As Kevin points out, Uncle Frank is a "cheapskate" who seems to freeload off his brothers (who are absolutely minted, to be fair). Biography Mr. Duncan was a very kind elderly man and he loved children, often donating money to the children's hospital. Then, when the family arrives in Paris, the theory alleges that he calls the Wet Bandits and gives them the all clear to rob the house and kill Kevin. Had we seen Kevin play with the clown his grandma gave him in the pool, while he practising his canon balls, we would've let it slide. He then instructs him to keep one and give the other to someone else, as a symbol of friendship, fascinating Kevin. Home Alone Wet Bandit Resurfaces and Responds to Kevin McCalister's Threatening Video, Home Alone Again with the Google Assistant, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. They scared Kevin off and treated him like a criminal, but then have the audacity to charge his family for room service? King Macbeth was enjoying some meat when suddenly, in a wooden empty chair a faint misty image appeared. But why doesn't he have CCTV? . Some milk and other beverages are spilled while the family is eating pizza, and Peter manages to toss out Kevin's plane ticket while he's cleaning up the mess. During his time in New York City, Kevin meets a mysterious homeless woman dubbed "[The] Pigeon Lady" (played by Academy Award winning actress Brenda Fricker) and E.F. Duncan (played by the late and, you guessed it, great Eddie Bracken). Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Kevin shopped there one day, found a toy and Mr. Duncan rang him up at the register. *****Subscribe to this channel! It even helps him in one of his tricks to scare off the Wet Bandits. This would explain why his entire family despises him. 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Then he knocked out the power and even convinced a neighborhood kid to create a distraction the following morning. He calls his colleagues on the force and they bust Harry and Marv. This incident sends the McCallisters into turmoil. When a fan tweeted a version without Trump, Culkin replied, "Bravo." He even gives him an ornament featuring the birds. These theories involve everything from ghosts to the mafia. It closed as a theater in 1981 and has since been used in a number of movies including Home Alone 2, Backdraft and I Love Trouble. Reference: Quiz: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York . Even worse, he doesn't know it, just like Bruce Willis' character in The Sixth Sense. She also reveals she hasn't always been homeless. Director Christopher Columbus told Insider that since Trump owned the Plaza Hotel at the time, he said he'd only let them film there if he could be in the movie too. Uncle Frank also really, really doesn't like Kevin. Is it even Christmas if you haven't watched Home Alone at least five times? Home Alone Conspiracy Theories That Just Might Be True, Jacob Marley, the first ghost that visits Scrooge. Once upon a time, she had a job and a family but divorced after her husband "fell out of love" with her. Mr. Duncan is portrayed by the late Eddie Bracken. Much like Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Kevin is portrayed as bitter and ungrateful. Due to persistent anonymous vandalism, all users must be logged in to edit this Wiki. Naive 10-year-old Kevin says that seems like a dumb thing to do, and then Pigeon Lady doesn't get offended, she knows he's just a kid, then speaks in even vaguer terms, as if she can't reveal the real truth about what actually happened: "sometimes when things are down, they forget about you.". And for that very special reason. One high point was their production of Show Boat in which he played Captain Andy Hawkes. Plot [ edit] In relation to your theory, its possible their relationship ended due to his death. After realizing that his glass is made of crystal, he tries to convince his wife to steal it by stuffing it in her purse. Mr. Duncan specifically requests that Kevin take the two turtle doves, to give as an act of friendship to someone he cares about, and that they'll be friends forever. Mr. Duncan Eddie Bracken The kind owner of Duncan's Toy Chest was played by American comedy legend Eddie Bracken. He's a troublesome spirit that leaves toy cars on the floor and occasionally attacks his older brother. We know Marv isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but how did he miss that gigantic hole in the floor? Maybe he never quite got over his marriage to the Pigeon Lady and they hook back up after she (maybe) uses her pigeons to horrifically murder the Wet Bandits in Central Park. Why was Kevin left home alone in the first place? Buzz's apology is quite clearly insincere, but the four adults side with him over Kevin and make out as if he's just being a troublemaker. Mr. Duncan goes on his life, dedicating himself to children and marries again, maybe even has kids of his own. His last appearance on Broadway was in the musical Dreamtime, directed by David Niles at the Ed Sullivan Theater, at the age of 77. Home Alone and its first sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, have become perennial holiday favorites for households all across the world. Donald Trump has a brief cameo in the movie. Oh, yes. Most of the hotel scenes throughout the movie were actually shot in the iconic building. Mr. Duncan- *He's a very kind man and he loves children. Mr. Duncan gave Kevin two turtledoves in return, and also advised Kevin to keep one turtledove and give the other one to a very special person, as turtledoves are a symbol of friendship and love. We can assume he's been in NYC for quite some time, it takes a while to build a toy empire from the ground up. Mr. Duncan met Kevin McCallister, who donated $20 to the hospital. First, it doesn't necessarily suggest that the man she was with didn't want kids or didn't want kids with her even, but that he just fell out of love with her. Is the once and possibly future "King of Rock 'n' Roll" still with us? The entire movie was filmed across Chicago and New York, despite the majority of the story being based in NYC. Home Alone Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Duncan! After he's sent to spend the night in the McCallisters' attic, a power outage causes all the alarm clocks in the house to reset. The device can record audio and play it back, and replay the recording in different voices and speeds. It notes that Uncle Frank is stingy, refuses to pay for the pizzas at the beginning of the film, and may have even figured out an elaborate plot to make Kevin flip out and get sent to the attic. You see, turtle doves are a symbol of friendship and love. Incorrect mistakes and their corrections for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Columbus claims he was going to cut the scene but test audiences cheered at his appearance. According to the theory, Peter also hired the Wet Bandits to rob the house without telling them Kevin would there, assuming they'd panic and kill him. Mr. E.F. Duncan, Owner Duncan's Toy Chest : Well, two turtle doves. Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is back. It's only after Kevin's chat with the kind old chap behind the counter that he sees a portrait of the same guy with 'Mr Duncan' written underneath. If you want to really live like Kevin, you can try requesting the suite he stayed in, 411. Mr. Duncan is only too eager to chat up a lone boy in his store and things quickly get uncomfortable. Astoria, Queens, New York, United States. Answer: A lady punched both of them, and he ran. She later takes Kevin to a hidden attic space in Carnegie Hall to catch a symphony and tells him she's seen everybody from Luciano Pavarotti to Frank Sinatra perform downstairs. Mr. E.F. Duncan, Owner Duncan's Toy Chest This would also suggest why she's afraid to love again: that she can't trust when a man finds out they can't have children with her, they won't be able to love her anymore and then they'll leave. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! That man is actually the film's director, Columbus. When Kevin inquires further on what happened, she mentions that she wanted kids badly, but the man she loved fell out of love with her, and when love came around again, she ran away from it. Though the set looks completely real, unfortunately Duncan's Toy Chest is fake, and it is not a real place in New York or any other city. In the bright torch-lit dining hall all the lords and ladies were having a feast. Kevin left a note of apology attached to the brick for Mr. Duncan, explaining his role to foiling the robbery attempt, and thanked him for the turtledoves. Instead, when the police come to check on him, he opens the front door and goes with them. I believe that Mr. Duncan and Pigeon Lady were a thing when he was an up and coming toy guy, that they both really wanted kids but learned that she was infertile or that they had a miscarriage, and them not being able to have kids was too tough to bear on their relationship. ". The military drama, co-starring Richard Cromwell, opened to much fanfare but closed after 14 performances at the 46th Street Theatre. Now I know what you're thinking, NYC's population was in 1992 was 7.3 million, there's plenty of people Pigeon Lady and Mr. Duncan could have loved. Mr. Duncan tracked down Kevin and the following morning delivered him and his family a truckload of free Christmas presents as a reward. And at the end the police hand Mr. Duncan the note that was wrapped around the brick Kevin threw. Learn more. When Kevin goes to Duncan's for the first time, he walks by a man lifting his daughter to look at a toy display. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. It is also the largest of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's homes, with a total of 1,000 rooms. "In addition to the expected bumps, bruises, and general pains that you would associate with that particular type of physical humor, I did sustain serious burns to the top of my head during the scene where Harry's hat is set on fire," the actor said. Mr. Duncan seemed like a nice guy, so did Gus Fring. Perhaps that's just a coincidence, but he does lecture Kevin and suggest that he behave more nicely with his family during a pivotal scene in a church in the first film. The Plaza capitalized on the hotel being featured in the movie by creating a special package for fans, which is still available 30 years later. The site reads, "Despite Kevin McCallister's famous cannonball, The Plaza does not currently house a swimming pool.". If you do not have a Fandom account, register for one here. Since they met while she is feeding pigeons and she's always shown with the birds, her official credit is listed as "Pigeon Lady.". Kevin met him and when Kevin gave 20 dollars to the hospital, Mr. Duncan gives Kevin two turtledoves in return, and also advises Kevin to keep one of the turtledoves, and give the other to a very special person (as turtledoves are a symbol of friendship and love). She can't really expand on the the heartbreaking reality of not being able to have kids to a 10-year-old, so she just has to explain her past as simply as possible. First, that she has actually has access to that part of the performance hall, suggesting that she might have been a musician there or someone who just worked at Carnegie Hall, or someone who was friends with a musician or employee at Carnegie Hall who allowed her to go up there. You might assume it was all due to a series of unfortunate incidents that occur during the first act of the film. "So we agreed to put him in the movie.". Flash forward to the final scene in the film when Marley reconciles with his family and waves at Kevin. June 17, 2022 . You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. As with other Christmastime classics like It's a Wonderful Life, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and, yes, Die Hard, nearly every moment in the first two Home Alone films has been heavily scrutinized by those who've made viewing them an annual tradition. Kevin McCallister : Wow, I never knew that. He wears a long, black jacket, he has a white beard that's also pretty lengthy, and his skin has a cadaverous pallor. The film shot some scenes inside the real Plaza Hotel, but there's not actually a pool there. Throughout the film, Kevin talks about the holidays with a woman he meets in Central Park. Kevin returns to the toy store at midnight, after sipping some hot choc and listening to carols with the pigeon lady, and setting up his Uncle Rob's house with boobytraps. He played Mr. Duncan in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. This one from Reddit claims that two characters in the sequel were once lovers, if not married. Mr. Duncan met Kevin McCallister, who donated $20 to the hospital. That said, there's a helluva lot of gaps in the narrative that drive us insane every time we watch it. The exterior of the store is the Rookery building which is one of the city's historic landmarks. The "Home Alone 2: Fun in New York" package includes a limo ride around various famous locations from the movie, a large cheese pizza, and a 16-scoop ice-cream sundae. AsGrantland theorized in 2014, it's possible that the crafty Kevin grew up to become the even craftier Jigsaw. Saw II also features an electrified staircase reminiscent of the one Kevin uses in the first Home Alone against Marv, the robber portrayed by Stern. But what she's worried about is trust, that when she reveals whatever it was that soured her relationship with that man so long ago, that it will sour whatever relationship she may have in the future. He's actually been tailing Uncle Frank and trying to gather enough evidence to bust him. He gives Kevin directions to the Plaza's lobby. Ke Huy Quan Reunites with Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser at the Oscars Beyond Buzz, the rest of Kevin's family are pretty atrocious to him; in the first film in the franchise, Kevin is called a "disease", referred to as "les incomptents" and is also dubbed a "little jerk" by his uncle. Eddie Bracken as E.F. Duncan of Duncan's Toy Chest in New York City. Edward Vincent Bracken was born in Astoria, Queens, New York on February 7, 1915, the son of Joseph L. and Catherine Bracken. In "Home Alone," Kevin watches a fictitious black-and-white movie called "Angels With Filthy Souls." She mentions that she really wanted children, but not necessarily that the man she was with didn't. When he meets him again in the church, the wound only warrants a small bandage. Mr Duncan does, however, have an alarm, which sounds after Kevin smashes the glass with a brick. He notes about how he should give them to someone he loves, but stresses that the friendship aspect of the doves is more important. The theory goes a step further and argues that Kevin's willingness to defend the house and all but murder the Wet Bandits has to do with his father's potentially violent occupation, making the McCallisters a mob family in more ways than one. The Rookery, found on 209 S LaSalle St, was dressed up to look like an impressive toy store for the movie. Mr. Duncan The alleged Elvis can be seen standing over her left shoulder with an impatient expression on his face. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. This guy's got to invest more in security. Kevin McCallister Edward Vincent "Eddie" Bracken (February 7, 1915 - November 14, 2002) was an American actor. 2 6 comments Best Add a Comment TTPMGP 2 yr. ago No. This production was broadcast on PBS in 1990. | In 1953, Bracken left Hollywood. It was created specifically as a prop for the film by Tiger Electronics, but according to Vanity Fair, the company was allowed to sell a real version once it came out. : Filming & Production So this "Future Kevin" decides to transport his wife and son back in time to the 1980s when life was better. Little Girl With Laugh Like Seth Rogen Has Internet in Hysterics. Joseph A. Campayno. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Love makes anything possible! This last statement is pretty vague, but there's a lot that can be pulled from it.
