re: What do y'all think Kevin McCallister's parents did?

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Unless he's the VP of Sales at some company, no way. He was pretty high up in a company.

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You guys ever heard of the Chicago Board of Trade?

Movie was set in its heyday. Surely assumed he's that or an exec at one of the many massive companies in Chicago.

But I agree, we'd be talking executive suite level. Even your standard director or VP couldn't pay for that many people to Paris.

Also ironic he was bitching about how much the pizza cost.

Correct, the McCallisters are notorious new money types. They live way beyond their means. Peter is in Sales but he only pulls 150-200k/year. While a nice salary, not near enough for the lifestyle Kate and the children have become accustomed to. Not enough to float Peter's constant urge to show his club buddies he's on their level as well. Kate has racked up loads of cc debt since retiring from her .....job to "raise the children," ha more like throw them on a bus then hit mimosa brunch and shopping on the Magnificent Mile all day.

Proof of this not only lies in the fake rolex, but also in the flight situation trying to return to Chicago. Peter/Kate ask the American Airlines desk clerk about a private flight. If Peter was truly that high up and could actually afford to live in that house, he is well versed in the tenants of private aviation. While he likely would not own his own plane, his company would, and as a high level executive he most likely would have access to it. As well as access to a fleet of charter aircraft. His company would surely bend over backwards, knowing their situation, and send the plane to pick them up. At the very least their new money asses should know to call Netjets or another charter company instead of asking a commercial airlines ticket agent about a charter.

Its astounding Kevin was able to tie his shoes, let alone thwart the malicious dealings of some would-be burglars, growing up in that family.

I’m watching this mother and just wondered this myself. Search the web and TD was the first hit.

Dad had to be an executive of some sort. They had money. Keep seeing on Facebook people asking about that. Not sure why it’s a big deal that they were rich.

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You guys ever heard of the Chicago Board of Trade?

Movie was set in its heyday. Surely assumed he's that or an exec at one of the many massive companies in Chicago.

But I agree, we'd be talking executive suite level. Even your standard director or VP couldn't pay for that many people to Paris.

Also ironic he was bitching about how much the pizza cost.

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There's so much weird back and forth regarding money in that movie that it's impossible to know exactly how rich these freaks were.

What is the purpose of blocking the house on street view?

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Apparently, they're connected enough to block their house on Google Street View. LINK

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Anyone can have their house blocked on google street view.

LINK

Uncle Frank is portrayed as a cheapskate, but I’d be willing to bet he is in more sound financial shape than Peter.

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Honesty I thought they lived in a NY suburb

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So you thought the entire second film Kevin was lost around his hometown?

In fairness, NYC would be a pretty big home town to get lost in.