There’s a certain suspension of disbelief one needs in order to enjoy almost any Hollywood movie, and perhaps none more so than the holiday classic Home Alone. The plot in a nutshell: Kevin McCallister (Macauley Culkin) gets left behind when his family leaves town for Christmas, enjoys himself to the fullest and then has to protect the house from burglars Harry and Marv played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. To do so, he employs a bunch of DIY torture devices and seems to inflict a lot of pain on the Wet Bandits. But come on, how could those guys have handled the pain from even one of those injuries? [More]
The Doctor Is In: The Real Life Implications Of The Burglars’ Injuries in ‘Home Alone’
By December 24, 2012
Even The Home Alone House Can't Sell
By June 24, 2011
The house made famous by Home Alone, the 1990 movie that showed us all it’s okay to be neglectful parents of obnoxiously precocious children because that same precocity will come in handy when fighting off a pair crooks straight from Central Casting, has been up for sale for a few months now. But in spite of all the press this piece of real estate has received, it hasn’t attracted a buyer. [More]
Buy This House, Perfect For 8-Year-Old Booby Trap Experts
By May 6, 2011
If you really, really love the movie Home Alone, the ultimate collector’s item may have you begging your bank to offer you a loan for $2.4 million minus whatever down payment you can scrounge up. [More]
