Home Alone is a Remake of Die Hard — All the Facts Explained

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Home Alone and Die Hard are the same movie — a breakdown of both holiday classics reveals the overwhelming evidence that Home Alone is Die Hard for kids.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro — Home Alone and Die Hard
01:25 - Chapter 1: Plot
05:00 - Chapter 2: Characters
08:28 - Chapter 3: Easter Eggs
11:18 - Final Thoughts

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HOME ALONE AND DIE HARD ARE THE SAME MOVIE

Obviously, Home Alone is a Christmas movie and most reasonable people agree that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. But what if we told you that Home Alone is a remake of Die Hard? That’s right, our crack team of investigators have uncovered all the evidence that proves the John Hughes and Chris Columbus classic is a giant homage to McTiernan’s Die Hard. In this video, we’ll make the case that Home Alone and Die Hard are the same movie — and you won’t be able to watch them the same way again.

SIMILARITIES IN HOME ALONE AND DIE HARD — PLOT

Both scripts have a lone protagonist who must thwart robbers on Christmas Eve. They are separated from their families after a dispute. Indifferent police dispatchers are called but when patrolmen go to investigate, they find nothing out of sorts. Both John and Kevin must fend for themselves, improvising defense tactics and weapons. In the end, they are reunited with their families having recognized their faults and appreciated their loved ones.

SIMILARITIES IN HOME ALONE AND DIE HARD — CHARACTERS

John and Kevin both have Scottish/Irish ancestry (McClane, McAllister), they are prone to talking to themselves, and they have a signature catchphrase. In fact, Bonnie Bedelia who plays McClane’s wife Holly in Die Hard is actually Macaulay Culkin’s aunt in real life! Coincidence? At one point, they have a moment of reflection while looking at family photos in the hopes they’ll see them again.
Sgt. Powell in Die Hard and Old Man Marley in Home Alone are also suspiciously similar characters. Both men begin as strangers to the hero but end up making a connection and actually save the day in the end.

HOME ALONE EASTER EGGS

Beyond those more obvious connections between Home Alone and Die Hard, there are also a number of hidden easter eggs. For example, Uncle Frank’s argyle sweater is a clear nod to the character of Argyle the limo driver. As John drops his homemade bomb down the elevator, he says, “Geronimo!” And if you look closely in Buzz’s room, there’s a book about Geronimo. The logo for the Nakatomi Corporation looks like an inverted spider…just like the tarantula Kevin uses in his escape. And those are just the beginning.

After Die Hard was released, there were many copycats. But none were as disguised on the outside but blatant on the inside as Home Alone.


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VIDEO EDITOR: BRANDON SCULLION
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♬ SONGS USED:

“Holiday Flight”- John Williams
“Ode To Joy” - Beethoven, son
“Gruber’s Arrival” - Michael Kamen
“Christmas In Hollis” - Run-DMC
“Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” - Brenda Lee
“The Attack on the House” - John Williams
“The Phone Goes Dead/Party Crashers” - Michael Kamen
“Somewhere In My Memory” - John Williams
“Star of Bethlehem” - John Williams
“Carol of the Bells” - John Williams
“Follow that Kid!” - John Williams
“Main Title” - Michael Kamen
“Stevie Wonder” - Skeletons
“White Christmas” - the Drifters
“Mom Returns and Finale” - John Williams
“Gruber’s Arrival” - Michael Kamen
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas/End Titles” - John Williams

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