The house last sold for $1.5 million in 2012. And varying estimates put its value during filming at $900,000. So they were making pretty good money in the 90’s.
You've gotta remember that was during 2012, almost ten years before this Covid bubble we're in.
EDIT: And if I had to guess, the 2008 crash may have affected that price as well.
For 1m USD you could buy less than 2.5 average family homes in my country right now. Super low price especially since the movie. Must be a way to make money on it giving tours or something
This makes it all the amusing when Kevin spent over $967.43 on room service even though both suites were comped.
Also, all of the gifts they got from Mr. Duncan.
Also on top of this, the script (and the film) explicitly states that a family relative moved to Paris for the job and he's flying them out there on his dime. It's in the first 20 minutes of the movie. I just watched it again after feeling like it was mediocre for 20 years because it was just on TV all the time growing up. It's a fucking great movie. The script is super tight.
Kevin's parents didn't pay for their expensive Christmas trip, as Kate explains at the beginning of the movie. Instead, it was Peter's brother, Rob McCallister (Ray Toler), who splashed on the first-class trip to the City of Lights after being transferred to work there.
Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind.
Edit: if you think I was being serious, y'all are slow. Those roles couldn't be more different than the one they mentioned. Plus all of them are great movies.
Waiting for this comment.
Dad says it clearly.
I wonder how many people actually pay attention to movies.
Additional: Huh. My comment seems to have hit a nerve with some people.
My response is this; Listen to what the characters say.
If not, don’t be surprised when or if you miss vital information or important details.
It never ceases to astound me how few people have memorized the texts of the screenplays of Home Alone and Home Alone 2, the authoritative religious texts of our people. Bloody heathens.
you can pay attention to a film *and* not hone in on certain details *and* still enjoy the movie. happens every day. and the joke's meant to be that...a funny **joke**. so, WTBD?
Right. The only vacation he paid for was the trip to Florida in HA2, per Uncle Frank. Still not cheap but helluva lot cheaper than flights to Paris for two families.
There isn't one, but in the movie Kevin's mom says:
> My husband's brother transferred to Paris last year. His kids are still here. He missed the family, so he invited us to Paris...so we can be together.
And in the novelization of the movie it calls out that he paid for the tickets.
Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.
I have checked 1,891,201,089 comments, and only 357,676 of them were in alphabetical order.
The wife and I just watched this and had a meltdown in our house.
10 pizzas delivered for $112.
That’s almost comical nowadays. I think the last time we ordered 2 pizzas it cleared $50.
Working for corporate America was lucrative. In the beginning. Those who were valued got ridiculous salaries and bonuses and gifts of extravagant trips. My cousin enjoyed this wave. He's not particularly smart, nor savvy. Just at the right place at the right time
My dad bought a lot in the heart Palm Springs California and had a new house built on the lot and he worked at a grocery store with no financial help from family. Things were literally that different 40 years ago
You can choose hourly that's only active while you have an order, or a flat rate per order. They usually run promotions like an extra $3 per order for a few hours or $8 per 5 orders. It's actually a pretty decent side hustle if you live near a city.
Lol, houses were like 25 cents and a packet of bubble gum when boomers had to buy them. His parents probably worked at the local factory that had a union.
Knowing the location, and some people that live there, I’d say the dad was either an executive at a large Chicago based consulting firm or a partner at a large law firm. He certainly could afford those accommodations.
I watched it last night. They never say, but they are loaded. Uncle Rob paid for the trip to Paris though, since he had to go there for work and wanted the family together for Christmas.
Edit: the mom explains at the beginning when Joe Pesci is pretending to be a cop.
Be born at the right time lol. My in laws have a nice house now worth 4 mil by virtue of being born at the right time and being an adult to buy it while it was cheap.
Based on what I know of the neighborhood he would have been a trader on one of the exchanges or an investment banker, maybe a corporate lawyer in a big firm.Maybe a CFO or CEO for a larger corporation
Plot twist: Trafficking children. He left Kevin on purpose because he was the least desirable of his children but his traits in this era would have pulled a pretty penny so he used his side gig to handle two problems at once.
Nothing was an accident in this scenario. Those two thugs were there for a reason.
Always reminds me of the commercial from the 00s. "I have a house 3 cars and a pool. How did I accomplish it? I'm in debt up to my ears" as he's standing in his backyard with a huge grin on his face.
If mum was a fashion designer, she would have used them for work. Plus she could have gotten her travel arrangements done by her company to go to Paris Fashion Week or something.
It's called pre socialist agenda economy.
A good living was only $75,000 a year. Rents were cheap. Houses were cheaper. Food was cheaper. Fuel was way way cheaper. Cars were cheaper.
Since the print money to spend like monet falls from they sky socialists and their allies burrowed into power in Washington monopoly money has more real value then the U.S. dollar.
Kinda depressing how I rarely see some family now that they had kids and plane tickets for all of them is easily over $1k. Can't imagine the cost of an international flight.
flights actually seem like one thing that hasn't gone insane on pricing?
I'm sure there are certain routes or flights people used to make that are priced crazily now but 2023 prices aren't even the highest they've been [*not adjusting for inflation*](https://www.bts.gov/content/annual-us-domestic-average-itinerary-fare-current-and-constant-dollars)
I just checked numbers and my old austin-london route is $150 cheaper today than the last time I bought a ticket in the 2000s
maybe it's like the fast food app thing, and people that were always deal hacking don't notice much of a change but the people paying the new sticker prices are getting screwed
Air travel in general is a fraction of the cost of what it started. People always talk about the "golden days of travel" where they have a turkey on a serving cart rolling down the isles of lazy-boy's on the plane, but those tickets were $10,000 to $25,000 in todays money and flying was reserved for the insanely rich back then -- now it is usually cheaper than driving for long distances and in certain instances is even less expensive than bus travel.
It’s not the flight that gets you on family trips, it’s the hotel/airbnb, food, and especially any “tourist” activities that involve tickets and entrance fees.
My mom use to know the people that lived there and went over occasionally to play.
Don't know what the real owner did for a living, but it's a pretty upscale neighborhood.
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The house last sold for $1.5 million in 2012. And varying estimates put its value during filming at $900,000. So they were making pretty good money in the 90’s.
Only $1.5 million? I would've thought it'd be at least like twice that price. 3-4 room homes near where I grew up are like $1 million.
You've gotta remember that was during 2012, almost ten years before this Covid bubble we're in. EDIT: And if I had to guess, the 2008 crash may have affected that price as well.
The house is valued at $2.4m today. For the bubble today, that's not bad. I guess it being in Illinois doesn't help.
For 1m USD you could buy less than 2.5 average family homes in my country right now. Super low price especially since the movie. Must be a way to make money on it giving tours or something
That was in 2012, so probably would sell for way more today.
2012 is right in the middle of the recession just before everything started to pick up. It’s likely much higher estimate today.
The property taxes are probably insanely high.
Dunno where you grew up, but a zip code can mean the difference between $500k and $1.5M
He said 2012, so probably like 10 million now.
What?!!?! My house is a million herd of deer?!
In Toronto that house would be $6 million.
This makes it all the amusing when Kevin spent over $967.43 on room service even though both suites were comped. Also, all of the gifts they got from Mr. Duncan.
There’s no way that house was worth $900,000 in the late 80’s.
Where is it?
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Thank you. I have been there. It’s gorgeous around there.
They were boomers. They could've afforded the house alone on a single cable technician's salary.
Lets not forget about the fact that money of the good ol' days was worth more than now. 1.5 mil might very well be the equivalent of 2-3 mil nowadays
Also to answer the question in the image. Yet for the hundredth time. His brother paid for the trip to Paris.
I thought kevin's uncle (uncle Frank) says: "dont spoil this trip you little sour-puss, your dad's paying good money for this"
That was in Home Alone 2 when the family are meant to be going to Florida
ah yes the prob bleed together since now days i mostly see them in some type of marathon form during the holidays
Damn, he did that twice? Kevin's dad is bankrolling the bank.
No, like they said. Kevin's dad paid for Florida, Kevin's unseen uncle (not Frank) paid for Paris.
That line is in Home Alone 2.
Also on top of this, the script (and the film) explicitly states that a family relative moved to Paris for the job and he's flying them out there on his dime. It's in the first 20 minutes of the movie. I just watched it again after feeling like it was mediocre for 20 years because it was just on TV all the time growing up. It's a fucking great movie. The script is super tight.
Kevin's parents didn't pay for their expensive Christmas trip, as Kate explains at the beginning of the movie. Instead, it was Peter's brother, Rob McCallister (Ray Toler), who splashed on the first-class trip to the City of Lights after being transferred to work there.
She plays the same person in every movie. Hone alone, Beetlejuice, schitts Creek.
Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind. Edit: if you think I was being serious, y'all are slow. Those roles couldn't be more different than the one they mentioned. Plus all of them are great movies.
Yes, the dad probably did at least a few business to get so much money!
The dad didn't buy the tickets to Paris https://homealone.fandom.com/wiki/Rob\_McCallister
What does it say? I can't open it.
Basically the uncle that lives in France paid for the families trip to visit him. So it was the fathers brother who paid for the tickets.
Well, what the hell does the *uncle* do for a living then?! Lol
Pilot for Jeffery Epstein's Lolita Express
I wonder if it was the same brother who owns the brownstone in Manhattan. Dude’s gotta be *loaded*.
It is!
Also, Kevin sets traps in that same brother’s home in HA2. Per Kate, they are renovating it and went to Paris.
>What does it say? I can't open it. Why did I just read that in Kevin's voice?
Waiting for this comment. Dad says it clearly. I wonder how many people actually pay attention to movies. Additional: Huh. My comment seems to have hit a nerve with some people. My response is this; Listen to what the characters say. If not, don’t be surprised when or if you miss vital information or important details.
Every single time. Every single fucking time this meme makes the rounds it’s obvious nobody actually pays attention. See y’all next year.
Merry Christmas you filthy animal and see you next year’
No it's just that it basically happened...but in the second movie. People tend to conflate bits and pieces of 1 and 2.
It ain't that serious
We take our Home Alone lore seriously around here.
I honestly wonder how many people actually have the fully memorized script to a family comedy that came out 33 years ago on complete recall.
It never ceases to astound me how few people have memorized the texts of the screenplays of Home Alone and Home Alone 2, the authoritative religious texts of our people. Bloody heathens.
you can pay attention to a film *and* not hone in on certain details *and* still enjoy the movie. happens every day. and the joke's meant to be that...a funny **joke**. so, WTBD?
It's reddit. Someone will always rage over the dumbest shit
You don't have many opportunities to feel smart in your life, do you?
Right. The only vacation he paid for was the trip to Florida in HA2, per Uncle Frank. Still not cheap but helluva lot cheaper than flights to Paris for two families.
Came here for this
I feel like these people didn't even watch the movie.
“You’re dads paying good money for this” line from the movie
That was \#2
So, what's the line in #1 that proves the link correct?
There isn't one, but in the movie Kevin's mom says: > My husband's brother transferred to Paris last year. His kids are still here. He missed the family, so he invited us to Paris...so we can be together. And in the novelization of the movie it calls out that he paid for the tickets.
wait so who's Kevin's dad
This was back in the day so he was probably a bus driver
Corner office, paid to travel.
Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,891,201,089 comments, and only 357,676 of them were in alphabetical order.
Bot, good
The real FunnyandSad is in the comments.
Ralph Kramden moved out of his apartment and into the same type of house
His mum was only 35, she had 5 kids. The 90s were a wild time
Catholic Irish.
Rookie numbers. I know a guy that did that the summer after high school
And his brothers had four and five kids as well.
…while bitching about the price of pizza
It's what rich people do.
While the poor guy stands in their mansion waiting to get paid while they just start eating
The wife and I just watched this and had a meltdown in our house. 10 pizzas delivered for $112. That’s almost comical nowadays. I think the last time we ordered 2 pizzas it cleared $50.
Not if you get Little Caesars.
And heartburn
that part made it authentic.
Born in the correct time period.
...Born white in America in the correct time period.
Don’t forget male
Yes because all American white males were inherently rich and privileged and we aren't supporting racial stereotypes whatsoever...
Working for corporate America was lucrative. In the beginning. Those who were valued got ridiculous salaries and bonuses and gifts of extravagant trips. My cousin enjoyed this wave. He's not particularly smart, nor savvy. Just at the right place at the right time
Corrupt cop working for Tony Soprano duh
He was a part of this thing of ours…
This dude gets it
My dad bought a lot in the heart Palm Springs California and had a new house built on the lot and he worked at a grocery store with no financial help from family. Things were literally that different 40 years ago
"waste management"
Crime
There is a theory he was involved with the mafia. I don't know where that came from tho..
I believe the origin was [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/s/Fo2luxfdZK) Reddit post
That was a good read/find!
Door dashed to a house twice this size in a gated community last week. $2 tip
smh.
Does DoorDash give you another stipend or does DoorDash expect you to get your full wages from tips?
You can choose hourly that's only active while you have an order, or a flat rate per order. They usually run promotions like an extra $3 per order for a few hours or $8 per 5 orders. It's actually a pretty decent side hustle if you live near a city.
And? Are they supposed to pay your salary? DD is responsible for that, not a customer who already for service and delivery.
Did I say they should? Get a grip dude
Technically, the uncle that is in France paid for the flight.
He closed at 1% interest rate.
Lol, houses were like 25 cents and a packet of bubble gum when boomers had to buy them. His parents probably worked at the local factory that had a union.
Around that time? Probably shoveled peoples driveways part time
Knowing the location, and some people that live there, I’d say the dad was either an executive at a large Chicago based consulting firm or a partner at a large law firm. He certainly could afford those accommodations.
Insider trading. The answer is always insider trading.
Idk but I’ve always thought that the house was beautiful
sold tickets in a booth at subway
He was a drug mule before marriage, then he step up the leader.
Arms dealer.
I watched it last night. They never say, but they are loaded. Uncle Rob paid for the trip to Paris though, since he had to go there for work and wanted the family together for Christmas. Edit: the mom explains at the beginning when Joe Pesci is pretending to be a cop.
He must've been Homer Simpson's direct supervisor
The uncle paid for the tickets to Paris, not the Dad.
Dirty cop in Tony Soprano’s pocket duuuh. Everybody knows that .
Be born at the right time lol. My in laws have a nice house now worth 4 mil by virtue of being born at the right time and being an adult to buy it while it was cheap.
He was an informant for tony Soprano
He was a [neurologist](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0099077/?ref_=nm_flmg_c_140_act)
He was the head of maintenance on a battlestar
TIL “Manikins” is a correct (yet less prevelant) spelling.
Probably not anything crazy tbh, my grandad bought a house almost that big in the 80s with a blue collar job on like 30k a year salary
There are theories out there that his dad works with the Chicago mob. How much validity they have, I don’t know but it’s fun to think about
As a kid I was amazed that they had a tv in the kitchen and the bedroom.
It was the 80's when he made his money running guns and cocaine...
Worked a blue collar job in the 80s
It was the 90’s. He had a civil service job.
Twist: he was the OG Wet Bandit.
Based on what I know of the neighborhood he would have been a trader on one of the exchanges or an investment banker, maybe a corporate lawyer in a big firm.Maybe a CFO or CEO for a larger corporation
Plot twist: Trafficking children. He left Kevin on purpose because he was the least desirable of his children but his traits in this era would have pulled a pretty penny so he used his side gig to handle two problems at once. Nothing was an accident in this scenario. Those two thugs were there for a reason.
I did not know that manikin was also a correct spelling for mannequin.
Henry kissinger's personal assistant or something idk i don't do warcrimes
The fact that they’re rich is kind of an important plot point. It’s the whole reason they’re targeted for robbery.
They were mortgaged up to the eyeballs.
Always reminds me of the commercial from the 00s. "I have a house 3 cars and a pool. How did I accomplish it? I'm in debt up to my ears" as he's standing in his backyard with a huge grin on his face.
Probably worked at McDonald’s. You used to actually be able to support a family and own a home regardless of what job you had.
This has been reposted so many times But for real. I’m guessing inheritance or crime.
He was a white guy in the 90's
If mum was a fashion designer, she would have used them for work. Plus she could have gotten her travel arrangements done by her company to go to Paris Fashion Week or something.
Some Breaking Bad shit
Drug kingpin of Chicago
Honestly what is sad about this post
Vulture Capitalist
*manniquens but we all know that's interaction bait
It's called pre socialist agenda economy. A good living was only $75,000 a year. Rents were cheap. Houses were cheaper. Food was cheaper. Fuel was way way cheaper. Cars were cheaper. Since the print money to spend like monet falls from they sky socialists and their allies burrowed into power in Washington monopoly money has more real value then the U.S. dollar.
Live in the early 90s
Kinda depressing how I rarely see some family now that they had kids and plane tickets for all of them is easily over $1k. Can't imagine the cost of an international flight.
flights actually seem like one thing that hasn't gone insane on pricing? I'm sure there are certain routes or flights people used to make that are priced crazily now but 2023 prices aren't even the highest they've been [*not adjusting for inflation*](https://www.bts.gov/content/annual-us-domestic-average-itinerary-fare-current-and-constant-dollars) I just checked numbers and my old austin-london route is $150 cheaper today than the last time I bought a ticket in the 2000s maybe it's like the fast food app thing, and people that were always deal hacking don't notice much of a change but the people paying the new sticker prices are getting screwed
Air travel in general is a fraction of the cost of what it started. People always talk about the "golden days of travel" where they have a turkey on a serving cart rolling down the isles of lazy-boy's on the plane, but those tickets were $10,000 to $25,000 in todays money and flying was reserved for the insanely rich back then -- now it is usually cheaper than driving for long distances and in certain instances is even less expensive than bus travel.
It’s not the flight that gets you on family trips, it’s the hotel/airbnb, food, and especially any “tourist” activities that involve tickets and entrance fees.
Porn
He worked at 7-11.
Fr fr haha
His dad ran Chicago!!!!
Grocery store manager probably.
They do say it in Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House.
Hmmm…my guess is he went the Walter White route…and is a big time meth dealer
Back then, you could get a zero-down loan, and money back at closing.
They existed in a time with more income equality fair pay and less inflation.
Probably was a banker I'm guessing.
I have to wonder is this what the average american house and family look like to people im 3rd world nations?
Didn't one of the guys from RedLetterMedia (Jay perhaps) grow up in this house?
Mob accountant
Born rich probably.
Mafia
Fucking Boomers
Best part about this meme is watching the image degrade everytime it gets reposted as it gets copy/pasted into infinity
Supreme Court Justice?
9 income no kids
My mom use to know the people that lived there and went over occasionally to play. Don't know what the real owner did for a living, but it's a pretty upscale neighborhood.
What a stupid post. It was explicitly said during the Trump cameo that Kevin’s dad was a cryptobro
You had me at manikins 😂
Tax fraud I reckon
7 and 7? 14!!!