Home Alone is without doubt one of the most treasured holiday movies of the 90s, and we ourselves had a little refresher watching over the weekend. The gags, the setups, the endearing acting from both Macaulay Culkin, not to mention Joe Pesci, all have become classic.

Google is now capitalizing on the scene, with a clever ad for their smart, Google home technology. Reprising his childhood role, Culkin is quite a bit older, but still looks remarkably similar to his 8-year-old self. The house, the music, and even the scenes have bee carefully recreated to match the 1990 original.


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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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