Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chris Columbus
Produced by	John Hughes
Written by	John Hughes
Starring	Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci Daniel Stern John Heard Tim Curry Brenda Fricker Catherine O'Hara
Music by	John Williams
Cinematography	Julio Macat
Editing by	Raja Gosnell
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	November 20, 1992 (1992-11-20)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Gross revenue	$358,991,681

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American screwball comedy written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the direct sequel to Home Alone. The film stars Macaulay Culkin in the lead role as Kevin McCallister, while Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern reprise their roles as the Wet Bandits. Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Devin Ratray, Kieran Culkin, Gerry Bamman, Tim Curry, Rob Schneider, Dana Ivey, and Brenda Fricker are also featured.
Eddie Bracken plays a minor role, while Ally Sheedy (who previously worked with Hughes in The Breakfast Club), Bob Eubanks, and Donald Trump make cameo appearances. The movie was filmed in Winnetka, Illinois, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Miami and New York City (which was star Culkin's hometown at the time). Also, the film became the second most successful film of 1992, earning over $173 million in revenue in the United States and over $358 million worldwide, but received negative reviews from critics.
Home Alone 3 followed in 1997, and Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House followed in 2002. Culkin did not appear in either film.

Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 3.1 Track listing 3.2 Score album 3.3 Special edition album 4 Release 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical reception 5 Home media 6 Tie-ins 7 Angels with Even Filthier Souls 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Plot

A year following the events of the previous film, the McCallister family prepares to spend Christmas in Florida. Kevin McCallister, Peter and Kate's youngest son and the protagonist of the first film, sees Florida as contradictory to what he believes to be an appropriate Christmas environment, particularly noting the lack of Christmas trees. During the school Christmas concert, Kevin's older brother Buzz humiliates him during his solo, causing Kevin to retaliate. Kevin refuses to apologize for his actions, and, still angry with the family's decision to go to Florida, he storms up to the third floor bedroom of the house, where he wishes that he had his own money so he could go on his own vacation by himself. The McCallisters accidentally wake up late on the day of the flight, as their alarm clock was reset earlier, and the family hastily departs to the airport. Kevin loses sight of his family while loading his Talkboy with new batteries from Peter's bag, and ends up following a man wearing the same coat as his dad onto a flight that, unknown to him, is not bound for Miami, but for New York City.
He tours the city and gets scared by a woman tending to pigeons in Central Park. He then creates a ruse to check in to the Plaza Hotel using Peter's credit card. Once in Miami, the family realizes that Kevin is missing. The family checks into their hotel; however, the warm weather they had been expecting in Florida was disrupted by heavy rain. The following morning, Kevin tours New York in a limousine and visits a large toy store called Duncan's Toy Chest, where he meets the philanthropic owner, Mr. Duncan. Kevin discovers the proceeds from Christmas sales will be donated to a children's hospital. After donating some money, Mr. Duncan allows Kevin to take a pair of ceramic turtle doves as a gift, instructing him to give one to another person as a sign of eternal friendship. After leaving the toy store, Harry Lyme and Marv Merchants, the antagonists from the first film, now called the "Sticky Bandits" according to Marv, spot Kevin and confront him. Harry and Marv have escaped from prison in Chicago and plan to rob Duncan's Toy Chest. They chase Kevin through the streets and he escapes them. Kevin attempts to retreat into his hotel room, but Mr. Hector, the hotel concierge, confronts Kevin about the credit card, which came up as being stolen. Kevin flees, but is stopped by the bandits. He records their plans of breaking into the store on his Talkboy before fleeing by hiding in the back of a hansom cab.
In Florida, the McCallisters discover that Kevin has been found using Peter's credit card in New York. The family flies to New York and confronts the Plaza staff. Kate decides to search for Kevin on the streets against the advice of Peter and the staff, while Mr. Hector gives the family a complimentary suite. Having noted earlier that his uncle Rob has a townhouse in New York, Kevin attempts to visit Rob; however, the house is vacant and undergoing renovations. While in Central Park, he comes across the pigeon lady, only to get his foot caught while attempting to escape. After she frees him, they watch a local orchestra perform in a loft above Carnegie Hall. Kevin learns how her life has fallen apart and how she dealt with it by taking care of the pigeons in the park; he promises to be her friend.
Kevin returns to the townhouse to prepare a series of booby-traps. Kevin arrives at the store during the break-in and photographs Harry and Marv before setting off the burglar alarm by throwing a brick tied with a note to Mr. Duncan through the window. The bandits attempt to break into the townhouse and spring every trap in the house; afterwards, Kevin flees and dials 9-1-1 from a phone booth. The bandits catch Kevin when he slips on a patch of ice. The pigeon lady incapacitates them with birdseed while Kevin escapes and sets off fireworks he had bought earlier to signal the police. Shortly after, Harry and Marv are arrested. At the toy store, Mr. Duncan finds Kevin's note and realizes his role in stopping the bandits.
Meanwhile, Kate comes across two police officers in Times Square, and remembers Kevin's fondness for Christmas trees. While making a wish at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Kevin reunites with his mother. A truckload of gifts from the toy store comes to the Plaza on Christmas Day as a reward for Kevin's foiling of the robbery. Buzz suggests that had it not been for Kevin getting on the wrong flight, they would not be in the suite with the Christmas tree and free gifts in the first place, and allows Kevin to open up the first present as a sign of reconciliation. During the festivities, Kevin runs out to give the pigeon lady a turtle dove to reaffirm his promise. Buzz receives Kevin's room service bill from his original visit with a total of $967.43 from Cedric. Peter interrupts Kevin's musings by calling out, "Kevin! You spent $967 on room service?!". Kevin immediately runs back to the hotel and the film ends.

[edit] Cast

• Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister
• Joe Pesci as Harry Lyme
• Daniel Stern as Marvin "Marv" Merchants
• Catherine O'Hara as Kate McCallister
• John Heard as Peter McCallister
• Devin Ratray as Buzz McCallister
• Hillary Wolf as Megan McCallister
• Maureen Elisabeth Shay as Linnie McCallister
• Mike Maronna as Jeff McCallister
• Gerry Bamman as Frank McCallister
• Terrie Snell as Leslie McCallister
• Jedidiah Cohen as Rod McCallister
• Senta Moses as Tracy McCallister
• Daiana Campeanu as Sondra McCallister
• Kieran Culkin as Fuller McCallister
• Anna Slotky as Brooke McCallister
• Tim Curry as Mr. Hector
• Rob Schneider as Cedric
• Dana Ivey as Mrs. Stone
• Brenda Fricker as Pigeon Lady
• Eddie Bracken as E.F. Duncan

[edit] Soundtrack

[edit] Track listing

1. "All Alone On Christmas" (4:14) (Darlene Love)
2. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (2:14) (Alan Jackson)
3. "Somewhere In My Memory" (3:58) (Bette Midler, composed by John Williams, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)
4. "My Christmas Tree" (2:35) (Home Alone Children's Choir, composed by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman)
5. "Sleigh Ride" (3:44) (TLC)
6. "Silver Bells" (4:15) (Atlantic Starr)
7. "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" (2:40) (John Williams)
8. "Jingle Bell Rock" (2:09) (Bobby Helms)
9. "Cool Jerk (Christmas Mix)" (2:39) (The Capitols)
10. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (2:14) (Johnny Mathis)
11. "Christmas Star" (3:16) (John Williams)
12. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (3:26) (Lisa Fischer)

[edit] Score album

In addition, a CD with excerpts from the score by John Williams was issued in 1992.^[1] The track listing is as follows:

1. Somewhere In My Memory (3:49)
2. Home Alone (2:01)
3. We Overslept Again (2:46)
4. Christmas Star (3:18)
5. Arrival In New York 1:41)
6. Plaza Hotel And Duncan's Toy Store (3:45)
7. Concierge And Race To The Room (2:04)
8. Star Of Bethlehem (3:28)
9. The Thieves Return (4:35)
10. Appearance Of Pigeon Lady (3:19)
11. Christmas At Carnegie Hall (O Come All Ye Faithful / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Silent Night)

(5:02)

1. Into The Park (3:49)
2. Haunted Brownstone (3:01)
3. Christmas Star And Preparing The Trap (4:17)
4. To The Plaza Presto (3:22)
5. Reunion At Rockefeller Center (2:36)
6. Kevin's Booby Traps (3:41)
7. Finale (3:55)
8. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas (2:51)

[edit] Special edition album

On the film's tenth anniversary, Varèse Sarabande released a two-disc special edition soundtrack, containing the previously noted cues along with additional compositions that were left out from the final film.^[2]
The complete track listing is as follows:^[2]
Disc One

1. Home Alone (Main Title) (2:07)
2. This Year’s Wish (1:47)
3. We Overslept Again / Holiday Flight (3:19)
4. Separate Vacations* (1:58)
5. Arrival in New York** (2:59)
6. The Thieves Return (3:28)
7. Plaza Hotel (3:04)
8. Concierge (1:31)
9. Distant Goodnights (Christmas Star) (Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) (2:05)
10. A Day in the City (:59)
11. Duncan’s Toy Store (2:41)
12. Turtle Doves (1:29)
13. To the Plaza, Presto (3:27)
14. Race to the Room / Hot Pursuit (4:08)
15. Haunted Brownstone (3:02)
16. Appearance of the Pigeon Lady (3:21)
17. Christmas at Carnegie Hall (5:15) O Come, All Ye Faithful / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Silent Night

Disc Two

1. Christmas Star - Preparing the Trap (Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) (4:22)
2. Another Christmas in the Trenches (2:33)
3. Running Through Town (1:16)
4. Luring the Thieves* (4:02)
5. Kevin’s Booby Traps (7:23)
6. Down the Rope / Into the Park (5:06)
7. Reunion at Rockefeller Center / It’s Christmas (5:21)
8. Finale (2:00)
9. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional) and Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas (Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) (2:51)
10. End Title (1:32)
11. Holiday Flight (alternate) (2:32)
12. Suite from “Angels with Filthy Souls II” (:56)
13. Somewhere in My Memory (Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) (3:57)
14. Star of Bethlehem (Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) (3:32)
15. Christmas Star (Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) (3:23)
16. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas (orchestra) (2:23)

[edit] Release

[edit] Box office

The film opened to $31.1 million from 2,222 theaters, averaging $14,008 per site.^[3] While it started off better than Home Alone, the final box office gross was much less.^[4] $173,585,516 was taken in the United States and a total of $358,994,850 worldwide.

[edit] Critical reception

Despite being a box office success, the film received mainly negative reviews. Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four stars he commented that the film's gags were overly cartoonish and too sadistic. He also stated that "Cartoon violence only works well in cartoons, which makes it funny only in cartoons. Most of the live-action attempts to duplicate animation have failed, because when flesh-and-blood figures hit the pavement, we can almost hear the bones crunch, and it isn't funny." Another critic called the film "Money grubbing sequelitis at its most pathetic." Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was awarded Worst Sequel of 1992 by Electronic Gaming Monthly. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a "Rotten" score of 21%.

[edit] Home media

The film was released on VHS on July 28, 1993.
It was released on DVD on October 5, 1999 as a basic package, with no special features other than theatrical trailers for the film and its sequels. However, it was later re-released on Blu-Ray on October 6, 2009 with no features included.

[edit] Tie-ins

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As with the first Home Alone movie, video games based on the sequel were released by THQ for such systems as the Sega Genesis, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy and personal computers, mostly in late 1992. A separate hand-held game was released by Tiger Electronics.
The Talkboy handheld tape recorder that Kevin used in the film was actually a non-working prop. A huge letter-writing campaign by young fans of the film led Tiger Electronics to produce a fully functional retail version of the recorder in 1993, when the film was first released on home video. There was also an audiobook released by Harper Audio read by Tim Curry.
As they had in the first film, American Airlines also had very prominent product-placement in Home Alone 2, with Kevin and his family completing their trip to Miami on an AA B767 (the first film's trip was on a DC-10).

[edit] Angels with Even Filthier Souls

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Angels with Even Filthier Souls is a fictional gangster film, Ralph Foody was featured, that appears within Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. It is a reference of the 1938 Warner Bros. film Angels with Dirty Faces and was made specifically for Home Alone 2 as the sequel to the previous film. The film aided Kevin to make outside characters think there were adults in the hotel room he was staying at one point in the movie.