Home Alone 2: Lost In New York(1992) Movie Review 1/4

Part one of my review of Home Alone 2: Lost In New York(1992) starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, Rob Schneider, John Heard, Tim Curry, and Brenda Fricker.

Directed by Chris Columbus.

Trivia

In Home Alone, Kevin watches a movie called "Angels with Filthy Souls." In this sequel, he watches that film's sequel, "Angels with Even Filthier Souls."

Harry and Marv's conversation at the ice rink was shot at Central Park's Wollman Rink. The Essex House shown is on Central Park South in Manhattan.

Macaulay Culkin was paid 8 million dollars to star in this movie, the biggest paycheck ever to a 12 year-old child.

This movie was actually shot at the Plaza in a Central Park Suite. The phone number given for the plaza in the movie (was) an actual working number.

The Toy store - "Duncan's Toy Chest" - is named after the Executive Producer Duncan Henderson. The toy store itself is the film's version of an actual New York city store, FAO Schwarz.

Director, Chris Columbus's daughter, Eleanor Columbus appears in this movie as the little girl in the toy store.

The McCallisters live at 671 Lincoln Blvd. Winnetka, ILL Phone: 555-1658.

A real-life version of the Talkboy, the tape recorder Kevin plays with in the movie, was created by Tiger Electronics shortly after the film's release (along with its pink-and-purple counterpart, the Talkgirl).

The name of the show Kevin is watching in the first scene is a fictional game show called Ding Dang Dong. Appropriately, it was taped on the set of an actual game show called $100,000 Fortune Hunt- Illinois' original lottery game show. The host in that scene is Bob Eubanks from The Newlywed Game.

The address of the uncle's house that's being renovated is 51 W. 95th St. This address is on the Upper West Side, a half block from Central Park.

All of the children who appeared in the toy store scene were allowed to take their favorite toy home as part of their salary. Even though it didn't work, Macaulay Culkin was allowed to keep the Talkboy.

An ad for Duncan's Toy Chest can be seen as Marv and Harry come up from the subway.

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[MrJohnffrey87]

Now that you mention it Tim Curry would've made a great Grinch, a better choice than Jim Carrey the Grinch wasn't meant to be a silly character.

[1290418]

I agree Macualay Culkin was totally unlikeable in Good Son. That movie made me want to punch him in the face. He was really likeable in the Home Alone films. If someone comes up to me and say Macualay Culkin wasn't likeable at all in Home Alone 1 and 2 I'd be like You must be on crack to say that. I can't see the Home Alone movies being good without Macalay Culkin. I REALLY CAN't

[1290418]

This was a good movie. I have this movie and the first one as tapes on my shelf.

Maybe I should watch them during Christmas

[marioradium2]

I agree Mike: good sequel, but not as good as the original. I don't agree with the critics who bashed it.

If Buzz was my kid he'd probably be on the third floor every night. wtf is a trout sniffer? If that some kind of innuendo??

Frank is a dick uncle. in one of the deleted scenes for the first film he pantses Kevin in the hallway

I wanted to buy a talkboy, but never got around to it. I remember always laughing at the commercial

[Bromden75]

I know that family is a bunch of dicks, the whole thing was Buzz's fault and he should have to sleep up stairs.