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Jason Kelce is pointing out what he calls a "ridiculous premise" in 'Home Alone'
The film revolves around Kevin McAllister, an eight-year-old boy who is accidentally left home alone over the holidays
As Jason said in a new episode of his podcast New Heights, it's hard to understand how a family wouldn't go to great lengths to ensure the child was okay
Jason Kelce is pointing out what he calls a "ridiculous" plot hole inHome Alone, which celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2025.
Speaking alongside his wifeKylie Kelceon the latest episode of his New Heights podcast, Jason, 38, said he doesn't buy that the McAllister family would not get a friend or neighbor to check on Kevin after they accidentally leave him home alone over the holidays.
"This might be the most unrelatable parents I've ever seen in a Christmas movie. I mean, listen: everybody goes to — you leave without one of your kids at some point — I feel like that's like a very standard thing. You should not feel shame," Jason said. "Maybe if you take off on an airplane, you should feel some shame there."
He continued: "But who the f--- — like I just don't understand — how you can't call somebody to go get this f---ing kid?"
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When his brother,New Heightsco-hostTravis Kelce, noted that there were no cell phones in November 1990, when the film premiered, Jason responded, "In the ridiculous premise that this one neighborhood is out of phone activity — you can call the cops."
When his wife and brother noted that the family does call the cops in the film, he replied, "She called the cops in like that area."
"If they aren't helping, I'm calling other cops, I'm calling family members that are still there, I'm calling friends," Jason said.
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And when Kylie said that would "ruin the plot of the movie," Jason added, "There is precisely 0% chance that I am just waiting a couple days before I can fly back to Chicago to see what happens with Kevin."
"This is the most ridiculous premise," Jason added.
While his brother Travis disagreed with Jason's take, he did say "the dad in this movie was very disinterested in finding Kevin. He was like, 'Alright, sweetie, you're gonna try, I mean it says there's no flights for another three days...'"
The film, written byJohn Hughesand directed byChris Columbus, catapultedMacaulay Culkinto child superstardom when it premiered, and has become a holiday classic,
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