Is Home Alone a Top 5 Christmas Movie? ft. Kylie Kelce | New Heights Film Club
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This discussion revisits the 1990 Christmas classic *Home Alone*, exploring whether it deserves a spot among the top five Christmas films. The hosts, Travis and Jason Kelce, along with guest Kylie Kelce, reflect on the film's legacy, their personal experiences with it, and engage in humorous banter about its plot and cultural significance.
Key Takeaways
- Airborne chaos: Home Alone made us wish planes were ziplines, not time bombs waiting for takeoff.
- Kelce brothers: movie critics or Christmas film detectives? Home Alone nostalgia gets the best flak.
- 90s kids: once wannabe ziplines to treehouses, now just wishing for a smooth life escape.
- Cops, kids, and crooks: Home Alone teaches us sometimes trust is just one shovel away.
- Kids' runaway bags: the absurdity of juice boxes, Legos, and dreams of fleeting freedom.
Who is mentioned in this episode?
12 people come up, including Jason Kelce, Kevin McCallister, Harry (Home Alone character).
- Jason Kelce (Person)
- Kevin McCallister (Person)
- Harry (Home Alone character) (Person)
- Daniel Stern (Person)
- Macaulay Culkin (Person)
- Buzz McCallister (Person)
- The Halls (Person)
- Steve Bogus (Person)
- Patrick Bacon (Person)
- Catherine O'Hara (Person)
- John Steinbeck (Person)
- Randy Quaid (Person)
Sponsors of this episode
- Boar's Head (Sponsor)
- Reese's (Sponsor)
- Gillette (Sponsor)
- American Express (Sponsor)
Mentioned in this episode
- Home Alone (Book)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Book)
- Reese's Trees (Product)
- NFL (National Football League) (Company)
- Wet Bandits (Concept)
- New Heights Film Club (Company)
- Love Actually (Book)
- Gillette Labs (Product)
- Elf (Book)
- The Santa Clause (Book)
- Rube Goldberg machine (Concept)
- PFF grades (Concept)
- Klaus (Book)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2000 film) (Book)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) (Book)
- Pro Football Focus (PFF) (Company)
- A Christmas Story (Book)
- 92%ers (Concept)
- East Side Kickers (Company)
- Wondery Plus (Product)