The Unofficial Science of Home Alone

Dec 19, 2022

1h 4m

★ 5.5

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!

Overview

Comedians James Acaster, Guz Khan and Alex Brooker have all been obsessed with the classic 1990 comedy "Home Alone" ever since they were kids. But there's one big burning question that all "Home Alone" fans need answering: would The Wet Bandits have survived Kevin's traps in real life? Well, it's time to find out!

Genres

Comedy

Documentary

Production Companies

Motion Content Group

Naked

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Cast

Self – Presenter

James Acaster

Self – Presenter

Guz Khan

Self – Presenter

Alex Brooker

Self – Engineering Expert

Zoe Laughlin

Self – Special Guest

Troy Brown

Self – Special Guest

Daniel Stern

Young Kevin

James Tyson

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