Twitter is still losing its mind over the new Home Alone-themed ad with grown-up Macaulay Culkin
For millions of people across the country (and the world) Christmastime is inextricably linked to one specific movie: Home Alone. So many millennials, their parents, and—yes, now—their children watch the movie every single year, and it’s officially still the highest-grossing holiday movie of all time. So we’re low-key losing our minds over the fact that Google just brought back Macaulay Culkin himself to reprise his iconic role as Kevin McCallister.
But this time, Kevin is all grown up (but still home alone) and using Google Assistant to help him with his various schemes and hijinks. The ad recreates a number of iconic scenes shot-for-shot, and our nostalgia-loving hearts can hardly take it.
Check out the ad below, ya filthy animals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKYABI-dGEA?feature=oembed
If you now crave even more grown-up Kevin, check out the below behind-the-scenes video in which Culkin describes what it was like returning to the role after all these years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeiJDTWxlM0?feature=oembed
And, as expected, Twitter has lost its damn mind.
This absolutely made my day!! I love this so much!! Thank you so much for doing this @IncredibleCulk!! I think you are amazing!! And, I’m so glad Kevin finally got to eat his delicious Mac and cheese!! https://t.co/Ifu5LO8Mh5
— Polly Bowling (@PollyBowling) December 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/1075731472730988546
2018 needed this.
— Nancy-Elizabeth (@LostAtTheMall) December 20, 2018
That, is how you do a Christmas ad. pic.twitter.com/jhbqza8OKv
— Jen Shaw (@Jen_Shaw37) December 19, 2018
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When Aladdin, Macaulay Culkin and Sinbad are trending…. pic.twitter.com/qrmvI38QF6
— Jennifer (@Paper_Heart_Jen) December 19, 2018
Macaulay Culkin revising his role as the GAWD Kevin McCallister is the greatest thing you'll see all day. pic.twitter.com/EK6jxY8vt3
— #BlonskyFree (@UpToTASK) December 19, 2018
Me watching this pic.twitter.com/jkjHVULA9D
— Marjie Cunningham (@missmarjiec) December 20, 2018
When Culkin, 38, isn’t reawakening our inner child in perfect holiday Google ads, he’s helming the lifestyle parody site BunnyEars.com (which he describes as “Goop meets The Onion”) and hosts the pop culture-themed Bunny Ears podcast, available on iTunes. Now excuse us while we go watch this ad 50 more times today and relive memories of Christmases past.
