Home Alone (1990)

Name: Home Alone
Director: Chris Columbus
Released: 1990

Directed by Chris Columbus

Left behind when his family flies from Chicago to Paris for Christmas, a boy defends the family's suburban house while his mother fights her way home via Dallas and Scranton.

Travel shown
On foot, bike, skis or swimming
Not shown on screen
Fictional place

1McCallister house (fictional)
≈ 00:02:00
InferredFictional
The crowded family gets ready for a Christmas trip and oversleeps, leaving Kevin asleep upstairs.
2O'Hare International Airport, Chicago
≈ 00:17:00
Inferred
The family sprints through the airport and just catches the flight.
2McCallister house (fictional)
≈ 00:19:00
InferredFictional
Kevin enjoys the empty house while two burglars case the street.
3Uncle Rob's apartment
Paris, France
≈ 00:27:00
Stated on screen
In Paris the family tries to get word home while Kate hunts for a flight.
4Airport
Dallas, Texas
≈ 00:45:00
Stated on screen
Kate's flight back lands in Dallas.
5Airport
Scranton, Pennsylvania
≈ 00:58:00
Stated on screen
Stuck at the Scranton airport, Kate accepts a ride from a touring polka band.
6Booby-trapped house
McCallister house (fictional)
≈ 01:10:00
InferredFictional
7Christmas morning
McCallister house (fictional)
≈ 01:34:00
InferredFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled: 17,718 km
Places: 5
Countries: 2
Stops: 8

Plane: 16,694 km
Truck: 1,004 km
Car: 21 km
On foot: 0.0 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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