Home Alone kids look unrecognisable in first reunion in over 30 years with major absence-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

The Home Alone kids have reunited – and it’s warmed everyone’s hearts (Picture: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

It really is a Christmas miracle as an assortment of the Home Alone children reunited for the first time in three decades.

Home Alone, which follows young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) defend his house against robbers, has been a festive staple since it arrived in cinemas in 1990.

Such is its place in our collective heart, in the years since it has spawned five sequels, including 2021’s Home Sweet Home Alone but the original cast haven’t had a good old get together since the 90s.

That is, until now…

On Monday, Kristin Minter, Devin Ratray and Michael C Maronna, aka Kevin’s siblings Linnie, Buzz and Jeff reunited with their onscreen cousins Heather and Rob, played by Kristin Minter and Jedidiah Cohen.

However, there was one noticable absence as Macaulay, 44, was sadly not in attendance.

The rest of the gang appeared together for a special meet and greet with fans at Pandora’s Box Toys & Collectibles in Lafayette, New Jersey documented in a picture on the shop’s Instagram account.

The reunion sent the internet into a frenzy, with @raquelface speaking for us all when they said: ‘How exciting! I love this!’

@bluejayshay8 wrote: ‘It’s crazy how much time has passed. I’d love to see a whole reunion of all the kids and parents from Home Alone (sadly without John Heard though). All the kids from Kindergarten Cop too would be fun. Even just on Zoom or something.’

@joelgibney commented: ‘Sad I missed it 😢 hopefully next time!!’

Home Alone is still one of the most popular Christmas films of all time (Picture: 20thC.Fox/Everett/Shutterstock)

There have been multiple sequels of the family-favourite film (Picture: Moviestore/Shutterstock)

@bcatah quipped: ‘It’s getting out of hand how many times you guys ditch Kevin, wth.’

However, while Macaulay was absent from this get together, in 2023 he reunited with Catherine O’Hara, who played his mum Kate, to unveil his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Becoming emotional, Catherine said in a speech: ‘The reason families all over the world can’t let a year go by without watching and loving Home Alone together is because of Macaulay Culkin.’

Last month, there was nothing short of a frenzy online when a fan shared an apparent movie poster featuring Macaulay and Catherine, teasing a new Home Alone film called Cabin Alone.

Catherine and Macaulay reunited last year on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

The strapline read: ‘This Christmas, Kevin McCallister and his mom arrive early to their family’s remote cabin, only to learn the rest of the family’s flight is delayed.

‘When Marv and Harry target the supposedly empty cabin, Kevin and his mom join forces to defend it in the ultimate showdown.’

However, no official announcements or trailers have been distributed by Disney+ and the poster was wholly fan-made.

After Home Alone’s success, came Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in 1992, when Kevin accidentally boards a plane to New York where there are, you guessed it, burglars.

Home Alone 3 saw a different boy, Alex Pruitt – played by Alex D Linz – plagued by criminals, while Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House was somewhat of a critical flop, and saw French Stewart take up the role of Kevin.

In 2012 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist starring Christian Martyn as Finn Baxter also wasn’t received well, and the 2021 film Home Sweet Home Alone has just a 15% Rotten Tomatoes score.

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