In Search of the Crystal Skull Episode 20: Home Alone

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, 90s Christmas
Movie Month continues with Arun and Patricia discussing about the
1990 comedy film Home Alone. A young boy named Kevin McCallister
is left home alone after his family accidentally forgot him while
heading to Paris for Christmas vacation. While his mother Kate is
trying to head home, Kevin is having the time of his life.
Meanwhile, two thieves named Harry and Marv are planning to steal
from every home around the neighborhood, including Kevin's home.
Kevin has to protect his home using clever booby traps to prevent
them from coming in.


When the movie premiered in theaters, it made $476 million
dollars and received mixed to positive reviews. It was the
highest grossing Christmas movie of all time until 2018's
Illumination's The Grinch and the highest grossing comedy film of
all time until 2011's The Hangover Part II. It currently has a
67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. What did Patricia and Arun think
of this film? Listen and find out.