It calls into question why Peter seems so nervous when Harry (Pesci's character) shows up at the house pretending to be a cop in an early scene. Then I watched again and saw that Kevin wrote the note to Mr. Duncan on Plaza Hotel stationery before it gets taped to the brick thrown through the store window. FAO Schwartz relocated to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in 2015. He notes about how he should give them to someone he loves, but stresses that the friendship aspect of the doves is more important. Perhaps that's just a coincidence, but he does lecture Kevin and suggest that he behave more nicely with his family during a pivotal scene in a church in the first film. Much like Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Kevin is portrayed as bitter and ungrateful. These theories involve everything from ghosts to the mafia. Today the building features lots of businesses with a US Bank and a Brooks Brothers standing out on the ground floor. In the past, things only get worse and his son stops speaking to him after having a daughter of his own. Then pigeon lady says "I'm afraid if I do trust someone that I'll just get my heart broken again." Was mr Duncan a ghost When Kevin talks to mr Duncan, is he really talking to a ghost, as he walks out he sees mr Duncan's portrait then turns around and he is gone. That's when he decides to fix everything by intervening in events of the 1990 holiday season. He then shrugs as if the whole thing is just a coincidence. First, that she has actually has access to that part of the performance hall, suggesting that she might have been a musician there or someone who just worked at Carnegie Hall, or someone who was friends with a musician or employee at Carnegie Hall who allowed her to go up there. Perhaps Mr. Duncan felt guilt about not staying friends with Pigeon Lady even if their romance fell apart, because he was too busy going about his life. What they found when they investigated the reports was a 34-year-old Chicago-area woman who chose to leave city life in favor of the simple hermit life on the shores of Lake Michigan. When Kevin inquires further on what happened, she mentions that she wanted kids badly, but the man she loved fell out of love with her, and when love came around again, she ran away from it. You see, turtle doves are a symbol of friendship and love. Here are just 13 unanswered questions that'll keep you up at night After his older brother Buzz plays a prank on him at the Christmas carol concert and Kevin pushes over the entire choir in retaliation, the family gather around in the living room to hear both of their apologies. Uncle Frank springs a plot that ensures that Kevin will get left behind as the family races off to the airport. : They're all heading off to Paris for the holidays to get away from him. In short, he's the sort of character that could really use a cautionary life lesson dished up by a spirit or two from the great beyond. A video-game adaptation of the sequel was also released in 1992. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. So he contacts Harry and Marv, two thieves he knows from his dealings with Chicago's criminal underbelly, to stage a series of robberies around the neighborhood and murder Kevin. The Plaza is one of the main settings of the film as Kevin decides to stay there after accidentally going to New York by himself. The blunder at Chicago airport is just about passable, but when Kevin touches down in New York by himself, no one picks up on the fact he is alone. It is also the largest of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's homes, with a total of 1,000 rooms. He knew they were robbers because they had robbed his house before. This theory popped up a few years ago on Reddit (via The Independent). The Rookery was also used in the 1987 movie The Untouchables. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. But it has been remodeled since the movie was filmed. They're unkillable demons, thus explaining their ability to withstand his booby traps. Instead, when the police come to check on him, he opens the front door and goes with them. [Home Alone 2: Lost in New York] Mr. Duncan and the Pigeon Lady used to be in love, and they split after they weren't able to have children. When Harry and Marv are staking out in the play houses inside Duncan's Toy Chest, Marv comments that their new digs are nice, but there's "no bathroom". Beyond Buzz, the rest of Kevin's family are pretty atrocious to him; in the first film in the franchise, Kevin is called a "disease", referred to as "les incomptents" and is also dubbed a "little jerk" by his uncle. I don't think people mean to forget, I think it just happens." It closed as a theater in 1981 and has since been used in a number of movies including Home Alone 2, Backdraft and I Love Trouble. If so, he would look even goofier in a jumpsuit than he did back in the '70s. Foursquare . He grows up to become Old Man Marley, a guilt-ridden guy who, fortunately, has access to a time machine. While the fictional Duncan's Toy Chest was based in New York City, the exterior shots in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York were actually filmed at a famous building in Chicago. : Once upon a time, she had a job and a family but divorced after her husband "fell out of love" with her. Marley has a strange injury on his right hand that's never explained in the film. But they both clearly love children. Here's what else we know about Pigeon lady and Mr. Duncan, according to the Home Alone wiki (emphasis mine.). Date of Birth Somehow, Kevin moseys by the Empire Diner in Chelseawhich is still around, 25 years laterand picks up a flier from a Santa on stilts. That occurred in the first "Home Alone" movie. During his time in New York City, Kevin meets a mysterious homeless woman dubbed "[The] Pigeon Lady" (played by Academy Award winning actress Brenda Fricker) and E.F. Duncan (played by the late and, you guessed it, great Eddie Bracken). Mr. This video illustrates why you should never let your kid go to a toy store aloneHit the like, leave a comment, and subscribe!Much appreciated donations to the Parkdale Ave Productions channel can be made at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PZQWSDALSA6BYHome Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. We can also assume he has a lot of money but not necssarilly that he has always had money, hence why he's still so humble, he could buy tickets to Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald at the drop of a hat without question, or even if there was a time he couldn't, he still could watch from the rafters above if he knew someone. If you do not have a Fandom account, register for one here. The Talkboy wasn't the only toy sold for the movie. Mr. E.F. Duncan, Owner Duncan's Toy Chest As the writer notes, "he is an old man, ghost-like to Kevin, wandering Earth, weighted by years of regret, his salt-filled garbage can and shovel, the chains he literally drags along with him. That's kind of quick for what seems like a pretty serious injury. When Kevin talks to mr Duncan, is he really talking to a ghost, as he walks out he sees mr Duncans portrait then turns around and he is gone Scan this QR code to download the app now. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Duncan! The film shot some scenes inside the real Plaza Hotel, but there's not actually a pool there. The bandage is missing and his hand has miraculously healed. During this era, he also had success on Broadway, with performances in plays like Too Many Girls (1940). Then he knocked out the power and even convinced a neighborhood kid to create a distraction the following morning. Considering the heist is to take place at midnight and they've been hiding out in the store all that time, their bladders must be on the verge of bursting. Mr. E.F. Duncan, Owner Duncan's Toy Chest Mr Duncan does, however, have an alarm, which sounds after Kevin smashes the glass with a brick. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the sequel to Home Alone.#Christmas #ChristmasMovie #HomeAlone #HomeAlone2 #MovieScene Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! That doesn't mean that Uncle Frank, played by Gerry Bamman, isn't crooked as all get out. After being sent to the attic, he even makes a wish to make his family "go away." Home Alone Wiki. Although Duncan's Toy Chest was based on a store in New York, the scenes were actually filmed in Chicago. In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York when Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) finds himself wondering around the city, he does what any rational 9-year-old would do, he goes in search of the biggest toy store in the city. An MTV articlegoes even further and suggests that poor Marley might even be suffering from some form of stigmata. Due to persistent anonymous vandalism, all users must be logged in to edit this Wiki. That's not to say you couldn't visit NYC and be amazed inside a mega toy store. He even gives him an ornament featuring the birds. They are. Mr. E.F. Duncan, Owner Duncan's Toy Chest Filming & Production "So we agreed to put him in the movie.". Kevin McCallister : Wow, I never knew that. The Rookery, found on 209 S LaSalle St, was dressed up to look like an impressive toy store for the movie. Peter becomes unnerved by the spirit of his dead son creepily messing around with fish hooks in the garage as well. It also used actual locations at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, but this scene supposedly takes place at an airport in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Most of the hotel scenes throughout the movie were actually shot in the iconic building. Duncan! And for that very special reason. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. You see, turtle doves are a symbol of friendship and love. A 2016 Noisey article dives further into the theory and analyzed everything from his beard to the length of his neck. Overall, Windsor Castle is said to house as many as 25 ghost sightings. So it should come as no surprise that fans have started cranking out "conspiracy theories" about what really went down in the McCallisters' neighborhood during the 1990 holiday season (and two years later on the streets of Manhattan).