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One day later, the former child star’s girlfriend met with authorities to give a statement, claiming that Ratray “beat the crap out of her,” per the police report. Devin Ratray, who played Buzz McCallister in the original Home Alone movies, was reportedly issued a ticket for assault and battery after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend. On December 19, 2018, Culkin would once again reprise his role as an adult Kevin McCallister in a 60-second advertisement for Google Assistant, titled Home Alone Again. The commercial contains shot for shot remakes of scenes from the film. Google Assistant helps Kevin set up the house to look active by remotely turning on lights, devices, and setting up cutouts of people, to have the thieves parked in a van outside steer clear of the house.
Another notable addition to the film is that OG Kevin's older brother, Buzz , reprises his role in the movie, showing that this isn't a reboot or remake, but actually a sequel. Buzz is now a local police officer and is… well, not the brightest, to put it nicely. Still, it's definitely a great Easter egg for fans of the original movies who will surely recognize him. Adding to the disaster is the bland and lifeless story where Kevin is now staying in the ritzy mansion of his dad's new girlfriend.
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One fateful morning, just a few days before Christmas, young Kevin McCallister is accidentally left home alone while the rest of his family travels to Paris…completely unaware that two burglars are planning on breaking into their house. But fear not, Kevin defends his territory with a series of tricks, traps, and his totally '90s know-it-all attitude that turned the then-child actor into an overnight sensation. Senta Moses, who played Tracy, recalled in 2020 that one of the most difficult scenes to shoot was the family's run through O'Hare International Airport to catch their flight.
On the other end of the schedule, the crew had limited time to film the many nighttime scenes, since Culkin could not work any later than 10 p.m. This installment marks when the Home Alone series begins its derailment. After the massive success of the first two movies, a third movie was inevitable. The original idea was that Culkin would reprise his role, now as a teenager, giving a fresh coat of paint to the franchise. However, by the late '90s, Culkin was no longer acting, so the concept was reworked, and Chris Columbus and John Williams were dropped along the way. Now, it would focus on a new family and a new house, with the biggest soon-to-be star being Scarlett Johansson as a stand-in older sister.
‘Home Alone’ actor Devin Ratray under investigation for alleged rape in NYC
Kevin (Macaulay Culkin's only reprisal) is once again left behind, this time in New York City, with the very same "Wet Bandits" hot on his tail for seconds. Despite the movie being mostly recycled antics from the original film, pulling them out of suburbia and plopping them in the luxurious and expansive Big Apple makes it feel fresh and new. To save their home, they try to get the doll back by breaking into the kid's house after they think his entire family has left on vacation.
He’s appeared in numerous films and television shows, including an episode of “Better Call Saul” last month. Last December, Ratray was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend while in Oklahoma for a fan convention. Ratray is best known for portraying Kevin McCallister’s older brother in the 1990s-era holiday movies, recently returning to his role on the Disney+ reboot, Home Sweet Home Alone. By the time the film had run its course in theaters, Home Alone was the third-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide, as well as in the United States and Canada behind only Star Wars ($322 million at the time) and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial ($399 million at the time), according to the home video box. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 67.7 million tickets in the United States.
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She did not hear from the detective after she sent him the clothing. Smith said she was initially reluctant to report the alleged rape because she had been assaulted once before by another man and felt she was treated poorly by police when she filed a complaint and submitted to a rape kit examination. An NYPD source confirmed to CNN that Smith had made a previous report. It was the news of Ratray’s arrest in Oklahoma that prompted Lisa Smith to contact prosecutors about a police report she had filed in 2017, accusing the actor of raping her in New York City.
To create the illusion that the film was an authentic 1940s gangster film, the scene was filmed on black-and-white negative film, and Johnny's office featured props from that era. Like much of the film, most of the sequence was shot with low, wide angles that, according to journalist Darryn King, "capture the action as if a child were perceiving it". Kate realizes mid-flight that Kevin was left behind, and upon arrival in Paris, the family discovers that all flights for the next two days are booked, and that the phone lines are still down back home in Chicago. Peter and the rest of the family stay in his brother's apartment in Paris, while Kate manages to get a flight back to Scranton, Pennsylvania. She attempts to find a flight to Chicago, but all the flights are booked. Kate is overheard by Gus Polinski, the lead member of a traveling polka band, who offers to let her travel with them to Chicago in a moving van.
The older actor believed some of the dialogue was not of a quality commensurate with his acting ability. He also resented the early unit calls, since they prevented him from starting his day with nine holes of golf as he preferred to do. After he took the assistant director by the collar one day to complain about this, daily call times were moved back from 7 to 9 a.m.
As part of the investigation, she provided them with the clothes she was wearing on the night of the alleged incident for DNA testing. She alleged to CNN that on the night of 21 September 2017, she had gone back to Ratray’s New York CIty apartment along with her brother and another friend. According to a report by CNN, a woman named Lisa Smith, a former friend of Ratray, contacted proescutors after learning of Ratray’s arrest, inquiring about a police report she filed in 2017. Home Alone star Devin Ratray has been accused of rape by a friend, according to a report in the US. The newest Home Alone film actually has a surprising switch-up. In the movie, two parents are broke and about to lose their home.
Ratray was arrested last year on domestic violence charges in an unrelated incident after he was accused of trying to strangle his then-girlfriend. So we're just checking the neighbourhood to see if everyone's taking the proper precautions. A day after the alleged assault, Smith reached out to Ratray through a text message to confront him. Smith no longer has the texts, but a transcription of the purported messages was in a separate text exchange between Smith and her sister, a copy of which was reviewed by CNN. If you have been raped or sexually assaulted, you can contact your nearest Rape Crisis organisation for specialist, independent and confidential support. Smith claimed that Ratray poured drinks, and seemed “intent” that she drink from a specific glass, which she believes was spiked.
The day after Ratray allegedly assaulted her, Smith told a friend, her sister and one of her brothers what had happened. All three individuals confirmed to CNN that Smith confided in them about the incident at the time. Her brother told CNN he carries guilt for leaving his sister asleep on Ratray’s couch. Smith’s sister and two of her friends also confirmed that a district attorney recently contacted them about the case. Ratray, who played Macaulay Culkin’s bully of an older brother in both the 1990 film “Home Alone” and its 1992 sequel, has had a long career as an actor.
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