--- title: Home Alone 25th Anniversary: If the Movie Took Place in 2015 description: Home Alone came out 25 years ago and is still completely beloved. 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No Intermission._ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Nov 16, 2015 5:29 PM UTC  Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone Twentieth Century Fox by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Nov 16, 2015 5:29 PM UTC Happy anniversary, ya filthy animals. It’s been 25 years since _Home Alone_ hit theaters, becoming an instant holiday classic. It has clearly stood the test of time — come on, you know you still watch it and love it every year — but really, it would be an entirely different movie if it took place today. (Do keep in mind that the premise of the movie was already a _tad_ unbelievable in the 1990s, and it’s even more so today. Clearly Kevin’s mom would have [ways](http://www.skype.com/en/) to [contact](https://www.whatsapp.com/) him while he was stuck at home, for example.) From social media to man buns, here’s how the plot of _Home Alone_ would likely go if it took place in 2015. * Kevin’s mom, furious about her inability to get on a flight home, would start tweeting angrily at the airlines and start a viral hashtag. Something like #DeltaFailLines or #SouthWorstAirlines. * Kevin would rent out Buzz’s room on Airbnb. The film’s iconic final line — “Kevin, what did you do to my room?!” — would become “Kevin, why is there some dude sleeping in my room?!” * There would be a Kickstarter to help the old guy next door. * Instead of watching _Angels With Filthy Souls,_ Kevin would hack into his parents’ HBO Go account and watch _Game of Thrones._ He loves it, but they never let him watch it. * Realizing it could go viral, Kevin would recreate his [iconic bathroom scream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W0PReCRg6Y) and turn it into a Vine. * Kevin would live tweet the whole ordeal with the hashtag #HomeAlone. * He’d then crowdsource ideas for what pranks to pull on the burglars. * Marv would have a man bun. Harry would make fun of it. * The parents would oversleep because they forgot to update their iPhone software and their alarms didn’t go off. * The family would not be in France. They’d be in Iceland because a JetBlue glitch accidentally listed tickets for $32. * Kevin would order his pizza on Seamless. Or he’d turn to the Reddit thread [Random Acts of Pizza](https://www.reddit.com/r/Random%5FActs%5FOf%5FPizza). * He’d throw a fit when he realizes he accidentally ordered from a gluten-free pizza place. * That [scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhF8PbrOhAs) when Kevin climbs up Buzz’s shelves and then they break and he shouts “whoa!” and everything falls? He’d totally break Buzz’s hoverboard. * And when he says [“Buzz, your girlfriend! Woof!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRa75%5FHlr28)? That would happen while snooping through Buzz’s iPad and coming across a selfie. * The Wet Bandits would case the joint using social media, keeping an eye on everybody’s Facebook and Instagram feeds for clues about when they’d left for vacation. * Instead of creating [a fake party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlpzhaW0yFs) with mannequins and cardboard cutouts to convince the Wet Bandits that he wasn’t alone, the ever-savvy Kevin would hire real people on Craigslist. * Kevin’s whole story would go viral and he’d end up on _Ellen_ to talk about it. * After the _Ellen_ segment, there would be massive backlash about Kevin’s mom and her poor parenting. * There would then be backlash to that backlash. ## Transcript [ Music Playing ] [ Music Playing ] >> I'm going to kiss you then I want you to turn away and go on talking. >> Or I'll take the liberty of having you seized up and flogged. >> Now take the apple dearie. >> Nowadays you go out and get yourself an >> ism and-- >> Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. >> War! Take [ unk ] >> It is a war of the people, of all the people. >> Stand up now and go and we both go. >> Would you like to swing on a star. >> The bells of St. Mary. >> I'll never marry him. >> Nor any of the [ unk ] you try to force on me. >> Late? >> For the Easter Parade. We had a date, remember? -[ unk ] He's back. >> It's the greatest show on earth. >> White Christmas. >> Now, this is Doc, girls, Mr. Roberts. >> Hi! >> Hi! >> Hi! -[ unk ] >> What don't we get? >> You know damn well. >> Your eyes are full of hate, 41. >> Keep cooly cool, boy. >> No criminals! >> I could have danced all night. >> The hills are alive with the sound of music. >> Let there be light! >> Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. >> I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. >> Rules. No rules. >> 'Til we marry, okay? >> The French connection, a [ unk ] with a record too clean to be true. -[ unk ] >> All right, everybody, FBI! Don't anybody try to leave. -[ Music Playing ] >> Enjoy your flight. >> No, I am your father. >> Then try to keep up, okay? >> The need for speed. >> There you go, Ray. >> Yeah. >> You're dancing. >> Yeah. >> This is it. -[ unk ] are we hit? >> On our left. >> I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle. >> A whole new world. >> The circle of life. >> 90 blocks and 30 minutes of New York traffic. >> I'm flying. Jack-- >> I'll look in on you from time to time, okay, honey. >> You're a wizard, Harry. >> Shrek! >> Fiona! >> Fiona! >> Mom! >> Harold. >> Donkey! >> Let her go. >> Very poor choice of words. >> That's not trash. That's not trash! >> I thought I was-- >> The [ unk ] >> Oh my. >> What the heck? 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