Kevin McCallister
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Kevin McCallister is the main protagonist from the films Home Alone
, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
, and Home Alone 4
in the Home Alone franchise. Kevin is played by Macaulay Culkin in the first two films, but in Home Alone 4, Kevin is played by Mike Weinberg. Kevin is not featured in Home Alone 3
, as the film takes place during Home Alone 2. Kevin's most famous pose is when he has both hands on his cheeks, and screams.
While the McCallister family prepare for their trip to Paris, Kevin McCallister finds himself the subject of ridicule from the other children. After getting into an argument with his older brother Buzz because he ate Kevin's cheese pizza on purpose, he is sent to his third floor bedroom of the house, wishing his family would disappear. The family accidentally leaves Kevin asleep in bed, as a power outage resets the alarm clocks and causes them to wake up late.
Kevin wakes up to find the house empty and is overjoyed to find that his wish came true. He gets away with taking Buzz's life savings, practicing shooting with Buzz's BB gun, jumping on the bed, watching a gangster film, and eating a large amount of junk food. However, Kevin finds himself scared by the appearance of the Chicago Police Department called by his parents to check on Kevin via payphone from Paris after Kate figures out that they left him at home by accident, his next door neighbor "Old Man" Marley, who was rumored to have murdered his family many years earlier, and the appearance of The Wet Bandits, Harry Lyme and Marv Merchants, who are breaking into other vacant houses along the block. The Wet Bandits are aware of which houses are vacant, as Harry impersonated a police officer doing wellness checks on families before the holidays. On Christmas Eve, Kevin manages to overhear Harry and Marv discuss plans for breaking into his house that night. After conversing with a Santa impersonator and watching a local choir perform in a church in hopes to have his family return, Kevin comes across Marley. The two of them talk, and Kevin learns that Marley is in fact a very nice man. Marley tells Kevin he and his son are estranged and have not spoken in years after a big argument they had. Kevin, now knowing how it feels to not have his family for Christmas, advises Marley to reconcile with his son. As Kevin leaves, he hears the church bells ringing and remembering the plot to break into his house, he hurries home.
Kevin sets up various booby traps inside the house. Harry and Marv, who were initially fooled by Kevin's illusions that the house is occupied, now realize that he is home alone and attempt to break in, running into the various traps. After the two spring almost every trap in the house, Kevin flees in his parents room on second floor of the house, and dials 9-1-1 from a landline. Harry and Marv manage to chase Kevin out of the house; he then flees to Marley's house, which was unlocked and unoccupied. The Wet Bandits catch Kevin when he runs to the top of the stairs connecting the basement and the first floor and hang him from a coat hook on the door. They decide to do the same things that Kevin did to them and Harry decides to bite Kevin's fingers one at a time first, but Marley has sneaked up behind them and knocks them out with his snow shovel and takes Kevin home. Shortly after Kevin is safely returned home, Harry and Marv are arrested. As the car drives away, Harry turns his head and gives Kevin a stern look while Kevin replies with a mocking smile and waves at him.
Kevin wakes up the next morning and is disappointed to see that his family is still gone. While upstairs looking at a family portrait, Kevin hears Kate come into the house, calling for him. He goes downstairs and the two of them meet across the hall. Kate tells Kevin she is sorry and Kevin smiles at her and runs into her arms. Shortly afterward, the rest of the McCallisters, having traveled directly to Chicago from Paris, arrive. Kevin keeps silent about his encounter with Harry and Marv. Kevin and Buzz have a moment of reconciliation. Kevin then goes over to the window, looks out and sees Marley greeting his son and his family, as Buzz screams out load "Kevin! What did you do to my room?!" (referencing one of the film's earlier events). Kevin runs from the window to Buzz's room and the film ends.
Once Kevin realizes that he has arrived in New York instead of Miami, he sees it as an adventure and goes sightseeing. While doing so, he takes notice of an eerie-looking woman tending to pigeons in Central Park. He then creates a ruse to check in to the Plaza Hotel using Peter's credit card. The following morning, Kevin tours New York in a limo 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, 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 by dropping pearls on the ground, which Harry and Marv slip and fall on. 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 captured by the bandits once again. He records their plans of breaking into the store on his Talkboy before fleeing by hiding in the back of a hansom cab.
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 runs into 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.
After parting ways with the pigeon lady, Kevin walks by the children's hospital that Mr. Duncan was planning to donate his proceeds to. Recalling Harry and Marv's plans to rob the store, Kevin returns to Rob's house 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 chase Kevin and spring every trap in the house; afterwards, Kevin dials 911 from a phone booth. The bandits trap Kevin when he slips on a patch of ice and they take him to Central Park to kill him. The pigeon lady uses birdseed for the pigeons to attack the bandits while Kevin escapes and sets off fireworks he had bought earlier to signal the police. Harry and Marv are arrested, and the stolen money is recovered; furthermore, the police also have Kevin's photographs and tape as evidence against the duo. At the toy store, Mr. Duncan sees Kevin's note and realizes his role in stopping the bandits.
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. Once Buzz receives the room service bill from Kevin's stay, he shows it to Peter, who screams out loud, "Kevin! You spent $967 on room service?!" Kevin runs back to the hotel, and the film ends.
. Kevin has four siblings; his two older brothers, Buzz and Jeff, and two older sisters, Linnie and Megan.
Kevin has lots of relatives. Kevin has two aunts; Leslie and Georgette. He has two uncles; Frank and Rob. He has six cousins; through Frank and Leslie he had five: Rod, Tracy, Sondra, Brooke, and Fuller, who wears glasses and is famous for drinking soda (such as Pepsi or Coca-Cola) and wetting the bed. Through Rob and Georgette, Heather is Kevin's cousin, as well as three unnamed children who were seen only briefly in the first film.
Home Alone
Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy, who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation...
, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: 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 direct sequel to Home Alone. The film stars Macaulay Culkin in the lead role as Kevin McCallister, while...
, and Home Alone 4
Home Alone 4
Home Alone 4, also known as Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House, is a 2002 American made-for-television family/Christmas film directed by Rod Daniel. It is the fourth and final installment in the Home Alone franchise...
in the Home Alone franchise. Kevin is played by Macaulay Culkin in the first two films, but in Home Alone 4, Kevin is played by Mike Weinberg. Kevin is not featured in Home Alone 3
Home Alone 3
Home Alone 3 is a 1997 family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes. It is the third film in the Home Alone series and the first not to feature actor Macaulay Culkin or director Chris Columbus. The film is directed by Raja Gosnell, who served as the editor of both original films, and...
, as the film takes place during Home Alone 2. Kevin's most famous pose is when he has both hands on his cheeks, and screams.
Home Alone
Kevin wakes up to find the house empty and is overjoyed to find that his wish came true. He gets away with taking Buzz's life savings, practicing shooting with Buzz's BB gun, jumping on the bed, watching a gangster film, and eating a large amount of junk food. However, Kevin finds himself scared by the appearance of the Chicago Police Department called by his parents to check on Kevin via payphone from Paris after Kate figures out that they left him at home by accident, his next door neighbor "Old Man" Marley, who was rumored to have murdered his family many years earlier, and the appearance of The Wet Bandits, Harry Lyme and Marv Merchants, who are breaking into other vacant houses along the block. The Wet Bandits are aware of which houses are vacant, as Harry impersonated a police officer doing wellness checks on families before the holidays. On Christmas Eve, Kevin manages to overhear Harry and Marv discuss plans for breaking into his house that night. After conversing with a Santa impersonator and watching a local choir perform in a church in hopes to have his family return, Kevin comes across Marley. The two of them talk, and Kevin learns that Marley is in fact a very nice man. Marley tells Kevin he and his son are estranged and have not spoken in years after a big argument they had. Kevin, now knowing how it feels to not have his family for Christmas, advises Marley to reconcile with his son. As Kevin leaves, he hears the church bells ringing and remembering the plot to break into his house, he hurries home.
Kevin sets up various booby traps inside the house. Harry and Marv, who were initially fooled by Kevin's illusions that the house is occupied, now realize that he is home alone and attempt to break in, running into the various traps. After the two spring almost every trap in the house, Kevin flees in his parents room on second floor of the house, and dials 9-1-1 from a landline. Harry and Marv manage to chase Kevin out of the house; he then flees to Marley's house, which was unlocked and unoccupied. The Wet Bandits catch Kevin when he runs to the top of the stairs connecting the basement and the first floor and hang him from a coat hook on the door. They decide to do the same things that Kevin did to them and Harry decides to bite Kevin's fingers one at a time first, but Marley has sneaked up behind them and knocks them out with his snow shovel and takes Kevin home. Shortly after Kevin is safely returned home, Harry and Marv are arrested. As the car drives away, Harry turns his head and gives Kevin a stern look while Kevin replies with a mocking smile and waves at him.
Kevin wakes up the next morning and is disappointed to see that his family is still gone. While upstairs looking at a family portrait, Kevin hears Kate come into the house, calling for him. He goes downstairs and the two of them meet across the hall. Kate tells Kevin she is sorry and Kevin smiles at her and runs into her arms. Shortly afterward, the rest of the McCallisters, having traveled directly to Chicago from Paris, arrive. Kevin keeps silent about his encounter with Harry and Marv. Kevin and Buzz have a moment of reconciliation. Kevin then goes over to the window, looks out and sees Marley greeting his son and his family, as Buzz screams out load "Kevin! What did you do to my room?!" (referencing one of the film's earlier events). Kevin runs from the window to Buzz's room and the film ends.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The McCallister family prepares to spend Christmas in Miami. Kevin McCallister sees Miami 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 and ruin the show. Kevin refuses to apologize for his actions, and, still angry with the family's decision to go to Miami, he storms up to the third floor bedroom of the house, wishing 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 for Chicago O'Hare International 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 LaGuardia Airport in New York City.Once Kevin realizes that he has arrived in New York instead of Miami, he sees it as an adventure and goes sightseeing. While doing so, he takes notice of an eerie-looking woman tending to pigeons in Central Park. He then creates a ruse to check in to the Plaza Hotel using Peter's credit card. The following morning, Kevin tours New York in a limo 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, 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 by dropping pearls on the ground, which Harry and Marv slip and fall on. 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 captured by the bandits once again. He records their plans of breaking into the store on his Talkboy before fleeing by hiding in the back of a hansom cab.
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 runs into 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.
After parting ways with the pigeon lady, Kevin walks by the children's hospital that Mr. Duncan was planning to donate his proceeds to. Recalling Harry and Marv's plans to rob the store, Kevin returns to Rob's house 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 chase Kevin and spring every trap in the house; afterwards, Kevin dials 911 from a phone booth. The bandits trap Kevin when he slips on a patch of ice and they take him to Central Park to kill him. The pigeon lady uses birdseed for the pigeons to attack the bandits while Kevin escapes and sets off fireworks he had bought earlier to signal the police. Harry and Marv are arrested, and the stolen money is recovered; furthermore, the police also have Kevin's photographs and tape as evidence against the duo. At the toy store, Mr. Duncan sees Kevin's note and realizes his role in stopping the bandits.
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. Once Buzz receives the room service bill from Kevin's stay, he shows it to Peter, who screams out loud, "Kevin! You spent $967 on room service?!" Kevin runs back to the hotel, and the film ends.
Home Alone 4
Kevin's parents have divorced, and he lives with his mom. He decides to go spend Christmas with his dad and his rich girlfriend, Natalie as he is tired of being mistreated by his siblings, Buzz and Megan, but finds himself having to deal with his old nemesis Marv, and his new sidekick and wife, Vera as they are planning to kidnap a prince from a famous family that is coming to Natalie's house for Christmas as he uses her Smart House to stop them with his unique booby traps.Family
Kevin is the fifth of Kate and Peter's five children, and the youngest son. He was born and is currently living in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Kevin has four siblings; his two older brothers, Buzz and Jeff, and two older sisters, Linnie and Megan.
Kevin has lots of relatives. Kevin has two aunts; Leslie and Georgette. He has two uncles; Frank and Rob. He has six cousins; through Frank and Leslie he had five: Rod, Tracy, Sondra, Brooke, and Fuller, who wears glasses and is famous for drinking soda (such as Pepsi or Coca-Cola) and wetting the bed. Through Rob and Georgette, Heather is Kevin's cousin, as well as three unnamed children who were seen only briefly in the first film.