* AudienceAlienatingPremise: A major reason the film performed badly was that the premise of [[StrayingBaby a baby wandering around dangerous environments]] works fine in a cartoon, but becomes genuinely worrisome in live-action, especially to parents. The director even said that in test screenings, this was the single biggest complaint, and even got angry letters over the premise after release.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
** While the movie was a flop in America, it was HUGELY popular in South Asia, especially in India and Pakistan, to the point that it even had four [[ForeignRemake localized remakes]]: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisindri Sisindri]]'' in 1995, ''Ek Phool Teen Kante'' in 1997, ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_%281999_film%29 James Bond]]'' (no, not THAT ''Film/JamesBond'') in 1999, and ''Onna Babo'' in 2002. Furthermore, the largest theater in Kolkata played the film for ''over a year straight''.
** It's also hugely popular in Indonesia, to the point where it's considered an essential Christmas movie, with one local television airing it every Christmas morning becoming an occurrence.
** While not as popular there as in Asia, it also did solid business in the UK, and went on to do quite well in VHS rentals there. It helped that the UK release of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', which had completely demolished this film stateside, was held over until much later in the year, meaning that the only real competition in the family film stakes that summer was from the live-action version of ''Film/TheFlintstones''.
* HarsherInHindsight: The gorilla scene might be a bit more difficult to watch after the Harambe incident in 2016.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** Bink's dad, after a quick reminder from his wife, gives his son a long goodbye before he goes to work, complete with stroking his cheek, making funny faces, and pinching his nose to make his voice sound silly.
** The scene where the police search for Bink in a single mother's apartment, and the mother is very gracious. Bink's mother examines the baby in the crib, realizes it's not hers, and says that the other mother has a beautiful child. The other mother forgives the police for the intrusion because, as a parent herself, she understands their fear and need to find their son. She tells Bink's father, who apologizes for the misunderstanding, that she believes in an angel that watches over babies and that someone is watching out for his son.
** Bink's mother comforting Gilbertine, Bink's nanny, telling her that her feelings about Bink matter as much as her own, perhaps even more.
** When Bink is reunited with his parents.
* JerkassWoobie: The kidnappers but Eddie especially, being the bossy grumpy leader as well as the one suffers the most abuse.
* KarmicOverkill: The crooks are supposed to be loathed for being child kidnappers. Yet after everything they got through and all the injures they suffer you can't help but pity them a little. The fact that, while being criminals, they don't seem to be exactly pure evil helps a lot.
* OneSceneWonder: The gorilla scene is the most memorable part of the movie outside the climax.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/NeilFlynn, aka [[Series/{{Scrubs}} the Janitor]], [[Series/TheMiddle Mike Heck]], and [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank the Waterworker]], is one of the cops questioning the trio.
** Creator/CynthiaNixon, aka [[Series/SexAndTheCity Miranda Hobbes]], is Bink's nanny Gilbertine.
* SignatureScene: The scene where the kidnappers try to steal Bink back from the gorilla tends to be the one most people remember, as it features some of the best comedic moments in the movie and with the right amount of suspense. Even WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, who otherwise disliked the film, admits that this was the one part he enjoyed for its pacing and comedic timing.
* SpiritualSuccessor:
** This film probably has more in common with the first two ''Film/HomeAlone'' films than ''Film/HomeAlone3'' did.
** It can also be seen as a spiritual successor to ''Film/TheThreeStooges''.
* TearJerker: Any of the scenes with Bink's parents after he is kidnapped. While Bink's little adventures are all PlayedForLaughs, their grief and sadness are ''not''. Especially the scene where Bink's mother looks at the newspaper and laments that she wanted Bink to be in the paper, but he is as a reported missing child.
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: When watching the scene where Bink's father is saying goodbye to him in silly voices, ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' says that's what happens when the ''WebAnimation/{{Cocomelon}}'' channel gets drunk.
* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The gorilla is played by a man in a suit, but it looks very realistic and convincing, as expected from Creator/RickBaker.
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