History Film / HomeAlone

** The second movie had Kevin tipping the Plaza Hotel bellhop with a stick of Fruit Stripe gum.

* SantaAmbiguity: When Kevin meets the MallSanta, he tells him that he know's he's not Santa, just working for the ''real'' Santa (who's pretty busy at this time of year).

The films' simple premises go like this: a kid protagonist is left alone at his home (hence the title) by mistake and has to defend it against home invaders, usually with home appliances.

** Harry is obsessed enough with trying to do in Kevin, but it gets even worse in the first film after Kevin launches a paint can at his face, [[TeethFlying knocking out]] Harry's GoldTooth.

** When Harry discovers his GoldTooth has been knocked out, he gets off Marv and says "I'll kill him!" twice.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The last four films feature female criminals who get beat up just as much as the males.

** ''Home Alone 4'' recasts the original characters with different actors and {{Retcon}}s a lot of the family's original dynamics (the parents are divorced, two of Kevin's older siblings are closer to his own age and the other two [[BrotherChuck aren't seen or mentioned]]) and Harry is replaced with Marv's wife, while Marv looks and acts like Harry.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Making home invaders' lives a living hell since 1990.]]

-->'''Peter:''' KEVIN! YOU SPENT $967 ON ROOM SERVICE?!

''Home Alone'' is an American {{Christmas|Movies Index}} family/crime comedy film series originally created by screenwriter Creator/JohnHughes (who produced and wrote the first three installments) and director Creator/ChrisColumbus (who helmed the first two). It started with the first film of the same title and its sequel, both starring Creator/MacaulayCulkin, Creator/JoePesci, Creator/DanielStern, Creator/CatherineOHara and Creator/JohnHeard. Music/JohnWilliams composed the score for both films, which were huge successes in theaters and remain the most popular from the series, with practically mandatory TV reruns during Christmas times in many countries.

''Home Alone'' is an American Christmas family/crime comedy film series originally created by screenwriter Creator/JohnHughes (who produced and wrote the first three installments) and director Creator/ChrisColumbus (who helmed the first two). It started with the first film of the same title and its sequel, both starring Creator/MacaulayCulkin, Creator/JoePesci, Creator/DanielStern, Creator/CatherineOHara and Creator/JohnHeard. Music/JohnWilliams composed the score for both films, which were huge successes in theaters and remain the most popular from the series, with practically mandatory TV reruns during Christmas times in many countries.

* InstantSoprano: In the first film, Marv squeals when Kevin shoots him in the balls with a BB gun. The squeal is considerably higher-pitched than most of the subsequent screams of pain the bandits make as they blunder into the rest of Kevin's booby traps.

** It must be a genetic trait in the [=McCallister=] family. Apart from Buzz and Frank who are the most obvious jerks, Kevin can be a bit of a {{Jerkass}} too; and then there are Kevin's other siblings: Linnie calls him [[FrenchJerk "les incompétents"]], while Megan and Jeff call him "completely helpless" and "such a disease," respectively. His younger cousin constantly wets the bed--in the second film, it's implied he does it on purpose, or at least finds it amusing that Kevin might have to share a bed with him for that reason.

** Most of the films happen in Christmas (with the first film even having Kevin putting some presents under the tree after cleaning up and before going to bed, and the second film having the toy man that Kevin befriended delivering a surprise bundle of presents to the [=McCallisters=]' hotel room.)

* InstantSoprano: In the first film, Harry squeals when Kevin shoots him in the balls with a BB gun. The squeal is considerably higher-pitched than most of the subsequent screams of pain the bandits make as they blunder into the rest of Kevin's booby traps.

* InstantSoprano: In the first film, one of the bandits squeals when Kevin shoots him in the balls with a BB gun. The squeal is considerably higher-pitched than most of the subsequent screams of pain the bandits make as they blunder into the rest of Kevin's booby traps.

* HoboGloves: Harry and Marv each wear a pair of fingerless gloves, which fit in with their characterization as bumbling thieves.
* InstantSoprano: In the first film, one of the bandits squeals when Kevin shoots him in the balls with a BB gun. The squeal is considerably higher-pitched than most of the subsequent screams of pain the bandits make as they blunder into the rest of Kevin's booby traps.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Kevin is usually accompanied by an instrumental version of "Somewhere in My Memory". Harry and Marv have their respective leitmotif too, which we could call the "Harry and Marv Theme."

** The only reasons why the art thieves and Finn's paths cross in ''The Holiday Heist'' is because Sinclair assembled his team immediately after the initially abandoned house was sold to the Baxter family. They later make a second attempt without knowing that the parents got into a fight with Finn and Alexis, thereby allowing the two kids to stay home instead of attending the party which Sinclair initially expected and hoped they would after seeing the notice on the refrigerator.

** The only reasons why the art thieves and Finn's paths cross in ''The Holiday Heist'' is because Sinclair assembled his team immediately after the initially abandoned house was sold to the Baxter family. They later make a second attempt without knowing that the parents got into a fight with Finn and Alexis, thereby allowing the two kids to stay home instead of atttending the party which Sinclair initially expected and hoped they would.

''Home Alone'' is an American Christmas family/crime comedy film series originally created by screenwriter Creator/JohnHughes (who produced and wrote the first three installments) and director Creator/ChrisColumbus (who helmed the first two). It started with the first film of the same title and its sequel, both starring Creator/MacaulayCulkin, Creator/JoePesci, Creator/DanielStern, Creator/CatherineOHara and Creator/JohnHeard. Both films were huge successes in theaters and remain the most popular from the series. Music/JohnWilliams composed the score for both films.

''Home Alone'' is an American Christmas family/crime comedy film series originally created by screenwriter Creator/JohnHughes (who produced and wrote the first three installments) and director Creator/ChrisColumbus (who helmed the first two). It started with the first film of the same title and its sequel, both starring Creator/MacaulayCulkin, Creator/JoePesci, Creator/DanielStern and Creator/CatherineOHara. Both films were huge successes in theaters and remain the most popular from the series. Music/JohnWilliams composed the score for both films.