"Home Alone" outlawed: Why the heroes of the film in real life could go to jail

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

For 28 years, Home Alone has been one of the most beloved Christmas and New Year films in the world. Interest in him does not fade, and recently he was assessed by lawyers from the point of view of those offenses that the heroes commit. For what they could end up behind bars, how the fate of Macaulay Culkin has changed since then and what problems with the law he had in real life - further in the review.

Usually, British scientists delight the public with their observations, but this time the users of social networks were amused by British lawyers. On the eve of Christmas, the authors of the Twitter account "The Secret Barrister" published information about what offenses from the point of view of English law are committed by the characters in the films "Home Alone" and "Home Alone-2". They came to the conclusion that the young protagonist would face 4 years in an institution for juvenile offenders for inflicting grievous bodily harm (and there were a lot of them in the fight against villains in the film), fraud with his father's credit card, corruption - against the employees of the Plaza Hotel ".

However, the protagonist was not the only "criminal" in the film. His parents could be convicted under the law "On child neglect" and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The bandits would face up to 7 years in prison for kidnapping a boy, up to 10 years for preparing a robbery of a children's store, and life in prison for escaping from prison. And the seller of fireworks could receive up to six months in prison for selling firecrackers to a minor.

Home Alone was the record holder for family comedy films. After the premiere, Macaulay Culkin became one of the most famous child actors in Hollywood, he received the Young Actor Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Leading Actor category. Incredible popularity fell upon the boy, which at that time could not be dealt with either by himself or by his parents. The father of the young actor, who became his manager, most of all cared about the amount of fees and did not pay attention to the level of scenarios offered to his son. And sometimes he exhibited such sums for the shooting of his son that the producers turned to other actors. Because of this, after the triumph of Home Alone, one failure followed another, and the rising star's film career was ruined. The boy's mother could not stand the increased attention to their family and fell into neurasthenia.

Having played several not very successful roles in childhood and adolescence, Macaulay Culkin disappeared from the screens for a long time. He later starred in several more films, but never became a successful actor. At the moment, in his filmography there are only 26 works, the last of which dates back to 2009. In 2013, Macaulay Culkin created a parody cover group, with which he performed for some time, but after 3 years it broke up.

He was called one of those young actors who could not survive the early test of fame. Problems with the law, this time no longer joking, were not only for his hero, but also for himself. Beginning in 2004, he was arrested several times for possession of marijuana, information about his severe alcohol and drug addiction appeared in the press more than once. And after the media reported in 2012 about his unsuccessful suicide attempt, journalists later “buried” the actor more than once.

Viewers have not seen Macaulay Culkin on screens for about 10 years, but at the end of December, 28 years after the premiere of the film that made him famous all over the world, he again played the role of Kevin - in a Google advertisement based on the movie Home Alone ". The video recreated several famous scenes from the film - how Kevin is left alone at home for the holidays, jumping on the bed, watching a movie and preparing traps for bandits. Only "Google Assistant" helps him to solve all tasks.

And especially attentive viewers still find details in their favorite film that allow them to make unexpected discoveries: Kevin from "Home Alone" was not forgotten by accident.