Home Alone

Kevin is washing dishes as Marv walks up to the door. Marv puts his foot

through the opening in the door. His shoe falls off. Marv's hand comes

through and picks up the shoe. Kevin grabs the remote control and activates

the gangster tape in the VCR.

"Get the hell out of here," says the gangster's voice.

Marv freezes as he listens to the voices on the tape.

Kevin places a red pot on the floor near the door. He fills it with

firecrackers, then lights them. They explode as machine gun noise goes off

on the TV.

Marv dives into the garbage cans. He gets up then runs back to the van.

"Keep the change, you filthy animal." Kevin mimics this voice.

INT:VAN:DAY

"What happened?" asks Harry.

"Somebody just got blown away," replies Marv

"I know I heard that name 'snakes' before," says Marv

. "Snakes ... I don't know no snakes," says Harry.

"Let's get out of here," says Marv

"Let's wait and see who it is. We work this neighborhood, too. Suppose the

cops finger us for a job, and they start asking us questions about a murder

in the area. Won't it be nice to have a face to go with their questions?"

"That's a good idea," says Marv.

"Of course it's a good idea."

"Snakes?"

"He sounded like a snake?" says Harry.

EXT: AIRPORT: DAY

A plane lands.

INT: AIRPORT: DAY

Airline clerk tells Kay that everything is booked. She wants to get to

Chicago, but nothing is available because it is Christmas Eve. John candy,

the leader of a polka band, overhears Kay's conversation with the airline

attendant and offers to help. He's Gus Bolinsky, Polka King of the Midwest.

Kinosha Kickers. His hits were "Polka, polka, polka", "Kiss me Polka."

"Sold 620 copies," says Gus.

"Chicago?" asks Kay.

"Shaboggan," answers Gus.

Gus is renting a van to drive his band to Milwaukee, and offers to drive

Kay to Chicago. She accepts.

EXT: KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

The burglar's van is in the driveway. Marv and Harry are asleep in the van.

Kevin comes out of the back of the house. He is carrying a saw and ladder.

He uses these to cut down a Christmas tree. Marv and Harry watch.

"I think we got scammed by a kindergarten."

Kevin pulls the tree back into the house.

INT: KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

Kevin decorates his Christmas tree. Harry watches him through the window.

Kevin sees Harry's reflection in a Christmas bulb.

"Dad, can you come here and help me?" Kevin says as he walks away from the

tree.

"Remember that kid we saw the other day," Harry says to Marv.

"He lives here."

"If the kid's here, the parents gotta be too."

"He's home alone."

"You want to come back tonight?"

"Huh, huh."

"Even with the kid here?"

"Huh, huh."

"I don't think that's a good idea," says Marv.

"Look, that houses is the only reason we started working this block in the

first place. Ever since I laid eyes on that house, I wanted it."

[ Greed is the motivation, but the stupidity of the intention is expressed

by Marv. This makes the situation more plausible to the audience. ]

Kevin opens the upstairs window and listens to the conversation of the two

burglars. They plan to unload the van, get a bite to eat, then return about

9:00.

"Good, kids are afraid of the dark," says Marv.

"You're afraid of the dark too," says Harry.

"Not ... not, not, not!"

They walk away.

"Mom, where are you," says Kevin.

EXT: ROAD: NIGHT

A Budget Rent A Truck drives down the street. Polka music comes out of the

truck. The members of the band, all wearing yellow jackets, play polka

music as they sit in the back of the truck. Gus tries to get Kay to play

the clarinet. She refuses. They travel down a snow covered road.

EXT: SANTA CLAUS HOUSE: DAY

Kevin walks up to the house as Santa's female helper is leaving. She tells

Kevin that Santa is getting into his car. Santa is upset because he got a

ticket on his car on Christmas Eve. "What's next? Rabid shoots for the

Easter Bunny."

"I know that you're not the real Santa. I'm old enough to know how it

works," says Kevin.

"All right," says Santa.

"But I also know that you work for him. I'd like for you to give him a

message."

"Shoot."

"I'm Kevin McCalister. Instead of presents this year, I just want my family

back. No toys, no presents ... and if he has time, my Uncle Frank too."

Santa gives Kevin two breath mints. Kevin takes them, then walks away.

Santa gets into his car, starts to drive away, but the car stalls.

EXT: STREETS: NIGHT