Home Alone Part 2

 KEVIN
 This is ridiculous. Only a wimp
 would be hiding under a bed.
 And I can't be a wimp.
 I'm the man of the house.

 Kevin goes out of the house and says.

 KEVIN
 Hey, I'm not afraid anymore!
 I said, I'm not afraid anymore!
 Do you hear me?
 I'm not afraid anymore.

Suddenly, the scary old man shows up.
Kevin gets frightened and escapes into the house.
Kevin's mom is anxious about her son.
She calls the police to request their help.

FEMALE OFFICER
Village Police Department.

KEVIN'S MOM
I'm calling from Paris. I have a son who's home alone.
I'd like somebody to go there. Tell him that we're coming
home to get him.

FEMALE OFFICER
Okay, let me connect you with Family Crisis Intervention.
Hold on.

FEMALE OFFICER (TO OFFICER)
Larry, can you pick up? There's some hyper lady on hold.

OFFICER (TO FEMALE OFFICER)
What line, Rose?

FEMALE OFFICER (TO OFFICER)
Two.

OFFICER (TO KEVIN'S MOM)
Family Crisis Intervention, Sergeant Balzac.

KEVIN'S MOM
I'm calling from Paris. I have a son who's home alone.

OFFICER
Has the child been involved in violence with a drunk family member?

KEVIN'S MOM
No!

OFFICER
Has he been involved in a household accident?

KEVIN'S MOM
I don't know. I hope not.

OFFICER
Has the child ingested any poison or is an object lodged in his throat?

KEVIN'S MOM
No, he's home alone! I'd like somebody to go over to the house...
and see if he's all right.

OFFICER
You want us to go to your house, just to check on him.

KEVIN'S MOM
Yes!

OFFICER
Let me connect you to the police.

KEVIN'S MOM
They just transferred me.

OFFICER (TO FEMALE OFFICER)
Rose! Hyper on 2.

FEMALE OFFICER (TO OFFICER)
Hang on. Hold on, please.

KEVIN'S MOM
No, please don't hang up. Please!

The police officer hangs up.

KEVIN'S MOM
Any luck?

MEGAN
No. I couldn't get anybody.

KEVIN'S MOM
Leslie?

AUNT LESLIE
Nothing but a bunch of answering machines.

KEVIN'S MOM
Somebody pick up. Pick up!

FEMALE OFFICER
Oh, hi, ma'am. It's you again.

KEVIN'S MOM
I'm calling from Paris. I have a son who's home alone, and I...

FEMALE OFFICER
We'll send a policeman over to your house to check on your son.

EXT. KEVIN'S HOUSE
A policeman knocks on the door, but Kevin hides under the bed covers and
doesn't answer.  The policeman makes a report on the radio.

POLICEMAN
There's no one home. The house looks secure. Tell them to count their kids
again.

KEVIN'S
You can't bump somebody or ask or...?

EMPLOYEE
There's no way I can do that.

KEVIN'S DAD
Isn't there a way if you ask somebody?
If you said it's an emergency...

EMPLOYEE
I cannot ask them.

KEVIN'S MOM
A policeman's going over to the house.

KEVIN'S DAD
Well, that's a relief. Everything here is booked.

KEVIN'S MOM
Nothing to Chicago?

KEVIN'S DAD
There's nothing to Chicago, New York, Nashville.

KEVIN'S MOM
What about a private plane?

EMPLOYEE
Sorry. We don't do that.

KEVIN'S DAD
The only thing is a booking for us on Friday morning.

KEVIN'S MOM
Friday morn... That's two days away.

KEVIN'S DAD
The kids are exhausted and so are you. There's nothing
we can do. I say we go over to Rob's, and that way we can
call the police again.

KEVIN'S MOM
I'm not leaving here unless it's on an airplane.

EMPLOYEE
Madame, we are doing everything we can. If you want to stay at
the airport, maybe we can get you on standby. It is a possibility
that a seat will open up.

KEVIN'S DAD
Is that okay?

KEVIN'S MOM
Yes. I'll wait.

KEVIN'S DAD
I'll miss you, honey. Don't you get lost.

KEVIN'S MOM
Goodbye.

INT. KEVIN'S HOUSE
Kevin talks to himself in the mirror.

KEVIN
I took a shower, washing every body part with actual soap.
Including all my major crevices...between my toes
and in my belly button...which I never did before
but enjoyed. I washed my hair with adult formula
shampoo and used creme rinse. I can't find my toothbrush,
so I'll pick one up today. Other than that, I'm in good shape.
Whoa!

Kevin goes to Buzz's room and finds his savings.

KEVIN
All right! Buzz's life savings.
I thought the Murphys went to Florida.

INT. MURPHY HOUSE
Harry and Marv are burglarizing the Murphy house.

HARRY
You're one of the great cat burglars of the world.
You think you can keep it down a little in there?

MURPHY'S ANSWERING MACHINE
You've reached the Murphys. Leave a message.

KEVIN'S DAD
This is Peter McCallister. We're in Paris at my brother's.
Let me give you the number here. The country code is 33.
The area code is 1-4 and the number is 694-876...

MARV
Hey, Harry.

HARRY
Yeah?

MARV
That house we ran last night, was that the McCallisters?

KEVIN'S DAD
Call me in Paris.

MARV
You're right. They're gone.

HARRY
I knew they were.

MARV
Silver tuna tonight.

HARRY
Wow!

INT. DRUGSTORE
Kevin is buying a toothbrush.

CLERK
How may I help you?

KEVIN
Is this toothbrush approved by the American Dental Association?

CLERK
Well, I don't know. It doesn't say, hon.

KEVIN
Can you please find out?

The clerk is annoyed.

CLERK
Herb.

HERB
Yeah?

CLERK
I got a question here about a toothbrush.

Marley comes in the store.

CLERK
Do you know, is this brush approved by the American Dental Association?

HERB
I don't know.

Marley looks at Kevin.  Kevin backs away from him, and moves to the exit.

CLERK
Oh, hon, you pay for that here.

Kevin backs to the exit slowly.

CLERK
Wait, you have to pay for that. Son! Son!

Kevin dashes out.

CLERK
Jimmy, stop that boy!

JIMMY
Hey!

There is a policeman in front of store.

JIMMY
Hey! Shoplifter!

POLICEMAN
Hey! Hey, kid!

The policeman chases Kevin.

POLICEMAN
Come back here! Stop it, will you? Come here.
Whoa! Whoa!

The policeman slips on ice.

KEVIN
Whoa! Whoa!
Yee-haw!

Kevin is walking slowly, depressed.

KEVIN
I'm a criminal.

INT. VAN
Marv goes into mischief.

HARRY
What's so funny?

Marv is laughing.

HARRY
What's so funny? Why are you laughing?
You did it again. You left the water running.
Why do you do that? I told you not to do it.

MARV
It's our calling card.

HARRY
Calling card.

MARV
All the great ones leave their mark.
We're the wet bandits.

HARRY
You're sick, you know? You're really sick.

MARV
I'm not sick.

HARRY
Yes, you are. It's a sick thing to do.
We don't need that.

MARV
Don't tell me... I can do it if I want to.

Marv and Harry almost run over Kevin.

MARV
It's not sick. Hey, watch out!

HARRY
Hey! Hey! You gotta watch out for traffic.

KEVIN
Sorry.

HARRY
Damn.

MARV
Santy don't visit the funeral homes, buddy.

HARRY
Okay, okay.

Harry looks at Kevin with a grin.  Kevin recognizes him and walks away.

HARRY
Merry Christmas.

MARV
What's the matter?

HARRY
I don't like the way that kid looked at me.

MARV
Ever seen him before?

HARRY
I saw a hundred kids this week.

Let's see what house he goes into.

Kevin is walking on the street.Then,Mary's car came his back.
So, Kevin run.

MARV
Why's he going faster?

HARRY
I told you something's wrong.
He looked at me weird.
Why would he run?

EXT.CHURCH:DAY

HARRY
Maybe he went in the church.

MARV
I'm not going in there.

HARRY
Me neither. Let's get out of here.

Marv leave the church with his car.

KEVIN
When those guys come back,
I'll be ready.

EXT. KEVIN'S HOUSE:NIGHT

MARV
Did they come back?

HARRY
From Paris?

In Kevin's house, Kevin is dancing with some dolls.

HARRY
We'll come back tomorrow. Maybe they'll be gone.
We better go before somebody sees us.

Marv and Harry leave Kevin's house.

INT.HOTEL:NIGHT

Kevin's family are having dinner.  Uncle Frank has some chicken

UNCLE FRANK
Look what I found in the kitchen.

ROB'S WIFE
Frank, those are for later.

UNCLE FRANK
Do you want a little shrimp, huh?

Kevin's Dad is calling.

KEVIN'S DAD
Do you speak English? Well, is there...

AUNT LESLIE
Did you get anybody?

KEVIN'S DAD
I am looking for my son! No, I can't find anybody.
They're all shopping. Nobody's home for the holidays.

BUZZ
Never mind, forget it.

MEGAN
This is so pointless.

BUZZ
What?

MEGAN
We're here rotting in this apartment. Kevin's at home.
Mom's at the airport.

BUZZ
So?

MEGAN
You're not worried about Kevin?

BUZZ
Why should I be? He acted like a jerk and now he caught it in the butt.

MEGAN
He's so little and helpless. Don't you think he's freaked?

BUZZ
The trout can use a couple of days in the real world.

MEGAN
You're not worried something might happen?

BUZZ
No. For three reasons: I'm not that lucky. Two: We have smoke detectors...
...and D: We live in the most boring street in the United States
...where nothing even remotely dangerous will ever happen. Period.

EXT. KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

The pizza delivery boy drives up to Kevin's house and runs into the metal
lawn boy again.  Kevin plays the video of Johnny.

INT. KITCHEN: DAY

JOHNNY
Who is it?

PIZZA BOY
It's Little Nero's. I have your pizza.

JOHNNY
Leave it on the doorstep and get out of here.

PIZZA BOY
Okay.
What about the money?

JOHNNY
What money?

PIZZA BOY
Well, you have to pay for your pizza, sir.

JOHNNY
Is that a fact? How much do I owe you?

PIZZA BOY
That'll be $ 11.80, sir.

JOHNNY
Keep the change, you filthy animal.

Kevin leaves him $12.

PIZZA BOY
Cheapskate.

JOHNNY
Hey. I'm gonna give you to the count of ten..
...to get your ugly, yellow...no-good keister off my property...
before I pump you full of lead.
One, two... ten.

The Pizza Boy runs away.

KEVIN
A lovely cheese pizza, just for me.

INT. AIRPORT

ANNOUNCE
To Dallas/Forth Worth. American Airlines...

KEVIN'S MOM
So we have the $500,the pocket translator...
...the two first-class seats,that's an upgrade...

WOMAN IN AIRPORT
Is that a real Rolex?

KEVIN'S MOM
Do you think it is?

WOMAN IN AIRPORT
No.

KEVIN'S MOM
But who can tell? I also have a ring.

WOMAN IN AIRPORT
Oh, that is beautiful!

MAN IN AIRPORT
They're boarding.

WOMAN IN AIRPORT
She's offered us two first-class tickets if we go Friday.
Plus a ring, a watch, a pocket translator, $500 and...

KEVIN'S MOM
The earrings.

MAN IN AIRPORT
She's got her own earrings. A whole shoebox full of them.

MAN IN AIRPORT
Come on, come on.

WOMAN IN AIRPORT
No, but...

KEVIN'S MOM
I'm desperate. I'm begging you. From a mother to a mother. Please!

WOMAN IN AIRPORT
Oh, Ed.

KEVIN'S MOM
Please!

MAN IN AIRPORT
Oh, all right.

INT. KEVIN'S HOUSE: NIGHT
Kevin sits in his parents' bed.
Kevin is watching TV.

TV
Dear Santa, I got a sister last year.
This year I'd rather have Clay-Doh.
Kevin takes a family photo out from
under pillow.

KEVIN
I didn't mean it. If you come back, I'll never
be a pain in the butt again. I promise. Good night.

INT. BATHROOM: DAY
Kevin combs his hair and mimics Frank Sinatra
as he sings into the comb.

THE SONG "WHITE CHRISTMAS"
I'm dreaming
Of a white
Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where those treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells
In the snow
The snow

INT. SUPERMARKET: DAY

Kevin pushes a cart down the aisle.
He grabs a container of milk.

KEVIN
Are those microwave dinners good?

THE CLERK
I don't know.

KEVIN
I'll give them a whirl.

The clerk looks at the army guys.

KEVIN
For the kids. Hold on, I got a coupon for that.
It was in the paper this morning.

THE CLERK
$19.83.

KEVIN
Okay.

THE CLERK
Are you here by yourself?

KEVIN
Ma'am, I'm 8 years old. You think I'd be here alone? I don't think so.

THE CLERK
Where's your mom?

KEVIN
In the car.

THE CLERK
Where's your dad?

KEVIN
He's at work.

THE CLERK
What about brothers and sisters?

KEVIN
I'm an only child.

THE CLERK
Where do you live?

KEVIN
I can't tell you.

THE CLERK
Why not?

KEVIN
Because you're a stranger.

INT. BASEMENT

STOVE
Hello, Kevin!

KEVIN
Shut up!
I don't get it. It looks like there's nobody's home.

EXT. OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE.

HARRY
Last night the place is jumping.
Something ain't right. Go check it out.

MARV
Now?

HARRY
No, tomorrow, egghead! Now! Go ahead. Now? Shit!

INT. KITCHEN: DAY

JOHNNY
Get the hell out of here.

SNAKES
All right, Johnny. But what about my money?

JOHNNY
What money?

SNAKES
A. C. Said you had some dough for me.

JOHNNY
Is that a fact? How much do I owe you?

SNAKES
A. C. Said ten percent.

JOHNNY
Too bad A. C. Ain't in charge no more.

SNAKES
What do you mean?

JOHNNY
He's upstairs, taking a bath.He'll call you when he gets out.
Hey, I tell you what I'm gonna give you, Snakes.

MARV
Snakes?

JOHNNY
I'll give you to ten...to get your ugly, yellow, no-good ...keister
off my property...before I pump you full of lead.

SNAKES
All right, Johnny. I'm sorry. I'm going.

JOHNNY
One, two... ten.

Kevin places a red pot on the floor near the door. He fills it with
firecrackers, then lights them. They explode as machine gun noise goes off
on the TV. Marv dives into the garbage cans. He gets up then runs back to the van.

JOHNNY
Keep the change, you filthy animal.

HARRY
What happened?

MARV
I don't know who, but somebody got blown away.
Somebody beat us. They're in there. Two of them.
There was arguing. One blew the other one away.

HARRY
Who?

MARV
I don't know.


MARV
I don't know who, but somebody got blown away.
Somebody beat us. They're in there. Two of them.
There was arguing. One blew the other one away.

HARRY
Who?

MARV
I don't know. I recognized one of their voices.
I heard that name "Snakes" before.

HARRY
Snakes? Snakes. Snakes. I don't know no Snakes.
Snakes.

MARV
Let's get out of here.

HARRY
Hold it. Hold it. Let's wait and see who it is.
We work this neighborhood too.

MARV
Yeah.

HARRY
Suppose the cops finger us on a job...and they ask us
about a murder in the area. Won't it be nice to have
a face to go with it?

MARV
That's a good idea.

HARRY
Of course it's a good idea.
Snakes?

MARV
He sounded like a snake.

INT. AIRPORT
An employee is talking to Kevin's mom.

EMPLOYEE
Everything's full.

KEVIN'S MOM
Everything's full?

EMPLOYEE
I'm very sorry, but it is Christmas Eve.

KEVIN'S MOM
What about another airline?

EMPLOYEE
Nothing available. May I help you get a hotel room?
Tomorrow we can get you a flight.

KEVIN'S MOM
I can't wait that long.

EMPLOYEE
I'm sorry, ma'am, but we're doing absolutely everything we can.

People behind Kevin's mom are getting impatient.

KEVIN'S MOM
I'm in your way. I'm sorry. You've places to go.

PASSENGER
Got a ticket there, good. Excuse me.

Kevin's mom continues talking to the employee.

KEVIN'S MOM
Look, I have been awake for almost 60 hours. I'm tired and I'm
dirty. I've gone from Paris to Dallas, to... Where am I?

EMPLOYEE
Scranton.

KEVIN'S MOM
I'm trying to get home to my 8-year-old son.
Now you're telling me it's hopeless?

EMPLOYEE
I'm sorry.

KEVIN'S MOM
No. No way. This is Christmas! The season of perpetual hope.
If I have to get on your runway and hitchhike...if it costs
me everything I own...if I have to sell my soul to the Devil
himself...I am going to get home to my son.

EMPLOYEE
Ma'am, if there was anything...

KEVIN'S MOM
Do it. Do anything.

EMPLOYEE
I can get you a hotel room.

A musician taps Kevin's mom on the shoulder.

KEVIN'S MOM
What?

POLINSKI
Can you excuse us for a sec? Can I see you for a second, please?
Excuse us. You got a little bit of a dilemma. We got a crisis
ourselves. Allow me to introduce myself. Gus Polinski.
Polka King of the Midwest? The Kenosha Kickers?

OTHER MUSICIANS
Hi, there.
Hiya.

POLINSKI
That's okay. I thought you might have recognized...
I had a few hits a few years ago. That's why I just...
"Polka, Polka, Polka"? Polka, polka, polka "Twin Lakes Polka"?
"Yamahoozie Polka," a. k.a. "Kiss Me Polka"? "Polka Twist"?

KEVIN'S MOM
These are songs?

POLINSKI
Yeah. Yeah, we...Some fairly big hits for us. You know, in the
early '70s. Yeah, we sold about 623 copies of that.

KEVIN'S MOM
In Chicago?

POLINSKI
No, Sheboygan. Very big in Sheboygan.

KEVIN'S MOM
Did you say you could help?

POLINSKI
Anyway, I'm rambling on here. Our flight was canceled so we gotta drive.
See the guyin the yellow jacket over there?

Polinski points at the hairy-faced man who wears glasses.

POLINSKI
He's gonna rent us a nice big van to drive to Milwaukee.
Now, I heard you had some problems getting to Chicago?
To see your kid?

KEVIN'S MOM
Uh, my son. He...We left, and he's there.

POLINSKI
If you have to get to Chicago, we'll gladly drive you.
It's on the way to Milwaukee.

KEVIN'S MOM
You'd give me a ride?

POLINSKI
Sure, why not? You gotta get home.

KEVIN'S MOM
A ride to Chicago?

POLINSKI
Sure, it's Christmastime.

Kevin's mom smiles joyfully.

KEVIN'S MOM
Thank you. Oh, thank you.

POLINSKI
You don't mind going with polka bums?

KEVIN'S MOM
No, I'd love to.

EXT.KEVIN'S HOUSE

Harry and Marv sleep in a van. Kevin comes out of the house
with a stepladder. Harry wakes up and watches Kevin cut a tree.

HARRY
Hey, Marv. Marv, Marv!

Harry wakes up Marv joyfully.

HARRY
Look at this.

Marv watches Kevin.

HARRY
I think we're getting scammed by a kindergartner.

Kevin carries the tree which he cut.

INT.KEVIN'S HOUSE

Kevin decorates a Christmas tree. Harry looks inside the house from a window.
Kevin sees Harry's reflection in a Christmas tree ornament.

KEVIN
Dad, can you come here and help me?

Kevin tries to make Harry think that Kevin's father is in the house. Harry smiles.
He is not fooled.

HARRY
Remember that kid we saw the other day? He lives here.

MARV
If the kid's here, the parents got to be.

HARRY
He's home alone.

MARV
What? You want to come back tonight? Even with the kid here?
I don't think that's a good idea.

HARRY
That house is the reason we worked this block. Ever since I saw that house,
I wanted it. Let's take it one step at a time. We'll unload the van, get a
bite to eat, we'll come back about 9:00.

Kevin is listening to their conversation.

KEVIN
Nine o'clock.

HARRY
This way it's dark.

MARV
Yeah, kids are scared of the dark.

HARRY
You're afraid of the dark too. You know you are.

MARV
No, I'm not.

HARRY
Yes, you are.

MARV
Not, not, not.

HARRY
You are so.

Kevin looks at Harry and Marv.

KEVIN
Mom, where are you?

INT. VAN
Polinski and his band are playing Polka music.  Polinski offers his instrument to
Kevin's mom.

POLINSKI
Do you play? Do you want to try? Go ahead, try it. Try it!

INT. SANTA'S HOUSE
Kevin talks to a woman dressed as an elf.

KEVIN
Excuse me.

WOMAN
Yeah?

KEVIN
Hey, nice shoes.

WOMAN
Oh, thanks.

KEVIN
Is he still here?
It's really important that I see him.

WOMAN
He's getting in his car.
If you hurry, you can catch him.

Kevin talks to Santa.  He has a parking ticket in his
windshield.

SANTA
How low! Giving Kriss Kringle
a parking ticket on Christmas Eve!
What's next, rabies shots for the Easter Bunny?

Kevin runs to Santa.

KEVIN
Can I talk to you?

SANTA
Make it quick. Santa is running late.

KEVIN
I know you're not the real Santa Claus.

SANTA
Huh, what makes you say that?
Just out of curiosity.

KEVIN
I'm old enough to know how it works.

SANTA
All right.

KEVIN
But I also know you work for him.
I'd like you to give him a message.

SANTA
Shoot.

KEVIN
Kevin McCallister, 671 Lincoln Blvd.
Do you need the phone number?

SANTA
No, that's all right.

KEVIN
This is extremely important. Please tell him instead of presents,
I just want my family back. No toys. Nothing but Peter, Kate,
Buzz, Megan, Linnie and Jeff. And my aunt and my cousins.
And if he has time, my Uncle Frank. Okay?

SANTA
Okay. I'll see what I can do.

KEVIN
Thanks.

SANTA
Wait. My elf took the last of the candy canes home to her boyfriend.

KEVIN
That's okay.

Santa gives Kevin some Tic-Tacs.

SANTA
No, don't be silly. Everybody who sees Santa has gotta get something.
Here, hold out your little paw there. There you go. Don't spoil your
 dinner.

KEVIN
I won't. Thanks.

SANTA
Son of a...!

Questions

1. Why can't Kevin's family contact him?
2. How does Kevin scare Marv and Harry away?
3.  What does Kevin ask Santa for?