In Home Alone (1990) when they counted the people for the trip they say there's 17 people in total. An odd number between two vans means they will be split 8/9. Since Kevin was missing both vans had 8 people instead, making each group assume they were on the 8-people van, not suspecting a thing

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image showing In Home Alone (1990) when they counted the people for the trip they say there's 17 people in total. An odd number between two vans means they will be split 8/9. Since Kevin was missing both vans had 8 people instead, making each group assume they were on the 8-people van, not suspecting a thing

AShirtlessGuy on December 24th, 2019 at 18:23 UTC »

This is a fun detail just because the writer (John Hughes) was extremely worried about having a bulletproof plot to answer ALL questions of but how did they forget Kevin? with reasonable explanations.

Just fun that he covered tracks I haven't even picked up on

fender1878 on December 24th, 2019 at 19:15 UTC »

The special on Netflix called “The Movies That Made Us” did a great breakdown on Home Alone.

It’s amazing how the John Williams score transformed the entire feel of the movie.

serpentman on December 24th, 2019 at 19:17 UTC »

I always thought it was weird they were drinking milk with pizza, and then I noticed watching it this year. The mom tells them to drink the milk so it doesn’t go bad while they are away. Also a great detail.