Every year in December we watch as many Christmas movies as we possibly can. We watch everything from original movies on Hallmark Channel to classic movies like “Christmas Story” and “Christmas Vacation.” We love the predictable plots (only predictable on the classic movies since we’ve seen them every year for decades) and the guaranteed holiday cheer.
When it comes to classic movies from our childhood, it’s hard to beat “Home Alone.” The movie, which stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, is definitely one of the funniest holiday movies we look forward to watching every year. It’s also one of those movies where you should be cautious about showing your kids because we definitely wouldn’t want them to try to recreate anything Kevin does in the movie.
It has been 30 years since “Home Alone” hit theaters, and Twitter user @KevinJZak thinks it’s time for another sequel. He created an entire movie plot that tells the story of Kevin McCallister when he’s all grown up, and Twitter users are loving it.
In a series of tweets, @KevinJZak outlined his idea for his version of “Home Alone 3.” Yes, he knows that a movie by this name already exists, but his would be better.
The plot starts by introducing Kevin’s current life and how he ends up back in Chicago.
The couple travels to Chicago to spend one last Christmas at home with his recently widowed mother (Catherine O’Hara) and then help her move out of the big old McCallister house. pic.twitter.com/ssNzBweZJU
— Kevin Zak (@KevinJZak) December 6, 2020
Then he explains how the story would tie into the original.
Kevin and Derek arrive in Chicago after accidentally sleeping in and running through JFK to make their flight JUST in time. They arrive at an empty house with a ransom note that says “We have your mom little buddy.”
— Kevin Zak (@KevinJZak) December 6, 2020
@KevinJZak’s plot idea continue to throw in more nods to the original movie as well as including more characters from the original cast.
It turns out Marv and Harry have taken Kate to the church near the McCallister house (the one where Kevin connected with Old Man Marley 30 years prior). Sadly, the church went under 10 years prior and has sat empty since.
— Kevin Zak (@KevinJZak) December 6, 2020
This time, instead of Kevin setting up the traps, he would have to figure them out and outsmart them.
Marv and Harry have Kate in the basement. While they are putting Kevin and his husband through the booby trapped church, she is able to cut herself free and she takes a crucifix and hits both bandits. They collapse easily because they are now 63 and 77.
— Kevin Zak (@KevinJZak) December 6, 2020
At the end of the theoretical movie, Kevin and his mom would confess secrets they’ve been keeping for 30 years.
Derek is wildly alarmed (as only Dan Levy could pull off). While they are sharing secrets, Kate reveals she had an orgy with the polka band that drove her from Scranton to CHI in 1991. She doesn’t regret it & she never told Kevin’s father. Kevin and his mom hug by the Xmas tree.
— Kevin Zak (@KevinJZak) December 6, 2020
He even knows which song should play over the credits.
Kevin then says they should rig the house with traps & try to catch the geriatric Sticky Bandits (who are lying dead in the church). Kevin’s husband thinks this whole thing is insane and calls the police. Lana Del Ray’s cover of “Somewhere in My Memory” plays over the credits.
— Kevin Zak (@KevinJZak) December 6, 2020
Many fans of the original movie are loving this plot idea, but some feel that it wouldn’t work.
Sorry, no. LOTS of us have children now and our kids also love Home Alone. We need Kevin to have kids and one of them be left. It’s the only right way to make a 3rd movie.
— Megan (@megdspilman) December 6, 2020
Other fans like @KevinJZak’s plot idea but think it could use a few modifications
When Mom is kidnapped by the Wet Bandits, they have no idea that Kaitlyn had just arrived to stay with her grandma for Christmas, and Kaitlyn is left alone to try and track them down and rescue her grandmother.
— Steven dos Santos (@StevendosSantos) December 6, 2020
Do you think there should be a Home Alone sequel that introduces us to Kevin McCallister as an adult?