15 SHOCKING Behind the Scenes Facts about Home Alone 2

if you're a home alone fan then stick around because you're about to discover 15 behind-the-scenes facts about home alone - lost in New York the talk boy cassette recorder didn't actually work because it was just a prop however a working version was later released by Tiger Electronics to appease all those kids who begged their parents to get one after seeing the movie the plazas real phone number was used in the movie movies almost always use fake phone numbers that begin with 5 5 5 but in home alone to the plaza decided to use their real number instead and as you might imagine their reservations went through the roof once the movie came out Macaulay Culkin made big bucks on the sequel the child star was paid 4.5 million dollars to play Kevin again which at the time was the biggest salary ever paid to a 12 year old actor the original title wasn't going to be home alone - it was actually going to be alone again but director Chris Columbus changed the title because he didn't want people to think it was going to be a remake of the original however I don't think he's succeeded because the sequel is still suspiciously similar to the first movie anyway unlike the first home alone the sequel used real snow most Christmas movies use fake snow to have more control over the weather elements and the first home alone was no different however a blizzard hit the home alone to set before the shoot so the snow you see in the movie is real temperatures got to be so cold that several of the cameras froze during filming the airport scenes were more difficult to shoot than the first film the airport had to stay operational during filming and Macaulay Culkin's celebrity status required extra security due to fans and paparazzi actress Sandra macaque who played Santa's elf in home alone can be spotted in home alone - where this time she played an airport employee there are several celebrity cameos in the movie as well the most obvious one you may already know about is Donald Trump who owned the Plaza Hotel at the time Ally Sheedy from The Breakfast Club also made a cameo you can spot her as the airport agent that Kevin tries to talk to once he realizes he's in New York another more hidden cameo is of the Yoda puppeteer Frank Oz who can be seen putting money into the donation can write after Marv steal some money with the sticky glove the hotel pool where Kevin loses the swim trunks is not the plaza pool it's actually the pool at the Four Seasons in Chicago for all you fans of the Angels with filthy soul scenes home alone to was the last film that Johnny actor Ralph foodie did before passing away at least he went out with a bang Duncan's toy chest is based on another famous toy store which was fao schwarz in Manhattan but those scenes were actually filmed in Chicago the Rookery building was used for the exterior shots while the interior shots were filmed at Chicago's Uptown Theater the movie helped change the interior decor of the Plaza Hotel some of the carpet was removed from the plaza Lobby so they could film Kevin sliding on the floor into the elevator Donald Trump reportedly liked the new look so much that he left the floor the way it was after filming had wrapped not once during this movie or home alone two the two crooks ever mentioned Kevin's name Harry recognizes his name on the backpack but they still only call him kid little body or other such names throughout the movie Daniel Stern got a taste of pigeon while filming the scene where the two crooks get attacked by pigeons Daniel Stern reported that a part of a bird accidentally touched the inside of his mouth yuck which home alone movie is your favorite let me know in the comments below to discover more facts but other GD p g---thirteen movies click a video on the screen and remember to subscribe and click the bell to be notified when I post my next video so you can keep learning more fun facts about your favorite films

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Length: 3min 41sec (221 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 07 2019