Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Timing: 2:0 (120 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1992-11-15

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox, Hughes Entertainment

Genre

Comedy, Family, Adventure

Budget

$18 000 000

Revenue

$358 994 850

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Director

Chris Columbus

Actors

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Brenda Fricker, Tim Curry, Devin Ratray, Gerry Bamman, Rob Schneider
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Scenario

Producer

John Hughes, Duncan Henderson, Mark Radcliffe, Richard Vane

Operator

Julio Macat

Composer

John Williams

Artist

Audition

Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins

Editing

Raja Gosnell
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• In the first part of the film, Kevin is watching a movie called 'Angels with Dirty Souls.' In the second part, Kevin is watching the sequel, called 'Angels with Filthy Souls.'
• Macaulay Culkin received a fee of $8 million for his role in the sequel. At the time, it was the largest check ever written to a 12-year-old boy.
• The toy store is called "Duncan's Toy Chest." It was named in honor of executive producer Duncan Henderson.
• A cameo role went to the daughter of the film's director, Chris Columbus. Eleanor Columbus played a little shopper in the toy store. And Columbus himself appeared as one of the toy store employees at Duncan's.
• Several weeks after the film's release, "Tiger Electronics" released a real-life version of the Talkboy (a compact cassette recorder) that Kevin actively uses throughout the movie. Like in the film, it could alter a child's voice to sound like an adult male. Furthermore, a female version of the toy, called Talkgirl, was also released on the back of its success. This version was designed for girls and could speak with a female voice. It was also incredibly popular.
• During a hotel stay in Florida, the McCallister family cheerfully watches the film "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) on television.
• In the scene where Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) enters the Plaza Hotel and asks a passerby – “Where is the lobby?”, he is answered by the famous American businessman – Donald Trump, who was at that time the owner of the hotel.
• For the filming of scenes with Brenda Fricker, who played the woman in Central Park covered in pigeons, a special pigeon trainer was invited along with trained pigeons.
• As in the first part, but now not at home, but in a limousine, Kevin watches Chuck Jones’ cartoon “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966).
• The film's editing was done by Raja Gosnell, who directed the third installment five years later.
• The song “All Alone for Christmas”, which plays during scenes of Kevin walking around New York, was used as the soundtrack for a video game of the same name for Sega.
• The gangster film that Kevin is watching doesn't exist. The clip was specifically filmed for use in the movie.
• Filming took place from December 9, 1991, to May 1, 1992.
• For his participation in the sequel, Macaulay Culkin received a fixed fee of $4.5 million and a 5% share of the film's box office revenue. At the time, this was the largest check ever written to a child actor.
• While staying at a hotel in Florida, the McCallister family happily watches the film "It's a Wonderful Life" (1947) on television.
• According to Joe Pesci, the film crew showered him and Daniel Stern's character with real birdseed, and approximately 300 pigeons were used in the scene.
• According to director Chris Columbus, half of the film's budget had to be spent on artificial snow in Central Park, and shortly after filming ended, New York City was literally blanketed in snow.
• It was particularly difficult to film scenes at the airport. During filming, the airport continued to operate as usual, but Macaulay Culkin’s popularity required additional security measures and protection of the actor from fans and paparazzi. These scenes were filmed at O'Hare International Airport in February 1992, where Christmas decorations were specifically left up for the filming.
• For participating in the sequel, Macaulay Culkin received a fixed fee of $4.5 million and a 5% share of the film’s box office revenue. At the time, this was the largest check ever written to a child actor.
• While staying at a hotel in Florida, the McCallister family happily watches the film "It's a Wonderful Life" (1947) on television.