Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
| Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | |
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| Directed by | Peter Hewitt |
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| Music by | David Kitay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Kim Todd |
| Cinematography | Peter Benison |
| Editor(s) | John Coniglio |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Fox Television Studios |
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| Original network | ABC Family |
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Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (also known as Home Alone 5) is a 2012 American comedy television film and the fifth and final installment in the Home Alone franchise. It stars Christian Martyn, Jodelle Ferland, Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar, Eddie Steeples. The film premiered on ABC Family on November 25, 2012, during the network's annual Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is the second film, after Home Alone 3, not to focus on the McCallister family. It is also the first film in the series not to be set in Chicago, apart from the majority of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. There are numerous homages to the previous movies throughout the film.
The Baxter family move from California to Maine and settle into their new house during the Christmas season. 10-year-old Finn Baxter (Christian Martyn) and his older sister, Alexis (Jodelle Ferland), are technophiles, who isolate themselves from their parents Curtis (Doug Murray) and Catherine (Ellie Harvie) and the outside world. Finn is always playing his video game "Robo Infantry 3" and Alexis is always on her phone. Encouraged by his dad to socialize, Finn befriends his neighbor, Mason (Peter DaCunha), who informs him about the legend of a smothered gangster whose ghost haunts the Baxters' new home, leaving Finn paranoid.
While the family leaves their home to go Christmas shopping, a group of thieves consisting of Sinclair (Malcolm McDowell), the glamorous Jessica (Debi Mazar) and their new safecracker Hughes (Eddie Steeples), carry out their plan to break in and steal an old, long lost Edvard Munch painting valued at $85 million, unaware the house is occupied. They are unable to locate the painting in the basement safe, and as the Baxters return home, the thieves quickly flee. At night, Curtis and Catherine leave for a Christmas party hosted by Catherine's new boss, Mr. Carson (Edward Asner). Finn and Alexis stay behind; however, Finn's controller is confiscated by his parents. He is not permitted to play video games and Alexis can only use her phone for emergency calls.
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