Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

He's up past his bedtime in the city that never sleeps.

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Written by: John Hughes

Music by: John Williams

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

Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure

Released: 1992-11-15

Runtime: 120 minutes

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• In February 1991, the Los Angeles Times reported that John Hughes was to sign a six-picture deal with 20th Century Fox; among the projects was a sequel to Home Alone.
• In May 1991, Macaulay Culkin was paid $4.5 million plus 5 percent of the film's gross to appear in the sequel, compared to $110,000 for the original.
• Additionally, it achieved the highest opening weekend for a Chris Columbus film and would hold that record until it was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001.
• According to director Chris Columbus, Donald Trump, the owner of the Plaza Hotel at the time, allowed the crew to shoot scenes in the hotel lobby and one of its suites in exchange for a cameo appearance in the film in addition to the standard fee for film productions.
• The Talkboy cassette recorder was produced as a tie-in for the movie by Tiger Electronics based on specifications provided by John Hughes and the movie studio, and sold particularly well after the film was released on home video.
• The film went on to hold this record until 1994 when it was taken by Interview with the Vampire.
• The film is the third-highest-grossing film released in 1992 behind The Bodyguard and Aladdin.
• Joe Pesci suffered burns to his head while filming the scene in which Harry's hat is set on fire.
• John Williams returned to score Home Alone 2, as well as other festive tracks.
• Both versions feature tracks of John Williams's score, though the tracks are of different songs between the original album and its re-release.
• The soundtrack contains John Williams's cues found on the previous releases as well as additional compositions that were left out from the final film.
• Numerous video games based on Home Alone 2 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.
• Principal photography took place between December 1991 and May 1992 on location in Illinois and New York, including at Rockefeller Center and the original World Trade Center.
• While initially enjoying his newfound experiences, Kevin soon encounters the Wet Bandits again after their escape from prison.
• Hughes finished writing the film by February 1991, after signing a six-picture deal with 20th Century Fox.

Source: Wikipedia

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