Released in 1992, just two years after its predecessor entertained audiences and blew the box-office wide open, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was a holiday sequel, starring Macaulay Culkin. The film followed Kevin McCallister, as he once again became separated from his family over Christmas, only this time around he found himself lost in the Big Apple!
Filled with heaps of comedy, plenty of slapstick humour, and a great cast, Home Alone 2 proved to be a hit with audiences. The movie took over $358 million at the worldwide box office back in ‘92, becoming the third highest grossing film of the year, and it is still loved by Home Alone fans to this day.
If you’ve not watched Home Alone 2 in a while, you may want to give it a revisit over the holiday season. But before you do, make sure you take a look through this post, to remind yourself about all the funny and/or memorable lines from the movie.
Below you will find a collection of the best quotes from Home Alone 2, which are sure to put a smile on your face. These are the lines that really stand out, and will remind you why you love this sequel as much as you do.
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Best Home Alone 2 quotes
Waiter – “Two scoops, sir?”
Kevin McCallister – “Two? Make it three. I’m not driving.”
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Bird Lady – “The man I loved fell out of love with me. That broke my heart. When the chance to be loved came along again, I ran away from it. I stopped trusting people.”
Kevin McCallister – “No offense, but that seems like sort of a dumb thing to do.”
Bird Lady – “I was afraid of getting my heart broken again. Sometimes you can trust a person, and then, when things are down, they forget about you.”
Kevin McCallister – “Maybe they’re just too busy. Maybe they don’t forget about you, but they forget to remember you. People don’t mean to forget. My grandfather says if my head wasn’t screwed on, I’d leave it on the school bus.”
Bird Lady – “I’m just afraid if I do trust someone, I’ll get my heart broken.”
Kevin McCallister – “I understand. I had a nice pair of rollerblades. I was afraid to wreck them, so I kept them in a box. Do you know what happened? I outgrew them. I never wore them outside. Only in my room a few times.”
Bird Lady – “A person’s heart and feelings are very different than skates.”
Kevin McCallister – “They’re kind of the same thing. If you won’t use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it’ll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won’t be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose.”
Bird Lady – “Little truth in there somewhere.”
Kevin McCallister – “I think so. Your heart might still be broken, but it isn’t gone. If it was gone, you wouldn’t be so nice.”
Bird Lady – “Thank you. Do you know it’s been a couple of years since I’ve talked to anybody?”
Kevin McCallister – “That’s okay. You’re good at it. You’re not boring. You don’t mumble or spit. You should do it more often. Just wear an outfit with no pigeon poop on it.”
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Kate McCallister – “11, 12, 13… Where’s Kevin?”
Kevin McCallister – “Fourteen. It’s a good thing I have my own ticket just in case you guys try to ditch me.”
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Cedrick the Bellman – “Do you know how the TV works?”
Kevin McCallister – “I’m 10 years old; TV’s my life.”
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Cedric the Bellman – “You know, Herbert Hoover once stayed here on this floor.”
Kevin McCallister – “The vacuum guy?”
Cedric the Bellman – “No, the uh, President.”
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Kate McCallister – “What kind of hotel allows a child to check in alone?”
Desk Clerk – “The boy had a very convincing story.”
Kate McCallister – “What kind of idiots do you have working here?”
Desk Clerk – “The finest in New York.”
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Kevin McCallister – “You can mess with a lot of things, but you can’t mess with kids on Christmas.”
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Gangster Johnny on TV – “Maybe I’m off my hinges, but I believe ya. That’s why I’m gonna let ya go. I’m gonna give you to the count of three to get your lousy, lyin’, low-down, four flushing carcass OUT my door! 1… 2…”
Gangster Johnny on TV – “…3. Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.”
Gangster Johnny on TV – “And a Happy New Year.”
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Peter McCallister – “Hey Kevin, you better go put your tie on. We don’t wanna be late for the Christmas pageant.”
Kevin McCallister – “My tie is in the bathroom and I can’t go in because Uncle Frank is taking a shower. He says that if I walked in there and saw him naked, I’d grow up never feeling like a real man.”
Kevin McCallister – “Whatever that means.”
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Peter McCallister – “KEVIN! YOU SPENT $967 ON ROOM SERVICE?”
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Kevin McCallister – “Howdy do. This is Peter McCallister, the father. I’d like a hotel room please, with an extra-large bed, a TV, and one of those little refrigerators you have to open with a key. Credit card? You got it.”
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Harry – “I hate throwing a job knowing that little creep is on the loose.”
Marv – “Yeah but what can he do? He’s a kid. Kids are helpless.”
Harry – “Not this kid.”
Marv – “Yeah but this time he doesn’t have a house full of dangerous goodies to get us with. He’s in the park. He’s alone. Kids are scared of the park.”
Harry – “Yeah. Grown men come into the park and never leave alive. Good luck little fella.”
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Mr. E.F. Duncan – “You see that tree there? Well, to show our appreciation for your generosity, I’m gonna let you select an object from that tree that you can take home with you.”
Kevin McCallister – “For free?”
Mr. E.F. Duncan – “Oh, yes. Oh, and may I make a suggestion? Take the turtle doves.”
Kevin McCallister – “I can have two?”
Mr. E.F. Duncan – “Well, two turtle doves. I’ll tell you what you do: you keep one, and you give the other one to a very special person. You see, turtle doves are a symbol of friendship and love. And as long as each of you has your turtle dove, you’ll be friends forever.”
Kevin McCallister – “Wow, I never knew that. I thought they were just part of a song.”
Mr. E.F. Duncan – “They are. And for that very special reason.”
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Uncle Frank McCallister – “Get outta here, you nosey little pervert, or I’m gonna slap you silly!”
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Gangster – “You was here last night too, wasn’t ya?”
Concierge – “Yes, sir. I was.”
Gangster – “You was here, and you was smoochin’ with my brother!”
Concierge – “I’m afraid you’re mistaken, sir.”
Gangster – “Don’t gimme that! You’ve been smoochin’ with everybody! Snuffy, Al, Leo, Little Moe with the gimpy leg, Cheeks, Boney Bob, Cliff.”
Cliff – “It’s a lie!”
Gangster – “I could go on forever, baby!”
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Harry – “You better say every prayer you ever heard, kid.”
Marv – “I hope your parents got you a tombstone for Christmas!”
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Mr. Hector – “I do hope your father understands that last night I was simply checking the room to make sure everything was in order.”
Kevin McCallister – “Well he was pretty mad.”
Mr. Hector – “He was?”
Kevin McCallister – “He said he didn’t come all the way to New York to get his naked rear end spied on.”
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Kevin McCallister – “Oh no. My family is in Florida, and I’m in New York…”
Kevin McCallister – “My family’s in Florida… I’m in… New York?”
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Officer Bennett – “Has the boy ever run away from home?”
Peter McCallister – “No.”
Officer Bennett – “Has he ever been in a situation where’s been on his own?”
Kate McCallister – “As a matter of fact, this has happened before. It’s become sort of a McCallister family travel tradition.”
Peter McCallister – “Funnily enough, we never lose our luggage.”
Kate McCallister – “He was left at home, by accident, last year.”
Peter McCallister – “That’s what my wife meant when she said this has become a McCallister family travel tradition.”
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Harry – “I don’t care if they give me the chair, I’m going to kill that kid!”
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Kevin McCallister – “I’m traveling with my dad. He’s at a meeting. I hate meetings. Plus I’m not allowed to go in. I can only sit in the lobby. That’s boring. So he dropped me off here. He gave me his credit card and told me to give this to whoever was welcoming people in so I won’t get into mischief. And ma’am, sometimes I do get into mischief. We all do!”
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Marv – “Remember, if this makes the papers, we’re no longer the Wet Bandits, we’re the Sticky Bandits!”
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And finally…
Bird Lady – “So what are you doing alone on Christmas Eve? You did something wrong?”
Kevin McCallister – “A lot of things.”
Bird Lady – “Did you know that a good deed erases a bad deed?”
Kevin McCallister – “It’s late. I don’t know if I’ll have enough time to do enough good deeds to erase all my bad ones.”
Bird Lady – “It’s Christmas Eve. Good deeds count extra tonight. Think of an important thing you can do for others, and go do it. Just follow the star in your heart.”
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