It’s been over 30 years since the release of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and a lot has changed. The holiday classic, among Disney’s most productive streaming videos, follows Macaulay Culkin’s Kevin McCallister as he returns. excluded from a family trip, this time to New York City. Kevin uses his father’s credit card to live a transient life of luxury at the Plaza Hotel, where he meets Donald Trump for the now-memorable scene. filmed 15 years before Trump became president. How this happened has been a point of slight controversy.
Years after Donald Trump first claimed that he was asked to make a cameo in the film and that it was not his idea, the film’s director, Chris Columbus, explained what happened in a recent interview with Vanity Fair. Columbus talked about making several beloved Christmas videos over the years and was asked about the billionaire’s unforgettable appearance in the sequel to Home Alone and whether the outgoing president asked to be in the film at the time.
Columbus confirmed that was not the case, but that it was in fact a stipulation for the production to film in the iconic Plaza Hotel, which Trump owned at the time. Columbus explained:
The only way to film at the Plaza Hotel was if Trump showed up. . . So we gave him the cameo. I told my team, “Let’s cut this. “We can cut it off. ” We ended up watching the movie in preview. In reality, Trump was just a Manhattan real estate celebrity. And it appears on the screen and everyone applauds and applauds. So we put it away. And it stayed forever.
At the time, Trump enjoyed broader support as a cultural figure and through his real estate contributions to New York City, and no one had any explanation why they would call for his removal from the Home Alone sequel as they did. other years later. He pointed out that film productions were allowed to use it as a set. Reproducing the Plaza any other way would have been a difficult task for the film crew, as the hotel is one of the most iconic in New York City and has a unique appearance. Choosing to film elsewhere would have completely replaced the character of the film, so forcing Trump was the most beneficial for the film.
Columbus noted that over the years, Trump had denied requesting a cameo in Home Alone 2, but the director claimed that was the case. When the 45th president publicly stated that the production was begging him to appear in the film, the filmmaker remained silent so as not to further aggravate the conflict. He said:
Trump said it was a lie, that he never asked to appear, that we begged him to be in the movie. Array Array Array I was about to respond, and my wife said, “You know what? Stay out of it. It’s like I’m not going to fight for Home Alone. There are much more important battles to fight.
No matter who you decide to believe in this situation, the cameo remained in the film, cemented in the history of cinema. Trump has proudly made that impression in cameos in several other films, including Two Weeks Notice, Little Rascals and Zoolander. Trump’s regular appearances and media appearances made him a cultural figure far beyond what most New York real estate moguls were. Watching the films in hindsight makes their presence seem even greater, and it’s highly unlikely that such cameos won’t become genuine every time a replay occurs.
You can revisit Donald Trump’s Home Alone 2 cameo by streaming the movie now with a Disney subscription.
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