--- title: Macaulay Culkin Is Home Alone Again in a New Google Ad description: The character of Kevin McAllister is all grown up — and has the technology to update his classic 'Home Alone' moments for 2018. canonical: https://time.com/5484256/home-alone-google/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-19T17:54:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:17:56.612Z og:title: Macaulay Culkin Is Home Alone Again in a New Google Ad og:description: Kevin McCallister is all grown up and reliving his best 'Home Alone' moments og:url: https://time.com/5484256/home-alone-google/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt503e2a8ef93a0d94/698941e68fd2ee640635d6e2/Screen-Shot-2018-12-19-at-12.44.52-PM.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1902 og:image:height: 1070 og:image:alt: macaulay-culkin-home-alone og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Macaulay Culkin Is Home Alone Again in a New Google Ad twitter:description: Kevin McCallister is all grown up and reliving his best 'Home Alone' moments twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt503e2a8ef93a0d94/698941e68fd2ee640635d6e2/Screen-Shot-2018-12-19-at-12.44.52-PM.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Macaulay Culkin Does All Your Favorite _Home Alone_ Moments as an Older, Wiser Man > Sponsored content. 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Home Alone Trailer_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 19, 2018 5:54 PM UTC Home Alone Trailer  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 19, 2018 5:54 PM UTC It’s not the holidays until you’ve seen a rerun of Christmas-season 1990s classic [_Home Alone_](http://time.com/5470173/home-alone-viral/) starring [Macaulay Culkin](http://time.com/5408568/macaulay-culkin-j-k-rowling/) as the spunky, inventive Kevin McAllister. And now we have an update for 2018, nearly three decades later. This time, Culkin is a grown-up McAllister — but he’s still all alone at his house, which hasn’t changed at all, from the retro decor to his choice of dinner and snacks. In the ad, created with Google Assistant, Culkin reenacts some of his most famous scenes from the [beloved movie](http://time.com/5124998/macaulay-culkin-reddit/) with an adult twist. “Hey Google, what’s on my calendar today?” Culkin wonders after waking up and finding himself alone without his parents. “You have one event called ‘house to yourself,'” the Google Assistant responds. And with that, he begins the rituals that movie fans know so well. But there are some updates that suggest the passage of time. For one, he actually needs to shave this time. For another, his back gets thrown out when he jumps on the bed. And since this is a Google Assistant ad, the biggest adjustment is that Culkin has now retrofitted his house to be a smart home. Instead of having to put together ingenious traps for intruders in real time, or find a way to pay the pizza delivery guy without appearing himself, McAllister has everything set up automatically. Turns out it’s pretty simple to ward off thieves when you’ve got a voice-activated tech assistant — or so Google would like us to believe. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Where are you going? We're gonna miss the plane! When the McAllister family left on their Christmas vacation, Did we miss the flight? No. You just made it. Yeah! They forgot one small thing. [ MUSIC ] Have yourself a Merry Little- I have this terrible feeling. Christmas. Did you lock up? Yeah. Let yourself be light. Did we set the timers on the lights? Mm- hm. What else could we be forgetting? Kevin. Aah! Home Alone. Police in the northern suburbs are on the lookout for a pair of burglars who are calling themselves the wet bandits. We know that you're in there. It's Santa Claus. Was and it's elf. Get of my property. [ SOUND ] This is my house. I have to defend it. Where is your mother? My mom's in the car. Where's your father? He's at work. What about your brothers and sisters. I'm an only child. Where do you live? Can't tell you that. Why not? Cuz you're a stranger. He's a kid. I mean what can a kid do to us? Kids are stupid and when I was. You still are Mark. This is it. [ MUSIC ] I don't care if I have to out on your run way and [ UNKNOWN ]. I am going to get home to my son. Yes! You little creep. [ MUSIC ] I'm gonna kill that kid. Why'd you take your shoes off? Why are you dressed like a chicken? Gus Bolinsky, poker king of the Midwest. If you have to get to Chicago we'll gladly drive you there. Hey, guys. Yesterday he was just a kid, but tonight he's a home Home security system. You guys can rap? Yes, thirsty for more. From John Hues. I got a feeling this is gonna be your best Christmas ever. A family comedy without the family. Home alone. Are you here all alone? I'm eight years old, you think I would be here alone? 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