Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.
And a happy new year.
Stay in your rooms! This is an emergency!
There's an insane guest with a gun!
No!
Come to Papa!
Round trip to Miami. What's the matter, get on the wrong plane?
You won't be needing this.
American don't fly to the promised land, little buddy.
We spent 9 months in jail thinking we had the worst luck in the universe.
We were wrong.
We busted out and we're doing fine. Even better...
because we're not robbing houses, we're robbing toy stores.
At midnight tonight, we'll hit Duncan's Toy Chest.
Five floors of cash.
Then after that, we grab some phony passports and go to Rio.
- You want to shut up? - He's not gonna talk to anybody.
Except maybe a fish.
Or the undertaker.
Let's go to the subway tunnel. I'll feel better once I get him on ice.
I've got a gun.
Say anything and you'll be spitting gum out through your forehead.
Well, hello.
He did it!
Did what?
Thanks!
Go get him. He went in the park.
What are you doing flirting?!
Over there!
Don't! Give it!
Hey, Harry.
- I got him. - Let me see!
That ain't him! Put him down. That ain't him.
We should've shot him. I hate pulling a job, knowing that creep's loose.
- What can he do? Kids are helpless. - Not this kid.
But this time he doesn't have a house full of dangerous goodies.
He's in the park. He's alone. Kids are scared of the park.
Yeah. Grown men come in the park and don't leave alive.
Good luck, little fella.
I want to go home.
Mom, where are you?
Turn that down!
- Hello? Kate McCallister.
- This is she. - We found him.
- Oh, my God! - What?
- They know where Kevin is. - Where?
- He's in New York City. - New York!
New York?
What?
- He's scared, he's not a troublemaker. - What? What?
Just a second. He used your credit card to check into the Plaza Hotel.
- Do they have him? - Is he there?
- No, they're still looking. - Damn it!
- Get to New York. - We're on the next flight out.
Thanks. We're going to New York, move it!
Yes!
He ran away when they asked about the card. He must be scared!
- Would he go to my brother's? - Aren't they in Paris?
- Maybe they have a housesitter. - Aren't they renovating?
Hello?!
Uncle Rob! Aunt Georgette!
Anybody home?!
Hello!
Anybody home?
It's me, your favorite nephew, Kevin!
Uncle Rob!
Aunt Georgette!
Watch it, kid!
You looking for someone to read you a bedtime story?
Taxi!
It's scary out there.
Ain't much better in here.
I don't ever want to take a vacation like this again.
Where did you come from?
I don't have enough for everybody.
How hungry are you guys?
You guys ate all my food.
I'm sorry I screamed in your face. You were trying to help me, right?
I'm Kevin McCallister.
Your birds are real nice.
I've seen you before.
You had pigeons all over you.
At first, you look scary, but when I think about it, it's not so bad.
They must like you to be all over you.
If I'm bothering you, I can leave.
Am I bothering you?
No.
Good. I'm not a pain in the butt?
No.
Will the pigeons come back on their own or do you call them?
Give me your hand.
They can hear it.
This is great!
It's pretty cold out.
I'd sure like a cup of hot chocolate. How about you?
My treat.
I'd hate to spend Christmas Eve in such a park.
Can we go someplace warm?
Yes.
I know a place.
Nice music.
This place is great.
I've heard the world's great music from here.
Ella Fitzgerald. Count Basie.
Frank Sinatra.
Luciano Pavarotti.
Do you bring your friends here?
I haven't got many friends.
Sorry.
I'm like the birds I care for.
People pass me in the street. They see me but they try to ignore me.
They prefer I wasn't in their city.
Yeah. It's like that with my family. I'm like the pigeon of the house...
just because I'm the youngest.
Everyone fights for position.
Everyone wants to be seen...
and heard.
I guess so.
I'm seen and heard pretty much. But I get sent to my room a lot too.
I wasn't always like this.
What were you like before?
I had a job. I had a home.
- I had a family. - Any kids?
No.
I wanted them.
But the man I loved fell out of love with me.
That broke my heart.
When the chance to be loved came along again...
I ran away from it.
I stopped trusting people.
No offense, but that seems like sort of a dumb thing to do.
I was afraid of getting my heart broken again.
Sometimes you can trust a person...
and then, when things are down, they forget about you.
Maybe they're just too busy.
Maybe they don't forget about you, but they forget to remember you.
People don't mean to forget.
My grandfather says...
if my head wasn't screwed on, I'd leave it on the school bus.
I'm just afraid if I do trust someone, I'll get my heart broken.
I understand.
I had a nice pair of Rollerblades.
I was afraid to wreck them...
so I kept them in a box. Do you know what happened?
I outgrew them. I never wore them outside. Only in my room a few times.
A person's heart and feelings are very different than skates.
They're kind of the same thing.
If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken?
If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my Rollerblades.
When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good.
You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose.
Little truth in there somewhere.
I think so. Your heart might still be broken, but it isn't gone.
If it was gone, you wouldn't be so nice.
Thank you.
Do you know it's been...
a couple of years since I've talked to anybody?
That's okay. You're good at it.
You're not boring. You don't mumble or spit.
You should do it more often.
Just wear an outfit with no pigeon poop on it.
I have been working very hard at keeping people away.
I always think I'll have a lot of fun if I'm alone...
but when I'm alone, it's not fun.
I don't care how much people bug me...
I'd rather be with someone than alone.
So what are you doing alone on Christmas Eve?
Did you get into trouble?
Yeah.
You did something wrong?
A lot of things.
Did you know that a good deed erases a bad deed?
It's late. I don't know if I'll have enough time...
to do enough good deeds to erase all my bad ones.
It's Christmas Eve. Good deeds count extra tonight.
- They do? - Of course they do.
Think of an important thing you can do for others...
and go do it.
Just follow the star in your heart.
Okay.
It's getting pretty late. I'd better get going.
If I don't see you, I hope everything turns out okay.
Thank you.
Tell the birds I said goodbye.
I will.
Merry Christmas.
If you need somebody to trust, it can be me.
I won't forget to remember you.
Don't make promises you can't keep.
All the money in the registers...
Mr. Duncan is gonna donate to the Children's Hospital.
At midnight tonight, we're hitting Duncan's Toy Chest.
You can mess with a lot of things, but you can't mess with kids on Christmas.
We'd like to offer you a complimentary suite.
It's a penthouse with a view of the park.
I think you'll find it satisfactory. It was recently vacated by a countess.
What kind of hotel lets a child check in alone?
The boy had a very convincing story.
What kind of idiots work here?
The finest in New York.
When you learned the credit card...
I made the discovery.
Why did you let him leave?
We confronted him and he ran!
You scared him!
It's Christmas Eve, and because of you, our child is lost in a huge city.
Take our family and luggage up to the room.
Yes, sir!
Run along, Cedric.
I'll go to the police station to make sure they're looking for Kevin.
I want you to stay here.
- I'm going to look for him. - What?
With all due respect, your son is lost in one of the world's biggest cities.
Could you stay out of this?
As you wish.
Thank you. It's not a good idea to run around New York City alone.
If Kevin can, so can I.
- Kate... - I'll be fine.
The way I feel, no mugger or murderer would mess with me.
There are hundreds of armed parasites out there!
Do bundle up. It's awfully cold outside.
Marv. Marv.
Come on, let's go.
Marv.
Crowbars up!
Merry Christmas, Harry!
Happy Hanukkah, Marv!
This is more money than I can even count!
It makes you wonder why we spent so much time robbing homes.
The amazing thing is, we're fugitives from the law...
we're up to our elbows in cash and nobody even knows about it.
He's back!
He took our picture!
How was my hair?
This is it. No turning back.
Another Christmas in the trenches.
No!
Wow.
That's it! Get the money! Get it!
I'll kill him!
- Marv! - I'm coming, Harry!
Harry?
Harry!
That was incredible.
- I twisted my ankle. - Where is he?
Hey, guys! Smile!
Come on! Come on!
- Help me. - I got you.
I got you.
Taxi!
Times Square!
Where'd he go?
I'm up here! Come get me!
Let's kill!
Hold on, pea-brain.
We got busted because we underestimated that bundle of misery.
This ain't like that.
This ain't his house. The kid's running scared. He ain't got a plan.
May I do the thinking, please?
Thank you.
Sonny!
Yes?
Nothing would thrill me more greatly than to shoot you.
Knocking off a youngster won't mean that much to me.
- Understand? - Mm-hm.
But since we're in a hurry, I'll make a deal with you.
You throw down your camera and we won't hurt you.
You'll never hear from us again. Okay?
Promise?
I cross my heart and hope to die.
Okay!
Okay, kid...
give it to me.
Direct hit!
How many fingers am I holding up?
Eight?
Okay, kid. You want to throw bricks? Go ahead, throw another one.
Don't do that!
If you can't do any better than that, you're going to lose.
Harry...
no.
You got any more?
Get up. He don't have any more bricks.
What?
That did it! Nobody throws bricks at me and gets away with it. Come on!
You go this way. I'll go around back.
Harry?
Huh?
Harry!
I reached the top!
Ahh.
You better do better than this.
Wow!
What a hole!
Whoa!
Uh-oh.
Ah!
Harry.
I'm coming up!
Uh-oh.
I'm gonna murder that kid!
Yes!
Whoa.
Whoa, whoa!
Hey!
Don't you know a kid always wins against two idiots?
Harry! In the living room!
He went up the ladder!
Oh.
I'm coming, Harry.
I'm coming.
Harry!
You didn't lose any teeth! Come on, he went to the second floor.
Hey!
Try the stairs.
Right.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Remember last year?
No.
Watch this.
Let's get him!
Ow!
He busted me right in my mouth, Marv!
That's one.
Don't worry, Harry.
I'll get him.
Ow!
Right in the schnoz.
That's two.
Come on, let's get him.
Oops.
That's...
three.
No.
That's four.
- Come on, Harry. - Marv, are you sure this is safe?
I've worked all the kinks out.
Solid as a rock.
Like a rock, huh?
Give up?
Have you had enough pain? - Never!
You better say every prayer you ever heard!
I hope your parents got you a tombstone for Christmas.
Where'd he go?
I'm up here and I'm really scared.
What's that sound?
That was the sound of a tool chest...
falling down the stairs.
Oh.
Yes!
Over there!
Even if I get the chair, I'm killing that kid!
Surrender, kid!
He vanished.
I'm here, you horse's ass!
Whoa.
Nice night for a neck injury!
Suck brick, kid!
Come on, Marv.
I don't know.
I said, come on!
Come on, you big sissy.
Harry? You wearing aftershave?
That's kerosene.
The rope is soaked in it.
Why would anyone soak a rope in kerosene?
Merry Christmas.
Go up!
Get off me!
Get the bag!
Two guys who robbed Duncan's Toy Chest are in the park.
Central Park West, 95th Street. Look for fireworks. Hurry, they got a gun.
I'm here.
Better come and get me before I call the cops.
Whoa!
My, how the tables have turned.
How do you like the ice?
Let's go for a little stroll in the park.
Give me the bag.
Give me it!
Great for the album.
You may've won the battle, dude, but you lost the war.
You ought not of messed with us.
We're dangerous.
- Harry? - Shut up!
Harry.
Shut up! I want to enjoy this.
Something's wrong.
- Let's get out of here! - Shut up!
I never made it to the 6th grade...
and it doesn't look like you're gonna either.
Let him go!
Kevin, run!
Shoot her!
- Shoot her! - I'm trying!
Bye! Thanks.
Jesus, looks like the 4th of July!
We got the bridge. Take the tunnel.
Let's go, let's go!
Oh, my God!
All right, let's go.
Come on, on your feet.
You guys should've started earlier. The prisoners already exchanged gifts.
We missed the presents?
He made us hide in the store and steal the kiddies' charity money.
Shut up, Marv.
You've got the right to remain silent.
He's a little cranky. We just broke out of prison.
Shut up, Marv!
Get them out of here!
If this makes the papers...
we're no longer the Wet Bandits, we're the Sticky Bandits.
That's sticky. S...
T...
I. I.
It's all over. We apprehended the thieves and got your money.
I want to get that money over to the Children's Hospital.
I'll handle it. Thank you.
Excuse me.
I found this note. Looks like a kid broke your window.
Dear Mr. Duncan:
I broke your window to catch the bad guys.
Do you have insurance?
If not, I'll send you some money, if I ever get home.
Merry Christmas. Kevin McCallister.
P. S. Thanks for the turtledoves.
Turtledoves.
Oh.
Excuse me. I'm looking for my son. This boy here.
Please help me. This boy right here. Have you seen him?
I'm looking for my son. He's been missing for two days.
- Have you filed a report? - Of course we have.
Then trust us. We'll handle it.
Oh.
I'm his mother.
I know, but you're looking for a needle in a haystack.
Do you have kids?
Yes, ma'am.
What if one was missing?
I'd probably do the same thing you're doing.
Thank you.
Put yourself in his shoes.
What would you do?
Me? I'd probably be lying dead in a gutter somewhere.
But not Kevin.
No. Kevin is so much stronger and braver than I am.
I know Kevin's fine. I'm sure he is.
But he's still alone in a big city.
He doesn't deserve that.
He deserves to be at home with his own family around his Christmas tree.
Oh, dear God...
I know where he is.
I need to get to Rockefeller Center.
- Hop in. - Thank you.
I know I don't deserve a Christmas even if I did do a good deed.
I don't want any presents.
Instead, I want to take back every mean thing I ever said to my family...
even if they don't do the same.
I don't care. I love all of them. Including Buzz.
If I can't see all of them, could I just see my mother?
I'll never want another thing, ever. I just want my mother.
I know it won't be tonight...
but promise me I can see her again. Sometime. Anytime.
Even if it's just once and only for a few minutes.
I need to tell her I'm sorry.
Kevin?
Mom?
That worked fast!
Oh, Kevin.
Mom, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry too.
Merry Christmas, Mom.
Merry Christmas, sweetheart.
Thank you.
Let's go.
How'd you know I was here?
I know you and Christmas trees, and this is the biggest.
Where's everyone else?
At the hotel. They didn't like palm trees either.
Holy smokes, it's morning!
It's Christmas morning, man.
Don't get your hopes up.
Huh?
I don't think Santa visits hotels.
Are you nuts? He's omnipresent.
He goes everywhere.
Wake up, it's Christmas!
Mom! Dad! It's Christmas!
Wow.
Where'd it come from?
Mom! Dad! You gotta see this!
- My gosh! - Peter!
Are we in the right room?
Don't open any of mine.
- Who's Mr. Duncan? - Duncan? I don't know.
Everybody calm down.
Calm down!
All right. Now...
if Kevin hadn't screwed up in the first place, again...
we wouldn't be in this most perfect...
and huge hotel room with all this free stuff.
So...
I think it only fair that Kevin get to open the first gift.
Then I'll go and the rest of you and so on.
Merry Christmas, Kev.
Merry Christmas, Buzz.
Merry Christmas, Kevin.
All right! Merry Christmas!
Enough gooey sh...
Show of emotion. Everyone, let's dig in!
Everybody, save the paper. We can use it next year. And the bows.
Merry Christmas.
Kevin!
Merry Christmas!
I got something for you.
What's this?
It's a turtledove. I have one. You have one.
As long as we each have a turtledove, we'll be friends forever.
Oh, Kevin.
Thank you.
I won't forget you. Trust me.
The room service bill, sir.
Merry Christmas.
Uh, oh.
Nice family.
Really.
Merry Christmas indeed.
Kevin!
You spent $967 on room service?!