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Revision as of 17:58, 17 February 2009
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| Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House | |
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| Directed by | Rod Daniel |
| Written by | John Hughes (characters) Debra Frank (written by) Steve L. Hayes (written by) |
| Produced by | Lisa Demberg |
| Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
Release dates | November 3, 2002 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House is a TV movie that premiered on ABC in late 2002 and is the fourth film in the Home Alone Series. The film stars Mike Weinberg as Kevin McCallister, the protagonist of the first two films in the series who was played by Macaulay Culkin. French Stewart plays Marv Merchants, who was one of the Wet/Sticky Bandits previously played by Daniel Stern in the first two films. The film was directed by Rod Daniel and released on October 20, 2003 on DVD as Home Alone: Taking Back the House. It was shot in Cape Town, South Africa.
Plot
Christmas this year looks gloomy to Kevin McCallister (Mike Weinberg). His parents Peter (Jason Beghe) and Kate (Clare Carey) have been separated and with their divorce looming, things at home with Kate are difficult.
Peter extends an invite to Kevin and his siblings on his Christmas Eve visit to stay with him and his rich new girlfriend Natalie (Joanna Going). Kate simply offers love and affection to the kids. The kids side with Kate, and all is well -- but the invitation dwells on Kevin’s mind. So on Christmas Eve, Kevin sneaks out unbeknownst to Kate, grabs a taxi, and arrives on Natalie’s doorstep to spend the holidays with Peter.
Natalie lives in an unusual mansion -- a "smart house" in which almost everything responds to remote commands: doors open and close at will, the chandelier rises and lowers, a swinging bookcase reveals a secret bar, etc. Even better, the frosty butler, Prescott (Erick Avari), and the kindly housekeeper Molly (Barbara Babcock), are at Kevin's beck and call.
But just as Kevin settles into his luxurious surroundings, Peter and Natalie leave to pick up some royal houseguests at the airport, including an 11-year-old crown prince.
Kevin is taken under the wing of Natalie’s housekeeper Molly when he is the sole witness to two criminals -- Marv (French Stewart) and his even more clumsy wife Vera (Missi Pyle) -- breaking in easily to case the mansion with the help of an inside man who gave Marv a remote to it. It is revealed that Marv is an old rival of Kevin's who tried to break in his home once before.
Chaos ensues as Kevin’s antics get him into trouble. Natalie and Peter don't believe Kevin, and Prescott even claims to have seen nothing, which makes Kevin suspicious that maybe Prescott is the inside man.
Peter decides they should all trim the Christmas tree, and they do. Kate comes over to bring Kevin some things and it's obvious that she and Peter still love one another deep down inside. Marv and Vera plan to kidnap the prince, and they decide to make their move on Christmas morning, so that night, Kevin rigs the house with booby traps.
As Christmas dawns, Kevin is left at the mansion while Natalie and Peter go out to pick up the royal guests that are staying with them over the holidays.
In their absence, Marv and Vera break in again, intending to kidnap the crown prince. But they didn't realize they'd be facing off with Kevin instead. Kevin lures Prescott to the basement and locks him in, then finds out that Prescott isn't the inside person, Molly is. She locks Kevin in the basement as well after she reveals that she is Marv's mother.
Kevin talks with Prescott and finds that the real reason Prescott didn't see Marv and Vera break into the mansion was because he was taking a nap, and didn't want Natalie to find out. Furthermore, Prescott is afraid of quitting because he doesn't know where else he can work. Then Kevin apologizes for misjudging Prescott, who replies with, "Likewise." With the help of Prescott, Kevin escapes in the dumbwaiter. While it may not be his house, he still has to protect it. With the help of the house's high-tech wizardry, Kevin repeatedly thwarts Marv, Vera, and Molly by turning the tables on them.
Marv, Vera, and Molly get quite a work out from Kevin's booby traps, Molly got stuck between floors, and the police arrive and take them to jail. Prescott tells Natalie that he has decided to resign. Peter decides he'd rather be with Kate and the kids than Natalie, and the royal family stays with Kevin's family. So it is a merry Christmas after all.
Main cast
- French Stewart - Marv Merchants
- Missi Pyle - Vera Merchants
- Erick Avari - Prescott
- Barbara Babcock - Molly
- Mike Weinberg - Kevin McCallister
Reception
This film received extremely negative reviews. IMDb holds a 1.5/10 rating currently. It is considered the worst Home Alone in the series.
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