Most people have seen Home Alone between 3 and 30 times. Us too. We have always missed a very specific scene at the beginning of the film, but it is there crucial for the entire film. It explains why the family at the airport doesn’t notice that Kevin is missing.
It’s Kevin’s own fault for staying home alone
There’s a big one at the beginning of the film Family dinner at the McCallisters’ house. Kevin would like a pizza without toppings. When he asks the crowd if he hasn’t been ordered one, his big brother Buzz replies that it’s already been eaten. If he wants a piece, someone has to… regurgitate it. When Kevin then attacks him, the disaster begins.
1. Kevin’s plane ticket is soaked at the dinner table
After Kevin starts a fight himself, chaos breaks out at the dinner table. A soft drink is spilled on Kevin’s plane ticket without anyone noticing.
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Kevin home alone
2. Kevin’s plane ticket is thrown away with the trash
Don’t the McCallisters in Home Alone have glasses? If the dining table wasn’t littered with plastic cups, someone might have noticed that among the red cups and napkins there was the plane ticket, which was also red.
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Kevin home alone
3. Kevin’s plane ticket is briefly seen in the trash – with his name on it
In a short shot we see the red trash landing in the bucket and if you stop the film at that second and look closely, you can even see Kevin’s name. You can currently stream Kevin – Home Alone on Disney+ * – you have to watch the film 10 minutes and 1 second pause to see the following confirmation:
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Kevin home alone
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The fact that Kevin’s plane ticket ends up in the trash explains why the parents at the airport didn’t notice that their 8-year-old son was still at home. They didn’t have his ticket with them and had enough to deal with with the rest of the gang of kids. Ironically, it’s Kevin’s own fault for starting the fight.
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