Christmas classics like the original Alone at home they have remained imprinted in the minds of those who love to see them again every Christmas season. New movie releases love you violent night it can challenge the status quo by attempting the same kind of immortality, and it’s only natural, as Chris Columbus’ 1990 film struck the perfect balance between violence and comedy, becoming an eternal favorite of killers. However, a recently revealed post-credits scene baffles me, as I can’t believe that moment was cut.
The perfect Home Alone post-credits scene
Joe Ramoni, creator of the Hats Off Entertainment YouTube channel, should be grateful for this discussion, as he recently posted a video about the “lost version” of Alone at home. Looking for this video, which posted on Chirping , was a screenshot of an alternate draft of the film’s script. Surviving various drafts between original writer John Hughes and rewrites by Columbus himself, the end credits of Kevin McAllister’s first Christmas in the trenches delivered the perfect punchline.
As originally written, we would have seen Wet Bandits Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) in prison after being arrested during alone at home the final. Watching TV with his fellow inmates would have been a great flash moment in this Christmas classic, as these bumbling crooks would have seen a show from this infamous film within a film. angels with dirty souls.
On the surface, it’s true that this isn’t a moment of elaborate staging and ornamentation that accidentally gives Joe Pesci “nasty burns.” a great reward for avid fans of the film.
Because this moment lost at home alone shouldn’t have been cut
It’s unclear if this moment was ever filmed or just lingered on the pages of John Hughes and Chris Columbus’ drafts Alone at home. Regardless of the answer to that question, I agree with Joe Ramoni’s sentiments that this is a moment that absolutely should have stayed in the film.
One reason would be that instead of the now-standard post-credits scenes that make cinematic universes blossom, it’s a perfect laugh that would send audiences home with big smiles on their faces. Yep, I think that would have been even better than the infamous “Kevin, what did you do in my room?” Curiously, another reason why it should have been omitted is a simple word: “tradition”.
Through other classics such as Ferris Bueller’s day off Yes planes, trains and cars, John Hughes had a knack for landing on the last button that sent game betting. Alone at home having that moment written down makes a lot of sense, and it would have been another Hughesian touch that would have stalled the landing.
But perhaps the ultimate reason this rejected post-credits gag should have stuck was that we had one last laugh at Harry and Marv’s expense. During an entire movie he saw these Wet bandits suffering from humiliating injuries personal injury, finally realizing how Maculay Culkin’s Kevin deceived them is the ultimate insult.
angels with dirty souls is one of the franchise’s most memorable running gags, so much so that it appeared in sweet home home alone references to the original . Harry and Marv’s latest cut isn’t the most egregious removal of a Christmas movie moment, with that title still belonging to the removal of an essential song from A Christmas Carol by the Muppets. However, knowing what we could have had as a real end Alone at home It sucks, because it would have been another great entry in the annals of the post-credits series that really deserved a seat at the table.
It’s not too late to use it. Disney+ subscription it’s up to you to see the six Alone at home movie. Yep, you read this issue right, and you can explore those sequels you might not know about as part of your holiday movie marathons. Not everything can be a ridiculously perfect rom-com this time of year, can it?
Source: Cinemablend
