While the CBC has broadcasting rights for the film, Disney is now its owner.
Included in that deal was the "Home Alone" franchise.
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McKay said he cut the Trump scene because it was "too cheeseball." Actors Matt Damon and Chris O'Donnell had previously shared anecdotes about a similar Trump quid pro quo.ĭisney acquired 20th Century Fox's film and television divisions earlier this year in a deal worth $71 billion. Director Adam McKay said last year that he filmed a Trump cameo for his 2010 comedy "The Other Guys" because it featured Trump Tower. One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind. With Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara.
And it was an honor to do it."Īccording to some showbiz luminaries, Trump would demand cameos in movies that featured his properties. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: Directed by Chris Columbus. It's been a good movie and I was a little bit younger, to put it mildly. "A lot of people mention it every year, especially around Christmas. "Well I'm in 'Home Alone 2,'" Trump said. military from his Palm Beach, Florida, club Mar-a-Lago, Trump was asked by a serviceman if "Home Alone 2" was his favorite holiday movie. In a Christmas Eve video conference Tuesday with members of the U.S. "Down the hall and to the left," Trump responds. In the brief scene, main character Kevin, played by a young Macaulay Culkin, asks Trump for directions to the lobby of Manhattan's famous Plaza Hotel, which Trump had bought in 1988. Often broadcasters will shave inappropriate or inconsequential moments from films in order to have more time to place advertisements. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. "The scene with Donald Trump was one of several that were cut from the movie as none of them were integral to the plot."Ī total of eight minutes were cut from the film for the television edit, Thompson told CNBC. "As is often the case with feature films adapted for television, Home Alone 2 was edited for time," Thompson said. Trump announced his winning White House bid in 2015, and was not inaugurated until January 2017. Watch Home Alone Full Movie on Disney+ Hotstar now. His toys and quick thinking are too much for a pair of burglars who decide to loot his home. The president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., pushed the story on Twitter, as well.Ĭhuck Thompson, head of public affairs at the CBC, said in a statement that the edits to the film "were done in 2014 when we first acquired the film and before Mr. Kevin is left behind while his entire family goes on a vacation.