccallister Is Eating A Huge Bowl Of Ice Cream With Marshmallows And Watching "Angels With Filthy Souls", There Is A Bag Of Crunch Tators On The Table Next To Him Which Could Possibly Be The Same Bag In Buzz's Trunk In A Previous Scene
In Home Alone (1990) The Mccallister’s Alarm Clock Is Listed As Having A Battery Back-Up, The Batteries Must Have Been Dead Because It Still Died When The Power Went Out
In Home Alone 2: Lost In New York After Buzz's Apology, You Can See People Not Even Smiling And Clapping Cause They Know What A Phoney Buzz Is
In "Home Alone 2: Lost In New York" The Family Phone Book Lists Phone Numbers That Contain Letters
Back in the deep, dim, distant days when Stevie were a lad, North American telephone exchanges were named, and the first two numbers were derived from that name and the numbers beside those letters on the dial (see picture).
This was becoming obsolete by the late sixties, but older people still used the alphanumeric numbers well up into the eighties...
Stevie's home telephone number in 1967 was NElson7-9296 which translated to 637-9296.
Another number of this type was used in the Glen Miller song Pennsylvania6-5000; I believe that New York was the first city in North America to have seven digit numbers. Rotarydial...000bed.jpg
In my country those dialing phones never had letters, just numbers, so it was always very confusing to me. I distinctly remember wondering about it in X-Files with Yappi's phone number, and of course bunch of other movies etc.
Load More Replies...So people couldn't call the numbers in real life I presume. Also noticed they used '555', which is not possible, and won't call anything.
All movies and TV use a 555 number. Also, I’m pretty sure most people can figure out a number if you use letters. So, to me, the reason they did this here is a mystery
Load More Replies...In Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992), In The Continuation Of The Staple Gun Trap Scene, An Indent Of A Staple Can Already Be Seen On Marv's Nose Before Said Staple Even Makes Contact
Probably they shot this also in reverse. By pulling the stable from the nose with a very thin wire.
Home Alone 2: When Kevin Runs And Stops “Above The Statue”, You Can See His Mark On The Ground, Which Has Him Perfectly Lined Up On Top Of The Horse
The white line in front of the black mark (i think its a puddle...) you can also see it right in front of his shoes in the second picture where he has stopped.
Load More Replies...In Home Alone, Kevin Watches The Movie Angel's With Filthy Souls. In The Very Next Scene, After He Yells For His Mom, Peter Is Reading A Book Called Nobody's Angel
In Home Alone 2 (1992), The Butler Serving A Hot Fudge Sundae To Kevin Mccallister Dips Him 3 Scoops Of Ice Cream Then Asks Him If He Wants 2 And Adds A 3rd Scoop A Second Time
I always wonder. What job does Kevin's dad have since he can afford a house like that and pay for a 8 person trip to Paris 2 seats on first class included.
Pigeons sleep at night. As an old NYer who was a birdwatcher & frequent Central Park denizen I can tell you that you would never find pigeons hanging around, flying & socializing in the dark. They can’t see. Same thing inside the Bird Lady’s attic or whatever it is. If it’s night they’re not going to be following her around, fly8ng on her shoulders, etc. They’re going to sleep.
The christmas story obsession is beyond me. I find it super cringey. That and rudolph the red nosed reindeer. That story is just messed up.
Load More Replies...I always wonder. What job does Kevin's dad have since he can afford a house like that and pay for a 8 person trip to Paris 2 seats on first class included.
Pigeons sleep at night. As an old NYer who was a birdwatcher & frequent Central Park denizen I can tell you that you would never find pigeons hanging around, flying & socializing in the dark. They can’t see. Same thing inside the Bird Lady’s attic or whatever it is. If it’s night they’re not going to be following her around, fly8ng on her shoulders, etc. They’re going to sleep.
The christmas story obsession is beyond me. I find it super cringey. That and rudolph the red nosed reindeer. That story is just messed up.
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