Kevin!!! Why didn't we think of this before?!?!
“Home Alone” is coming back to theaters in honor of its 25th anniversary. That means it's time to relive your favorite moments, quote your favorite lines and point out your favorite plot holes -- because the movie has a lot of them ... or does it?
One of the biggest plot holes in
the film centers around whether the McAllisters' phone lines are truly
broken or not. A tree damages the phone lines near the beginning of the
movie, so we presume the McAllisters can't call Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) because the phones are down. Later, however, Kevin has a pizza delivered. If the phones don't work at the house, how can Kevin order a pizza?
For 25 years, fans of the movie have called this a plot
hole. After all, it does happen right after a scene where Kevin's dad is
still trying to call people from Paris. Why couldn't he just call
Kevin? Well, now it turns out there may be a logical explanation.
Gasp. What?
According to the Redditor's logic, long distance calls
probably couldn't be made to the McCallister residence, but local calls
would be okay. This would explain why Kevin's dad couldn't reach him from overseas, but Kevin can still call a local pizza spot.
People on the Reddit thread loved the idea. Comments included,
"I laughed my ass off at this accurate and technical description of
what could have been wrong," and, "You are too smart for your own damn
good."
If true, this could totally be a reasonable explanation for the "plot hole." But, wait, is this even a thing?
The Huffington Post spoke with AT&T Vice President-Federal Regulatory Hank Hultquist. He confirmed, yeah, it's a thing.
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