Random Home Alone Fan Theories That Are Really Fun to Think About (10 items)

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  (#7) Harry and Marv Are Christmas Spirits

  Reddit’s sumojoe believes that Kevin McCallister is a spoiled brat at the start of the first Home Alone movie. He’s granted his wish when he hopes his family disappears. As he’s wishing to live alone and speaking of not needing anyone else, Harry first shows up, and he and Marv begin going after Kevin, reminding him how important his family is.

  A year later, in Home Alone 2, Kevin gets separated from his family again and runs into Harry and Marv, who force him out of the hotel and into a situation where he’s focused on the less fortunate, such as the kids whose presents could be stolen, or the bird lady. This concept would also explain why Harry and Marv would be able to survive like supernatural entities, despite the beatings they take.
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  (#9) Kevin Was Still Sleeping in His Parents's Bed

  Redditor I_Brittad_It points out how Kevin complains about a bunch of things, such as not having his cheese pizza, or having to pack his own suitcase, but he never mentions anyone sleeping in his bed. This theory suggests that his parents were ready for their not-so-little boy to get out of their room, and saw the beginning of this holiday trip as an opportunity to give him a nudge towards his own bed.

  They’d bump little Kevin to the attic and then boom, he’d grow accustomed to not being in their bed. It points out how helpless he is, like these two comments about him: “Shopping? He can’t even tie his shoes!” and “You’re what the French call, les incompetents.” There are further details supporting him not quite being a big boy in his own bed as well.
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  (#5) Gus Polinski Is a Devil

  This is an interesting one, from Reddit user drewgarr, who makes note of the fact that in Home Alone, there’s a scene in which Kevin’s mom, Kate, says “[I will get home even] If I have to sell my soul to the devil himself,” and that’s when Gus (John Candy) notices and approaches her in the airport.

  The theory points out crossroads located at the Scranton airport, and the myth regarding crossroads in terms of demons. In short, you can give an offer to the devil near a crossroads and the devil will show up and deliver it in exchange for your offering – in this case, Kate’s soul.

  So, Gus offers her a ride to Chicago and she accepts, and there are additional pieces of evidence, including a valid point made by another user named Honest_Coxy who pointed out that there are oft ironic twists of fate when dealing with the devil, and the fact that if she would’ve stayed at the airport with everyone else she would’ve arrived back home at pretty much the exact same time is certainly ironic, since she’d have sold her soul for nothing.
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  (#1) Peter McCallister Is Actually a Criminal

  Redditor cubanesis proposed that Kevin’s dad is sketchy and involved in some sort of mid-level crime for the mob. The first sign is when Harry is dressed as a cop scoping out the place. Peter is super defensive during the interaction, immediately jumping to “Am I in some kind of trouble, officer?” mode. Additionally, we aren’t told what his job is, but we know he’s wealthy because they have a bunch of kids inside of a massive home in the Chicago suburbs that’s full of nice things. There are more details in the full theory, but enough evidence is certainly there to make this a possibility.
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  (#8) Uncle Frank Put a Hit Out on Kevin

  This theory by Luminescence9 is very speculative, but it asks the question – what if Kevin saw or overheard something that led to him learning some damaging information about his Uncle Frank (like tax evasion)? Frank knows that Kevin knows, and plans for the family to leave Kevin behind - hiring a couple of scummy criminals to rob the house and hopefully eliminate any witnesses in the process.

  In this concept, Old Man Marley is an undercover cop who is watching the house, keeping an eye on Uncle Frank, and when Kevin’s eventually captured by the Wet Bandits, he intervenes with his shovel, shortly after notifying his fellow policemen to head over.
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  (#6) Gus Polanski Is Mrs. McCallister’s Guardian Angel

  This is obviously the opposite of the theory that pegs him as the devil, but Flandangle on Reddit sees it this way:

  "John Candy's character of Gus Polinski, Polka King of the Midwest, is an odd quirk to the film overall. He satisfies the role of a weird Deus Ex Machina that finds a way to transport Kevin's mother back to Chicago for Christmas when she can't get any flight there at all.What's interesting is what happens immediately before Gus Polinski enters the scene. Kevin's mother is getting increasingly frustrated at the airline employee when she cannot get a flight and says the following:

  'If I have to get on your runway and hitchhike......if it costs me everything I own......if I have to sell my soul to the Devil himself......I am going to get home to my son.'

  This shows the mother's true desperation, and her willingness to literally sell her soul to Satan to get home to Kevin. It's as this line is said that Gus Polinski comes over and hovers over the mother's right shoulder, before offering the mother a ride in his Polka truck. Traditionally, a person will have two "shoulder angels", the right shoulder housing the good, guardian angel side, and the left housing the evil, devil side. Gus Polinski perfectly approaches over the mother's right shoulder, and solves her terrible problem, and stops an opportunity for her making a deal with the devil in exchange for her soul. Gus Polinski, Guardian Angel of the Midwest."

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