Home Alone

Mitch is sitting in a van next to a driver. "How fast does this thing go?

Does it have automatic transmission? Does it have four wheel drive?"

"Look," says the driver, "I told you before kid, don't bother me. Now beat

it."

Children exit from the house and line up in front of the vans. Mitch is

inside one of the vans. He opens up one of the traveling cases, takes out a

camera, and takes a photo of the inside of the van.

"Wow," says Mitch.

[Deviant and stupid behavior is funny. ]

Heather takes a head count and includes Mitch, whose back is to her. Mitch

is about the same size as Kevin. Buzz is being difficult and distracting

her. He calls out random numbers as she is trying to count.

"Half in this van, half in this van," orders Heather.

Mitch exits the van. "Have a good trip. Bring me back something French," he

says as he walks away.

Aunt Leslie, Kay, Uncle Frank and Peter exit the house. peter locks the

door.

"There is no way on earth we're going to make this plane. It leaves in

forty-five minutes," says Frank.

"Think positive, Frank," says Peter.

"You be positive. I'll be realistic!"

As Kay enters the van, the power man approaches her. "Mame, I just want you

to know that your power is fixed, but your phone lines are a mess. it's

going to take Ma bell a couple of days to patch it up, especially around

the holidays."

"Heather, did you count heads?"

"Eleven including me. Five boys, six girls, four parents, two drivers, and

a partridge and a pear tree."

They drive away from the house.

[ The frantic activity justifies forgetting Kevin.]

INT: AIRPORT TERMINAL: DAY

Peter, Kay and family run through the airport terminal towards the gate

from which their plane is departing.

"Hold the plane," yells Peter.

"Did we miss the flight?" asks Kay.

"No, you just made it. Take whatever is free," replies the attendant.

The children run on board.

INT: PLANE: DAY

The stewardess takes Kay and Peter's coats.

"Champagne, please. It's free, isn't it?" asks Uncle Frank.

"Oh, yes," replies the stewardess.

[This reconfirms Frank's stinginess.]

"We made it," says Peter.

"Do you believe it? I hope we didn't forget anything," says Kate.

INT: KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

The door to the attic slowly opens up and Kevin pokes out his head. He

doesn't hear any noise as he walks into the hallway.

EXT: AIRPORT: DAY

The plane takes off from the runway.

INT: KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

Kevin walks through the empty house until he reaches the kitchen. He turns

on the TV, then sits down at the counter. After a few moments, he shuts off

the TV. "Mom," he softly calls out.

EXT: AIRPORT: DAY

The plane flies away into the sky.

INT: PLANE: DAY

Passengers are eating their food. Uncle Frank notices that the crystal is

real, and tells his wife to put it into her purse. She protests as the

stewardess walks by.

[Deviant behavior is humorous. ]

"Don't you fee like a heel flying first class with all your kids back in

coach?" Kay asks Peter.

"No, the kids are fine. the only flying I did as a boy was in the back of

the families station wagon, and it wasn't to France. The kids are okay.

They're having the time of their lives," says Peter.

"Yeah," says Kay.

INT: KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

Kevin walks through his empty house.

"Hello ... Mom ... Dad ... Mom ... Dad ... where are you guys?"

Kevin walks into Buzz's room past the spider in the aquarium.

"Buzz ... Buzz."

He walks down into the basement. "Uncle frank ... Is this a joke? Megan ...

Linnie..." Kevin looks around the basement, then stares at the furnace,

which then in his imagination makes a loud growling noise and lights up

with a red flame against the black metal. "It's all my imagination," says

Kevin as he runs up the stairs.

[ Kevin is alone and in jeopardy. ]

EXT: KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

Kevin runs out the front door and to the side of the house. he looks up the

driveway and sees two cars in the garage.

"The cars are still here. They didn't go to the airport".

INT: KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

Kevin returns to the kitchen and sits down at the counter. "I made my

family disappear," he says with concern. But then he imagines the face of

each member of his family and the words they last spoke to him.

"Kevin you're completely helpless."

"No, Kevin, you're what the French call Les Incompetent."

"Kevin, I'm going to feed you to my tarantula."

"Kevin, you are such a disease."

"There are fifteen people in this house, and you're the only one who has to

make trouble."

"Look at what you did, you little jerk."

Kevin then smiles. "I MADE MY FAMILY DISAPPEAR!"

[ Celebration Time. ]

INT: PARENTS BEDROOM: DAY

Kevin jumps up and down on the parents bed while eating popcorn.

INT: KEVIN'S HOUSE: DAY

Kevin runs down the staircase into the dining area as he wildly waves his

arms. He runs throughout the house, as happy as can be.

INT: BUZZ'S ROOM: DAY