Episode description

Continuing the annual holiday tradition, Zach and Chris are joined by special guest Joe Penta for another Home Alone movie commentary, this time the 2002 made-for-TV sequel, Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House.

Returning to the McCallister family, Peter (Jason Beghe) and Kate (Clare Carey) are finalizing a divorce, with Peter shacking up with his rich new girlfriend Natalie (Joanna Going).  Natalie is hosting a royal family at her massive mansion, and Peter invites the kids to spend Christmas there.  Kevin (Mike Weinberg) accepts to escape the bullying of Buzz (Gideon Jacobs) and Megan (Chelsea Russo) and goes to town with all of Natalie's fancy gadgets and luxuries.  The good times are interrupted by the return of Marv (French Stewart), who is looking to rob Natalie's house with the help of his wife Vera (Missi Pyle) and a mysterious inside man.  Kevin has to try to convince his father and Natalie that the house is in danger and, as always, eventually needs to take things into his own hands to stop the crooks.   While watching the movie, the guys discuss how it clearly wasn't filmed in Chicago during the winter, why Natalie has a room specifically designed for a nine-year-old boy when she has no kids, what happened to the two other McCallister kids, when this theoretically takes place in the Home Alone timeline and more.

You can watch Home Alone 4 on Disney+ and sync it up with our commentary track to watch along with the Everything Action crew.

You can find Joe streaming on Twitch and on Instagram. Also, check out our friend Sam’s music on Spotify and other streaming platforms and his music video for his song "Raise the Gates" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPWI86lKiUM