There doesn’t seem to be any intrinsic consequences attached to that notion, but it does further cement the idea of this film’s clear attempt to ground itself on or near the franchise’s roots. Thusly, it can be deduced that the new film is not only taking place in the same continuity as the first two films, but on the very same street-albeit much farther away. As we get our surprise glimpse of Ratray’s familiar face (and all of Kevin’s trauma it represents), we hear his police radio dispatch divulge something about “reports of suspicious people around 36 Lincoln Ave.” Contextually, exterior scenes of the McCallisters’ house in the first two films-notably the first, for which it was the primary setting-were shot at 671 Lincoln Ave. Meanwhile robber Marv Merchants, one of the villains from the first two movies, partners up with a new criminal. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his fathers rich girlfriend, Natalie. Kevin McCallisters parents have split up. Sure, such terminology bestows Home Alone with a level of poignancy that’s comical in its own right, but it is nevertheless factual.Īdditionally, the Home Sweet Home Alone trailer’s brief Buzz scene manages to convey some slightly intriguing exposition about the film’s setting. Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002) - full transcript. While one might point out that 2002 TV movie Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House returned to the McCallister family-with Kevin played by Mike Weinberg and Buzz played by Gideon Jacobs-that entry ignored the passage of time, and can hardly be considered canonical. Interestingly enough, Ratray’s return as Buzz is the franchise’s first real callback to the continuity of the John Hughes-penned, Chris Columbus-directed original iteration, last represented by Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Thankfully, the flash appearance of a cop intriguingly brandishing a McCallister name on his uniform provides a unique narrative.Ĭheck out the Home Sweet Home Alone trailer just below. Granted, the idea of said invaders being an unthreatening couple (Ellie Kemper and Rob Delaney) reluctantly attempting to recover an heirloom from the house is a bit of a twist, but a perfunctory nature prominently adorns the film’s proverbial sleeve. Indeed, he’s an unassumingly prodigious kid accidentally left behind by distracted, vacation-departed parents-notably an agitated mother (Aisling Bea)-and forced to fend off invaders from his family’s advantageously-spacious American upper-middle-class suburban abode using clever traps. However, besides distinguishing itself with a recent break out star in Jo Jo Rabbit’s Archie Yates, the film is seemingly grounded in the canon of the original, as evidenced by the return of Devin Ratray’s Buzz.Īs the trailer implies, Home Sweet Home Alone’s ordeal of Yates’s Max is far from unique in the now-six-film Home Alone franchise. Similar to the many sequels that preceded it, the new movie apparently adheres to the same structural beats set from 1990’s original Home Alone. Home Sweet Home Alone, the latest entry in the long-running Christmas comedy family film franchise, has made its impending Disney+ arrival known with a debut trailer.
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