The royal family is unable to attend the party because their flight was canceled, so Peter and Natalie decide to announce their engagement instead. Prescott in the freezer, overhears Marv and Vera's plan to kidnap the prince for ransom, and forces them out of a window. To cheer themselves up, Kevin, Peter, and Natalie decorate their Christmas tree, although it is later re-trimmed by professional decorators at Natalie's request.Īs the mansion is prepared for a party for the royal family's arrival, Peter and Natalie go to pick them up, while Kevin notices Marv and Vera disguised as caterers. Prescott is in league with Marv and Vera. Kevin discovers that the security cameras were turned off during the break-in, leading him to believe that Mr. When Peter and Natalie return, they refuse to believe Kevin's explanation, especially since Mr. Prescott's attention via the intercom, he drives them away by flooding the mansion. Kevin notices his old nemesis, Marv Murchins, and his wife, Vera, scouting the house. The next morning, Peter and Natalie go out while Kevin stays with Natalie's servants, Mr. After the three initially refuse, Kevin accepts the offer after being bullied by Buzz (who was supposed to be at the movies with his friends) and revels in the mansion's luxuries. Peter McCallister, who is finalizing a divorce from his wife, Kate, announces to their children, Buzz, Megan, and Kevin that he and his wealthy girlfriend, Natalie Kalban, are hosting the visit of a royal family at her mansion, and invites them to spend Christmas there. It was the last film that Rod Daniel directed before his subsequent retirement (partly due to his diagnosis from Parkinson's disease, complications of which resulted in his death in 2016). The plot revolves around Kevin McCallister trying to defend his future stepmother's house from his old nemesis Marv and his sidekick/wife Vera. Whereas Home Alone 3 featured a standalone plot and new characters, this film brings back several of the main characters from the first two films, including Kevin McCallister, but with all of the roles played by different actors. This is the first film in the Home Alone franchise to not receive a theatrical release. The fourth installment in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Mike Weinberg, French Stewart, Missi Pyle, Jason Beghe, Erick Avari, Barbara Babcock, Joanna Going, and Clare Carey. Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House is a 2002 American made-for-television Christmas family comedy film directed by Rod Daniel, which first aired on ABC on November 3, 2002, as the first episode of the forty-seventh season of The Wonderful World of Disney, followed by a DVD release on September 2, 2003. September 2, 2003 ( ) (Home video, United States).November 3, 2002 ( ) (Television ABC premiere).Molly did a good job of establishing she was nice, but her heel turn wasn’t shocking at all. It’s also one Disney still uses in a lot of their films to this day. That was a great twist the first time it happened, but it’s been done so many times since then, it’s an obvious trope. The plot twist that the nice maid was actually helping Marv and Vera instead of the mean butler could be seen coming from a mile away. Yes, they reunite at the end, but it feels weird up until then. Plus, while seemingly happy families fall apart over the years, it just feels wrong for Peter and Kate to not be together. French Stewart is funny, but doesn’t quite embody Marv like Daniel Stern. The kid who plays Kevin doesn’t have the same charisma as Macaulay Culkin. That makes this feel like a cheap imitation. They all do a fine job acting, but you can’t help but compare them to their actors in the original two movies. All new actors have taken over for the main characters. This is a made-for-tv movie and it looks it. And, Marv has broken away from Harry and claims to be running the show, but we find out that his mother, who has been working as a maid for Peter’s new girlfriend, is the real leader. Instead of having five kids, the McAllisters only have three kids Kevin, Buzz and Megan. That’s because, in this movie, Peter and Kate are divorced and Peter is living with his new girlfriend. The McAllister family is back, at least part of them, and this time Kevin has a new house to set up traps to stop Marv, along with his wife and mother, as they try to kidnap a royal prince who will be visiting Natalie, Peter’s new girlfriend.
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